I really enjoyed the overall atmosphere, the texture art, and the unique sound design. The mechanic involving finding souls to gain abilities is also quite interesting.
However, I frequently got stuck on textures, which also made it difficult to reach some of the houses.
Additionally, I think it would be a great idea to add a mini-map and labels for the houses (showing the residents' names).
This is a great game! I liked the game feel and atmosphere. I felt heroic and satisfied when I finished the game. Thank you for all your hard work on this.
Holy ****, this is incredible—I got completely hooked! The art style is gorgeous (animations, menus, UI, everything) and creates a really great atmosphere.
There are just a couple of small things I noticed:
I think the character needs an idle animation when standing still.
Barrels and other small objects seem to have massive colliders (or maybe it's a bug?), because they sometimes block you from walking past them.
I got an upgrade with a ~30% chance to one-shot enemies, and it feels pretty overpowered. I got super lucky and defeated about 10 enemies in a row with single hits, which was insane haha.
Other than that, I really enjoyed the experience. I got strong The Witcher vibes, and I love the RPG loop of looting items, talking to NPCs, fighting enemies, and upgrading gear. Fantastic work!
Thanks for submitting Salvus! This was a solid entry, and there was a lot about it that we enjoyed.
The atmosphere was the strongest part for us. The game set the mood perfectly, and the eerie darkness mixed with the lighter character created a really nice contrast that made the world feel memorable to explore.
The gameplay was okay, but it could have used a lot more polish and expansion to give it its own identity. It wasn’t bad, it just wasn’t as memorable as the rest of the experience, and it didn’t stand out as much as the mood and presentation did.
Moving forward, we’d recommend pushing even further into the art and story, since that was the most fun part for us. Building out the world, the characters, and the narrative, and then shaping the gameplay around them, could give the game a much stronger identity.
Overall, a solid entry with a great sense of atmosphere. Great work, and thanks for being part of the jam!
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Thank you for creating this game!
I really enjoyed the overall atmosphere, the texture art, and the unique sound design. The mechanic involving finding souls to gain abilities is also quite interesting.
However, I frequently got stuck on textures, which also made it difficult to reach some of the houses.
Additionally, I think it would be a great idea to add a mini-map and labels for the houses (showing the residents' names).
This is a great game! I liked the game feel and atmosphere. I felt heroic and satisfied when I finished the game. Thank you for all your hard work on this.
Holy ****, this is incredible—I got completely hooked! The art style is gorgeous (animations, menus, UI, everything) and creates a really great atmosphere.
There are just a couple of small things I noticed:
Other than that, I really enjoyed the experience. I got strong The Witcher vibes, and I love the RPG loop of looting items, talking to NPCs, fighting enemies, and upgrading gear. Fantastic work!
Thanks for submitting Salvus! This was a solid entry, and there was a lot about it that we enjoyed.
The atmosphere was the strongest part for us. The game set the mood perfectly, and the eerie darkness mixed with the lighter character created a really nice contrast that made the world feel memorable to explore.
The gameplay was okay, but it could have used a lot more polish and expansion to give it its own identity. It wasn’t bad, it just wasn’t as memorable as the rest of the experience, and it didn’t stand out as much as the mood and presentation did.
Moving forward, we’d recommend pushing even further into the art and story, since that was the most fun part for us. Building out the world, the characters, and the narrative, and then shaping the gameplay around them, could give the game a much stronger identity.
Overall, a solid entry with a great sense of atmosphere. Great work, and thanks for being part of the jam!