Post-mortem
Description
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The royal lineage has long been watchers of the forest shrines.
It is now the princess's time to go and cleanse them...
But what can she do on her own? She will need the help of brave knights and adventures to protect her.
And they need her; in fact, I can hear them calling now....
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Controls
WASD - move
Left click - basic attack
F - activate shrine, pick up item
E - grant allies divine experience
space - menu action
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Credits
Cajoled - Head programer
SingleShot - Art
Adrien Dittrick - Music and sound effects
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Features
Explore procedurally generated levels
Master all four weapons
Defeat every monster type, including powerful boss monsters
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know bugs
the level is a random genration about loading, so sometimes it places the player in an imposible spot. if that happens, just hit escape and restart.
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Original soundtrack: Listen to it here
Feedback
Summary
The game features ambitious systems and clever procedural generation that make each playthrough unique, which many players appreciated. The RPG style and music were generally well-received, contributing positively to the experience. However, some players found the gameplay either too fast or unbalanced between melee and ranged combat, and issues with random generation sometimes caused impassable obstacles. Technical problems like lag and ineffective followers were also noted, along with abrupt deaths that impacted enjoyment.
Gameplay
Procedural Generation
Music
Technical Performance
Followers
Theme Fit
Generated by AI based on the feedback The Princess and the Dark Forest received.
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The tech was pretty cool (level generation, shadows, etc.) but the game was a bit dull to play to be honest, feeling too difficult with a melee weapon but way too easy with any ranged weapon.
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Lv. 15Cool idea
Probably one of the biggest problems was the random generation though. I'd often find bridges over rivers that were impassable because a bunch of trees spawned right over it as well.
Followers were useless because they would very quickly be left behind. The game was laggy as well, no idea why.
SubmittedMy Pet Nuclear Monster
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Patron
For a jam entry, this is pretty impressive! A decent bit of tech behind it, some nice varied graphics, decent gameplay - although a little too fast and frenetic for my abilities (not what I expected going into it xD), and the music fit the style well.
I wish the deaths had been less abrupt - because I had a few of them 😅
SubmittedBasically Capitalism
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Patron
I think the best thing about this is the procedural generation, really clever, it makes each playthrough different. I like the RPG style as well, a nice well-rounded game, good job!
SubmittedCactus Capers
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Patron
There are a lot of ambitious systems in this game and it doesn't always work but it's still very cool
SubmittedMy Little Sumo
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Lv. 3
pretty fun, doesnt seem to fit well with the theme but the music is good its fun
SubmittedNo Matter What
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Lv. 11
thanks :)
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