Pretty solid all around, and that new boss was cool as well
That said, I feel like the sprite layer of the projectiles from the 3rd boss should be above that the of the boss. I ended up taking quite a lot of damage because I couldn't really see why I was taking damage.
I also think that the colour of the projectiles could be a little different from the environment. Mostly because they kinda blended into the environment sometimes
This also applied to the final boss quite a lot. Everything was red to the point that the boss, it's attacks, the player and the player's attacks all just kinda blended together at times.
I also think the game is maybe a little too forgiving now ? Maybe the player could take slightly more damage with every hit, just to ensure that they can't just tank themselves through the game. Admittedly I kinda did that in some places
Also, just a small suggestion, but maybe a successful stab for health could increase your combo meter depending on the amount of blood you absorbed
All things considered, the update is pretty great overall. Solid work on this.
The game is good, I cleared it in about 2 hours (because of the first boss, when I defeated him, I didn't die anymore), I hope there will be more such games.
Heyope, this ended up being in my favourite itch games of 2024 (place 6).
I really like boss battles and this game has some fun ones. Especially the last boss seemed insanely interesting. Though sadly I didn't beat it because of how long replays took.
Maybe I'll get around to it now.
Anyways I gave the game a little shoutout on my yearly Blogpost. And I would absolutely donate 8 Bucks if you had them open.
Anyways, sorry for the second comment just to advertise my Blogpost, your other games are looking real good too I'm really excited to find the time to play them.
Really neat game, I wish the controls were different since as a left-handed person I never use WASD for movement. Using the arrow keys for it and z/x/c for actions would be much more preferred. Controller support even moreso.
Thats really fair, if you dont mind coming back when we release our rework by the end of this month and checking out the changes it would mean a lot! Thanks for playing!
The game is really good, I look fordward to playing the update once it comes. My only complaint is that the game glitches and softlocks every other run, so it's really annoying and frustrating to play.
This game is awesome! Trying to say this without spoiling anything, are you supposed to be able to interact with that NPC at the end of the game or is there only the one ending?
Beautiful art, love the gameplay and variety of gameplay or risk in these games. The style is perfect, right up my alley. Great job and love everyone who worked on this project. 11/10
I really like the aesthetic and overall gamefeel. For my personal taste, I would tune down the vibration a bit. Had some crashes that seem to be related to absorbing blood while the the enemy changes state or something like that, I'm sure it will be fixed :)
why do you say that? We are planning to do a major rework and cleanup of the game, and we'd love to fix everything that was broken in this 1 month long project!
alr am not saying its bad its really good project alright, but i just find it really hard to procced in each levels,maybe if u could add checkpoints after few bosses. (also sorry for my Vulgar expression)
Thank you.
i hope you find this comments as a forgiving letter.
this was a super quickly put together game, we might expand it in the future if enough people like this coming free update we might put a full game on steam.
This game is really awesome, I am currently working to port this game to retro arm linux-based handhelds via Portmaster (http://portmaster.games/) and I am wondering if you are okay with the distribution of the game via Portmaster, or would you prefer users to download the game files from here directly?
I am currently trying to play Ichorous on my R36S, thanks for porting it, and I'm having trouble with the tutorial because I'm not sure what the buttons are mapped to. Do you have a button map you could post or send me or something? I would greatly appreciate it. Many thanks to the devs MattStov, Goblin and Goblin.
It is a very striking and fun game but I had 2 bugs when entering the power selection area for the first time, touching the blood didn't take me anywhere and the other bug was when the 2nd battle with the boss of the eyes ends, the game stops drawing blood towards the player, maybe it's the math that gave that bug even so I had fun playing it I will continue playing it hoping you fix those bugs greetings!
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Just played the latest update
Pretty solid all around, and that new boss was cool as well
That said, I feel like the sprite layer of the projectiles from the 3rd boss should be above that the of the boss. I ended up taking quite a lot of damage because I couldn't really see why I was taking damage.
I also think that the colour of the projectiles could be a little different from the environment. Mostly because they kinda blended into the environment sometimes
This also applied to the final boss quite a lot. Everything was red to the point that the boss, it's attacks, the player and the player's attacks all just kinda blended together at times.
I also think the game is maybe a little too forgiving now ? Maybe the player could take slightly more damage with every hit, just to ensure that they can't just tank themselves through the game. Admittedly I kinda did that in some places
Also, just a small suggestion, but maybe a successful stab for health could increase your combo meter depending on the amount of blood you absorbed
All things considered, the update is pretty great overall. Solid work on this.
Im a fan of your game and art! I would like to give you a cameo in my game. Let me know if you are interested. The game is https://store.steampowered.com/app/3299850/The_Last_Phoenix/
The game is good, I cleared it in about 2 hours (because of the first boss, when I defeated him, I didn't die anymore), I hope there will be more such games.
same feeling as in dark souls: I want to break my screen
loved it
you solo developed it ?
Nope, there is a small team behind it!
Really cool ! Is it from a game jam ?
yup! This is a jam game!
when was the rework coming out
Next week :)
working hard to put the final touches
Heyope, this ended up being in my favourite itch games of 2024 (place 6).
I really like boss battles and this game has some fun ones. Especially the last boss seemed insanely interesting. Though sadly I didn't beat it because of how long replays took.
Maybe I'll get around to it now.
Anyways I gave the game a little shoutout on my yearly Blogpost. And I would absolutely donate 8 Bucks if you had them open.
Anyways,
sorry for the second comment just to advertise my Blogpost, your other games are looking real good too I'm really excited to find the time to play them.Really neat game, I wish the controls were different since as a left-handed person I never use WASD for movement. Using the arrow keys for it and z/x/c for actions would be much more preferred. Controller support even moreso.
hey there! Thanks for playing, sorry about the controls, the game wil have both controller support and key rebinding when we release upgrade rework!
A game about Inmost's knight. Awesome, but really buggy
I really should play inmost not gonna lie. Sorry for the bugs everything should be patched out along side our new content releasing very soon.
yo thanks for the warning didnt see it till too late lol
Oops! Sorry about that. Come back soon it has been fixed in our overhaul of the game, which will be out soon!
Are there gonna be more bosses in the update because right now it feels kinda short
yes there will be at least 2 bosses plus some redesigned fights! Plus completely reworked upgrades!
great game but i had some problems, could'nt beat the second boss got when i got the "more attack speed less damage" perk, but overall is really fun
Thats really fair, if you dont mind coming back when we release our rework by the end of this month and checking out the changes it would mean a lot! Thanks for playing!
Oh don't worry, I will defo be back for more
the game crashed when the cave mole thing atacked me while i was healing
yes that’s a known bug we’ve fixed in our update coming soon
the game is cool but what the fuck are these controls
they’re keyboard only controls, if you have a preferred control scheme let me know!
i would have mapped jump to z, slash to x, dash to c and heal to shift if thats what you asked but id rather there be remappable controls pls
WOw.. amaizing.
Super fun game! I really like the feel of the controls and the music. I'm hooked
just kidding.
Why so salty?
Matt stole 3 lines of code from me...
Very fun! I love the blood mechanic
The game is really good, I look fordward to playing the update once it comes. My only complaint is that the game glitches and softlocks every other run, so it's really annoying and frustrating to play.
Completely understand that those softlocks and crashes get irritating, it should all be ironed out soon!
Eh.
3rd boss makes me wanna jump off a bulding, nice!
The second phase is soo annoying
oh yea the second phase is a pain in the ass should be easier in the update coming a month or so from now!
Maybe for you guys.
Fun! It motivated me to participate in the 2025 Boss Rush Jam as i was skeptical as i make 2d games. Nice!
This game is awesome! Trying to say this without spoiling anything, are you supposed to be able to interact with that NPC at the end of the game or is there only the one ending?
right now only one well back with a content update end of Feb hopefully we can sneak another ending for that update
still waiting...
Is it the end of february?
Stellar game, very fun to speedrun, is there multiple endings?
Not as of now. It was intended but was cut for time might appear when we update it
Beautiful art, love the gameplay and variety of gameplay or risk in these games. The style is perfect, right up my alley. Great job and love everyone who worked on this project. 11/10
the game is cool and question the game kick you for dying?
Happened to me the first time but doesn't seem to be a problem anymore.
AMAZING GAME AND THE DESIGN IS JUST EPEIC I LOVED THE OVER ALL GAME PLAY AS WELL NO WONDER IT IS IN THE TOP 5
I really like the aesthetic and overall gamefeel. For my personal taste, I would tune down the vibration a bit. Had some crashes that seem to be related to absorbing blood while the the enemy changes state or something like that, I'm sure it will be fixed :)
really cool game, the movement feels quite smooth and fluid
sadly had some bugs and crashes but the game has a lot of potential. I really enjoyed it, gj! PLEASE KEEP WORKING ON IT!
expect a fresh update February! all bugs should be fixed and more bosses!
nice game
what an ass game
why do you say that? We are planning to do a major rework and cleanup of the game, and we'd love to fix everything that was broken in this 1 month long project!
alr am not saying its bad its really good project alright, but i just find it really hard to procced in each levels,maybe if u could add checkpoints after few bosses. (also sorry for my Vulgar expression)
Thank you.
i hope you find this comments as a forgiving letter.
an beautiful imagine of a skinnies streamer ever
skill issue lol
cmon now, that aint cool
probably salty cause he couldn't get past the first boss. this game is totally a 4/5 star game!
Awesome game!, idk if the crash in the third boss occurs i at every game but it was good! make more games like this but longer! is this game on steam?
this was a super quickly put together game, we might expand it in the future if enough people like this coming free update we might put a full game on steam.
could tell.
Awesome game, sad its so short.
This game is super fun! it crashed during the fly boss for me tho, which was a shame
So sorry to hear that! Hopefully when our team finds free time we’ll patch it up and add some more content :)
Thanks for playing!!
Out of curiosity, what font did you use?
Custom pixel font :)
Hellos,
This game is really awesome, I am currently working to port this game to retro arm linux-based handhelds via Portmaster (http://portmaster.games/) and I am wondering if you are okay with the distribution of the game via Portmaster, or would you prefer users to download the game files from here directly?
Kind regards,
Fraxinus88
Hey! I would really appreciate it if it had people download from this page :)
Can do! And thank you for making this game :) May I mod it abit to help it be more suitable for use with a controller as well?
I am currently trying to play Ichorous on my R36S, thanks for porting it, and I'm having trouble with the tutorial because I'm not sure what the buttons are mapped to. Do you have a button map you could post or send me or something? I would greatly appreciate it. Many thanks to the devs MattStov, Goblin and Goblin.
https://portmaster.games/detail.html?name=ichorous
how do you use blood arts, it doesnt seem to be in the tutorials.
when you pick up an art it will explain it
thank you
Awesome game, I would totally play a full length version or something similar
Pls make a port to linux, or at least try to make it compatible with wine
You can open this via Steam Proton
fun! It crashed on me on the eyes boss:
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ERROR in
action number 1
of Step Event0
for object oBloodSplat:
Unable to find instance for object index 61
at gml_Object_oBloodSplat_Step_0
############################################################################################
gml_Object_oBloodSplat_Step_0 (line -1)
It is a very striking and fun game but I had 2 bugs when entering the power selection area for the first time, touching the blood didn't take me anywhere and the other bug was when the 2nd battle with the boss of the eyes ends, the game stops drawing blood towards the player, maybe it's the math that gave that bug even so I had fun playing it I will continue playing it hoping you fix those bugs greetings!
really cool game, the artstyle is amazing. The font is a little hard to read, but it's not horrible.