Dancing Blade
A skill based 2D platformer where you must maneuver yourself through the air by dancing.
Rearrange your dance moves to create your own dance sequences, which you can use to clear levels.
Controls:
Arrow keys to move
SPACE + Arrow key to dance
Dance moves:
Forward Swing- the dancer slashes the air, propelling them forwards
Whirlpool - the dancer spins upwards, gaining vertical momentum
Dash - The dancer dashes to a direction specified by ARROW KEYS or WASD
Wall Slash - (CAN ONLY BE USED WHEN CLOSE TO A WALL AND FACING IT) The dancer slashes against a wall, propelling them away from the wall
Programming and Level Design:
Billythekidzz, dogiordano
Audio:
CDWpod
Character art:
Billythekidzz
Created for Weekly Game Jam 145 with the theme: Dance
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Mechanic is a great idea, but implementation is a bit off; certain dashes like the up-left dash is a little finicky but otherwise good game
you can't start from the ground which sucks
and the arrow keys are a little broken-- specifically the up-left dash
and why is the conditional move a necessary part: like you have to do it even if you can't
Why the game-play is Stupid
it feels good to dance.
Loved it, really brilliant mecchanics and fun to play. Love to see a full release with a game :D good job
I appreciate your comment a lot!
We're going to keep working on this, so feel free to follow us to get updates.
Absolutely brilliant! I'm trying to think of any cons but really the concept is there and the idea was executed very well... I would love to see this game fully developed into what it can become, due to the great idea, graphics and controls. Good job!!!! =]
Thank you so much!
We decided to keep developing this.
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This is a great game! The only problem that I encountered was that the spike hitboxes are larger than they appear to be. I like the tight controls and difficulty. The core mechanic was very unique!
Thanks a lot for your valuable feedback.
We are going to fix the hitboxes and keep developing this game.
This is a very good game, the trial and error the you have to use to beat this game is very nice and you didn't overdo it.
Thank you for trying our game and for your nice words :)
Yes I beat it! Wooh that was hard. Nice job though.
Great work, and thanks for playing :D
We made it hard towards the end to highlight the rearranging skills mechanic, and to prevent the player from just using the same original sequence to complete the game. Glad you enjoyed it!
This mechanic is very cool! Are you planing on making more of it?
Thanks! We're planning to continue developing this game. We believe that the skill mechanic has a lot of potential, especially once more skills and levels are added.
Looking forward to it :)
Thank you so much!
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Really tight controls, pacy soundtrack and visual flair!
Thank you :)
Great Game! It's so hard that i couldn't pass here
Hello, thanks for trying the game out! Happy that you enjoyed it. As for the final level, it's actually possible but you need to rearrange your moves to the right sequence to complete it.
The sequence is: Whirlpool > Wall Slash > Dash > Forward Swing
This video demonstrates the sequence