First Cut

can you add multiplayer?

If there is anyway you could fix the issue with FATAL ERROR in Vertex Shader compilation
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in game without needing DirectX it would make the game available to Mac users Via Winery

Hey, I wanted to ask you how you achieved that river effect.

I would love to implement something like it into one of my own games.

Also I loved first cut especially the visuals

WINDOWS SAYS IT'S A VIRUS (I HAVE AVG) SHOULD I BEWARE

The art is really cool. But the mechanics is a bit confusing. I tried every difficulty and all the AI could easily be beat by keep smashing left mouse button.

the game is very fun one thing is after playing with normal for 10 min i can beat the master easly  please make him harder

Hey, the game is very good so far, i was initally impressed how satisfying to win the round is, the animations and blood particles are so good. I especially love how it has the anime/realisim  mixture to it. I am personally a fan of high skill games with blades and the such and this game really suits me.

Thus, i have some suggestions for you, some of which may be have been already mentioned.

It's kind of hard to tell if the attack was parried or not so it would be nice to see some sparks of something to indicate a parry.

Sometimes it's also hard to tell which stance you are in since i would be looking at my opponnent, so maybe some simple sprite in a corner somewhere could show that? (like a man standing with high/mid/low stance).

As for the wakisashi, you could do 2 hit kill instead of one, though then balancing would be hard ;/

Also an empty level with a peacefull dummy so that you could test the range/speed/ etc of the weapons.

For something to keep people playing you could do infinite waves (Just continuously  spawn enemies) that would be even more satisfying (with all the blood accumulating ).

But hey, keep up the good work, i see a lot of potential with this game that you could turn into something bigger.

so i have suggestion, question and something to warm your heart.

when two people do an attack it shouldnt be always bouncing off, i think that parry will only work like : mid  attack can parry mid attack and low attack can parry high and high can parry low i would make sense for me.

can you do something so two players can play only on keyboard (in some cases having a mouse is unfair) because i want to play fair matches with my friends and dont hear their compleins about me having a mouse hahah.

game is awesome! its that fun and good that i am even writing a comment despite my lack of ,,english skill,, hahah

i am looking forward to new updates and you can be sure that i'll donate someting ;)

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A very good game. Simple yet smooth and very addictive, specially when fighting against a human opponent.

In an era in which we have a lot of useless features on games, being hard to learn how to play without any sense i encourage you to keep developing this one without loosing it´s simplicity and quick learning. Sometimes more complex doesn´t mean more fun.

Thanks for a nice and beautiful game

Mine keeps showing random textures or cutting to black every second or two how do I fix that?

This game is fun and REALLY beautiful, but sometimes the gameplay feels a bit lacking. Fights ususally devolve into a spam-fest after the initial dash attack. This makes the push mechanic mostly useless as you're left defenseless while holding the attack key. Even if you pull it off, the time lag is the same on both the receiving side and the pushing side so you don't get frame advantage. The same can be said of both the up and down attacks. When spamming you'll parry any attack that comes at you no matter the angle. They look cool but that's about it. The dodge seems to do the exact same thing as a normal block so that doesn't really enrich gameplay either.

To fix it you could buff counterattacks. Then, blocking or dodging would give you a huge advantage over someone who only spams. The opponent would still need time to react, though. You could also add a little more knockback. That would be enough to be able to back away and charge a strike. To help with the push mechanic (because even if you get rid of spam it still leaves you very vulnerable), you'd need to give a few more frames to the person who pushes. That might make the move a bit op, though, so you'd need to play around with it (it might also be best to leave it where it is). I think adding a perfect parry/dodge system (when your dodge or parry is frame perfect you'd get an advantage of some sort) would also help enrich the gameplay. It might be tricky to balance this and it would probably lower the skill cap so this might not actually be that great of an idea.

I don't have much game making experience myself and I honestly might just be playing the game wrong, so take my comment with a grain of salt.

I'd like to see more weapons added to the game. Even if it's alot of effort to add a new playstyle right now, you could maybe make new sprites and animations using different weapons but with the same behaviour as the katana (basically just a reskin to add variety and customization). If you want to actually add new fighting styles, may I suggest a katana/wakizashi combo? The one-handed katana could be slower but have more reach, while the wakizashi is used for quick close range attacks.

My brother also mentioned adding a beat 'em up/hack 'n slash type gamemode, fighting against multiple CPUs. Maybe a more arcade-y thing with a recorded scoreboard?

Hopefully I don't sound too harsh, because I legitimately like your game. You did a great job!!

One interesting suggestion of mine, it's been quite a while since I've commented on this really cool game too btw, but here's one good suggestion. Since the game already has a very good blood splatter effect and what-not, you think that the kills could have some physics behind them too? That would beautiful, I'm not saying that the kills now are bad, or unintriguing, but it would be pretty cool to see something like this. Huge props on your game man, lovin' it a lot. PS: Some more weapons would be cool too, like a nodachi, and a naginata, you probably wouldn't add these considering that this is mainly focused on katana blade duels, would be pretty cool tho.

Amazing game you got here, but I would like to recommend the following. First, fixing the menu, it is kinda hard to navigate with that menu, add background too like a scenery or some sort. Second, a story will be good because you should put a reason why he is fighting with those men, like for example those men burned his village or something that's why he's haunting them for revenge, it's only an example though. Third, better character and sword customization, add different kinds of clothes that he will use, like armors and stuff, put a set of wakizashi too if you find it cool. About the sword customization, you should let players change the color of the sword's handle or add some different swords lmao. Fourth, add a durability bar for the katana below your character, when the katana's durability is exhausted, he'll use the wakizashi as a replacement for the katana. That is all, I really, really want to see your game progress at this point. I'll comment again if I got new ideas. Thanks for the game :D

Wow, amazingly fun, captivating. You really nailed the feeling of suspense even on mouse and keybord. Love to see what this turns into, care to add boken and other weaponry to? This can be huge! much love!

AMAZING game. beautiful artwork amazing combat. however this game must have multiplayer. if you add online to this it will be A M A Z I N G. i know you probably have other things to add but consider adding multiplayer sometime. ALSO consider adding different swords and achievements. again wonderful game amazing work

Why does the level go red for some rounds? Is this a easter egg?

How do I play 2 player?

Why then i press start game is throw error?

THIS GAME IS VERY BEAUTIFUL! :D  AND MAKE  VERY FUN ^^

ok. this is beautiful. the atmosphere is gorgeous, and the combat is complex enough not to be mindless. an idea would be to add more characters. (like a samurai, or an old man.)

I'm in love!