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[Assassinate J.F-K - Down with the Matriarchy!]

amazing game i cry

[Sanguine Classic]

I'm glad you reuploaded it here, Sanguine 1 definitely deserves a look. Besides the slightly clunky movement which is something you adapt to eventually, the atmosphere is great, it's challenging but fair, the story even if simple makes you want to see more of this universe and the characters you created, it got me intrigued to know more about the Eleanor, the man in the Underworld, Jidaul and his rivalry with the Leech Lord.

It's emulated perfectly on the NG flash player and fits perfectly in fullscreen when using it, which is something I would have loved when playing Sanguine 2 on this flash emulator.

Certain moves that were removed in Sanguine 2 are still fun: hanging between two walls to drop on an enemy, swinging on chains is pretty satisfying, slicing you enemy's throat to execute them faster than draining their blood (though I understand why you removed this move since draining an enemy's blood does the same thing even if a bit slower).

In conclusion it's a really fun game that mixes stealth and platforming with a dark atmosphere. I still play it from times to times along side the second game. You have a lot of great ideas Ray and I hope you can follow your dream of making video games. Peace.

[Tankmas ADVENTure 2020]

Merry Christmas everyone !!! :)

[Bonkers]

Loved the game, I love platformers that have simple controls and that have depths to it. Using the punches to gain momentum and use them to jump as well as having two different buttons for the left punch and the right punch is an awesome idea that could be explored even further to make an even better game.

I love the main character's design (Apple right?): The red cheeks, white eyes, the rayman like fists, the eyes that turn to crosses or spirals when she takes damage, it's really adorable.

The art direction is very appealing too, love the cartoonish style of it and the colors.
The music also fits, retro, arcade like and upbeat. It really captures the game's charm.

Congratulations for your awesome work and thank you for giving us some good times. Can't wait to see what you'll pull out next time.

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[PUMP]

Super simple gameplay, yet very satisfying. Congratualtions !
Also great music and SFX

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[w a l l . s w f]

Damn that was epic

GizzyGazzy360 responds:

As the great Ben Shapiro would say "Okay, now this is epic."

[FirstGame]

Way too short,no sound design whatsoever,no actual ending and also why is the jump height so high ? You can literally clear the entire level in 2 jumps.
Even for a first game it's awful. And I have seen games from people who tried developping games for the first time.
Keep improving,I'm sure you can do something decent.

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[Bulugh]

A very nice game as usual ! I never said that but I love your art style,I could recognize it among a hundred different ones. I mean there's a reason as when I used "quit" in Nongunz for the first time and got to the Player's Room I thought -"Wait! I've already seen this before !". Very colorful,very unique !

Now the Earthbound influence is pretty clear with the combat sections' background,nice touch. However the combat was tidious to go through,slow(mostly for me as the combat sections were super laggy with my computer,while the rest of the game was fluid),and a bit too repetitive. And so because of that I sadly didn't go through the entire game .

The music again by Beicoli,she has to be a friend of yours as she made music in a lot of your games,including Nongunz. A game which I can't explain how much love its OST. And here in Bulugh the strong point is more of her voice ( which is really beautiful and touching by the way ), than the instrumental.
Not a game I would replay,but it's still a good game for a gamejam with awesome and colorful visuals,boring combat,and nice music.

Anyway,keep it up,and keep improving,I love your work !
I'll be waiting for Brainwash Gang's "Damnview" than.Who knows when it's coming ?,I'll be waiting for it anyway.

4 stars

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Verzinsky responds:

Hey, just uploaded a more optimized version for the combat... If you want to try it again, it should go smoother... :)

[PLEASE PLAYER]

That was fun as hell ! Continue comme ça mon khuya !

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[The Gods Are Angry]

A bit uninteresting,I mean most people here already probably already played several platformers where all you can do is go right and simply jump. I would have liked maybe a better level design,and more obstacles to spice things up a bit.But it looks like your first pico8 game so that was okay,just okay,and sadly not memorable.
Though I'd like to see your next games and how you improve on this firs attempt.

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F1Krazy responds:

Yeah, I was worried the gameplay would be a bit boring. I sadly ran out of time and ideas to try anything more interesting with the level design, obstacles, and so on. Hopefully you enjoyed the story, though!