Tale of a Shifter

by jelch
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.16
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.57
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.84
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.57
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.91
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.28
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.11
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.41
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★63%
Simple mouse interface - should work with touch devices (mobile) as well.
Shifting changes your stats in battle.

I was pretty disappointed in the theme, but had fun and learned a lot.

Made in Construct 2.
Music with cgMusic

Comments21

mountainstorm
mountainstorm18 Apr 2016, 07:56
Didn't understand what was going on. I shifted but all that ever happened was I 'missed' my attacks
simon18 Apr 2016, 08:13
game: good idea, nicely drawn, intuitive, always in motion - fun to play!
screen layout: area for opponent graphics too small, buttons appear more important
There could be something showing the "hit" and more actions... nice work! 4/5
jollyserpent18 Apr 2016, 08:17
Wow, what a unique art style. It's kind of cool that there are no visible stats in combat - you have to base your strategy on the way your body parts look.
pdonegan19 Apr 2016, 04:33
Good game, I thought the graphics were very cool. I however, wish i could see my stats and how they changed when i shifted.
w1n5t0n19 Apr 2016, 05:37
It was really hard to get what was going on at first. The music and art style are really cool and interesting.
RadioLemon19 Apr 2016, 05:44
I really like the paper+pencil drawing theme.
Pro-tip: whenever I shifted the legs, I seemed to have dodged more of their attacks than usual, but when I shifted my torso, they seemed to have had an easier time hitting me.

I wonder if it depends on the monster type whether to shift certain parts or not?
ekkiiiii
ekkiiiii19 Apr 2016, 14:14
I like the idea and the way you present this game. The art style is very humorous.
Recursiveanomaly19 Apr 2016, 14:37
Great concept! I really love how the art and design combine. My only complaint is the lack of feedback for what each shape did.
ThommazK19 Apr 2016, 23:22
I love the art style! Hotel Dusk meets doodle time. :)

Didn't have much of an idea of what was going on, just shifted enough until I wasn't hit and started to do some damage. Cool entry.
CarlsonAndPeeters20 Apr 2016, 04:57
Love the art, did not understand the gameplay though. But a shapeshifting RPG is something I would love to see more of!
Upwily20 Apr 2016, 08:08
wery cool look, but confusing gameplay and mechanics
rodobodolfo
rodobodolfo20 Apr 2016, 08:08
Lovely art style, I love the sketchy background. The game itself needs more player feedback, I didn't know what I was doing right, or wrong. I killed the first enemy then the game wouldn't load the second stage for me. :(
emanuelesan20 Apr 2016, 20:52
nice game, reminds me of kingdom of loathing somehow
h2n0
h2n024 Apr 2016, 08:41
I was unable to rate the game because I couldn't get it to work under a Linux environment.
LinealGames24 Apr 2016, 21:03
There was no life bar for the enemy or myself and had no clue what I was doing
plko
plko28 Apr 2016, 09:16
Oh, the graphics are too impact for me(but I love), I think I need to do a san check(1d100>=40, 0/1d20+5).
Rock Eaters
Rock Eaters28 Apr 2016, 23:57
dont really get how to win, but its nice graphiks
qu22 May 2016, 18:32
The game seemed to freeze after just the first enemy for me :( Also, I agree with others that more feedback for user interactions would be great. Love the art and music though.

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