Please check the Controls image before play, seriously! And try to don't shoot desperately!! Think about a strategy to get a high score and beat the level :D
The controls were pretty unusual for me at first, but I quickly got a hang of them and was soon battering the oncoming hordes with rocks and spears. The relatively simple yet well-executed gameplay coupled with the art and music make a very solid entry. Excellent job!
Unique little game, interesting to have to control your characters with both hands :P I was able to beat the first level with one single rock remaining, and no spears XD Nicely done!
The controls are definitely unusual, but after a few minutes it was really neat to discover that this was a natural way of controlling five characters. Definitely a plus.
They still feel a little bit unnatural, as I am stretching my thumbs towards the middle. Might QWERC and MUIOP be more natural for the thumbs? (that is, changing V with C, and changing N with M). This lets my hands rest facing directly forward, instead of them being tilted (as the distance from R to V is larger than the distance from U to N, my left hand feels more tilted than the other. Moving my thumb inward to C and M don't make my hands tilt, and so I don't feel the difference in the offset the lower keys have). Though it's completely possible that my hands are just a bit too small for the keyboard. :P
I also liked the difference between rocks and spears. It wasn't apparent at first that there was a difference, and noticing it felt a bit like a small "Eureka" puzzle moment. After that, it was very satisfying to finish the level.
It's pretty hard off the bat! I'm more a casual gamer, admittedly, but my preference would be to have a level or two to help me get used to things before ramping up.
It's good concept but I found it better on mobile platforms. After polishing and adding some new levels and mechanics that would be good mobile game. The only con for me is not clear rules about beating level.
Yes like others I lost my fingers xD. May be put the input next to each caracter to remember where we have to press. Or may be you want that difficulty. Music is good but a little repetitive. Great art, and good game overall. Nicely done.
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