this has the makings of a classic. the controls feel a little wonky and slippery though. ex. holding "jump" shouldn't make me repeatedly jump, it makes precision platforming feel inconsistent; when i jump to a higher platform and still have the "jump" button pressed for a couple frames, i don't want to jump again. i want to stay still and re-assess my new position before making my next move.
Author Comments
Umbra is a combat based story platformer. Play as Rem making her way through the world of Umbra trying to stop the forces of light from destroying your home. You're picked up by 2 mysterious strangers. They get you back to mostly full health, minus a missing arm, and send you on your way. Use the sword of the previous vessel to hack and slash your way to victory!
---Controls---
z - Jump
x - Attack
Left and right to move
Hold down on the d-pad on solid ground to heal, at the cost of a bloodstone.
Hold down on platforms to move through them.
There's definitely a few secrets so have fun exploring!
This demo is also a sort of beta. I'd like to get opinions on it, so if you don't like something please do tell me, and likewise if theres soemthing you'd want more of also lmk! Thank you to everyone whose given feedback so far!
If you'd like to mess with the files or play the full game when it comes out you can find it here! https://indie-pixel.itch.io/umbra
Thanks for checking out my game!
have a pleasant existence.
-Keys
A nice platform style of a game the color depth and animations really came off well on this
Would have loved to see it go longer and even more content but so far I do like what you have presented here really nice work and hope to see more anyway keep up the fun game making
~X~
its alright game but the uneeded text dump story and the lackluster combat where your reach makes you dying more likely then you killing something really makes this a sour milk experience over all you need tom kae the sword have greater reach and not use literally book length lore
KeysThings responds:
thanks for the feedback! Thats fair, the story isn't for everyone, but the combat is pretty set in stone. The engine I'm using is super limited and I only have the two buttons to work with. I'll see what I can do to make it feel a bit more fair though.
HOLY SHIT
KeysThings responds:
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it! lol
ima need to play this on a controller. cant wait to see how far it goes
KeysThings responds:
Its way mroe comfortable on controller I promise lol, Thank you for checking it out!
Credits & Info
Supports Gamepads!
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