Like the atmosphere and the old school feel, but like pointed out by Solar, fighting melee enemies totally sucks. There's virtually nothing you can do to hit an enemy without being hit as well and you cannot dodge. I think there also should be difficulty levels, because every enemy hit causes far too much damage. For me, at least. It takes the fun away from what otherwise could be a fun game.
Melee needs a ton of rebalancing. I died so many times before I made it past the first bar. You need to be able to dodge enemies . Right now once a melee enemy get close enough they instantly hit you without you having a second to move away. Feels like you're forced tank through the damage. Other than that I think it has good potential to be a great game.
I've spent the last week or so rebalancing the game, including the melee. The melee enemy wind up before they attack is longer now and you can also block with the axe. I'll be adding an update in the next couple days.
Yeah it's pretty hard. I'm in the process of rebalancing it and making it less unfair. I'll be releasing a small update for the demo soon with these changes :)
It is a tough game, but I like the challenge! Don't make it too easy now. I love the retro vibe, Im a big retro game fan, so I will be watching this very closely!
The game was super fun, I loved the animations, the weapons, and all the gore blowing up everywhere. The level design was really well made and the puzzles had me for a little bit but I all of enjoyed it. Once I notice there was secrets in the game I had to find them all! The secrets were well hidden and the back story was well written, also It took me a little bit to get used to the speed of the game but when I did I had loads of fun, I would easily recommend this to my friends, its worth the play through. I can't wait for you to make more games! :)
Glad you enjoyed it so much :) I'm going to be making a full game out of this, I'm currently re-balancing the game and making some more levels. Also you can toggle run with alt or x so you can slow down when not in combat. I post my progress quite often on my twitter: https://twitter.com/imaenith
i really like the game the starting shotgun secret was nice kind of annoying when you die you lose the sword didn't really get to use it before i got shot by a crossbow guy would you be looking for an animator by any chance ?
Hey! Glad you enjoyed it. Yeah the swapping out melee weapons was added last minute, I need to fix it up so it remembers which melee weapon you have. I'm currently not looking for an animator unfortunately.
Great potential, my only complaint is if the gun is in the center 'Doom/Quake style', it kinda blocks the view of the gibbing of enemies. (I only found out I could make the guns be on the Right as per modern shooters at the end of the video). The guns and action are great otherwise. Actually, one other piece of feedback would probably just to make it so enemies don't get a 100% guaranteed melee hit on you when they collide with you, their ability to instantly get a hit on you once they collide feels 'a bit unfair' ? I'm used to melee enemies attacks coinciding with their attack movement/arm/swings rather.
Glad you enjoyed it! I'm currently rebalancing the game and the villager enemies wind up for their melee attack is 2.5x longer now so they don't just run into you and instantly hit you. And yeah I'm going to rework the animations for the center gun placement so it doesn't block the middle of the screen.
A mac version won't be happening for a while since I don't have a Mac to work on unfortunately. So only Windows and Linux builds for now :( Maybe dual-boot windows?
This is like DUSK/HROT but killin pilgrims! I first heard about your game through kickstarting E1M1 and was super stoked to see the demo was here! This is a No Commentary A Rank Run of the Demo! Thanks!
This was refreshing to play. Seriously, the gameplay feels so good. The moment you get your hands on a shotgun it changes the entire dynamic. I'm going for that S-Rank because this game is just that fun. Thanks for making games!
I tried playing on Linux with Wine but got black screen with UI on top (stats, cross-hair) although the intro worked just fine. Not blaming anyone, just tested my luck :)
OMG, what a bloody good time! I couldn’t get enough! The gameplay is fast and fantastic, and it’s about time someone makes a horror-themed game in this setting. The bullet-time mechanic is extremely fun, and the level encourages more exploration than you might think. If you take the time to look, you’ll be rewarded. I can’t wait to see how Coven shapes up!
Hey! I enjoyed the video. The thing with doing more damage when you were jumping over the villagers was because you were hitting them in the head. You can damage the head/torso/limbs individually and they do different damage. Though I'm going to remove this for the axe as most people don't seem to realise it works like that.
This was absolutely amazing. Really enjoyed it! My only suggestions would be to add music and a "casual" difficulty option, but reading the comments below, it looks like you're on top of it already. I wouldn't change anything else. Great job!
This had a great feel to it, animations were fast and i knew what i had to do all the way! LOVED the transition from title screen to the game, text filled story just "YOUR IN". Going further i would like to see a cinematic of how she came to be, maybe more witch like powers etc. Very well done! Plus love the mechanics you had in here
Hey glad you enjoyed it! You missed a few weapons but it seems that quite a few people have done when playing, maybe I should put them more out in the open. Yeah, with more time spent on it I'm going to develop the lore some more and maybe add a part between her burning and resurrection to give more context. I really enjoyed the video, keep up the great work dude
Played through it a bit, had an odd issue where the mouse sensitivity didn't properly change until level restart. Other than that I'm pretty positive about this. Eating enemy corpses is a pretty useful and thematic feature. I gotta say, I'm in love with the general concept of "person is resurrected and is absolutely pissed" that reminds me of Blood so much.
Hey, I had lots of fun playing this! all I can say is that there are lots of visual bugs in the graveyard area. When you get close to some of the graves the patches of dirt would disappear and the headstone too, but then when I move away it reappears. same with some trees... At certain angles trees would completely disappear then reappear. Other then that it was a very good demo and I'm exited to play more :)
I really enjoyed the video, definitely the most entertaining playthrough I've seen so far. I left a comment on the video just before, I can send you some more demos as I make more levels.
Just tried the game. Very nice experience. It needs a little balancing on melee but good Job. I have a few questions...
About that strange revolving-shotgun...is it inspired by the Puckle gun? Is the secondary fire only on the crossbow or it will be on other weapons at the game release?
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. Yeah, it needs balancing in general tbh. As for the shotgun it is indeed! A mix of that some older 1600's revolvers. And yeah, all guns will have alt-fire modes on release!
So authentic and gory, I love it. But there are some issues:
1. Movement is okay, until you have to jump on small platforms, then it becomes a little bit tricky 2. I agree with fellow commenters - 2-3 hits with an axe on head is strange (maybe 1 hit on head or high chance to stun can fix it) 3. Non-customizable controls is a pain in the ass 4. Right viewmodel is bruh, maybe somewhere between middle and right should do
the movement is a bit jarring and the enemies are little bit strong but other than that it is pretty good. if I had to nitpick i think you could improve the menu style.
Hey :) thanks for the feedback. Yeah enemies hit hard, a difficulty option is on my to-do list currently. As for the movement and menu style, if you have any suggestions that would be great 🙏
the movement is just a bit fast so you could slow it down. this is just my opinion but the menu is just a bit unpleasant but it kinda fits. but the game is great and I cant wait to play it again in the future.
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Oh I love it I didnt know how you could get health back
Chop up dead enemies!
Like the atmosphere and the old school feel, but like pointed out by Solar, fighting melee enemies totally sucks. There's virtually nothing you can do to hit an enemy without being hit as well and you cannot dodge. I think there also should be difficulty levels, because every enemy hit causes far too much damage. For me, at least. It takes the fun away from what otherwise could be a fun game.
I've added blocking and made it so enemy attacks are slower and do less damage. I'll be updating the demo with these changes in the next few days.
Got part 2 ready for you! It has a lot of potential! I will be watching intently! Love the weapon variation, spices things up a lot!
Melee needs a ton of rebalancing. I died so many times before I made it past the first bar. You need to be able to dodge enemies . Right now once a melee enemy get close enough they instantly hit you without you having a second to move away. Feels like you're forced tank through the damage. Other than that I think it has good potential to be a great game.
I've spent the last week or so rebalancing the game, including the melee. The melee enemy wind up before they attack is longer now and you can also block with the axe. I'll be adding an update in the next couple days.
It rather than input one by one. List of Coven Rank A. That beginning at video 5:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMu5KZxXogCr1TfxsaDHHvzOS4hlLsGLa
This game is not hard nor easy. It's fair enough. ;)
Well. I was tired, later I record some takes(videos) more complete than these. The commentary and opinion leis below in the description.
I don't know why the #3 was pasted twice. But it was a mistaken.
Loving the early playstation vibes from the mid 90's, and quite the tough one at that! Part 2 coming soon!
Yeah it's pretty hard. I'm in the process of rebalancing it and making it less unfair. I'll be releasing a small update for the demo soon with these changes :)
It is a tough game, but I like the challenge! Don't make it too easy now. I love the retro vibe, Im a big retro game fan, so I will be watching this very closely!
Fantastic job this will be a definite buy for me I look forward to seeing the full game
Nice! Happy you enjoyed it so much :)
The game was super fun, I loved the animations, the weapons, and all the gore blowing up everywhere. The level design was really well made and the puzzles had me for a little bit but I all of enjoyed it. Once I notice there was secrets in the game I had to find them all! The secrets were well hidden and the back story was well written, also It took me a little bit to get used to the speed of the game but when I did I had loads of fun, I would easily recommend this to my friends, its worth the play through. I can't wait for you to make more games! :)
Glad you enjoyed it so much :) I'm going to be making a full game out of this, I'm currently re-balancing the game and making some more levels. Also you can toggle run with alt or x so you can slow down when not in combat. I post my progress quite often on my twitter: https://twitter.com/imaenith
This is pretty fun i love it
Glad you enjoyed it!
Pretty cool game I like the Quake-like gameplay a lot! Looking forward to the game.
i really like the game the starting shotgun secret was nice kind of annoying when you die you lose the sword didn't really get to use it before i got shot by a crossbow guy would you be looking for an animator by any chance ?
Hey! Glad you enjoyed it. Yeah the swapping out melee weapons was added last minute, I need to fix it up so it remembers which melee weapon you have. I'm currently not looking for an animator unfortunately.
ah thats alright oh and i would lower the weapons a bit on the right side viewpoint kind of unatural way to hold it
Great potential, my only complaint is if the gun is in the center 'Doom/Quake style', it kinda blocks the view of the gibbing of enemies. (I only found out I could make the guns be on the Right as per modern shooters at the end of the video). The guns and action are great otherwise. Actually, one other piece of feedback would probably just to make it so enemies don't get a 100% guaranteed melee hit on you when they collide with you, their ability to instantly get a hit on you once they collide feels 'a bit unfair' ? I'm used to melee enemies attacks coinciding with their attack movement/arm/swings rather.
Glad you enjoyed it! I'm currently rebalancing the game and the villager enemies wind up for their melee attack is 2.5x longer now so they don't just run into you and instantly hit you. And yeah I'm going to rework the animations for the center gun placement so it doesn't block the middle of the screen.
plz make a mac version i love this game
but i just got a new mac and i want to play on it cu its more powerful
just use boot camp and transform your mac in windows
A mac version won't be happening for a while since I don't have a Mac to work on unfortunately. So only Windows and Linux builds for now :( Maybe dual-boot windows?
This is like DUSK/HROT but killin pilgrims! I first heard about your game through kickstarting E1M1 and was super stoked to see the demo was here! This is a No Commentary A Rank Run of the Demo! Thanks!
This was refreshing to play. Seriously, the gameplay feels so good. The moment you get your hands on a shotgun it changes the entire dynamic. I'm going for that S-Rank because this game is just that fun. Thanks for making games!
The S-Rank run is now on my channel as well!
Glad you enjoyed it so much :) I'll check out your video later this evening. Thanks for playing
This looks very promising!
I tried playing on Linux with Wine but got black screen with UI on top (stats, cross-hair) although the intro worked just fine. Not blaming anyone, just tested my luck :)
Oh, damn. The next demo will have a Linux build as well.
Maybe try changing the type of anti-aliasing?
I had anti-aliasing disabled. It's good to hear a native Linux version is coming, I will wait for that!
OMG, what a bloody good time! I couldn’t get enough! The gameplay is fast and fantastic, and it’s about time someone makes a horror-themed game in this setting. The bullet-time mechanic is extremely fun, and the level encourages more exploration than you might think. If you take the time to look, you’ll be rewarded. I can’t wait to see how Coven shapes up!
Hey! I enjoyed the video. The thing with doing more damage when you were jumping over the villagers was because you were hitting them in the head. You can damage the head/torso/limbs individually and they do different damage. Though I'm going to remove this for the axe as most people don't seem to realise it works like that.
This was absolutely amazing. Really enjoyed it! My only suggestions would be to add music and a "casual" difficulty option, but reading the comments below, it looks like you're on top of it already. I wouldn't change anything else. Great job!
Thank you! So happy you enjoyed it so much :D
Absolutely love the thumbnail as well by the way.
FPS game I like it when I download and play :)
This had a great feel to it, animations were fast and i knew what i had to do all the way! LOVED the transition from title screen to the game, text filled story just "YOUR IN". Going further i would like to see a cinematic of how she came to be, maybe more witch like powers etc. Very well done! Plus love the mechanics you had in here
Hey glad you enjoyed it! You missed a few weapons but it seems that quite a few people have done when playing, maybe I should put them more out in the open. Yeah, with more time spent on it I'm going to develop the lore some more and maybe add a part between her burning and resurrection to give more context. I really enjoyed the video, keep up the great work dude
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GREAT RETRO GAME DEV
Looks like you had a rough time. You can use the axe to chop up bodies to get some health. Also you can break down any wooden doors.
Glad you had a blast! I've already got a couple people working on music for this unfortunately.
Awesome demo and game! Can't wait to see it's release!
Played through it a bit, had an odd issue where the mouse sensitivity didn't properly change until level restart. Other than that I'm pretty positive about this. Eating enemy corpses is a pretty useful and thematic feature. I gotta say, I'm in love with the general concept of "person is resurrected and is absolutely pissed" that reminds me of Blood so much.
good game I've been following for a while can't wait to see where it goes
Hey, I had lots of fun playing this! all I can say is that there are lots of visual bugs in the graveyard area. When you get close to some of the graves the patches of dirt would disappear and the headstone too, but then when I move away it reappears. same with some trees... At certain angles trees would completely disappear then reappear. Other then that it was a very good demo and I'm exited to play more :)
Ah I think I need to re-bake the occlusion culling! Thanks for letting me know and I'm glad you had fun playing :)
THIS GAME WAS AMAZING!
I loved the old-school quake horror style and the health regen system! The atmosphere was great and I liked the backstory you have right now!
I really enjoyed the video, definitely the most entertaining playthrough I've seen so far. I left a comment on the video just before, I can send you some more demos as I make more levels.
i would love that man do you have a discord so we can stay in contact?
imaenith#3500
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great jobs .. vibes for vapor game BLOOD 90S EPIC... HOPE LOOK YOUR GAME FOR PLASTATION 4 / 5 :d GG
Just tried the game. Very nice experience. It needs a little balancing on melee but good Job. I have a few questions...
About that strange revolving-shotgun...is it inspired by the Puckle gun? Is the secondary fire only on the crossbow or it will be on other weapons at the game release?
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. Yeah, it needs balancing in general tbh. As for the shotgun it is indeed! A mix of that some older 1600's revolvers. And yeah, all guns will have alt-fire modes on release!
Is this playable with a Series X controller?
No controller support yet. Still early in development.
The game and setting is good though I think that the enemies can be a bit spongy at times
Aye it needs a bit of a balance tbh
So authentic and gory, I love it. But there are some issues:
1. Movement is okay, until you have to jump on small platforms, then it becomes a little bit tricky
2. I agree with fellow commenters - 2-3 hits with an axe on head is strange (maybe 1 hit on head or high chance to stun can fix it)
3. Non-customizable controls is a pain in the ass
4. Right viewmodel is bruh, maybe somewhere between middle and right should do
This game has so much potential, keep it up!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the feedback
1. You can hit alt or x to toggle walking, might make the small platforms easier to navigate.
2. Yeah I need to rebalance the game a bit, a higher chance to stun sounds like a good idea.
3. It's on my to-do list thankfully, I agree it's a bit of a pain
4. Is it hard to see the model or? What resolution/aspect ratio are you using?
4. 1920x1080. Not hard, just preferences. Taking too much space compared to middle
Ah I get you. I'll tweak it a bit.
This game looks nice and fun, I will diffently give a try, will the game be out on steam? I will pay money for it if you want but please
It will be getting a steam release :) you don't have to pay for it now of course, it's only optional
Looks like-DUSK and DUSK is good. I'll try it.
A welcome comparison. Hope you enjoy it!
I liked playing this demo. It was fun, but like a previous commenter said, the enemies are tough. Hope more updates come soon.
Glad you enjoyed it :) yeah I'll be adding a difficulty option for sure
the movement is a bit jarring and the enemies are little bit strong but other than that it is pretty good. if I had to nitpick i think you could improve the menu style.
Hey :) thanks for the feedback. Yeah enemies hit hard, a difficulty option is on my to-do list currently. As for the movement and menu style, if you have any suggestions that would be great 🙏
the movement is just a bit fast so you could slow it down. this is just my opinion but the menu is just a bit unpleasant but it kinda fits. but the game is great and I cant wait to play it again in the future.
I enjoyed playing this demo. I'm a fan of this style of FPS, which refers to games like Quake. I can't wait to play the full version. Congratulations.
Glad you enjoyed :)