I'm giving the game one because the queen's attacks are not thought out. Where attacks would take place in souls-like games, the player somehow gets through the attacks, and in the end, when in the second phase it is clear that the queen is hitting the player, he does not take damage, but the queen dies almost from a poke. Awful. It's not supposed to work that way.
I am on a step where hero comes in saying: "Oops, my fault, got distracted", or something like that, I have answer choices: "What happened?"/"There is still fight in me". The hero keeps coming in and dying, then repeats the previous dialog with no changes. I even stopped fighting back but he dies from just approaching me. Is it intended, or i am doing something wrong? A bug?
Very frustrating game. It's not even a fighting at this point, with the controls being so clunky, more like a kinetic visual novel. I heard you can get a different ending by defeating the hero. I literally killed the poor fella 5 times in a row, getting the same "Am I even progressing at this point" dialogue over and over, but then I threw one time and it's game over? I have to re-do the whole tedious work again, walking up to that damn throne and spamming space to skip the annoying dialogue I've come to get tired of? Nah, it ain't worth it when the battle outcome is either scripted (literally all of them except the *last one*, supposedly) or based on RNG.
It's justwhatIneeded. I've been looking for a soulfulgame for a long time andfinallyfoundit. To pass is nottopass. Iwant to translateitintoRussian,ifyou'reinterested, here's the discord (stopchic).
so so so fantastic. scratched a lot of itches i had felt for a long while. the art and music is gorgeous and serves the game incredibly well. the changing animation got me quite badly the first time.
The game is beautiful, the concept, the dialogues, the built up into slowly knowing your demise is inevitable and the fear that built up in me into thinking that I am going to die (because yeah I got really into the character) is very well achieved, it made my chest feel heavy as soon as my life bar was depleted, I really felt bad for the queen. A masterpiece in writing and expression, truly one of those games that will have a little space in my memory forever
I am infinitely grateful to the developers for this masterpiece. Guys, you are as amazing as your game! This short game took up much more space in my soul than most of the big ones I've played before. I would be happy to help translate it into Ukrainian. If you are interested in my help - write to me in discord (ilia2284444)
Hi! First, this is a sort of masterpiece. A proof that we don't have to pay a lot to play some good games. I really enjoyed this 20 minutes of playing.
I'd like to translate this game from english to italian, my mother language. Contact me on discord if you're interested (voidn3t_fake)
The Dark Queen of Mortholme is a poignant masterpiece.
I highly recommend playing it!
I found its story, while simple, to be very thoughtful, thoughtprovoking, and wise. It lacks minor, very specific, player interactions but those barely matter for the most important aspects/interactions are covered. This game made my day and will be in the back of my mind for years to come, of that I am sure.
On the linux version, the button to advance text and claim the hero is only mapped to space. There's no controller mapping for this function. The rest of the controls seemed to have mapped to a controller successfully. Thanks! This is definitely a fun one!
An issue for me too. On my system (Mint 22.1), only the D-pad and Joystick work, action buttons don't work at all. Can't even go past the menu with the controller
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I'm giving the game one because the queen's attacks are not thought out. Where attacks would take place in souls-like games, the player somehow gets through the attacks, and in the end, when in the second phase it is clear that the queen is hitting the player, he does not take damage, but the queen dies almost from a poke. Awful. It's not supposed to work that way.
BIG GOTH MOMMY !
good
a very magnificent game that touches the strings of my soul. Great music, dialogues and art. I'll be waiting for the game to appear in steam.
That truly was an amazing game ! Great narrative design, geat artistic direction and perfect length !
I am on a step where hero comes in saying: "Oops, my fault, got distracted", or something like that, I have answer choices: "What happened?"/"There is still fight in me". The hero keeps coming in and dying, then repeats the previous dialog with no changes. I even stopped fighting back but he dies from just approaching me. Is it intended, or i am doing something wrong? A bug?
Very frustrating game. It's not even a fighting at this point, with the controls being so clunky, more like a kinetic visual novel. I heard you can get a different ending by defeating the hero. I literally killed the poor fella 5 times in a row, getting the same "Am I even progressing at this point" dialogue over and over, but then I threw one time and it's game over? I have to re-do the whole tedious work again, walking up to that damn throne and spamming space to skip the annoying dialogue I've come to get tired of? Nah, it ain't worth it when the battle outcome is either scripted (literally all of them except the *last one*, supposedly) or based on RNG.
When on Android?
It's just what I needed. I've been looking for a soulful game for a long time and finally found it. To pass is not to pass.
I want to translate it into Russian, if you're interested, here's the discord (stopchic).
so so so fantastic. scratched a lot of itches i had felt for a long while. the art and music is gorgeous and serves the game incredibly well. the changing animation got me quite badly the first time.
The game is beautiful, the concept, the dialogues, the built up into slowly knowing your demise is inevitable and the fear that built up in me into thinking that I am going to die (because yeah I got really into the character) is very well achieved, it made my chest feel heavy as soon as my life bar was depleted, I really felt bad for the queen. A masterpiece in writing and expression, truly one of those games that will have a little space in my memory forever
Ese final estaba buenisimo
I am infinitely grateful to the developers for this masterpiece. Guys, you are as amazing as your game! This short game took up much more space in my soul than most of the big ones I've played before. I would be happy to help translate it into Ukrainian. If you are interested in my help - write to me in discord (ilia2284444)
Hi! First, this is a sort of masterpiece. A proof that we don't have to pay a lot to play some good games. I really enjoyed this 20 minutes of playing.
I'd like to translate this game from english to italian, my mother language. Contact me on discord if you're interested (voidn3t_fake)
The Dark Queen of Mortholme is a poignant masterpiece. I highly recommend playing it!
I found its story, while simple, to be very thoughtful, thoughtprovoking, and wise. It lacks minor, very specific, player interactions but those barely matter for the most important aspects/interactions are covered. This game made my day and will be in the back of my mind for years to come, of that I am sure.
It is just beautiful. I am in awe.
bro, that was awesome and beautiful at the same time.
wow.
very beautiful game, i love it so much
Excellent concept, excellent design, excellent execution. 10/10
amazing and short experience, 10/10, no notes! The art didn't need to be this amazing for the game to be fun, but you went above and beyond!
Great stuff.
Why not android 🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲
this game is so great and beautiful. I never thought before how the the boss battles looks like from their perspective, absolutely love it.
Dude, the game is amazing! I would like to help translate it to PT-BR!
Amigo, o jogo é incrível! Gostaria de ajudar a traduzir ele para PT-BR!
Very great idea i like this game. it would be nice if it had better controller support but anyway
Hey, this is amazing, I smiled very happy when I see that when you dont move the hero just leaves
I liked it
Great game. Loved it. Very much a proof of art in the medium of video games.
Absolutely AMAZING game! Keep up the work!!
On the linux version, the button to advance text and claim the hero is only mapped to space. There's no controller mapping for this function. The rest of the controls seemed to have mapped to a controller successfully. Thanks! This is definitely a fun one!
An issue for me too. On my system (Mint 22.1), only the D-pad and Joystick work, action buttons don't work at all. Can't even go past the menu with the controller
THIS IS AWESOME! Keep it up!
This is really good! Good job
Great game with note of sad story. Worth playing for sure
Great game👍
This is amazing!!!
this is a great game lol
Such a great little game! So gorgeous too. Thanks for making it :D
What a great game! 👍 A short game, but very well made. A little emotional at times—10/10. Even donated a little. 🙂