Bro this game was amazing. The concept of you being a Dark Souls Boss is really fun. And the Secret Lore in this game where the Boss slowly starts Embracing the Enemy in thier Death and accepts thier Own Death was so Cute I Love This Game.
i enjoyed the game and cant wait to run through it to see the other endings but i will say there were many times i hit the hero that it did not register and it was a bit annoying. maybe if you want it to look a little more understandable why it didn't hit him story wise, have his shield pop up or something. other wise great game
this has to be one of the more unique indie games ive played, you're role as a boss fight bur YOU'RE THE BOSS?! Very Crestive, it shows that the queen is right, the game is rigged
I saw that many people wish for and ending were the queen join the hero and Vice versa and i think that would be great (and i also want that) but i have another ending idea... soo my idea is that when the hero ask the queen whats she fears, if you choose "being leave behind" (or something like that) at the ending of the run, the queen will ask the hero for a favor, asking him to remember her and continue her legacy, leaving her mace and crown together on the field.
like the quest line of lucatiel of mirrah from dark soul 2 where at the last quest she gives you her armor set and sword and asks you to continue her legacy (also, her armor can be found in dark souls 3 so the dark souls 2 protagonist did continue her legacy)
so that my idea... I hope I can contribute something and see this in the game, although I don't think it's possible, but at least I tried.
Fun. It.. feels sad when I see the hero give up. The first ending I got was where the hero gave up. Which.. man. The cyan colored choices that looked like you could say? Hah.. Well, anyways. Funny bug where if you just.. kind of dont attack, the hero just runs in place. Managed to fix the AI by attacking once though. Also, one time.. after killing the hero while I was trying to get the hero winning ending and whatnot, the part after he dies and comes back after surviving the shockwave and dying again afterwards? Hopefully what im saying makes sense, but for some reason, that immediately sent me to the part where the hero just.. takes damage when i do nothing. I killed him like, once after he managed to make the shield, not including the kill of said loop, yet he's already saying "....Am I even improving?"
Despite errors present in the output, the Linux version works like a charm on Ubuntu 24.10 Oracular Oriole amd64. Just chmod +x the downloaded file and run.
Thanks for providing not only a native Linux version of the game, but also allowing to download and run it for free to test it first before buying. As this game was original, endearing, and ran without a hitch, I of course bought it to support the dev!
This game has not only intersting gameplay and brilliant story. but also symbolism (Definitely more than love story). Interesting feeling like something dark inside me, that I that I identify with sometimes is being destroyed and cleansed with light power. Dark Queen cuddling fallen hero looks for me like absorbing something with her heart. After defeat of darkness, inner light leaked through heart. And then final strike with sword (sword looks more like spiritual, rather than just weapon).
If you want something similar there's a yuri manga named Mage x Demon Queen
It's really good. One of the best ones. The gist of it is that the mage is in love with the Demon Queen and the Demon Queen keeps killing her until she realizes her feelings for her.
Personally if I was the hero I would never quit, because of that GYATT tbh. even after 1 million death and I'd still thug it out, because pretty tall lady awooga
There should be a secret ending where the Queen kisses the hero like lesbians and that would be so epic (Okay for real though, this is a really fun game!)
I appreciate this game's honesty. Each attack and each move aren't metaphors for a supposed hypothetical battle that occurs in-between cutscenes, but actual events in the canon of the game.
You attack the ground, and in the next fight, the hero comments - 'I'll have to jump next time'. And then, sure enough, they jump next time. It's simple, but this connective string between gameplay and narrative ties this whole thing together really well.
I say this because, well, the story isn't revolutionary or anything - it's the inevitability of change. A well-trodden narrative, ranging from washed up athletes growing old and letting the new guard take its place, to systems of government falling to, hopefully, a better one in the future.
But the way this story is presented, well, I'd say it actually is innovative. The experience of determination against a difficult boss is basically part of gamer canon, and this game leverages that experience to convey the idea that everyone can change, any system can change, given enough effort.
It's an elegant, simple stroke of design, but damn, does it work. I really enjoyed this game.
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when your still he will leave do it again he will leave again but then you will be frozen and killed you won't even go to phase
when i run it it triggers windows defender
A lot of games on itch will trigger it, they are not verified by Microsoft, so Defender triggers automatically. You're safe
I would pay money for a full fledged version of this on Steam
That game is called Dark Souls. Or Elden Ring.
Hi. I would like to volunteer to translate this game to Polish language :) You can see my old translations here https://www.youtube.com/user/ikskoks2/videos
SPOILERS FOR THE GAME
Bro this game was amazing. The concept of you being a Dark Souls Boss is really fun. And the Secret Lore in this game where the Boss slowly starts Embracing the Enemy in thier Death and accepts thier Own Death was so Cute I Love This Game.
Adorei o Jogo parabéns ao criador, muito obrigado pelas legendas em português!
I didn't expect this to be this good! Great idea, pixel art and dialogue, I loved it!
i enjoyed the game and cant wait to run through it to see the other endings but i will say there were many times i hit the hero that it did not register and it was a bit annoying. maybe if you want it to look a little more understandable why it didn't hit him story wise, have his shield pop up or something. other wise great game
I loved it! No spoilers but I liked the different endings a lot. The art was also really cool!
this has to be one of the more unique indie games ive played, you're role as a boss fight bur YOU'RE THE BOSS?! Very Crestive, it shows that the queen is right, the game is rigged
I really enjoyed this.
I'm a few runs in, to see all the dialogue :)
If you need some help translating your game into german, I would be happy to help ;)
Bye
is say my pc is protected. and since its my first time. is it ok to play? im kinda confused
nah ur computer gonna blow up
lol
oh noes
can you make a version for android or for browser playing thank's
Yes pls. It doesn't let me open the game because it says that its a risk to my pc or something.
Windows does that to any program that doesn't pay them. Windows doesn't scan them for threats first.
I saw that many people wish for and ending were the queen join the hero and Vice versa and i think that would be great (and i also want that) but i have another ending idea...
soo my idea is that when the hero ask the queen whats she fears, if you choose "being leave behind" (or something like that) at the ending of the run, the queen will ask the hero for a favor, asking him to remember her and continue her legacy, leaving her mace and crown together on the field.
like the quest line of lucatiel of mirrah from dark soul 2 where at the last quest she gives you her armor set and sword and asks you to continue her legacy (also, her armor can be found in dark souls 3 so the dark souls 2 protagonist did continue her legacy)
so that my idea... I hope I can contribute something and see this in the game, although I don't think it's possible, but at least I tried.
real
W Game , W Dev
what a game ! It's reaaally good and very well done !
If you ever want to translate the game in french I could help ;)
Sadly I cannot play it on android but I really wanna, I would've tipped too 😔
I love the concept and characters. Thank you for giving us this masterpiece!
I like the message in the game, really good
sigma
So low options, turn to be boring!
not sigma
Amazing game !
Pretty sad there's no ending where ya can get the hero to join you or even leave the sanctum, but a beautiful and fun game overall
yea this should be applied in the game immediatly
it says the game could be a virus. is that ok?
yeah
I think i broke this game. The hero deals no damage and it repeat the same dialogue when i kill him.
10/10 the bosses in souls games are impossible
I loved this game. i've heard of this concept before, but haven't seen an actual representation of the final boss's side of things.
9/10
wonderful game.
I got the ending where the hero kills me.
i cried lesbian tears
wtf
I would give this a 8/10 Dark Queens
You should sub......
Fun. It.. feels sad when I see the hero give up. The first ending I got was where the hero gave up. Which.. man. The cyan colored choices that looked like you could say? Hah.. Well, anyways.
Funny bug where if you just.. kind of dont attack, the hero just runs in place. Managed to fix the AI by attacking once though. Also, one time.. after killing the hero while I was trying to get the hero winning ending and whatnot, the part after he dies and comes back after surviving the shockwave and dying again afterwards? Hopefully what im saying makes sense, but for some reason, that immediately sent me to the part where the hero just.. takes damage when i do nothing. I killed him like, once after he managed to make the shield, not including the kill of said loop, yet he's already saying "....Am I even improving?"
Try not attacking hero at all :)
The fucker stabbed me!
I am so mad! I wanted to go and see the world (together).
Trecherous maggot!
Strange bug happens if you kill the hero and change to you true form at the same time.
This game is dope, i wanna translate it in italian, I'd appreciate it if u could hit me up (yeah, i've copy the last comment XD)
Hey, I'm interested in translating your game to Brazilian Portuguese. I'd appreciate it if you could hit me up
Despite errors present in the output, the Linux version works like a charm on Ubuntu 24.10 Oracular Oriole amd64. Just chmod +x the downloaded file and run.
Thanks for providing not only a native Linux version of the game, but also allowing to download and run it for free to test it first before buying. As this game was original, endearing, and ran without a hitch, I of course bought it to support the dev!
Thank you, Mosu!
This game has not only intersting gameplay and brilliant story. but also symbolism (Definitely more than love story).
Interesting feeling like something dark inside me, that I that I identify with sometimes is being destroyed and cleansed with light power. Dark Queen cuddling fallen hero looks for me like absorbing something with her heart. After defeat of darkness, inner light leaked through heart. And then final strike with sword (sword looks more like spiritual, rather than just weapon).
If you want something similar there's a yuri manga named Mage x Demon Queen
It's really good. One of the best ones. The gist of it is that the mage is in love with the Demon Queen and the Demon Queen keeps killing her until she realizes her feelings for her.
reverse stockholm syndrome T-T
Awesome experience! In an update you cold add audio settings that appear in the main menu and the pause menu. Other than that it was perfect!
Personally if I was the hero I would never quit, because of that GYATT tbh. even after 1 million death and I'd still thug it out, because pretty tall lady awooga
There should be a secret ending where the Queen kisses the hero like lesbians and that would be so epic (Okay for real though, this is a really fun game!)
I appreciate this game's honesty. Each attack and each move aren't metaphors for a supposed hypothetical battle that occurs in-between cutscenes, but actual events in the canon of the game.
You attack the ground, and in the next fight, the hero comments - 'I'll have to jump next time'. And then, sure enough, they jump next time. It's simple, but this connective string between gameplay and narrative ties this whole thing together really well.
I say this because, well, the story isn't revolutionary or anything - it's the inevitability of change. A well-trodden narrative, ranging from washed up athletes growing old and letting the new guard take its place, to systems of government falling to, hopefully, a better one in the future.
But the way this story is presented, well, I'd say it actually is innovative. The experience of determination against a difficult boss is basically part of gamer canon, and this game leverages that experience to convey the idea that everyone can change, any system can change, given enough effort.
It's an elegant, simple stroke of design, but damn, does it work. I really enjoyed this game.