Vindilis

c'était super !

A very neat, interesting little solo project. Very stylish hand drawn art assets are the real highlight but it's otherwise fairly competent all around. It's a bit clunky at times and can feel like more of a tech demo throughout the short experience, but there's a good deal of commentary on the nature of game development, art, and the creative process to be found that I think is worth the price of admission. I'd find it a hard recommend to MOST people, but I think people who have an interest in small-scale indie projects will appreciate this vertical slice of a 2D souls-inspired experience. It's pretty unique for what it is. Props to François Mauxion for putting something out into the world, they should be proud.

A delightful game put together with smooth mechanics, immersive music, and truly unique animation. I'd recommend it for the gamer that wants a short linear story that'll take about an hour. I really enjoyed the parrying mechanic and found it satisfying. Also, there are (to my finding) no hidden areas to find. So no sweat to look for them. For the developer, a think a few glitches are still in here. 1) My first playthrough, the final boss never prompted after he said he would give me one last fight. It just teleported me back to the house where the creator gives his last messages of the game. 2) parrying and dodging in the same time caused a glitch that made me fly across the map whenever attacking. It didn't resolve until I quit out and started again.

短小精悍的横版动作游戏，可以视为BOSS RUSH，还有轻重攻击有冲刺格挡防反跳跳乐等一系列要素，立绘及画面有自己的风格，并且该作品由作者一人手搓，令人惊讶。 游戏时长在1-2H，完整度很高，可以入手试试看。

Un soulslike 2D, cortito y muy sencillo. Vindilis lo ha hecho un solo chaval, y se nota, pero no es menos por ello. Aún simple y sin ninguna mecánica rompedora, es entretenido, con un arte encantador y memorable, y un diseño de niveles algo repetitivo pero funcional. El juego gira en torno al parry, y premia infinitamente manejar sus tiempos y distancias, más de lo que los mediocres ataques ligeros y pesados pueden hacer. No es especialmente desafiante, pero tampoco pretende serlo, ni diría que es una falla del juego. Como mucho, sufre de menudencias propias de haberlo desarrollado una persona: hitboxes que hacen cosas raras durante ataques enemigos, la configuración controles e idioma no se guardan, las reapariciones en la zona de las trampas son poco permisivas y la traducción es muy pobre (de nuevo, son pequeños, y perfectamente entendibles para haberlo hecho una sola persona). Si acaso, estas asperezas suman al tema principal: la belleza de una obra inacabada. Vindilis es menudo y dura poco más de una hora, pero pide un precio más que razonable para lo que ofrece.

As a creative exercise, solid. Great artwork, enjoyable soundtrack. A thoughful message/lesson/perspective thrown in at the end. As a playable game, basic. Enjoyable at moments, overly simple at most others. An excuse for its shortcomings thrown in at the end. Mixed feelings, to say the least.