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Just dance, Slay the Spire devs release Dancing Duelists after abandoning Unity for Godot
1K View2023-10-21Following their announcement to switch away from the Unity engine, the team behind "Slay the Spire" unveiled a fresh game demo titled "Dancing Duelist" during a game jam. It's now available for free download, and they suggest that if players truly want to show their support, they can consider donating to the open-source game engine, Godot.
The gameplay of the game is incredibly simple. Players select their "dancers" and two skill cards before entering the dance floor. In the dance floor, you need to participate in seven rounds of competition. To win, you must either reduce your opponent's HP to zero, have your HP reach 50, or make your opponent exhaust all of their cards, proving that you are the ultimate dancer.
Once you're on the dance floor, the game initiates automatic combat. The combat style remains consistent with Slay the Spire, but it's simplified. Players have the option to pause or speed up the combat, while the rest of the battle proceeds automatically. Each battle doesn't take long, and combined with the energetic music, it's truly engaging.
"Daning Duellist" was created in just three weeks, so it isn't an incredibly deep or long-lasting game. Casey Yano, a member of the development team, explained the game's creation process and design approach in detail on Medium. He concluded by saying, "Alright, I'm going to call it for this write-up. I'm by no means a Godot expert but the tools to make a real 2D video game seem to be there."
It appears that even after abandoning the Unity engine, the team found new tools to unleash their creativity.
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Dancing Duelists doesn’t have the depth of Slay the Spire, but it’s still a rockin’ good time
Unity’s game engine has historically been popular with indie developers, but recently announced fee changes sparked massive backlash. They eventually walked back some of the changes, and the CEO stepped down, but most game devs aren’t interested in working with Unity in the future. What can they do? Well, if you’re Mega Crit, the team behind Slay the Spire, you can spend three weeks learning a new engine and put out an awesome free deck-builder.
Ndi4K2023-10-25
This deck builder game was made in just 3 weeks! | First Impressions - Dancing Duelists
And you can also beat it in just 10 minutes. Dancing Duelists is a brief but spirited deckbuilding autobattler, made by Mega Crit's (developers of Slay the Spire). Developed in a mere three weeks using Godot Engine, this game invites players to select from ten silly quirky cartoonish characters and engage in a series of dance-off battles.
Winning seven clashes while avoiding three losses is the name of the game. lose three and restart all over. Although lacking direct player control beyond the deckbuilding elements, the game's upbeat soundtrack and silly characters adds charm.
lyndonguitar1K2023-10-21
Charming, albeit very short, "card-off" extravaganza | Dancing Duelists
✨Overview
In Dancing Duelists, you step into the shoes of one of ten charming, cartoonish characters, each radiating a unique silly vibe. The goal is straightforward - win seven battles to claim the title of the ultimate Dance Duelist. However, be wary of accumulating three losses, as that spells your way out of the competition. It's also a roguelike in the truest sense, with every defeat resetting your progress.
lyndonguitar1K2023-10-21
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