Bound By Blades

I love how the visuals, music, and art style fit with the game mechanics. Controls are tight and great with a standard XBox Series controller. I love the battle mechanics based on creative use of simple options.
I was drawn to this game because of the images and video as well: I could tell what the gameplay loop was like in less than 10 seconds.

One thing I'd like is some more use for blocking, because at this "meta", it seems like dodge only glass cannon with the auto-dodge ring to save you if you goof seems like the only option for S and S+ ranks. (Block is essentially useless on the last two enemies since they over-use damage over time and projectile spam that overloads block/burrow on at least swordsman/archer.)
I assume the damage over time is to discourage sitting in one spot and reflecting back projectiles for the whole match? To avoid this, one suggestion would be to have a boss that has very clear revenge attacks or gets healed from getting hit by reflected projectiles, so your option would be move or block. (Although if you keep the reflect on block mechanic, make sure revenge isn't triggered by the block or have some hint to not bring reflect rings to that fight. Otherwise I'm sure players will just be like me and equip the "superior" dodge ring.)

Thanks for a quick, fun experience! I'd definitely pay for new encounters.

Привет разработчик!! Ваша игра великолепна!! Интересная боевая система, замечательный саундтрек...да и вообще игра мне понравилась...Я играл и получал удовольствие! Удачи вам в будущем!!!

I love it but one time the game glitched out and the gallow one-hit me with a full healthbar.

The game is so flipping goddamn great, the plot is quite interesting and the battle system feels wonderful to play
The difficulty of the bosses are ok, even tho i had to get 4+ on everything to beat the last boss, it felt ready great when i did it

10/10

I think the game is good, but the bosses are too hard (especially the last two) so you definitely wanna turn that down a bit. But overall it's a good game, and the bosses are amazing! 

This game is just insane, the gameplay is original I hope i will see the full game one day.

This game was awesome! I have never seen a battle mechanic like this before, and im so glad i came across this game. I was able to play multiplayer just once tho, i couldnt connect to anybody (either lack of players or it only connects locally, idk) but it was still a cool experience. Can't wait for the full game!

Is this the full game or just a demo?

Love the art style! 

Very nice. What engine was used?

This is a pretty neat idea! It feels like a 2D monster hunter, and each boss felt pretty different. The art and everything looks pretty good as well, definitely give this a shot if you're into Monster Hunter at all! Props to the developers.

I definitely think this game shows promise. What's there needs a bit of tightening up, but overall I like what I see so far.

wow, this has come a long way. looking great!

I tried it on the OUYA, (Android 4.1, OpenGL ES 2.0), it starts, animations works, and also the background music is there, but can't go beyond the start-screen, controller input does not work. Also tried mouse input. Nothing.

A rail fighter that's a bit rough around the edges, but has great potential.

Gameplay-wise.. I'm on the fence about it. On one hand, the "rail fighter" system does make things interesting. It does take a lot of getting used to and is not intuitive for a fantasy-style game. I'm more of a fan of freedom-of-movement, but the concept does work for this game.

Graphically, I dig the art style. While the animations aren't 100% polished, they're absolutely fine for an early demo.

The soundtrack is beautiful. I can't gush over the sound effects as much, but there's nothing offensive about them, neither.

The controller inputs are straight-forward. However, I must complain that the game switched around input notifications between the controller and the keyboard. It should be locked on one or the other, depending on if a controller is active. I've been having a ton of trouble with this on Spyro Reignited Trilogy as well, so perhaps this is more of a problem with PC games in general. Or, perhaps my rig's haunted. Who knows?

I can't comment on replayability, considering this is just a very short demo.

Overall, Bound By Blades is a little rough around the edges. However, despite its flaws, I see great potential in this game.

Some really gorgeous art. Will this be getting a Mac release (or demo)?

10/10 I love the Graphics and the cooperative mode c:.it's too beautifull.

Good development so far I like this, took a bit of time to figure out still a few bits more, look forward to the full version.  I also recommend the indiexpo.net website for your game too there is a lot of traffic there for games like this.

YouTuber:  Fellowplayer

The concept of this game looks neat and I am really looking forward to it getting released

Just found out about this game and I am SO Excited for it  to come to Kickstarter. The environment style and UI are very impressive.  I would love to contribute to the game myself if you need a concept artist or illustrator. My portfolio is at https://www.rubidotrinh.com/ . Good luck! :D 

how do you download it on windows 10?

I've just registered to say the game looks fantastic