[Poll!] How should I do combat in my bullet hell game Bullet Madness?

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So, I am indecisive so I want you all to decide, how should the player interact with enemies (besides dodging)?

honestly I have no idea how to set up a proper poll

Edit: I forgot to say this, the poll will end in one day (September 17th, for me at least)

  • Directly attack enemies in some way
  • No attacks, enemies simply leave after a time
  • Some sort of parry system where you use the enemy’s attacks against them

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I voted for the parry system! It sounds cool, and kinda reminds me of the Batman Arkham series

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I’m not sure whether I will make the parry system a melee-like parry or a reflection, or something different? I will have to decide
if parry wins, that it (i get the feeling it will)

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I’m thinking melee-like parry

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just so it’s known, I think parrying will be the most difficult both to code in and to play, although i supposed it’s supposed to be hard

in terms of gameplay difficulty: direct attacking will be the easiest IF it is a ranged attack, if melee it may get harder, waiting may be easier it depends, and parrying will most likely be hardest.

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I was also thinking melee-like parry

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although, it’s a bullet hell, so how would a melee parry work?

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in bullet hells the player always combats against enemies with more bullets or else its not a bullet hell its just a bullet spamming fest

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Just Shapes and Beats is categorized as bullet hell, yet you don’t really fight anything or anyone. You just avoid the enemies attacks until the destroy themselves.
Also, I think you would be able to parry enemy attacks just by running up to the bullet and pressing a button, but you would have to be dangerously close to the bullet, and there is a cool-down between parrying.

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We could have both, a direct attack for normal enemies and for harder ones a parry, but I would prefer a normal attack overall because it makes the game feel a lot more flashes out then a consistent parry system, which could come off as annoying to few (hopefully not if that’s what you go with)

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Only a couple hours left to vote!

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One hour left to vote! It looks like Parrying is winning, and nobody wants to be a pacifist in a bullet hell game. Good to know

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THE POLL HAS BEEN CLOSED! Parrying won by a landslide! To the people who voted direct attack, don’t worry! I may still put a direct attack system in the game! But parrying mainly won!

In retrospect, I probably used a bit too many exclamation marks

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