I'm guessing here, because I haven't checked the game out yet, but it sounds like it's a flash game. You may have to dismiss a permission dialog when you start it up. you also may have to focus using the tab key until the flash application has control of your keyboard.
Just some thoughts, Teresa Winging its way from my iPod > On Jul 12, 2014, at 4:10 PM, "loriduncan" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, I am very impressed with the sounds and voice-acting in this game, > however I am unable to use my arrows to face my attackers. I heard him on my > left, so hit left arrow to face him, but my character didn't move, so got > killed pretty quickly. I'm on a windows 7 dell laptop with windows 64 bit. I > also found that the only way of shutting the game down, was by keeping jaws > running and closing the game by hitting alt then close. I'm also finding > pressing backspace doesn't move me back in menus too. > > As for timed parries Dark, I'm hopeless at timing, probably because i spend > too long planning my next move lol. From Lori. > > -----Original Message----- From: Christina > Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2014 9:18 PM > To: 'Gamers Discussion list' > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] The blind swordsman,an audiogame with interesting > mechanics > > Hi. > Ok so, I figured out hitting the 180 degrees mode starts it. > However, none of the arrow keys do anything. I'm on a Windows7 64 computer. > I also tried it on a Windows XP computer. > When I use it, Adobe 11 also pops up. Do I need to change a setting? > Thanks. > Christina > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gamers [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of dark > Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2014 12:40 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Audyssey] The blind swordsman, an audiogame with interesting > mechanics > > Hi. > > This is to anyone who hasn't seen this one over at audiogames.net It's an > action game where you play a warrior who has become blind and is seaking a > warlock to help him get his site back. You have a sword and shield, but the > game is very much anime enspired with armies of attacking warriors, dagger > wielding psychotic women, and archers who's arrows you can cut out of the > air (yes it's that awsome). > > The music, sounds and story are great, however what really impresses me > about this one is the gameplay. it is extremely simple, move left and right, > up arrow to attack, down arrow to parry, and should by rights be just > another sterrio target boppit affair. I am however extremely impressed by > the way the game works mechanically. You can't just automaticaly block every > attack and then respond with a hit, there are opponents you need to attack > first, some others you need to attack slightly before they do etc. Actually > the mechanics are far closer o those of a beatemup in terms of timing and > response even though the enemies only have one attack each and you have only > one block and one attack to play with. > > I'd definitely advise developers interested in creating more subtle > audiogames to have a look at this one, sinse it takes that very simple idea > we've all seen time after time, but manages to make it mechanically much > more interesting and adds just those elements of judgement which I've been > wittering on about, indeed I am quite surprised it was possible in such a > basically simple game. > > The story and sounds are also great too (the enemies are just so evil). > Either way I'll stop wittering and say where to get it. > > The game was originally designed to run on a game play website in flash, but > getting that one to work was a bit of a pest so the author has provided a > direct download: > http://www.evildogserver.com/theblindswordsman/theblindswordsmanPC.zip > > I'll be adding this one to the database when the developer sends me more > information. > > Beware the grue! > > Dark. > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [email protected]. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to [email protected]. > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to [email protected]. > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to [email protected]. --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. 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