Child Arms

A 2D Arcade Sword-Fighting game, Child Arms is a new way to battle. A one-on-one fighting game where you view your opponent from your player's perspective, facing them head-on.

Taking place in an alternative 16th century, where the youth are the majority of the population, you will pick one of 8 young warriors who are discovering their world for the first time. Each character possesses unique features and special moves for a diversity of play styles.

Play as the last of the ancient Roman warriors, a tomboy Spaniard, a proud samurai, and many more from different cultures around the world.

Features in the demo:

▪ Character color editor

▪ Log chopping mini-game

▪ Two opponents in Arcade mode

▪ Versus mode

▪ Controller support and remapping.

▪ Large hand-drawn sprites

▪ Demo will eventually have all 8 characters playable

Planned features to be added for the full release:

▪ Arcade mode with 2 bosses and endings for each character

▪ Online play

▪ More mini-games

▪ AI editor

As a big fan of fighting games, the complexity of the genre is what makes it exciting to play. However, this is also a barrier of entry for most players as it requires you to invest so much time into learning a plethora of rules.

Child Arms was designed with the mechanics of a traditional 2D fighter in mind but strives to make it as accessible as possible with the following features:

⚔️ Only Two buttons: An attack button that functions the same for all characters and a secondary button with an action that is unique to each character.

🤺 No movement: You will remain in place, facing your opponent.

🛡️Three positions to attack and defend: Up, Neutral, and Down on your direction buttons not only block your opponent's attack but targets your own.

🛡️ Dodging: As simple as pressing left and right.

🗡️ Simple special moves: No complicated motions, just a press of a direction and a button.

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