Exanima
Melee combat system aficionados, behold hither! And see a nascent series of livestreams of video game going by the name of Exanima!
Unfinished, yet accessible to play for many moons, a diminutive party keeps their mettle and bring forth bemusing medieval melee experiences, should sounds of clanking and clothing bemuse thee, as they do me, admirer of sounds of space in other audio art pieces.
Hypertexthero Exanima video list:
- 10. Keys and Ctrl
- 9. To the iron gate
- 8. 0.9.5 interlude
- 7. Deeper into the dark
- 6. Beyond the door (story beginning)
- 5. Precision in chaos (expert practice complete)
- 4. The weight of the swing
- 3. Finding the rhythm (novice practice complete)
- 2. Double-wielding & music improv
- 1. Physics vs. my sanity
The beauty of Exanima is it doesn’t let one “fake it.” Being present with the physical movements, in the moment, is necessary for progress.
Further notes shall, by the grace of the gods, befall upon this page!
- Throw objects by holding Ctrl then clicking-and-dragging-and-releasing objects, which is useful for making noise to distract zombies.
- Unlock doors by double-clicking keys in your inventory, then clicking on a door.
- Change view with middle mouse button (MMB) held while dragging mouse.
- Zooms in and out with scroll wheel.
- Camera position behind you: V.
- Combat mode switch: Tab. In combat mode the mouse cursor turns red, your character faces its position on the screen, and pressing a & d strafes while pressing w & s moves you forward and back. Consider mapping Spacebar to crouch for greater agility.
- Overhead chop: Double-click left mouse button (LMB) and hold second click.
- Thrust attack: Hold Alt and click.
- Side swing attacks: Click LMB just right of opponent and hold, then quickly move mouse left for a powerful swing from the right, and vice versa for the left.
- “Your character is subject to physics, your inputs must work in harmony with them.”
- “Let go of LMB at any time to perform a feint or abandon your attack to defend instead.”
- “To deliver significant damage you must land clean hits with the correct part of your weapon.”
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Possibly Related:
- Exanima Expert Practice complete
- Exanima episode 10
- Deeper into the dark
- Double-wielding & music improv - Exanima 2
- Beyond the door
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