Dad by the Sword: First Person Swordplay and dynamic slicing

A project in Bainbridge Island, WA by Rocketcat Games
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A First Person Sword Fighting game with creative, tactical combat and a dynamic slicing system that lets you precisely chop up enemies.
Backers: 138
Average Pledge Per Backer: $52

Funded: $7,125 of $50,000
Dates: Jan 26th -> Feb 25th (30 days)
Project By: Rocketcat Games
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Last Updated: February 15 @ 01:06 -0500 GMT

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Latest News

Closing down, but Dad by the Sword lives on

February 14th - via: kickstarter.com
I'm shutting down the Kickstarter early. Typically, a game has to get about 50% of its funding in the first week to be successful, or better yet, 90% in its first day. It's possible to turn that around with tons and tons of work devoted entirely to... (Read More)

Closing the Kickstarter soon. Thanks for all your support, let's keep in touch!

February 14th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

DBTS Livestream Sunday at 1 PM Pacific + Upcoming Demo Update News

February 9th - via: kickstarter.com
This Sunday, at 1 pm Pacific time, we're going to be streaming Dad by the Sword! I'll be playing the new update we have out by then, and showing off both control modes and answering any questions you have about the game! We will be streaming it here:... (Read More)

Demo Update: Dark Messiah-Style Controls are now in!

February 6th - via: kickstarter.com
We're trying out the new Dark Messiah-style sword swing controls. This was one of our Kickstarter goals, that we felt we could do only if we got a lot of feedback. Due to all your feedback for the public demo, and a lot of work, we've been able to... (Read More)

Kickstarter Progress So Far + Big Updates This Week

February 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Currently we're at 12% funding for Dad by the Sword, with 3 weeks left. We will need your help to get fully funded! The way to do this will be by word of mouth. Read on to see what you can do to help, and for news on the Steam Demo Builds we're doing... (Read More)

Plans for Swing Controls, and new build with tweaks so far!

January 31st - via: kickstarter.com
We posted a build for the public demo last night that has a major tweak to the mouse-driven sword swing controls. Now, by default, the camera is unlocked (but slowed) when both aiming the sword before a swing, and swinging it. Let me know what you... (Read More)

Long Thoughts on Revamping the Controls + New Demo Update 1/27

January 28th - via: kickstarter.com
This update will be about the sword swing controls in Dad by the Sword, and our plans for them. There will be a lot of thoughts posted here on the controls now and what we're going to do in the near future. We will need a lot of feedback on this!... (Read More)

New Build Update! Twitter Community Goal Reached in under 24 hours! New Reward coming: Dad's Football

January 27th - via: kickstarter.com
A lot of things happened in the first 24 hours! Based on your feedback for the demo, we've been making changes and got a new demo build released last night. Read below for details on this update, one big thing is that we changed up the dungeon music.... (Read More)

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