I'm sure most of you have noticed that there is no 'jumping' in Rearmed, at least in the traditional platformer sense. Some players have even expressed their interest in having a jumping feature implemented.
I was hesitant at first, because introducing jumping this late in development would break some of the level design. But perhaps if I took a new approach to jumping that would serve to enhance combat - I'd be able to satisfy players and myself! And so...
Now you can Leap and perform Aerial Attacks!
This is how it works: Perform the roll by Blocking and hitting Left or Right, continue to hit Left or Right to Leap, then again, and again!
Here's how it looks:
You can now attack in the air too! Very helpful for executing technical combos. Try attacking during rolls and the various jumps. Here's a combo I prepared earlier:
Here's the full update list:
- Updates
- Roll/leap
- Air attacks
- Edge grabs
- Roll attacks
- Fixes & balancing
- Camera zoom in air
- Attacks on moving platforms
- Up Power Strike
- Various bugs
The next update may not focus on any single aspect as I want to lift the quality of the entire experience. Expect many of the loose ends to be fixed in the next two weeks!