NotHog

Stab your friends! Evade, fish for counterhits, and chip away at your opponent in head to head combat.

Inspired by Nidhogg, FOOTSIES, and my memories of playing fighting games competitively. Created in April for my #1GAM challenge for 2019. Developed in PICO-8.

Controls (Using PICO-8's X/O glyphs)

X - Basic Attack

X, X - Basic Attack into Followup

X,X,X - Basic Attack into Followup into Kick Finish

X,O or X,X,O - Cancel the respective attack into a backstep to evade

O (with no other input) - Neutral guard

O+Forward - Dash

X (during Dash) - Slide

X (during Slide) - Slice Attack