Update on Battle Monsters

The first thing to say is, I've decided to call the game Swords 'n Shields instead. Since that's what your 2 main choices in the game are, to use your sword or your shield.

The game consists of battles that are rpg-like, but you don't gain experience or level up. So each battle is a puzzle instead. For example, in one battle you fight against 2 shadow versions of yourself, that copy your moves. Attacking them won't work since the 2 of them combined will kill you first. Defending won't work either since they'll just defend too. One solution is to keep attacking yourself - they'll attack themselves too, and in around 1 in 4 games they'll die before you do (since attack damage is randomised). There's at least 1 other solution so far, though I'll keep that one a secret.

I've given up hoping to finish it soon because coding always takes longer than I expect. Is it because I'm a novice programmer or is it because it's difficult to navigate through 1000 lines of code? Whatever the case, I'm determined to finish it, so it won't become another failed project.

Here's some more screenshots.