LudumData

SERVUS BONUS by gurkenlabs

[raw]
made by gurkenlabs for LD 44 (JAM)

header1.png

SERVUS BONUS.

A good slave is a good servant. A great slave is currency!

Play the tale of a slave monger with only one wish... to get admission to the great Roman open-air bath. Coming from the slums of Memphis, you have a long way of hardship before you. Gain respect by becoming the greatest slave monger of the Imperium Romanum.

servus-bonus-level1-2.gif

servus-bonus-level2-2.gif

SCREENSHOTS

2019-04-29-22-43-42.png

2019-04-30-03-00-24.png

2019-04-30-03-49-01.png

HOW TO PLAY:

  • Acquire the Romans' slaves in order to gain respect and trust.
  • Fight for your life using your bare fists and your acrobatic talent.
  • Try not to kill your own slaves.

CONTROLS:

controls.png

MADE WITH

litiengine-logo-border.png

Windows https://gurkenlabs.itch.io/servus-bonus
Linux https://gurkenlabs.itch.io/servus-bonus
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/44/servus-bonus-1

Ratings

Given 1🗳️ 0🗨️

Feedback

arielsan
01. May 2019 · 21:59 UTC
Good graphics and sounds, it was a bit hard, couldn't beat third level. I didn't understand the E key to interact, it was always the same result for the enemies, they say something and then I have to attack them. I expected using the slaves to cover me in some way in order to fight higher level enemies but they just die and I lose :(
🎤 gurkenlabs
02. May 2019 · 09:28 UTC
@arielsan Thank you for your feedback. The **"interact (E)"** key is there to trigger the enemies when you are ready to fight and to turn in the slaves once you've collected enough. There is nothing more to it. **It's possible to block the enemies with your slaves** and the enemies cannot harm them but you cannot abuse that by just smashing into the slaves and also hit the enemy while the enemy cannot reach you. This is why **your hits can damage the slaves**. Also, the idea is that you need to treat the slaves like a valuable currency and hitting them is obviously contradictory to this.

> it was a bit hard, couldn’t beat third level

Did you use your jump mechanic? Maybe we need to make this more obvious for level 3.
arielsan
03. May 2019 · 01:23 UTC
Mmmm, the truth is I didn't remember about the jump mechanics xD, I completed more levels now.