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Sacrificial Sam by TinyMushroom

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made by TinyMushroom for LD 43 (COMPO)

​Sacrificial Sam is here to save the day, no matter the costs!​ Are you ready to be a hero? Innocent bystanders are scattered throughout a city overrun by machines, and it is up to you to help them get out alive.

Controls:

  • Arrow keys - movement
  • Space bar - jump
  • Jump then ↑ - fly​
  • Move → or ← and press Z - dash
  • C - shrink/grow
  • ​X - interact​

A Metroidvania put on its head, ​Sacrificial Sam​ takes away the world and mechanics as you progress. ​It​ was created using Godot in 48 hours for the Ludum Dare 43 compo (Theme: Sacrifices Must Be Made). Art created by me.

Thanks to Tomas Pettersson for the awesome tool sfxr, which generated the game's sound effects.

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Bugfixes can be found here

HTML5 (web) https://tinymushroom.itch.io/sacrificial-sam
Windows https://tinymushroom.itch.io/sacrificial-sam
macOS https://tinymushroom.itch.io/sacrificial-sam
Linux https://tinymushroom.itch.io/sacrificial-sam
Source code https://github.com/epielemeier/SacrificialSam
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/43/sacrificial-sam

Ratings

Overall 378th 3.026⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Fun 355th 2.95⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 393th 2.763⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Theme 387th 3⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 431th 2.553⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Audio 308th 2.763⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Humor 233th 2.8⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Mood 388th 2.711⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Given 23🗳️ 15🗨️

Feedback

Andrew Garcia
03. Dec 2018 · 07:47 UTC
The fact that you can leave the people behind adds a lot of extra strategy to this idea! I like the arcade-y sound effects you used! I got soft-locked at the stage where you lose your roll though, cause I gave the roll, died, and didn't have my cape so I couldn't leave. But I liked the level design I got to see!
Rhou
03. Dec 2018 · 09:02 UTC
I enjoyed you after downloading it .It certainly one that I'm gonna keep the way you made the game almost gave it a layer of strategy overall it was fun to play and is pretty casual
Rhou
03. Dec 2018 · 09:02 UTC
I enjoyed you after downloading it .It certainly one that I'm gonna keep the way you made the game almost gave it a layer of strategy overall it was fun to play and is pretty casual
Rhou
03. Dec 2018 · 09:02 UTC
I enjoyed you after downloading it .It certainly one that I'm gonna keep the way you made the game almost gave it a layer of strategy overall it was fun to play and is pretty casual
Captain Tyx
03. Dec 2018 · 11:46 UTC
Preyy nice and easy to learn !
THe gameplay is a classical platformer, which is pretty satisfying with a great addition of features including the theme in a good way.
Great job :-)
nander
03. Dec 2018 · 15:05 UTC
Lost the game on the stage where you lose the roll, unable to progress further. Other than that, fun game. Could really use some music.
🎤 TinyMushroom
03. Dec 2018 · 16:21 UTC
The level where you lose the roll can be completed by jumping over the tank instead of rolling under it. This game can be beaten. It has 13 levels. I hope that clears things up!
Pompi Pompi
03. Dec 2018 · 20:24 UTC
So if I lose the roll and die I can't finish the game? Maybe you should have made a "clean restart" with the ability in the level you lose it.
shieldgenerator7
04. Dec 2018 · 07:27 UTC
didnt work for me :[
i ran the exe on windows, it gave me a blank black rectangle for a split second then disappeared, never to be heard from again
🎤 TinyMushroom
08. Dec 2018 · 03:06 UTC
@pompi-pompi I added a bugfix for that level, thank you for pointing out the issue!

@shieldgenerator7 I fixed the Windows build, thank you for letting me know!
Hempuli
08. Dec 2018 · 04:48 UTC
Pretty nice! I liked how many different powerups there were for the player to lose. The controls seemed intimidating at first but the game is forgiving enough that it didn't ultimately become an issue. The platforming engine struggled with some platform formations, but again, it could be overcome. Losing the suit was a great touch :) Good work!
SKDF
08. Dec 2018 · 18:10 UTC
I guess it's not breaking news but graphics are on the meh-side, anyway the gameplay ideas are simple but well executed! Maybe balance some powers like the flying because it was a bit too easy. I'd love to see a more complete version of the game :)
yyam
11. Dec 2018 · 00:55 UTC
This is a well designed and thought out game! I like the idea of flipping the usual metroidvania progression on its head but doing that means there's a bit of a learning curve at the beginning because you have all the powers unlocked. Well done on including so many interesting mechanics though! Cool game :)
g12345
11. Dec 2018 · 23:41 UTC
That was a great reverse metroidvania game!

I finished it with talking to everyone.

I like that you lose skills every time you talk to a person, however you don't know which skill you lose after you talked to them.

Level design is great!

There was one level where I had problems with an invisible wall, but other than that the platforming was acceptable.
shieldgenerator7
13. Dec 2018 · 20:58 UTC
Cool game!
Despite all the problems I ran into, I ended up enjoying it once I got past the frustrating parts. There were some parts where it required too much of a precise jump and the instructions didn't properly convey that you had to already be pressing the arrow keys when you pressed Z.

Also, the Web GL build doesn't show the whole level for me:
![sacrificial sam stuck level.png](///raw/be7/01/z/1fa76.png)

Overall very fun and I like that you have a set ability that gets lost each time because it's easier to guarantee the player will be able to continue the rest of the game.
🎤 TinyMushroom
16. Dec 2018 · 17:32 UTC
@shieldgenerator7 thank you for sticking with the game! I appreciate the feedback. I updated the description so the dashing mechanic is explained more clearly.

For the issue with the Web GL build, were you running the game in full screen? It seems like that may be a requirement. If you ran into the issue while in full screen, which browser did you use?
🎤 TinyMushroom
16. Dec 2018 · 17:37 UTC
@g12345 if you let me know where you experienced the "invisible wall" I will add a patch to fix it. I noticed that in some places, the ground may be slightly uneven causing this "invisible wall" effect. I thought I found them all, I guess not :sweat_smile:
BumDag
17. Dec 2018 · 10:31 UTC
WebGL worked for me. Great arcade feel, nice sound fx. Left that first person behind, wasn't sure how to save her. Hope she forgives me. Thank you for making it.
BloodyOrchidDC
18. Dec 2018 · 08:41 UTC
Yeah! I win!
A ture hero always smiles in the face of adversity.
ps. I think the hero might got naked when the lady wants his blue suit. But, he wear a black Tshirt and pants instead. Cool.
shieldgenerator7
19. Dec 2018 · 19:02 UTC
@tinymushroom no i didnt run it in fullscreen. I'm using chrome.
And that dash description makes more sense now
ToonTeamJ
20. Dec 2018 · 20:01 UTC
Interesting game!

I loved how you could curl into a ball and roll around. Flying was a little tricky, though.