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Sacrificial Sam by HitchH1k3r

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made by HitchH1k3r for LD 43 (JAM)

You've found a map, and as a treasure hunter and all around ~~good~~ guy, you decided to see where it will take you. In this brand new game from the minds that brought you a wiggling dragon and a jello filled dungeon, you'll play as Sam the treasure hunter extraordinaire on his biggest quest yet! On the way you'll..

Meet New Friends Friends.png

Solve Puzzles Puzzles.png

Find Artifacts GoodEnding.png

and Perform Satanic Rituals Rituals.png

Remember: If it's treasure you are after, then sacrifices must be made.

Use Arrow Keys to move, pickup items, and interact with the world around you. The Shift Key will cycle through the characters you have unlocked.

Tips and Tricks

  • There are four levels to beat, each introducing new mechanics. Try to figure out what the character you unlock does, and use that to solve the rest of the dungeon.
  • Altars will need one or two things sacrificed to them before they will activate. Once activated they will summon an item/block and/or open a door.
  • Coins are used in sacrificial rituals, and keys can open locked doors.
  • There are also floor buttons that will toggle doors of it's corisponding color (if any are held down), and levers that do the same.
  • When you unlock a new characters (there are four characters total) you can use the left or right shift key to control them.
  • There are three secret items hidden in the game, if you find them you can get the "good" ending.

Version History

Dec. 3, 2018 :: v1.0.0 - Jam Release

Dec. 6, 2018 :: v1.0.1 - Fixed a bug where some doors would not close

HTML5 (web) https://hitchh1k3r.itch.io/sacrificial-sam
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/43/super-awesome-game

Ratings

Overall 125th 3.931⭐ 53🧑‍⚖️
Fun 54th 4⭐ 53🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 229th 3.569⭐ 53🧑‍⚖️
Theme 689th 3.206⭐ 53🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 549th 3.451⭐ 53🧑‍⚖️
Audio 124th 3.83⭐ 52🧑‍⚖️
Humor 352th 3.191⭐ 49🧑‍⚖️
Mood 272th 3.627⭐ 53🧑‍⚖️
Given 88🗳️ 42🗨️

Feedback

chaosed0
08. Dec 2018 · 06:31 UTC
Great game! I ended up quitting on level 3 at the snowball pushing puzzle. Even so, there's some smart puzzle design on display here. The sprites, music, and animations infuse the game a lot of charm and character.

I think the biggest criticism I can make is that it's quite cumbersome to switch between characters once you get more than two; assigning each of the characters to a key (e.g. 1 to Sam, 2 to Viking, 3 to Elf) would have helped immensely.
dreadzilla
08. Dec 2018 · 21:12 UTC
I enjoyed this! What a great game! Nice puzzles. And I made it to the end! :)
dk5000p
09. Dec 2018 · 00:00 UTC
I felt the game a little tedious. The puzzles were more trial and error. I also agree that switching characters was monotonous. The ending definitely knocked the theme home. I did like that remembering the characters abilities at the end helped you complete the level quicker. I also enjoyed the character design.
Jeorb
09. Dec 2018 · 00:03 UTC
Great puzzle mechanics, audio, and nice hand drawn graphics. Feels like a full game.
jongjo
09. Dec 2018 · 00:25 UTC
Awesome game! I had a lot of fun playing this. The puzzles were really good, they were challenging and required everyone's skill in some way. When you got a new character, I loved how you were immediately introduced to their skill. The game was self explanatory (I didn't read any of the description or tips/tricks), and that's something not easily achieved. Well done.

I did have difficulty identifying some of the tiles, especially the gap in the floor and the top of the wall. I also felt that it didn't make sense that I couldn't push a box onto carpet.

Another suggestion is to make the character slide smoothly on the ice instead of hopping really fast.

Overall, a fun game! Great job!
LMB
09. Dec 2018 · 00:42 UTC
Excellent game, very solid entry! Very nice how new mechanics are introduced in a natural way, as part of the level design itself. These games with multiple characters with different skills always remind me of *The Lost Vikings* :slight_smile: Enjoyed a lot, thanks for the game!
Porcus_Pie
09. Dec 2018 · 00:59 UTC
I really enjoyed this game! The art and music worked really well, and I loved the world you created. It set the ood fantastically as this whimsical puzzle game. The game itself was quite solid. The levels introduced mechanics fluidly and I always felt rewarded for finding the secret item. The puzzles were quite solid and I always felt smart completing them. My only two problems are that I couldn't find an obvious restart level button, and within the third level I knocked the snowball in such a way that it made it impossible to complete, so I didn't get to finish the game (which I was genuinly dissapointed about, I really wanted to see this one through as I enjoyed it that much). The other issue was the camera, given the jumpy nature of the movement it felt very jerky and hard to get used to without getting motion sick. I enjoyed this game however, it felt full, polished and complete, a hard task for a game jam game
GenericToast
09. Dec 2018 · 08:02 UTC
Really fun and well designed puzzle game. The level design is solid and the game mechanics are well thought out. The music was also good and the various sound effects were nice. Being able to produce a game like this in 3 days is really impressive! I managed to find all 3 "secret" items and get the (good?) ending and i liked how you had to replay the levels to get them. Definitely one of my favorite entries so far!
Matank
09. Dec 2018 · 08:29 UTC
Great puzzle game! Really liked your puzzle design and how the different abilities are used. The ending was a funny and fitting conclusion to the story.
SnuggleHero
09. Dec 2018 · 08:49 UTC
Now that's a joy to play. Thanks for the unexpected excellent adventure!
dcrdro
09. Dec 2018 · 17:57 UTC
Hehe, really fun game. Good job!
kaiagan
09. Dec 2018 · 18:38 UTC
Very interesting game.
The mechanics are nicely introduced and everything feels polished.

As already mentioned, switching characters becomes a little bit tedious and sometimes there is a lot of distance to travel. But these are only minor defaults: the game is very impressive and consistent (graphics, mechanics, music).

Probably one of the best I played so far :)
Geckoo1337
09. Dec 2018 · 23:21 UTC
At first I would like to say that the gameplay is just amazing with the best keys so as to create a good puzzle game, but in the same time, you add adventure and epic mood. Aesthetic is fun. Using all abilities needs some skill. I didin't understand immediately perpective. I would like to pass through a zone but in fact it's a wall. However you did an amazing entry. Well done. One of my favorites for the 43th LudumDare session ++
WiredOverload
10. Dec 2018 · 02:24 UTC
Decent feeling solid game with only a couple design changes that felt shaky. In the first level I never picked up the end item before exploring upward and I believe that in doing so I wasn't able to get to the second level without playing the first again. Overall great game.
jkoftekian
10. Dec 2018 · 07:13 UTC
This was an excellent puzzle game. This is what great level design is all about! Thanks for making such a great game, I had a lot of fun! I wish I had constructive criticism, but i jut had too much fun figuring out the levels lol
Kasaki
10. Dec 2018 · 15:59 UTC
It's a good puzzle game. Well done!
Howard Duong
13. Dec 2018 · 05:15 UTC
Wow that was fun! I really like the puzzle and the gameplay is solid. The music is great too, good job!
VadeMetro
17. Dec 2018 · 12:03 UTC
Really nice puzzle game! Loved the graphics :)
Tornoz
17. Dec 2018 · 12:33 UTC
It was really a fantastic entry. It feels like Ittle Dew meets The Lost Vikings with really clever puzzles. The graphics seemed a bit weak on the screenshot but it works better in game with the animations. The sound and music was nice too.
Haustgeirr
17. Dec 2018 · 18:30 UTC
Really enjoyable game! Quite nice to complete it although I found the secrets I'm not sure I got the good ending. I'm also unsure where the theme comes into the game? Nevertheless, it was lots of fun with nice character. Great job! :grinning:
🎤 HitchH1k3r
17. Dec 2018 · 19:41 UTC
# Thanks for all your feedback!

@chaosed0
I was going to have the number keys switch directly to the characters, I guess it didn't get done because I ran out of time, and we didn't know how many characters would be in the game when we finished. I wish I had had time!

@lmb @tornoz
The Lost Vikings defiantly came up in our brainstorming session, for a moment we considered arrow traps and a character with a shield that could block them, good observation! ^_^

@generictoast @haustgeirr I bet you got the "good" ending (it's pretty hard not to if you had the "secret objects"). Regardless of the ending it's just a credits screen, but (**spoilers**):
!> In the last level you will have to sacrifice each of the heroes unless they are holding their matching doll, on the credits screen it shows the heroes or "ghosts" depending on if they survived.

In retrospect players that play the game the most, get a less satisfying ending, which was a mistake. Thanks for playing to the end!

@wiredoverload It sucks that you can leave the first level before getting the artifact :cry: I had programmed doors that open once an object was picked up (intended for the "treasure rooms"), but they did not make it into the levels. Thanks for letting us know you got bite by this!
pelicanodepico
17. Dec 2018 · 20:56 UTC
So cool everything!!
vlandemart
18. Dec 2018 · 06:22 UTC
### Amazing game.

First thing that strikes me - tutorial is masterfully done. You really have the talent to explain everything about the game without any words.

Art is simple, but very sweet. Animations are very nice.

Sound is done very well, it really accompanies the game overall.

Gameplay is very addictive - smart puzzles and heroes with distinctive abilities puts the game together, making you want to play it further more.

Also, way you did good/bad ending is very smart, I really liked it (though I got "bad" one).

Amazing entry, masterfully done. Great job!
Danilo Freire
18. Dec 2018 · 19:14 UTC
Very solid game! With a lot of content for a gamejam... Congrats for the team! :smile:
falak
20. Dec 2018 · 19:30 UTC
Well made game! Good luck!
Sockman
22. Dec 2018 · 22:28 UTC
Nice job, I got stuck on the third level so I didn't finish, but it was really good. There are a lot of clever puzzles, and the mechanics are all really solid. The graphics and audio were also good, simple but visually clear.
Strega
23. Dec 2018 · 23:13 UTC
Awesome puzzle game! Liked the different abilities and their usage in the different puzzles.
HDugmag
26. Dec 2018 · 22:26 UTC
Excellent game, really fun! Loved the audio direction, controls, gameplay decisions, and just about everything in this game. Great job!
selavy
27. Dec 2018 · 00:37 UTC
The character switching definitely felt a bit tedious, particularly paired with some slightly slow movement, but the art and music add some great personality and the puzzles tie into the theme pretty consistently.
najmm
27. Dec 2018 · 14:41 UTC
It is definitely a super awesome game...Good job...
Zhorky
30. Dec 2018 · 18:28 UTC
Might not be the best looking game, but a really nice game to play. The mechanics feel really good and i love the bouncing jump animation. Congratulations to everyone.
Zhorky
30. Dec 2018 · 18:28 UTC
Might not be the best looking game, but a really nice game to play. The mechanics feel really good and i love the bouncing jump animation. Congratulations to everyone.