The Chosen Sheep by Ellenack

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made by Ellenack for LD 43 (JAM)

Introduction

The gods have tasked you with controlling the ever increasing sheep population. In return, they only demand a small blood offering...

Use your mighty horns to fulfil this great mission.

Screenshots

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FriendlyNeighboors.png

DeathAwaits.png

Misc

Hey there !

This game is my very first Ludum Dare. It was a lot of fun to make and I hope you will enjoy the couple of minutes you will play it. :)

On a final note, to play, you simply need your left mouse button !

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Thanks !

Ratings

Overall 349th 3.618⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Fun 396th 3.412⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 757th 2.853⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Theme 474th 3.529⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 162th 4.186⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Humor 186th 3.578⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Mood 123th 3.9⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Given 15🗳️ 11🗨️

Feedback

qtm
04. Dec 2018 · 02:28 UTC
The graphics is really nice looking! The bloody part looks really cool and creepy.
Gameplay could use a bit of variety, but it still works well. It's really hard to hit targets that are much faster than you
Sirhaian
04. Dec 2018 · 03:27 UTC
Loving the style and how it goes from happy and bright to dark and demonic. The atmosphere was great.
Auzrial
04. Dec 2018 · 04:12 UTC
cool game
GoldRanger
04. Dec 2018 · 06:00 UTC
The graphics are great and the UI is really smooth and comfortable!
However, I think it feels a little lack of content,
if you reward players with some abilities like charging/ time slow/ stop when you put faster sheep into the farm, then the gameplay can be more diverse!
Dudum Lare
04. Dec 2018 · 11:43 UTC
I can just imagine how grotesque this game would be if I played it in the middle of the night... You really succeeded with setting the mood. Clean graphics, easy to understand the game-play. I enjoyed this game, I'm addicted. Good luck, hope to see you in the next jam. Have a nice day. // @dudum-lare from @liquidbrain
squaredev
04. Dec 2018 · 12:10 UTC
Really nice graphics! I love how the grass looks when drenched in blood.
As others have said, some kind of power-up like a thrust or a dash would add a lot of variety. Also if the evil goats could hurt you back, that would be cool.
🎤 Ellenack
05. Dec 2018 · 00:24 UTC
Thanks for the feedback everybody. It's true that having a few power ups would have been nice. :) I will probably take a day off work for the next Ludum Dare to have time to add more content !
drkr
05. Dec 2018 · 02:35 UTC
That was super well polished and fun. Was there supposed to be anything after the bloody rain section? because I killed a couple of black sheep and got up to 22 total but I couldn't make it any further.
Nick Rafalski
05. Dec 2018 · 02:52 UTC
This was way more fun that I was expecting. All the audio and visual feedback make for a really juicy game, particularly for a jam. It seems like you went for a smaller scope with great polish, and you definitely delivered.
Jesús González
05. Dec 2018 · 13:46 UTC
How does the game ends? I find it impossible to get past 20 sheep. Great game 4.5/5 from me!
JulienLussiez
05. Dec 2018 · 15:32 UTC
Nice game with nice graphics. The theme is respected. It's pretty hard though, sheeps keeps running from me.
🎤 Ellenack
06. Dec 2018 · 01:55 UTC
There is no real end to the game, apart from trying to please the gods forever and get the highest score for personal fame and glory. :D I indeed went for a really small scope and tried to make what I had feel great, due to me being alone and only having two days (worked on monday). I'm glad it came out this well and that you guys/girls appreciate it even if its not a full pledged game. :)
Dancinoman
07. Dec 2018 · 23:56 UTC
The graphic are awesome and the idea is nice. Although I wished some more challenges for this game; it was very easy dodging attacks from goats with no interaction from me.
maximiliangeorg
08. Dec 2018 · 09:30 UTC
The second phase literally gave me goosebumps! Nice work there with the whispering and thunder storm. You achieved a super cool look in the short time available and everything matches very well.
My biggest complain is about balancing: In the second part sheep move way faster, have more health and spawn faster all at once, that is a big ramp up in difficulty in comparison to the first part. Still it was more motivating than frustrating but a smoother difficulty curve would have resulted in a better and more fun experience.
Another thing worth tweaking is the camera distance. I played on PC and when the shit hit the fan and I where chasing many very fast sheep I only focused on the sheep icons on the border of the screen rather than the actual visuals. Otherwise the time I have to react is too short. This is especially unfortunate because your game looks so nice. I can imagine though, that the current camera setup is better for mobile.

All in all, a perfectly scoped and well executed project that would be perfect with a little bit more tweaking.
Swanijam
08. Dec 2018 · 15:08 UTC
Hey that was great! excellent graphics and (o.o) nice grass, nice stylistic choice to guide the sheep with a trail of blood. The game's rules were intuitive and it was a lot of fun. I think the black sheep are a little to fast at the end to feasibly keep up with the impatience of the gods, but i didn't mind losing when i saw the ending. good job!
Mertios
09. Dec 2018 · 02:42 UTC
I really liked this game. The graphics, concept, and sound were all fantastic. However, as @swanijam said, the black sheep are a little too fast. As soon as they spawned in I couldn't keep up with the game. Good work!
🎤 Ellenack
09. Dec 2018 · 05:34 UTC
Seems like I will have to put more time into balancing my game next time ! :D From what I have seen, the very best players tend to achieve around 22 offerings, and the normal range is more around 18. I guess that if I had to make the game again that would be the point where adding a power up would make sense. ^^
HermesEs
09. Dec 2018 · 09:20 UTC
Funny and with a lot of blood XD Cute graphics and well done with the different atmospheres xD
It gets a little difficult when the black sheeps appear and they go as fast as flash but still its pretty good.
Great job!!
v1ru6
09. Dec 2018 · 14:41 UTC
Well put together! I enjoyed the raw sheep treats.

Did you try another control setup such as WASD or gamepad?
BabyKing
09. Dec 2018 · 17:29 UTC
Fantastic execution, the control scheme on web was a bit glitchy on my laptop (as using the trackpad to click and drag often is) not something that I expect to have resolved but something to keep in mind for the future. An enjoyable experience, thank you for sharing your work.
Matt Fabius
10. Dec 2018 · 02:09 UTC
Love the art and sound design! The UI locators were a great touch. Only thing this could've used was an in-game tutorial (just explaining the click to move).
efealacamli
14. Dec 2018 · 12:20 UTC
Great art and sound effects! Such an addictive gameplay!
Kornel Meszaros
16. Dec 2018 · 16:55 UTC
Holy sheep. You are sick. I like it. :D
NickNameless
17. Dec 2018 · 15:53 UTC
Cute game when it's just sheep, spoopy when it's raining hell! The grass is neat, and I especially love how the cursor appears in it, haha!

Cute and fun little experience while it lasts!