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Lost Sakura by HellSquirrel

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made by HellSquirrel for LD 40 (JAM)

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They took her from you. The only thing is left - revenge. But the more u kill the less will u got to move on.

In this game u need to kill as more as you can, but more you kill so more combination you need to memorise. You need to controll your QTE with 8 buttons. Download build, write your score and feedback in comments. Arigato.

Update 06/12/17 Added leadership on game page here. Write your score, added screenshots and glhf ^_^

Top-10 samurais:

1) HozaxernA - 15 kills

2) kbf123 - 14 kills

3) YuuK - 14 kills

4) azuredraco - 14 kills

5) Ithildin - 13 kills

6) Poorwill - 13 kills

7) Nillard - 10 kills

8) hell squirrel games (me) - 9 kills

9) Ollec - 8 kills

10) Pedro Henrique Cesar - 7 kills

p.s Sorry for my bad english in description and comments, I strolled school and university english lessons in cold Syberia-land, I am ashamed for that ;)

Windows https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MMMaE1zY557l2VnG_wgcJJo55iVldBXi/view?usp=sharing
Windows https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NE6QG5jL5APHmUFeDPv3DkpYxcmq4YgO/view
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/40/lost-sakura

Ratings

Overall 506th 3.512⭐ 43🧑‍⚖️
Fun 457th 3.439⭐ 43🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 871th 2.829⭐ 43🧑‍⚖️
Theme 730th 3.244⭐ 43🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 330th 3.881⭐ 44🧑‍⚖️
Mood 588th 3.25⭐ 44🧑‍⚖️
Given 96🗳️ 15🗨️

Feedback

DanMannGames
05. Dec 2017 · 02:33 UTC
Nice game dude
cortexdeveloper
05. Dec 2017 · 02:51 UTC
NICE pixel art
TIMOTHEUS-25
05. Dec 2017 · 10:24 UTC
always a fan of nice pixel art :3 !
Nillard
05. Dec 2017 · 10:31 UTC
Samurai Simon. Good art and effects. All them keys make it hard to get past 10.
Ollec
05. Dec 2017 · 10:55 UTC
I really enjoyed this, great art/animations, good soundtrack, fits the theme of the jam. The only thing I can criticize is that, for me, personally, I had to focus on either the beautiful art, or the gameplay -> what buttons I push. Though, as I said, maybe that's just me.

Didn't get past 8 :D
🎤 HellSquirrel
05. Dec 2017 · 10:55 UTC
@danmanngames @timotheus-25 @cortexdeveloper @nillard @ollec thanks for feedback dudes
🎤 HellSquirrel
05. Dec 2017 · 11:12 UTC
@ollec not so long ago we understood that we did 2fast increasing complexity
Nihilist
05. Dec 2017 · 11:25 UTC
Great concept, the indication could be a little clearer and more visible, also a short break after each enemy would be nice.
Pedro Henrique Cesar
05. Dec 2017 · 11:41 UTC
Awesome pixel art, loved the gameplay (gets really hard past 7 xD)

Good luck mate!
jlindell
05. Dec 2017 · 11:42 UTC
Nice intro setting the mood with good music and awesome pixel art! Gameplay is intuitive and responsive and a cool take on the theme! Good job.
Megalink
05. Dec 2017 · 11:53 UTC
Fantastic game! I loved the graphics and sound effects. It felt very satisfying to get a combination correct. Great work!
kristoverek
05. Dec 2017 · 12:58 UTC
At first it was difficult to notice which keys to press, but I quickly got used to that. Perhaps a slightly flashier effect would've been better. Also I might not've noticed but there is no option to exit the game (I've tried pretty much all the keys and there is no button that says exit/quit). I really like the art and animations and the game is actually really fun to play.
GerardB
05. Dec 2017 · 13:17 UTC
Satisfying to pull off! Also love the pixelart, nice entry :)
Romain Navazo
05. Dec 2017 · 14:22 UTC
Really love it :) Nice graphics, if i may point a problem, it would that the letters to hit could be more bright
Sherwood
05. Dec 2017 · 15:21 UTC
Hentai Dude :
> Slicin' haters with my blade, ronin wit the code, though
They call me Mugen, put my flow up on the rhyme
Disintegratin' my enemies, my way of samurai"

I love the idea. Same as above though. I would also say that a music would be welcome. Something that could enhance the atmosphere. The concept reminds me of Final Fantasy IX when you have to pretend fighting with Frank during the theater performance. Good job !
azure2s
05. Dec 2017 · 15:37 UTC
Great game! My favorite part is the animation and sound effect that plays when you slash through the enemies. It feels so satisfying!

I think the game would work really well with some Japanese style music. And it would be nice if there are some twists like different kinds of enemies (some kinds you have to input the commands in reverse, etc.) and bosses.

I think this game has great potential!
Priom
05. Dec 2017 · 16:48 UTC
The artstyle is nice. And the button memorization gameplay fits very nicely with the samurai aesthetic. Overall, Nice.
R2D48
05. Dec 2017 · 19:26 UTC
Great game. Could you please make a AZER QSDF version for AZERTY keyboard. (tips for user like me you can use shift+alt in windows10 to switch). Please can you add some Japanese traditional music like here https://www.jamendo.com/playlist/186391/traditional-japanese (RoyaltyFree)
Shivur
05. Dec 2017 · 22:47 UTC
Beautiful game!
Norbert
05. Dec 2017 · 22:49 UTC
Cool upgrade for typical memory game. Cool graphic and mood. I haven't seen any better made game yet (but i haven't seen to much of them ;) ) Well done.
kbf123
05. Dec 2017 · 23:17 UTC
I like it! The art is great. Got 14 kills.
Nehvis
05. Dec 2017 · 23:18 UTC
Somewhat addicting. Cool graphics and sword sounds. Maybe decrease the input time after a while to add even more difficulty?
county-agent
05. Dec 2017 · 23:43 UTC
Nice pixel art and enjoyable, albeit not particularly innovative, game-play. Sound effects are top notch and really elevate the game.
🎤 HellSquirrel
06. Dec 2017 · 00:11 UTC
@nihilist yeah, u're right, we have troubles with this and understood it 2late, in 1 week we added post-jam build where fix it
🎤 HellSquirrel
06. Dec 2017 · 00:17 UTC
@pedro-henrique-cesar thanks, man, your "Tower of mana" is cool too. I like concept. How do u think, mb u should start "freezing" when player start moving and near first first more slowly freeze?
🎤 HellSquirrel
06. Dec 2017 · 00:24 UTC
@jlindell thank you
Mowztouch
06. Dec 2017 · 01:31 UTC
well done, nice game.
StateOff
06. Dec 2017 · 06:03 UTC
Really had a hard time understanding when to press what. But then it turned out to be a fun game.
Live the theme and graphics. Nice job.
YuuK
06. Dec 2017 · 13:04 UTC
Really cool game ! I first did not understand when i was supposed to press the buttons, but then it turned out to be very nice to play. Graphics are really cool as well :) Good game !
(Made a score of 14)
azuredraco
06. Dec 2017 · 14:15 UTC
The gameplay was simple but very rewarding, like others I also had difficulty focusing on the art since all my focus went on memorizing the correct buttons and following the sequence.
Overall I very much enjoyed the game :3

![LostSakura.png](///raw/5e3/c/z/defc.png)
HozaxernA
06. Dec 2017 · 14:48 UTC
![LostSakura_Windows_x64_2017-12-06_17-32-07.png](///raw/54f/01/z/df13.png)
Pretty good, u should change color for some elements to make better vision of them.
matheuscampos2910
06. Dec 2017 · 15:08 UTC
Well done sir.
Ithildin
06. Dec 2017 · 18:04 UTC
13 kills :3

Nice game!. The graphics were beautiful, and the slashing sounds were very rewarding. At the beginning I got the impression that sometimes the letters weren't being highlighted although I could here the sound and notice a small motion, perhaps that part bugged occasionally.

Great entry!
Poorwill
06. Dec 2017 · 19:28 UTC
![LostSakura_Windows_x64_2017-12-06_21-27-02.png](///raw/cd0/b/z/e03a.png)

Nice progression on the difficulty and a well polished game!
Junber
09. Dec 2017 · 19:21 UTC
![high.png](///raw/721/z/e61a.png)
Cool game. I really liked the graphics.
pcmaster
10. Dec 2017 · 21:33 UTC
This was very original. Plus I totally love the graphics. Good job. I scored 12 :)

![samurai.png](///raw/ed1/z/e742.png)
ArcticMattekar
11. Dec 2017 · 22:34 UTC
This is a very cool game! I had a lot of fun :thumbsup:
I couldn't get a score higher than 12...
![ldjam40.png](///raw/69c/2/z/e7fe.png)
_for_science
11. Dec 2017 · 22:39 UTC
I love the idea and the execution. I would have preferred if the keys were spread out across something more common (and two handed) like Arrow Keys and WASD for example. The current layout makes it very fiddly, but I guess that is by design? It is really challenging and fun the way it is though.

Overall, I had a lot of fun and found myself restarting again and again. I could never get past 11 though... :thumbsup:
applejam
14. Dec 2017 · 21:00 UTC
Very nice small game. Nothing new but decently crated. Good job!
Can't say that fits theme 100% though :)
UnidayStudio
22. Dec 2017 · 20:48 UTC
Very interesing idea! I liked the graphics a lot! Good job! :D
kesumod
25. Dec 2017 · 21:05 UTC
Right next to first place!!
[Ludum dare 40 12_25_2017 1_00_19 PM.png](///raw/c08/11/z/ebd0.png)
mennchen22
27. Dec 2017 · 21:56 UTC
Funny with teh head at the end