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Dance Dance SACRIFICES by Ever

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made by Ever for LD 43 (JAM)

Welcome, welcome !

shaman_perdu.png ...to our second LDJam entry (and first for our graphic designer Lola)! With one new talent in the team we took the opposite approach from LDJam42. No abstract black-white-grey game this time, we have a colorful and vibrant entry for you all! We used Lua and LÖVE2D as well as Audacity and Photoshop.

We hope you will all be entertained, for it's time to make sacrifices!

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The Game

Your gods demand sacrifices! Not one, not two... but as many as you can make in a week! Using the ancestral ritual of the Great Hand-Free Sacrifice, you shall dance their bidding til they are satisfied. Don't make the mistake to disappoint them even a single day.

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Controls

Use the Arrow Keys to perform the ritual "No Hands" dance and sacrifice men, women, pets and chickens to appease the divine wrath. Don't make a wrong step or you'll have to start from the beginning! Make enough sacrifices each day to avoid punishment.

Windows https://eviber.itch.io/dance-dance-sacrifices
macOS https://eviber.itch.io/dance-dance-sacrifices
Linux https://eviber.itch.io/dance-dance-sacrifices
Source code https://github.com/Eviber/ldjam43
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/43/dance-dance-sacrifices

Ratings

Overall 667th 3.263⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Fun 503th 3.275⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 958th 2.5⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Theme 489th 3.5⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 212th 4.071⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Audio 585th 2.711⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Humor 334th 3.211⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Mood 766th 2.974⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Given 11🗳️ 12🗨️

Feedback

Leothil
04. Dec 2018 · 18:31 UTC
Cool art, simple and effective, good job ! Missing some music too me tho.
Vlad Ilisan
04. Dec 2018 · 18:52 UTC
I'm scard that soon there will be no more people and chickens to sacrifice. Good job, I love the art.
kloscunha
04. Dec 2018 · 18:53 UTC
Cool art style. And just HOW MANY PEOPLE di we kill here??? haha
A dancing game really should have some music, though. It just feels off, not having any music at all like this.
noemie
04. Dec 2018 · 20:15 UTC
really nice art ^^ realy love it
kaiagan
04. Dec 2018 · 20:23 UTC
Haha hilarious sounds and ridiculous dances. Cute artstyle of sacrificed animals and humans, I had to pause myself just to look at them :D

I agree that some music could greatly improve the experience!
OwlyCode
04. Dec 2018 · 20:24 UTC
Nice entry ! I loved the voice of the priest and the key sequences were fun to execute, it really felt like a ritual. The only thing I really missed was some music.
Simon Rahnasto
05. Dec 2018 · 12:11 UTC
HA SHU HU HA SHU HU ~ The sound of me sacrificing everyone :D

The art looks very nice, it's all well put together and coherent. Fits nicely with the theme as you are quite literally making sacrifices. I liked that the patterns were not completely random so you could learn them (almost like combos). This made the game a lot more satisfying to play after a while.

Great humor, I never thought I would play a rhythm sacrifice game haha
🎤 Ever
05. Dec 2018 · 20:01 UTC
I can't tell you people how happy I am to see that the sounds I made are well received! That was a first for me and I had a lot of fun making them, so I guess it will not be the last time I make weird noises for a game :smiley:

We are well aware that music is the biggest thing that our game miss, but we will probably start a post-jam version soon and music is at the top of the todo list so stay tuned!

Anyway thank you all for your feedback, we really appreciate that :heart:
Jupiter_Hadley
06. Dec 2018 · 15:02 UTC
Nice graphics, well made game. I included it in my compilation video series of games from the Ludum Dare, if you’d like to take a look :) https://youtu.be/Lq0vHUPYciI
Endogeny
06. Dec 2018 · 15:46 UTC
Nice game ! The art is really nice to look at and the game is fun to play. Great job !
Raitozan
06. Dec 2018 · 16:27 UTC
Hey nice game ! I like the simple but effective art style ! miss music though, good job !
velvetlobster
07. Dec 2018 · 02:15 UTC
nice art style ... the sounds made during the sacrifice are so fun lolol ... perhaps a tune in the background would be a good addition
HellSquirrel
08. Dec 2018 · 17:09 UTC
Cute graphics and sounds, good use of simple mechanic. But 7 level is almost impossible, I think u shouldn't
increase the number of clicks in one combination because the cost of error is high. Mb u should add new 4-buttons combinations and people must be play faster to complete level. Also Imo, should change combination after fail. Because every user has personal uncomfortable combination and better I will skip it then will try to do it correctly and slowly. All in all is good!
🎤 Ever
08. Dec 2018 · 18:09 UTC
@hellsquirrel thanks for the feedback, we'll think about it :smile:
Lise Carreel
10. Dec 2018 · 13:14 UTC
I globally agree with @hellsquirrel ! I felt a little frustrated by the victory/loss who appear really brutally, and don't show clearly if it's a victory or a defeat.
But except those details, I had fun, the game is beautiful, and still nice to play, good job :D!
🎤 Ever
10. Dec 2018 · 13:20 UTC
Heyy @lise-carreel! These are indeed things we are working on at the moment, first some background music, second better signals for the player. Thanks for the feedback! :smiley:
Lise Carreel
10. Dec 2018 · 13:23 UTC
@ever Cool, I wait for it :D ! Good luck :D !
Arvejeitor
12. Dec 2018 · 14:32 UTC
Nice game! Clever take on the rhythm genre
Riyroo
23. Dec 2018 · 19:03 UTC
I really enjoyed this. I agree with @leothil some music would be great, especially because its a dance style game. I thought the theme was interesting and really funny. Thanks for making this game I had a blast!