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Sentinels by Faer

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made by Faer for Ludum Dare 46 (JAM)

Sentinels is a game about a Grandma and a little boy triying to survive the apocalypse. In this narrative game, you play as the grandma and must discuss talk with the boy in order to keep his mind far from any trauma.

There's multiple endings, so play as much as you can ! There's 5 of them. Every action is changing the ending.

Esc quits the game.

Also, this is the first full game of the UNISQUID SQUAD ! Unisquid_logo2-export-export.png

MUSICS GOES TO :

  • Andrewkn : https://freesound.org/people/Andrewkn/sounds/440933/

  • Lightless Dawn by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3982-lightless-dawn License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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You can find Faer on twitter : @Faer_Pixel

Some hints (DON'T READ IF YOU WANT TO DISCOVER THE GAME BY YOURSELF AT 100%)

-> Talk take 2 Energies and 2 Turns.

-> Question take 2 Energies but 1 Turn

-> Search take 0E but 3T

-> Play take 5E but 1T (The next "search" action cost now 2T)

-> Rest add you 1E by Turns lefts +1E.

Youtube https://faer.itch.io/sentinels
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/46/sentinels

Ratings

Overall 531th 3.793⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1530th 3.172⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1288th 3.25⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1035th 3.741⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 135th 4.452⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Humor 1147th 2.909⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Mood 51th 4.321⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Given 23🗳️ 15🗨️

Feedback

Rhoq
20. Apr 2020 · 21:59 UTC
Clicked your itch.io link but I get a 404, page not found error.
🎤 Faer
20. Apr 2020 · 22:09 UTC
@rhoq Try again ? I think I fixed it.
TeamNova
20. Apr 2020 · 23:33 UTC
Really good! I love graphs!!
dm2684
20. Apr 2020 · 23:34 UTC
Very cool game!
Sepldepl
20. Apr 2020 · 23:54 UTC
These pixel art graphics are sooo amazing i just fell in love with your graphics.I didnt played trough the whole game because im tired but the stuff i saw was really good. To create a good concept AND a good story in such a short time is really hard but you did amazing. Maybe im gonna play the rest of the game tomorrow. The only thing i can complain about is that the game is closing itself when you fail instead of restarting and thats really not a big deal. Keep up the good work and sorry for my spelling im german and tired :)
🎤 Faer
20. Apr 2020 · 23:59 UTC
@sepldepl Thank you so much for your feedback, that mean all for me (The other is sleeping actually aha) We think about the restart thing but it was at the end of the project and we were waaaay too lazy to do it. When the jam be over, I'll work on it for sure ! I hope you will find the time to play it and tell us what ending you got ! Kisses from france, now go sleep !
xlekai
21. Apr 2020 · 12:48 UTC
I have a big problems to play this game, im being blocked into the first image and i can't play of the rest of the game. And no sounds...
But really great pixel art ! Awesome!

![Sentinels_wyBZYLqsRV.png](///raw/541/d2/z/317ed.png)
Ugghmaster
21. Apr 2020 · 13:15 UTC
This is amazing, creating such a good story in only 3 days is insane!
Your art is gorgeous and the music fits the mood perfectly.
I also appreciate the Linux build, i could not have played it otherwise.
About the story: I was close to tears when i got the ending.
I only have minor complains, like the music restarting in every new scene and the slightly unreadable font for the energy and turns text.
I wish you the best of luck during the voting.
~ ugghmaster from @WeAreDev
🎤 Faer
21. Apr 2020 · 13:25 UTC
@xlekai I had the same problem on a pc on windows 8... I really don't know what's the problem, we're trying to fix it. Thanks for the feedback anyway !
🎤 Faer
21. Apr 2020 · 13:27 UTC
@ugghmaster Thank you so much for the feedback... I'm really happy that the story caught you ! We worked hard on the game and your message means a lot.
Arinyl
21. Apr 2020 · 17:13 UTC
This was a great game! The artstyle is very good, and the stories of the grandma are full of cool thoughts! Well done!
Johnny Rainbow
21. Apr 2020 · 17:25 UTC
cool story to read and the music was great, too. Could not figure it out how to survive, though.
🎤 Faer
21. Apr 2020 · 17:49 UTC
@johnny-rainbow if you're stuck, read the "some hints" section on the Ludum dare page. Your actions takes a certain amount of energy, and you start with 5 of them. I hope you'll obtain to finish the game :)
Johnny Rainbow
21. Apr 2020 · 19:09 UTC
@faer ohhhh I see ;) thank xou
JMad
21. Apr 2020 · 23:24 UTC
I really love the art, color palette and mood :purple_heart: The story was really moving, and game mechanics interesting. Took me couple tries to figure things out, too bad the game has to be launched again.
Favorite LD46 game I played so far :)

Got two different endings !
WeAreDev
22. Apr 2020 · 08:25 UTC
That was intense
The atmosphere and story of the game caught me up so much that for the entire playthrough, I didnt notice I wasnt playing in fullscreen ^^
The art was really great, loved how you managed to create such gorgeous sceneries with pixel art
Im always in for narrative jam games of any kind and this one was one of the best I have played to date
Thank you for creating this ^^

~ MinorSeven from WeAreDev
🎤 Faer
22. Apr 2020 · 09:36 UTC
Omg thank you so much @jmad and @wearedev

It's heartwarming to read your feedbacks... I'm so happy you enjoyed the game ! I was affraid my story wouldn't be liked and you're proving that I was wrong. Thank you ! :blue_heart:
JBDEV
22. Apr 2020 · 09:58 UTC
This really looks like a finished product more than a game for a jam. IT'S AMAZING. I lived the pixel art graphics. 10/10
ROBOWARRIOR1982
22. Apr 2020 · 10:04 UTC
good pixel art, and beautifull music. The game play is limited it makes me think of a visual novel, but it is a narrative game so it works well. Very nice story, touching, a little sad, it makes you think. Good job!!Oh add a return to menu when we have game over that's better !I think there are multiple end this is mine) ![sentss.jpg](///raw/bc3/41/z/3242b.jpg)
AryanJumani
22. Apr 2020 · 10:05 UTC
Loved the pixel art!! Would love to see a post-jam version of this game. Awesome game!!
Haro Games
22. Apr 2020 · 10:09 UTC
Great pixel art and good music, nice entry ! Very polished, good job
LapisRaider
22. Apr 2020 · 10:10 UTC
I really love the art of the game! I wished the energy and turns left UI was a little clearer, I didn't notice it until my 2nd run. I ended up getting the ending where the grandma died and the boy is left alone determine to get shelter :( It's really sad.

Overall it's a great narrative game and I love the dialogue and interactions between the boy and grandmother!
Klaus Peter
22. Apr 2020 · 10:31 UTC
Nice pixel art and the story was fitting well to the theme. I couldn't really figure out what the stats were supposed to mean, but somehow got to the end. Apart from the game mechanics I liked it.
Red Ash
22. Apr 2020 · 10:38 UTC
I really love the art ! Story is interesting too i want to know more and thats probably my problem i keep talking so i juste die all the time, bit frustating for me who likes to know the details of the narratives. Had a hard time figuring out the energy system so i had to read the hints, i made much more sense after.And i just realized the search is random (good idea)and that i got very very unlucky in my first try. But really you did great at creating a post apo atmosphere. I just got 2 endings and still trying to figure out how to get the others though.
🎤 Faer
22. Apr 2020 · 10:55 UTC
@red-ash I wanted to add an hiden hint for those who would want to have all the endings, but my co-worker didn't want... So I'll put it there, cause he doesn't reads the comments ehe

The game is using a "karma" value which is increasing and decreasing each time you make a choice.

The five endings are :
- below -20 karma
- between -20 and -10 karma
- between -10 and 10 karma
- between 10 and 30 karma
- above 30 karma

Here are the gains of karma for each choice (I'll not tell you wich one does what anyway, aha)

Talk :
+ 4 / +0 / -6
Question :
+6 / -6
Search :
-4 / 0 / +2
Play :
+4
Rest :
+0
🎤 Faer
22. Apr 2020 · 10:58 UTC
@klaus-peter We wanted the game to be hard. Because the death and confusion is omnipresent in the story, we wanted to confuse the player too. In fact, we put the Energy and turns without telling the player how cost in both the actions take. I know this is confusing and hard to understand, but the game was originally thinked this way.

Also, if you want to enjoy it more, you can read the hints on the ludum dare and itch.io pages !
Thank you for your feedback.
Red Ash
22. Apr 2020 · 11:04 UTC
@faer i wouldnt have figured it out without your hint (did the game 3 or 4 times with very different choices and still ended up with the same ending)! Gonna try to find those others endings now hehe!Thanks :D
🎤 Faer
22. Apr 2020 · 11:11 UTC
@red-ash thank you for trying to complete the game at 100% !
PatrickRMC
22. Apr 2020 · 20:34 UTC
A little confused on what to do first, but it was really nice how you had different opinions so it felt like you kinda of had a saying in how the story was shaped, and the art looked really good. Overall a pretty polished game that was fun to play.