The Sleeper

2016-08-30 06:00

Hi, nice game and congratulations ! We're realizing a video with several games of the Ludum Dare #36. We made the same thing at the previous jam.

Can you add your game on indiexpo.net ? (it's free)
So we can include also your game in the video ;)
p.s. write #LDJAM in the game's description.

nervous-composers 2016-08-30 14:26

Short and sweet! I like how the Captain goes exploring an unknown cave in just a singlet and camo pants. Wondering if there's an alternative ending...

kai20 2016-08-30 15:55

hello captian you made a neat game

8keys-studios 2016-08-30 22:31

Good job! That weird knife-hand-and-foot dude scared the crap out of me.

8keys-studios 2016-08-30 22:35

Good job! Got some bullet and other effects that remained on the screen occasionally. That weird knife-hand-and-foot dude scared the crap out of me.

gonutz 2016-08-30 22:44

This is a really cool game, you did a great job!
I love the wacky character animations and that Edward Scissor Hands guy really scared me when he started jumping around like crazy. Also the sound fits the setting perfectly. For a game jam entry this is 10/10!

dollarone 2016-08-30 23:39

Thanks for the comments folks! Glad to hear that the game managed to scare!

nervous.composers: there is indeed an alternative ending...

2016-08-31 08:20

I couldn't decide between giggles and worried looks: The animation of the Captain was perfectly wacky and the sounds just creeped me out :D Loved the humour as well. great job!

tijn 2016-08-31 13:44

The audio is pretty cool, dude! The graphics are alright, but the platformer feel could use some work imho. Especially the jumping / falling is a bit floaty, but I suppose you are on an alien planet, so maybe it makes sense.

I found the first ending pretty quickly, but needed some help finding the true ending.

The best thing is when a monster jumps up. Scary as hell, hahaha.

monkeybit29 2016-09-01 03:04

Really liked the scissorhand creature that appeared, kinda wish i was able to have better aim control

euske 2016-09-01 13:26

I hate the flying kitties.

n42k 2016-09-01 16:00

Loved the game!

The mix of large blocks of texts and gameplay was very interesting. It was rather hard to figure out a way to get ahead in the game (which is a good thing!), and the graphics were very fitting!

Sadly, a small bug made the game crash for me as I was starting to win. Will play again soon!

pickensincorporated 2016-09-02 15:57

Thanks for hanging out in the stream! Really nice metroid-esque game that you saw I sucked at. The art and animations were nice, aas was the ambient music.

I would improve the control you have over the aim, and perhaps don't let enemies aggro you when they're not in the room!

But otherwise, really solid entry. Great job!

jupiter_hadley 2016-09-02 18:47

Interesting game! I included it in my compilation video series of Ludum Dare 36, if you’d like to take a look :) https://youtu.be/taJ6gW4nG1g

frederika 2016-09-07 02:10

I liked this game. The monster made of blades and nightmares was fun and scary. The game music was excellent and thematic. The controls were a little difficult, but they didn't prevent me from enjoying the game.