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The Altar of Sacrifice

By rombus

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall2063.5029
Fun2103.3529
Innovation2573.1829
Theme1173.8729
Graphics1553.6329
Audio1553.2929
Humor1093.3428
Mood2683.1027

Comments

atium-addict 2018-12-02 17:20

Really solid concept gameplay! The default controls are a little unintuitive though.

daniel-abeleira 2018-12-02 17:21

Great work! I wish I could make art like that, nice and simple

2018-12-02 20:59

Cool graphics and interesting gameplay! :)

malghoul 2018-12-02 22:53

Very good game! I love the graphics and music (they remind me of older 8 bit games) but the controls are a little bit awkward to use.

deathbysnail 2018-12-02 23:07

Love pico-8. Looks like you had fun making this.

john-gabriel 2018-12-02 23:26

I love the sense of humour here. It's this beautiful combination of random events and a dry tone that reminds me a bit of Terry Prachett.

Anyway, my strategy. I tend to look for stragglers; if there aren't any, find someone in a group and give 'em a punch so they move away from any onlookers. When they're nice and isolated, slug 'em, hoist 'em over your shoulder, and carry them to the altar to do unspeakable things to them.

...I would like the record to show that I am talking about the game here.

maycon 2018-12-03 00:08

Wow. A lot of work. The graphics are nice. And the gameplay is addicting. I love how the is complex to think, but simple to play. Great job, man.

jannick-larsen 2018-12-03 00:33

i like the graphics and the music a lot!

zemmi 2018-12-03 03:03

Loved it. Always a good time sacrificing pigs and people. Chasing down the reptilian thief to get the cash bonus was a nice touch. I did find it a little too easy to just hang out by the altar and sacrifice villagers who spawned next to me. But no big deal, still a good time.

cqcumbers 2018-12-03 03:19

The menus and pixel art are very nice, and the gameplay is enjoyable. If I had to criticize anything, there does seem to be a bug where villagers only spawn left of the altar, and the game over screen could be more descriptive.

tkap 2018-12-03 03:26

Really liked the art. Got nothing negative to say.

secretmapper 2018-12-03 04:31

It's Kung Fu Monk!!!

deathray 2018-12-03 04:33

Really great balance of different gameplay elements, and great pixel art. I only wish there was some way to carry people around other people to avoid upsetting them because it seems to discourage you from traveling far from the altar.

rombus 2018-12-03 04:35

@deathray you can jump over them if it's only one in your way. Otherwise you'll have to buy 2 pigs from the store often as that will restore the most popularity points :D

almog 2018-12-03 04:45

I loved the 8 bit feel in this ! well done

foxor 2018-12-03 04:51

Very nice! I really like how the music changes on the different scenes.

justwall-games 2018-12-03 05:02

I really enjoyed this. Simple and Fun. Cool Pixel Art and retro music!

theseusinabottle 2018-12-03 07:42

Good game. I love the look of anything Pico-8 and who doesn't love sacraficing there neighbor's. Best past is the ending if you fail made me giggle a little.

connorthompson 2018-12-03 09:43

good graphics would be nice if you had an on screen indicator to show where the sacrifices have spawned

frank-gevaerts 2018-12-03 15:26

Nice game with fitting graphics and sound. I wish I was better at playing these things!

fnissalot 2018-12-03 15:47

Really nice! feels like a gameboy colorgame or something! Killing the thief makes the game a bit too easy

jgower0502 2018-12-03 16:38

Great polished mechanics with really lovely music and a fantastic UI, well done with this one!

wongkongphooey 2018-12-03 20:41

Great game! Played it multiple times and ended up using all of the mechanics and functions. It all ties together very well! Great graphical work and UI. Credit for using Pico-8 too (so did I :p). Well done!

jihem 2018-12-04 20:30

Nice game with good mechanics and Pico-8 empowered :-)

commanderstitch 2018-12-09 23:09

Hey, i beat it. Nice! Simple, concise, was able to figure how to do everything. Nice job!

philstrahl 2018-12-18 02:18

Once again another great game for the NES— I mean Pico-8 library! Very easy to get into, very fun to play. Perhaps a bit too easy, but then again I might be that I am *that* good at it. ;) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTeUPXVSPps