Shape-Shift Escape

by keyboardmonkey

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.80

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.63

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.43

Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.03

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.76

Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.68

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.63

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★75%

You are a changeling monster locked up in a secret lab. You must escape before they test you to death!

A point-and-click adventure game created using the SLUDGE game engine.

Sound effects generated with SFXR (opted out of voting in this category).

Pixel art by me.

I had a day short, but this game is completable. Enjoy :)

WINDOWS

Run "SLUDGE Engine.exe". Select the game file "youarethemonster.slg". (I recommend Anti-aliasing OFF)

LINUX

Install the "sludge-engine" package (exists in both the Debian and Arch Repos):

$ sludge-engine --fullscreen --antialias=0 youarethemonster.slg

TOOLS

+ Aseprite pixel editor

+ Geany text editor

+ SLUDGE adventure game dev kit

POST COMPO

There is a post compo version with some fixes in additions. Rate on my original submission though. http://ludumdare.com/compo/2015/08/27/shape-shift-escape-post-comp-version/

Comments27

Shina6925 Aug 2015, 04:57

Awesome game! Loved the shapeshifting touch as a way to perform and hide a lot of didactic activities, joining it with humorous lines that brightens the story itself. Would love to see more from you on this 16bits style.

Ryusui25 Aug 2015, 06:17

Short but sweet. This could make a good prologue to a more full-featured point-and-click adventure. :3

Mister_Melon25 Aug 2015, 10:38

Overall I really enjoyed this game, I found the style of point and click you were going for was really innovative and lead to fun gameplay by solving puzzles in an unorthodox way. I think it suited the theme perfectly in a very unique way and some of the dialogue was quite funny. The music and art lead to a perfect game mood and overall I only see some thins that need to be improved, well done.

Electron25 Aug 2015, 11:35

Great game feels , and also you are our game's monster :D

applejam25 Aug 2015, 12:30

I really liked this game. Especially puzzles.

Chrisp19625 Aug 2015, 12:49

Loved the mechanic, loved the graphics, loved the mood. Good job man.

CrunchyKingCrimson25 Aug 2015, 14:48

Loved it, great humour and an original premise. This would make a great adventure game if you expanded it.

charliecarlo25 Aug 2015, 14:50

The puzzles were pretty straight-forward but I enjoyed it.

Dizzyman57225 Aug 2015, 15:09

Excellent game! Nice to see a point and click adventure game in this LD! The puzzles were very fun to solve and the graphics looked really cool.

BlackQuiltro25 Aug 2015, 19:24

I love point and click adventures! Nice game. I liked the graphical style and music. I wanted more! :)

wesley wernerauthor26 Aug 2015, 05:52

Thank you all for the positive feedback!

Slashee the Cow26 Aug 2015, 12:31

Nice!

McFood26 Aug 2015, 13:13

Ahh that felt just right. Funny, well themed, good puzzles. Thanks for not letting me fail the game making silly mistakes. Great work with all the art and music. Really nailed the Point and Click feel that I remember.

Well done!

CortezBR26 Aug 2015, 19:56

nice pixel art!

HuvaaKoodia26 Aug 2015, 20:11

A mercifully short point and click (I'm terrible at them!).
You should have used the shape shifting mechanic more. Couldn't the monster also turn into inanimate objects? Change size? Shape shifting is great for stealth. Not sure how you'd do that in a P&C.

Found a few bugs:
- The shape shift animation has a slight glitch.
- The guard at the security rooms says "hands off" even when the coffee has been spilled and while unconscious.

MiniBobbo27 Aug 2015, 03:39

Go point and click adventure games! We don't have enough of them in the jam!

I really enjoyed this. Music went well and I loved the "security question" :)

NoWandStudios27 Aug 2015, 06:54

Nice job! We love the pixel art and the mood. It's short but enough to 3 days

stoarch28 Aug 2015, 12:40

Great adventure. If some hints will be added - game will be more interesting.

HotBoxGames28 Aug 2015, 20:16

Cute visuals! I found the shape-shifting aspect a nice addition making this a well rounded game, the only thing I can moan about is that it's too short! But y'know, 3 days...

dsoft2029 Aug 2015, 08:14

Nice, great pixel art, puzzles are great

thebrickanator30 Aug 2015, 02:50

Really fun! I kind of wish you were able to do the wrong thing and get found out rather than being told that you couldn't do it though. Overall it was a very good game though.

KaiseanGames30 Aug 2015, 06:36

Very nice game. I like shape-shifting games.

kidando30 Aug 2015, 07:51

Hahahaha. Not bad at all. Pretty neat game. I would really play a full version of this game. You gave me an interesting idea. Congrats on submitting your entry!