The Sleeper

by dollarone

Captain's log, stardate 218636.2

I'm on my way to the planet Zebes, but here's something that might be interesting:

The computer is telling me there is a power source hidden in a meteor nearby.

I've got a hunch there's some treasure or perhaps some technology to loot here!

Will make a quick stop to take a look.

Looks like the source is located deep inside the meteor.

It's kind of like a cave but it's way too cylindrical to be natural.

I have landed and will go have a look.

There's even a local atmosphere inside this cave, I won't be needing my space suit.

I will bring my laser pistol, though.

Be back in a sec (famous last words, eh?)

Signing off,

Captain Lance Harding.

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All stuff by me during LD.

Tools used: phaser.io, Sublime, Aseprite, Audacity & bfxr.net

Edit: I've added the ability to crouch to the Post LD version.

Comments15

steph8830 Aug 2016, 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.composers30 Aug 2016, 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...

WERT Studio30 Aug 2016, 15:55

hello captian you made a neat game

8Keys Studios30 Aug 2016, 22:31

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

8Keys Studios30 Aug 2016, 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.

gonutz30 Aug 2016, 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!

dollaroneauthor30 Aug 2016, 23:39

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

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

Danae12331 Aug 2016, 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!

Tijn31 Aug 2016, 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.

monkeybit291 Sep 2016, 03:04

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

euske1 Sep 2016, 13:26

I hate the flying kitties.

n42k1 Sep 2016, 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!

Pickens Inc.2 Sep 2016, 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_Hadley2 Sep 2016, 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 and Patrick7 Sep 2016, 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.