Minotaur Mania

by trifectuh

co-authored: @chuckd, @eric-schneider, @ramesseum, @thedecider, @afterparty, @zolothevulture

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.02

Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.62

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.31

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.12

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.65

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.17

Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.10

Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.68

Minotaur Mania!

Bastard of man and bull, you’ve been exiled to a remote labyrinth in Crete.
A freak, a menace, an outcast.

Your appearance may seem bestial, but your heart

...is human.

The Gods have shown mercy, giving you the chance to reclaim your humanity by consuming the sacrifices and heroes tossed before you.

But even more, the chance to reign over the very people that made you an outcast...

How To Play

*Keys*

* Arrow keys - Move yourself toward those sacrificed to your labyrinth.
* Z - Swing your giant frickin' axe at 'em.

NOTE: A and B are Z and X on the keyboard!

*Goal*

* Consume all the sacrifices sent into your labyrinth before they escape!

Credits:

*Science aka I Lei down aka Auron* - Slave driver, player, game-state code

*Mustache aka Yung Crisis aka Bazooka Jo* - Mustache possession, sacrifice generation code

*Bryan aka Brian* - The idea, collision code

*E-muy-lio Gordo aka Google Spy aka hoka hola* - JS knowledge, sacrifice base code

*Snake nazty aka the CHUCK "the snake" DIESEL* - Story, level creation

*BEEF BOI aka Sir Loinz aka Big Body Gotti* - Cover art, sprites

*Luigi Mane aka Ric Schneeds* - Sound fx, music

*Vladi Pu aka Google Fi Bot aka Feng gang* and

*Zvechnovovich aka Hard bass adidas* - Moral support

Genres: action

Tools: TIC-80

Comments23

IllaBom4 Dec 2018, 01:56

Neat game. I wish there were more levels.

Trifectuhauthor4 Dec 2018, 03:02

@illabom So do we! :D

Mortifix4 Dec 2018, 03:12

I was so ready to be sitting here for hours playing this game, but was dissapointed to see only one level! Short and sweet, a great game!

Kaish4 Dec 2018, 03:25

Congratulations, well done!
You have created a cool mood for the narrative.

Trifectuhauthor4 Dec 2018, 04:16

@mortifix thanks! we had plans for more, and the systems in place to do it, but ran out of time. We'll probably get a non-jam version up soon.

wojciech4 Dec 2018, 14:56

nice little game, hope to see it expand!

block975 Dec 2018, 00:36

Cool game. The human moment seemed random and the game controlled great, not sure if I got more time each kill I got but would definitely be a game id like to see get more levels. Awesome art as well!

Trifectuhauthor5 Dec 2018, 00:53

@block97 Thanks! The movement of the sacrifices was definitely something we spent some time on. Glad it was noticed :D

@wojciech @kaish Thanks a lot!

FlashViper5 Dec 2018, 00:59

Cool game. I liked the time pressure, but I didn't notice it until the very end. Anything you could do about it?

master_gig5 Dec 2018, 01:03

A good idea, a good game, but I think there should be something more... random? I dunno, like random number of sacrifices, random speed of humans... random map? the game is pretty cool right now, and it can get better, be sure of it.

Trifectuhauthor5 Dec 2018, 01:51

@flashviper thanks for the suggestion. We'll be putting up a non-jam version of the game with all the stuff we couldn't get done in time soon I'll make sure this gets included.

@master-gig we actually started the jam with the intent to randomly generate levels like you describe, but ultimately had to settle for just one. Proud of the team for making the pivot and getting the thing finished in time. We're going to keep at it and put up a non-jam version with some cool features soon. Thanks very much for taking the time to play!

Taikuri5 Dec 2018, 03:22

Nice game! It's clear a lot of work went into it even with just this one level, and I'd love to see what you guys can do with it outside of the jam's time constraints. Great work :)

Trifectuhauthor5 Dec 2018, 03:32

@taikuri thanks for playing! we all appreciate it :D

PotatoEZ5 Dec 2018, 03:37

Very annoying sound, couldnt figure out how to start and only one level

Trifectuhauthor5 Dec 2018, 03:42

@potatoez sorry to hear that! We went back and forth on whether to call the buttons A and B or Z and X and my aspirations of mobile compatibility landed us on A and B... Then mobile never happened because time. So it goes, first time for everything, etc, we'll surely do better next time :)

ropedog5 Dec 2018, 03:47

Great intro and story. It really sets the mood for the game. The retro style and music were nice, and it was cool that the entire game is being played on an old PC. I think it would be great to add a few more levels.

Trifectuhauthor5 Dec 2018, 03:50

@ropedog thanks! we'll definitely be adding features to a non-jam version of the game soon. Our first time working under the time-constraints of the jam made for some serious feature-cutting decisions. Thanks for taking the time to play and rate :D

kloscunha5 Dec 2018, 10:52

This is the first Minotaur-themed game I've seen on the jam, nice to see someone referencing the myth.

Johnsensei6 Dec 2018, 01:31

Good work guys. Like to see Ludum Dare games made by teams. Love the music and retro visual presentation. Took me back to the ol' Atari days. And I like that it was a quick playthrough, usually that's what I'm looking for with Ludum Dare games. There could have been some more levels, but hey it's a complete game loop.

Trifectuhauthor6 Dec 2018, 07:26

@johnsensei thanks for playing! We had plans for so much more,including randomly generated levels, powerups, etc but had to cut it down to the essentials to make the deadline. I'm really proud of the team for doing what had to be done to have something to submit, and very much appreciate that you noticed. Thanks again!

AwiX7 Dec 2018, 08:20

An interesting game with a kind of mechanics. I put a rating) Please rating and me, thanks in advance)

Antt505311 Dec 2018, 16:05

Nice short game great music ! A few more level would have been nice

ThePirateNun31 Dec 2018, 01:41

Nice Game! Unfortunately my audio isn't working (I didn't rate audio or mood), but the rest of the game was very enjoyable! The graphics were charming and I think the gameplay is a really strong concept! I would love to see some more content in this game. Well done!

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