Haha awesome :) A 5 star game for me. The music kept me hooked until the very end and I like the mix of 3D and 2D. Sh'bolga looks very cool and creepy, fitting the game and the theme. So it seems I'm not the only one that made a weird game :)
Cool small game, you wrote a bunch of dialogue to the game too. :) Monster art was real nice and theme was funny to keep the Sh'bolga alive with sacrafices was was definitely a fresh angle I haven't seen yet. My ears suffered with headphones a little from the ui sounds but otherwise nice entry, well done. :)
The monster looks really cool. It's a shame the characters look so silly. I like that there's this story surrounding the father. Too bad it's all so short, but understandable because it's a jam game. Good job!
I really loved your entry. The scope was ideal for a jam game : straightforward gameplay, one really polished memorable monster, tight controls, a funny story with a twist, and a well balanced difficulty curve. Awesome game, and great job to all the team. All hail Sh'bolga !
That's some pretty amazing cover art (it's what drew me to the game in the first place)
The game is pretty nice for a jam game, especially the visuals! I wish there were multiple endings though-- I tried waiting out sh'bolga's sustenance meter and was kind of sad that there wasn't some kind of special event. I'd love for this to have a revisit in the future :)
Your game reminds me Daedra princes quests in TESV ! Shbolga has a nice model and textures and the background looks nice. However the rest of the visuals were a bit too simple in comparison, which makes a huge contrast and make the game look weird. I really enjoyed talking to the npc's and it adds some lore to the game. Cool entry ;)
As the game description suggested, it did remind of 80s home computer platformers. Short, but sweet. Enjoyed the Metroidvania-style upgrades; could possibly be fleshed out into a longer game? Was the Shbolga an actual 3d model in the game (how did you get the lo-fi sort of grainy/pixelly effect for it?), or a pre-rendered sprite?
this was super cool, i loved the game writing, the atmosphere you achieved with the light and music. also the creature design and charisma, i would sacrifice my family too for sh'bolga!
@strange-nebula Thanks for your comment, Sh'bolga was indeed a 3D model but I wrote a post-fx shader that distorted the UV coordinates of the render pass with a noise pattern to give it that glitchy unfocused effect. Hope that explains it well enough, thanks - Doug
Thanks for the kind words @jeroenwimmers@ukumeme and everyone! We are pleased to announce that we are currently planning a future full release version of Sh'bolga! Featuring tons more sacrificing! Follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/ShBolga
Very nice song! Ok platformer which requires to actually read what is written on the screen :D Impressive work on the monster, I liked how it was incorporated into the background.
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The game is pretty nice for a jam game, especially the visuals! I wish there were multiple endings though-- I tried waiting out sh'bolga's sustenance meter and was kind of sad that there wasn't some kind of special event. I'd love for this to have a revisit in the future :)
Was the Shbolga an actual 3d model in the game (how did you get the lo-fi sort of grainy/pixelly effect for it?), or a pre-rendered sprite?