Asterion is the mighty minotaur in the ancient tale of the labyrinth.
The myth says he was slaughtered by Thesee, but is it so?
Change history as you slaughter those pesky slaves and lead Thesee into despair.
Share your best times on the comments bellow!
Controls: ASDW or arrow keys.
Jump - UP, W, Space or Z
DOWN - Down, S, X, CTRL or ALT
Pressing DOWN allows you to go through any blue platform.
Developer - Tiago DOMINGUES FERREIRA,
http://TIagojdferreira.github.io
Graphic's Design - Matthieu ROUQUIÉ,
http://www.matthieurouquie.com
Compositeur - Benjamin BOUVROT,
http://www.benjaminbouvrot.fr
Downloads and Links
Ratings
 | Coolness | 61% |
| #133 | Theme(Jam) | 4.00 |
| #259 | Audio(Jam) | 3.31 |
| #367 | Graphics(Jam) | 3.56 |
| #375 | Humor(Jam) | 2.83 |
| #398 | Mood(Jam) | 3.18 |
| #478 | Fun(Jam) | 3.07 |
| #518 | Innovation(Jam) | 3.02 |
| #524 | Overall(Jam) | 3.19 |
Comments
Very originall concept. I enjoy the perspective of playing as the antagonist of the story.
Good rate,for quality game :) you got it man .. if you have some time check my project too x)
I enjoyed it once I figured out what to do. I particularly enjoyed the platforming and the graphics are good and clean. My only criticism would be some instructions in-game (especially identifying the characters)
Cool game! IT reminded me of the Mario Bros how the end of the map warped you to the other side. Even though ti was quick to catch on to what I was suppose to do, I was completely lost when the game started.
Like it alot, reminds me of Mario Bros. Want to throw that axe though.
@matpg that sounds really cool. Maybe after the jam I will add that feature.
The game idea is interesting, but it currently sometimes is not clear how you can kill enemies and when they kill you. For me this reduced the fun a bit.
Good graphics, good audio (although it feels a bit weird to hear all the people screaming over such a cozy harp:D ) Gameplay feels a bit monotonous, but it's definitely enjoyable because of the fast pace. Just a small suggestion of what I would add in terms of difficulty: Have more soldier ranks for the minotaur to slaughter progressively. Like having to slaughter every normal unit before being able to slaughter Thesee's second in comands, then him. Either way, gg! :)
@gebirgsbaerbel thanks for the comment. The character that hurts you is Thesee, the blue guy with the sword. I tried making him red, but then it looked like a mighty warrior wearing a red skirt. Not that I have anything agains men wearing red skirts, but I don't think that look went well with the rest of the theme. I am open to suggestions to improve Thesee's visibility ^^
Great job, guys! Simple but very fun and the art is awesome to. Really good entry!
I really like the audio and the screaming!
The graphics are nice too, the gameplay is simple but effecive and it fits the theme
I would have liked to have a longer playing time also
For some reason, on the third time I played, Thesee and one slave didn't spawn ( or maybe they disappeared in game ) so I couldn't beat it, but the game was really nice overall, good job!
My best time was 08:498. Interesting little game. It was fun trying to beat your high-score.
Very good graphics and sound, tight controls. Now that you have all the tiles sorted out, you should probably add a few more levels or layouts.
@Liam :D
I originally decided to go with just one level as that was partially how I interpreted the "Entire game on one screen". Wouldn't having more levels go against that? Or am I restraining my design too much based on the theme of the jam?
I like the fact that I am a minotaur killing people :D i love the visuals of the intro screen it was great. Also the Game fit the screen and it was pretty fun to play. good job :D
Minotaur has to bite the head =) I liked the idea, good design for small game! Good job!
Kudos on the variety of controls -- both WASD and arrow keys!
Nice background art. The wrap-around was a clever touch, and I did not realize at first that the goal was to touch the slaves first before the fighter, so I kept dying. :P
Game fun with nice graphics.
I would like to see more path possible to get all slaves. May be more exits from minotaur's cage can improve the challenge diversity.
@SoulGame The cage must be closed, in order to show the player that there is a mechanic when you press the DOWN button. You can go through any blue platform by clicking DOWN.
Pretty fun, after lot's of try there was really something to do with this idea. Nice gameplay!
Love the setting! I quite like how you only need to touch the enemies to kill them (don't tell my psychiatrist, alright?) The game is quite simple but the fast pace keeps it from getting boring in my opinion. Only issue I had with this is that in the beginning, it was hard to make out where Theseus was; since the environment uses a lot of blue and everybody runs around so fast he was able to surprise me once or twice.
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It is a good start ... I like the graphics ... The game play needs a little work ... I died and it didn't seem to restart.