Ouroboros: The Sacrifice

Firgof · Fri 10/04/2015 01:47:05

Fate is cruel.

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Game Info
Resolution: 800x600 Color: 32-bit
Music: OGG Sound Effects: OGG
Some voiced parts, mainly in the introduction.

Developed for the GameJolt Adventure Game Jam - due to be completed by April 17th. An experimental build is available now for those who'd like to get a taste of the game before it's complete and provide feedback.

Unfortunately, I was not able to complete the title in time for the AGJ. The game is still in production however and I'm taking extra time now that I have it to polish it up.

Ouroboros is a first person 15-30 minute horror-themed adventure game ~~developed over a period of 2 weeks~~. It is the first game I've developed using AGS. Ouroboros is set in 'Serzahnk', a fictional low-to-high-fantasy/horror setting with living gods, strange cultures and races, its own mythologies, and cthulhu-esque ancient cities with anachronistic technologies. This episode, 'Sacrifice', follows an older Firryn who in his older days seeks a way to honorably end his seemingly endless suffering or return home by completing a Journey - a destiny pre-ordained by the Gods - which throws him into the arms of the Goddess of Death herself.

Demonstration Build

Features

20-40 minutes of gameplay.
Voice acting.
Hand-drawn backgrounds and characters.

Firgof · Sat 11/04/2015 17:47:59

Having trouble deciding whether to break from style for this one setpiece or keep it in-style (and it be less menacing as a result)

What do y'all think?

MufasaRKG · Sat 11/04/2015 19:59:58

The top pic is an awesome horror feel out of the two.

-m

Darth Mandarb · Sat 11/04/2015 20:05:54

STOP!!

THIS IS NOT THE CRITICS LOUNGE! (please review the forum rules again!)

If you want advice like this please post in there where it belongs.

Firgof · Mon 13/04/2015 06:10:21

Finished the last piece of scenery art for Ouroboros: The Sacrifice today after some 8 hours of drawing (had 6 pieces to do).

The final one, the Ritual Room, came out the strongest. (Warning: Blood Click image to enlarge.)

Now all that's left is the coding of the last three puzzles, the finalization of the dialog so I can send that off to my esteemed voice actors, and hooking everything up. I'm really hoping this'll be a decent turnout for my first AGS project. I could see myself making more of these in the future if this first attempt is at all successful.

Monsieur OUXX · Mon 13/04/2015 09:20:53

Cool style anyways. Try to make sure it's well polished before releasing and we'll all be very happy like it's Christmas

selmiak · Mon 13/04/2015 13:44:55

indeed this is very cool looking!

Firgof · Tue 14/04/2015 01:25:36

Quote from: Monsieur OUXX on Mon 13/04/2015 09:20:53
Cool style anyways. Try to make sure it's well polished before releasing and we'll all be very happy like it's Christmas

I'm trying! Gods, I'm trying. I'm still just an AGS newb though so please don't expect the world of this game. I'm giving it all I've got, captain, but I've only got so much!

Edit: The first track of the soundtrack is now available for y'all to listen to: http://soundcloud.com/soundverber/ouroboros-theme-song

Firgof · Wed 29/04/2015 08:50:55

Getting closer. Introduction sequence is now fully voice acted and now has images to boot! Still need to run the non-voiced parts through an editing pass to fix up grammar and spelling mistakes.

I'm guessing about 6-9 good workhours and it'll be complete.

Firgof · Fri 01/05/2015 19:34:00

Spent some of those work hours today working on portraits for characters. Things are looking good so far.

Seen here: three dieties whispering in Iyu's mind. (Left to right: Pyros, Felanor, Voshim)

Been having a lot of fun giving these characters expressions. It's a shame my ability to draw bodies isn't decent enough to do a 3rd person adventure game.

Firgof · Sun 03/05/2015 03:55:53

Phew! Tough crowd!

Guess I'll pull out the big guns then.

I completed the final (large) piece for Ouroboros: The Sacrifice today, pushing my Art completion to 98%. All that's left are some small optional icons and a final splash image.

Estimating some 5~ hours of work now until the game is ready to be played by the masses.

Eggie · Sun 03/05/2015 14:52:14

Looks frickin' raaaaaad!! I love this look!

MufasaRKG · Mon 11/05/2015 18:45:04

The illustration art is dope!

Darth Mandarb · Mon 11/05/2015 19:10:01

The first post no longer contains 2 in-game screenshots... please update very soon

Firgof · Tue 12/05/2015 07:55:07

Took 6 hours but I finally finished Iyu's (the character you play as) base camp from the introduction. That much closer to being finished. (click for full resolution)

Bulbapuck · Tue 12/05/2015 18:19:00

Absolutely stunning art style, looking forward to it!

Firgof · Sat 16/05/2015 03:38:23

Fixed up parts of the introduction today and swapped the text-based journal system of before with a more lore-appropriate and immersion friendly GUI/image system. The Journal serves as your puzzle-guide/hintbook in the game, allowing you to get a glimpse at the working parts behind any puzzle you encounter in the game.

Of course this Journal isn't yours - it's full of other notes and hints beyond the puzzles too, from a man deep in the world's past who searched for something similar to what you're seeking now.

Delacroix · Mon 18/05/2015 22:11:06

I just downloaded the work-in-progress demo and will give it a whirl pretty soon. However, just from this thread alone I see that you have an awesome game there and I wish you the best in completing it. Question: will it be free or commercial? If the latter, how big of a pricetag are we talking about? And another question, if this is commercial - will you be trying your luck with Steam Greenlight? I prefer to get my games on the Steam platform, hence the question.

Firgof · Mon 18/05/2015 23:31:28

That version's pretty out of date so I feel I must apologize in advance for the lack of some of the great content I'm showing off. That build is about 3 weeks old now I think?

Given the duration of the game (20-50 minutes, expected) I'm not sure it's a good fit for a commercial release. If this episode of what could be a series goes well then I may perhaps create a longer game, containing 2-3 additional episodes worth of content/time. 1-4 hours is something that I'd think would sell better.

Delacroix · Tue 19/05/2015 14:51:59

You could make episode one free and then every subsequent episode release as a paid update/DLC. If you catch a good drift, who knows how long the full series will be? I definitely think it's worth it.