Samurai Shaver
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Samurai Shaver v1.15
by DDRKirby(ISQ) and Kat Jia
Released under the Cocoa Moss label
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Soundtrack download (Volume 1)
Soundtrack download (Volume 2)
Samurai Shaver was made in 72 hours for round 40 of Ludum Dare. The theme was "The more you have, the worse it is", so we made a rhythm game about a lone samurai's quest to cleanse the land of body hair.
Awards (out of 1852 jam entries):
- #1 in Overall
- #1 in Fun
- #1 in Audio
- #6 in Humor
- #9 in Mood
Download Samurai Shaver for your phone:
App Store (iOS)
Google Play (Android)
Original compo version submitted to Ludum Dare
Changelog >>
v1.15 - Update site lock code v1.14 - Recompile to allow offline play via the itch.io app v1.13 - Update to Unity 2019 and WebAssembly, recompile to allow itch.io hosting v1.12 - Fixed some additional aspect ratio issues with the mobile version v1.11 - Fixed some aspect ratio issues with the mobile version - Default latency adjustment to 50ms (pretty arbitrary, but a better guess than 0ms) - Turn predictive audio on by default (dynamic audio is nice, but the timing difference can really throw you off) - Recommend predictive audio a bit more strongly now v1.10 - By popular demand, added a detailed audio latency calibration screen with support for automatic and manual calibration as well as in-game testing - Added a toggle for predictive audio - enabling it will play slash sounds exactly in time with the music instead of responding to your input (recommended for devices with high latency) - Fixed buttons in the main menu being clickable during screen transitions v1.09 - Fixed a issue in the web build that caused songs to not resume properly after pausing v1.08 - Shortened description for Shamisen Shootout in web build so it's not cut off - Fixed a small typo in the jukebox description for level 4 v1.07 - Added level 6: "Yakuza Bathhouse" - Added level 7: "Shamisen Shootout" - Added level 8: "Katsujinken" - Dramatically shortened music load time, especially for the jukebox screen - Added a link to the Cocoa Moss website on the credits page - Use box outline instead of dashes to show selected option throughout the UI - Jukebox shows currently-playing song in gray instead of yellow - Jukebox now automatically plays next song after current song is finished - Tweaked some jukebox descriptions slightly - Preserve previously-selected choice in main menu - First mobile release! v1.06 - Speed up fadeout/fadein at game startup a bit - Allow pressing enter to exit the tutorial v1.05 - NEW LEVEL! Level 5: "As the Cherry Blossom Falls" - Added level number and song title on a dropdown sign at the beginning of each level - Adjusted animation speed of conveyor belt to match tempo of song - Fixed missing nipples for one of the people sprites (oops) v1.04 - Adjusted hair positioning and make indicator line appear sooner, to give more advance warning for the first slice - More accurate audio sync, and smoother scrolling for the indicator line - Added gamepad and mouse support - Fixed a visual glitch when showing the loading screen before the doors fully finished opening v1.03 - Added a victim to the intro of level 4 so it's not as long of a wait before the song starts - Very minor tweaks to all of the music v1.02 - Added roll call numbers to the blank signs that the people are holding (this was planned from the start; just didn't have time to do it before) - Added the menu and results screen music to the jukebox menu - Added song names, and full song descriptions and write-ups to the jukebox screen v1.01 - Added a pause screen - press Escape or P to pause during a stage (you can exit the stage from this screen) - Reduced global volume to avoid WebGL audio compression (eww) - Performance tweaks to avoid small hitches during gameplay, especially on the first note of each session - Fixed sfx failing to play if you slash too quickly - Smarter placement of blood slashes (no more bleeding between people's legs) - Don't allow slashing above a person's head or below their feet (no more bleeding floors) - Fixed a minor looping issue with the blood effect animation v1.00 - First release!
Status | Released |
Platforms | HTML5 |
Rating | Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars (79 total ratings) |
Author | DDRKirby(ISQ) |
Genre | Rhythm |
Made with | FL Studio, Unity, Paint Tool SAI |
Tags | Comedy, Funny, Ludum Dare, Ludum Dare 40, Music, Singleplayer |
Average session | A few minutes |
Languages | English |
Inputs | Keyboard, Mouse, Gamepad (any) |
Accessibility | One button |
Links | Ludum Dare |
Comments
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This is so fun! I just am dying, cause i can't get a perfect score even on the first one 😠Edit: nvm! just got a perfect score on all 8!
awesome!! THE BEST GAME!!
I was sending them to the hospital faster than I was cutting their fur
super funny! the songs are awesome
This is as bizarre as it is fun (That is, very x3)
man I thought my barber was weird.
realy fun game, wish there where more level
Rhythm heaven has been getting weird lately
samurai's gotta shave too!
Super game! How do you sync music with gameplay? I'm working on a rhythm mapping tool for games just like yours. it's called MBOY Editor (https://vfpe.itch.io/mboy-editor) Do you want to try it for your game? Vic
that's really funny
this is so much fun
ddrkirbyisq the screen to big can you make it smaller for mobile
Please just download the mobile app instead!
A fun little game.
Best shaver in town.
This is hilarious and genius
this game reminds me of rhythm tengoku and that makes it even better :)
This was really fun to play!
a really funny rythm game with a brilliant music!