History VideoGame / SacrificeGirl

The game can be downloaded as {{Freeware}} from its website (in [[http://www.foxeye.squares.net/product/ikenie/index.htm Japanese]] and [[http://www.foxeye.squares.net/product/ikenie/en/index.htm English]]). Buying the game from Website/{{DLsite}} will also offer you {{Feelies}}, namely wallpapers that show off different points of Miyo's journey.

-->'''Website/{{DLsite}} Description''': With no dialog, there's no need to check how to play beforehand. Enjoyable regardless of the player's native language!

* {{Feelies}}: This is a FreewareGame, and can be downloaded from either its own website or the main Fox Eye website. It is also fully playable from Website/{{DLsite}} as the "Trial Version". However, buying the "full" version it from [=DLsite=] will also give you several illustrations and wallpapers alongside the game itself, including a [[WhatCouldHaveBeen scrapped concept]] of Miyo being freed by a unnamed boy.

* HundredPercentCompletion: Collecting the 20 blue crystals and discovering the secret room that houses them all gets you an extra picture at the end of the game. [[spoiler:It's concept art for the game, showing all of the different elements of it such as the monsters, the harpoon, and Miyo's design. It even has a doodle {{Cameo}} of [[VideoGame/{{Holdover}} Marie]].]]

* BladeOnAStick: You can occasionally pick up harpoons to use kill skeletal fish or disable eye monsters. Sadly, they have no effect on the demon snakes, and Miyo automatically drops it when she's near drowning and struggling to hold her breath. [[spoiler:This weapon is needed in order to kill the evil heart that controls all of the deadly red seaweed.]]

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Miyo's hair is a dark blue.

* BladeOnAStick: You can occasionally pick up harpoons to use against the skeletal fish. Sadly, they have no effect on the demon snakes, and Miyo automatically drops it when she's near drowning and struggling to hold her breath. [[spoiler:This weapon is needed in order to kill the evil heart that controls all of the deadly red seaweed.]]

* EleventhHourSuperpower: [[spoiler:Using the Dragon Pearl after finding it to awaken the guardian dragon, itself, after being chased by a session of demon snakes. The dragon then proceeds to grant Miyo a powerful offense, not only letting you smash through any of the blocks and finally ''obliterate'' those demon snakes, but also allows you to finally exit the underwater cave by backtracking to the very first area of the game, all to a NearVictoryFanfare.]]

* HundredPercentCompletion: Collecting the 25 blue crystals and discovering the secret room that houses them all gets you an extra picture at the end of the game. [[spoiler:It's concept art for the game, showing all of the different elements of it such as the monsters, the harpoon, and Miyo's design. It even has a doodle {{Cameo}} of [[VideoGame/{{Holdover}} Marie]].]]

* LuckBasedMission: When swimming at full speed, the game randomly determines how the rocks fall. It's not unusual to die just because the rocks fall in a manner that's difficult to maneuver around. Swimming at a slower pace prevents the rocks from falling at all, but occasionally you have to do this [[SuperPersistentPredator while also being chased by one of those demon snakes, which are completely immune to the rocks.]]

* {{Feelies}}: This is a FreewareGame, and can be downloaded from either its own website or the main Fox Eye website. It is also fully playable from [=DLSite=] as the "Trial Version". However, buying the "full" version it from [=DLSite=] will also give you several illustrations and wallpapers alongside the game itself, including a [[WhatCouldHaveBeen scrapped concept]] of Miyo being freed by a unnamed boy.

* DarkerAndEdgier: This game is by far Fox Eye's darkest and bloodiest game, even more so than ''VideoGame/{{Holdover}}'', on top of being their first and only SurvivalHorror, so far. The blood can be switched off, however, but the terrifying monsters that threaten the seemingly-helpless Miyo, along with the game's more melancholic music direction still make it quite a chilling experience to play through compared to most of the rest of Fox Eye's catalog.

* {{Fanservice}}: Miyo wears very skimpy sacrificial attire, and her sprite in game is practically naked (though of the BarbieDollAnatomy type). Some of the wallpapers even show the attire [[WardrobeMalfunction slipping]] or [[ClothingDamage tearing off]].
* {{Feelies}}: The full version of the game can actually be downloaded from what is listed on [=DLSite=] as the "Trial Version", thus counting as a FreewareGame. However, buying it from [=DLSite=] will also give you several illustrations and wallpapers alongside the game itself, including a [[WhatCouldHaveBeen scrapped concept]] of Miyo being freed by a unnamed boy.
* HumanSacrifice: What did you expect from the title of this game?

* {{Metroidvania}}: Fox Eye's second one after ''VideoGame/{{Holdover}}''. While pretty much all of the action consists of swimming, you need to collect items in order to progress through the game, and there are certain areas that cannot be accessed or survived without the oxygen item, which doubles your OxygenMeter and allows you to stay underwater longer. [[spoiler:After awakening the dragon as your EleventhHourSuperPower, you can then go on to beat the game by backtracking to the very first area of the game and smash through the blocks that sealed off the top of that area.]]

The game's website is available in [[http://www.foxeye.squares.net/product/ikenie/index.htm Japanese]] and [[http://www.foxeye.squares.net/product/ikenie/en/index.htm English]].

* AutomaticNewGame: As the page image explains, you can control Miyo the very moment her coffin appears and sinks in the game's title screen. The game will automatically reset itself if you take too long to let her out, since her OxygenMeter will be too low to manage finding an air pocket before drowning, anyway. [[spoiler: And if you wait until her coffin reaches the bottom of this start to let her out, she gets trapped in by an unbreakable wall and inescapably gets eaten by a demon snake, [[ShootTheShaggyDog forcing the game to reset, anyway]], but also setting the tone for the game, itself.]]

* BGMOverride: [[spoiler:The theme that plays after you awaken the guardian dragon overrides the that of the demon snakes, mainly to show they're not a threat anymore.]]

* {{Metroidvania}}: Fox Eye's second one after ''VideoGame/{{Holdover}}''. While pretty much all of the action consists of swimming, you need to collect items in order to progress through the game, and there are certain areas that cannot be accessed or survived without the oxygen item, which doubles your OxygenMeter and allows you to stay underwater longer. [[spoiler:After awakening the dragon as your EleventhHourSuperPower, you can then go on to beat the game by backtracking to the very first area of the game and smash through the blocks that sealed off the top of that area]].

* OneWomanWail: The music that plays [[spoiler:during the segment with the red seaweed and the evil heart.]]
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Miyo was offered to the demon snakes due to the death of her home’s guardian dragon. [[spoiler:Late in the game, after getting the Dragon Pearl, Miyo eventually uses it to revive the dragon, itself. In return, the dragon helps her fight off the demon snakes and helps her swim out of the cave and back to the surface, surprising the townsfolk with her survival ''and'' the dragon’s grand return]].

* WombLevel: [[spoiler:The evil heart's liar full of blood and damaging walls of organs and body tissue is this. Killing the heart with a harpoon wipes out everything it controls, including the red seaweed]].

-->'''[=DLSite=] Description''': With no dialog, there's no need to check how to play beforehand. Enjoyable regardless of the player's native language!

''Sacrifice Girl: The Curse of Demon Snake'' is a 2D SurvivalHorror {{doujin}} game made by Creator/FoxEye, the same people who made ''VideoGame/{{Holdover}}'', ''Sufferer'', ''VideoGame/HadesVanquish'', and ''VideoGame/BlueGuardianMargaret''.

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* DifficultyLevels: Normal (which is easier on you), and Original (which is quite tough). The difficulty can be toggled through an options file in the game's data.

* HumanSacrifice: [[CaptainObvious What did you expect from the title of this game?]]

* LuckBasedMission: The game randomly determines how the rocks fall. It's not unusual to die just because the rocks fall in a manner that's difficult to maneuver around.

* AutomaticNewGame: As the page image explains, you can control Miyo the very moment her coffin appears and sinks in the game's title screen. The game will automatically reset itself if you take too long to let her out, since her OxygenMeter will be too low to manage finding an air pocket before drowning, anyway. [[spoiler: And if you wait until her coffin reaches the bottom of this start to let her out, she gets trapped in by an unbreakable wall and inescapably gets eaten by a demon snake, [[ShootTheShaggyDog forcing the game to reset, anyway]], but also setting the tone for the game, itself]].
* BeatStillMyHeart: [[spoiler:The evil heart responsible for the damaging red seaweed. A quick toss with a harpoon is enough to destroy it]].

* BladeOnAStick: You can occasionally pick up harpoons to use against the skeletal fish. Sadly, they have no effect on the demon snakes, and Miyo automatically drops it when she's near drowning and struggling to hold her breath. [[spoiler:This weapon is needed in order to kill the evil heart that controls all of the deadly red seaweed]].

* DeathFromAbove: Falling rocks are another of the many dangers Miyo faces. The flat ones force you downward and waste valuable air. The spiked ones do damage to you. You have to swim slowly pass the unstable ceilings that contain these rocks in order to not make them fall.

* DifficultyLevels: Normal (which is easier on you), and Original (which is quite tough).

* EleventhHourSuperpower: [[spoiler:Using the Dragon Pearl after finding it to awaken the guardian dragon, itself, after being chased by a session of demon snakes. The dragon then proceeds to grant Miyo a powerful offense, not only letting you smash through any of the blocks and finally ''obliterate'' those demon snakes, but also allows you to finally exit the underwater cave by backtracking to the very first area of the game, all to a NearVictoryFanfare]].
* FacelessEye: Some surfaces sport giant eyes that shoot you with lasers if they see you. [[spoiler:The red seaweed also sometimes has eyes]].

* HundredPercentCompletion: Collecting the 25 blue crystals and discovering the secret room that houses them all gets you an extra picture at the end of the game. [[spoiler:It's concept art for the game, showing all of the different elements of it such as the monsters, the harpoon, and Miyo's design. It even has a doodle {{Cameo}} of [[VideoGame/{{Holdover}} Marie]]]].

* OneWomanWail: The music that plays [[spoiler:during the segment with the red seaweed and the evil heart]].

* PointOfNoReturn: [[spoiler:After reawakening the Guardian Dragon with the Dragon Pearl, you're barred off from exploring most of the cave except for taking the path that it can open up that leads to the surface. This is because all of the other paths become sealed off by dark blocks that not even the Dragon can smash through]].

* RunOrDie: When a Demon Snake shows up, running (or more accurately, swimming) is your only option, as harpoons will avail you nothing against them. [[spoiler:When you resurrect the Dragon with the Dragon Pearl, you get to turn the tables on the bastards in grand fashion]].

* SuperPersistentPredator: The sub-titular demon snakes. Sometimes you can trick them into going through stone barriers you need to pass through, and sometimes some simple evasion towards a blind spot is sufficient. The later ones, however, are quite persistent in chasing you down. [[spoiler:They become a lot more frequent after using the Dragon Pearl to awaken the dragon, itself, [[EleventhHourSuperPower but by that point, they’re no longer a threat, anymore]]]].

* HundredPercentCompletion: Collecting the 25 blue crystals and discovering the secret room that houses them all gets you an extra picture at the end of the game.

A Guardian Dragon once protected a village with its blessings, but then hordes of demon snakes appeared from a cursed underwater cave and killed the beast. If the snakes remain unappeased, they will eventually destroy all life on the surface world.

You play as Miyo, a young blue-haired girl who has been offered up as a sacrifice to the demon snakes in a last-ditch effort to save her people. Miyo's goal is to survive in the cursed cave, figure out another way she can help her people, and make it back to the surface, preferably without drowning or getting eaten by the demon snakes.

You play as Miyo, a young blue-haired girl who has been offered up as a sacrifice to the demon snakes of an underwater cave after the guardian dragon was killed. Miyo's goal is to survive and make it back to the surface, preferably without drowning or getting eaten by the demon snakes.

* AuthorAppeal: It should come as no surprise that this is a Fox Eye game. Not only does pretty much the entire game take place underwater, but the risk of drowning is very present.
* AutomaticNewGame: As the page image explains, you can control Miyo the very moment her coffin appears and sinks in the game's title screen. The game will automatically reset itself if you take too long to let her out, since her OxygenMeter will be too low to manage a survivable escape, anyway. [[spoiler: And if you wait until her coffin reaches the bottom of this start to let her out, she gets trapped in by an unbreakable wall and inescapably gets eaten by a demon snake, [[ShootTheShaggyDog forcing the game to reset, anyway]], but also setting the tone for the game, itself]].

* {{Fanservice}}: Miyo wears very skimpy sacrificial attire, and her sprite in game is practically naked (though of the BarbieDollAnatomy type).

* HumanSacrifice: What do you expect from the title of the thing?
* HundredPercentCompletion: Collecting all 25 blue crystals and discovering the Secret Room that houses them all gets you an extra picture at the end of the game.

* {{Metroidvania}}: While pretty much all of the action consists of swimming, you need to collect items in order to progress through the game, and there are certain areas that cannot be accessed or survived without the oxygen item, which doubles your OxygenMeter and allows you to stay underwater longer. [[spoiler:After awakening the dragon as your EleventhHourSuperPower, you can then go on to beat the game by backtracking to the very first area of the game and smash through the blocks that sealed off the top of that area]].

* SuperPersistentPredator: The snakes. Sometimes you can trick them into going through stone barriers you need to pass through, and sometimes some simple evasion towards a blind spot is sufficient. The later ones, however, are quite persistent in chasing you down. [[spoiler:They become a lot more frequent after using the Dragon Pearl to awaken the dragon, itself, [[EleventhHourSuperPower but by that point, they’re no longer a threat, anymore]]]].

* BeatStillMyHeart: [[spoiler:The evil heart responsible for the damaging red seaweed]].

* PointOfNoReturn: [[spoiler:After reawakening the Guardian Dragon with the Dragon Pearl, you're barred off from exploring most of the cave except for taking the route that leads to the surface]].

* HundredPercentCompletion: Collecting all of the blue crystals and the Secret gets you an extra picture at the end of the game.

* SavePoint: The many air pockets you find throughout the game serve as these. Fewer of them count as savepoints in Original mode.

* WombLevel: [[spoiler:The evil heart's liar full of blood and damaging walls of organs and body tissue is this. Killing the heart with a harpoon wipes out everything it controls]].