I like the way this game is set up, and I am interested in how it plays. However, when I played it, the game didn't seem to work properly. I could only select a single card at a time, and no matter what card I picked, I would only do a single point of damage. I never won a single battle. It feels like there's something broken here, also, there was no music OR sound with this one. Since this game is unfortunately apparently broken, and cannot be realistically played for at least five minutes, it will be unfortunately disqualified.
I liked the air mechanic to move in zero g. However, I also felt it was kind of clunky, with how much time there was between bursts. Once I had a good idea of where to go, I felt less lost (obviously) but before those moments, it felt like a little more guidance would have been preferable. I did like the sequence where we got shot into space, and the lower my O2 was, the more apprehensive I became, so that was a nice touch. All around, a solid little game, but I wish there was some more to the story.
Honestly, for how simplistic this was, the way it was implemented was awesome. It gave a sense of dread and foreboding even without graphics. Nicely done. I REALLY liked this one!
All I can really say is that I understand this is a first time project, but this also FEELS like a first time project. There's potential here, and I really appreciated hearing real people voice act. My only serious big-time complaint was the flashlight mechanic. It was just NOT well implemented. Everything else was pretty OK. Just needs more practice and work to polish those skills.
Honestly, there feels like the foundation for a really cool horror/puzzle kind of game here. It just needs some more refinement and time in the oven to really get to a better spot. I liked it, but I felt it was lacking.
The tropes were there, but they didn't really feel fleshed out. And the game took a while to really get going, but once it did, I felt the tension rise from what was going on. The true ending was a little lackluster however, in that we didn't get any closure from the MC at all. The pacing definitely needed work.
So, I am REALLY impressed by the working multiplayer with voice. Tried it out, and it worked without a hitch! The rest of the game is pretty OK. Nothing really special, to be honest, but the multiplayer was a real nice treat. I would have liked a bit more intro and story beats, and the phone ringing was a little annoying after time went on.
I feel like this is the bones of something a lot more in-depth. There was no music, sadly, but the rest of the sounds were on point. Although I wish the skeletons made some sort of noise so that you'd know they were there. Also, something to show your score or what wave you lived to when you died (or a high score screen) would have been a nice touch. Not bad.
I think that if there was some sort of guidance, or a small intro as to why you were in the forest or why the creature was coming after you would have been nice and would've helped to set the stage a little better. But other than that, I feel this was a really good game. Nailed it on the creepy atmosphere for sure.
While this uses copywritten stuff, it's NOT assets as in from a video game, so it is sort of a gray area. The rule as it was written was to avoid theft from video games and this one was really, really clever. So I'm going to allow it to remain in the jam, but if enough people come to me with issues, it may get disqualified.
That said, I really did enjoy the humor of this one. Very short and sweet, but easy to play and actually had a decent little story to the whole thing. Not bad at all!
This one seems ambitious, but needs a lot of work. Whenever I died, I had to restart by Alt+F4ing the game to get out of the death pose. The areas also felt huge for no reason, especially in the dark. With some more focus on the gameplay, I feel this could be a decent little game.
Cute aesthetic for this game, however, with the control scheme, I found it incredibly, punishingly difficult. I feel that this is a game that is way more suited for a controller, than a mouse and keyboard. Plus, It was weird having to hold down the shift button to have enough speed to dodge attacks, and the direction of the player attack and dodge seemed like it followed the mouse, but not always. Cute, just needs more work.
At first, there were a LOT of typos, so it was hard to tell what things were being intended, like the Pary instead of Pray. But as the game went along, they seemed to clean up quite a bit. As for the story, the background lore was really nicely done. I enjoyed the diary entries, even if I didn't read them all, but I found the ending to be a little confusing, and wasn't sure what exactly was happening. Also, the random battles were a little annoying the further you got into the game, as they were less a way of getting cash and more just in my way as I tried to advance the story.
I only got one ending (Unsure how to get the other) and I really REALLY liked the sound design and atmosphere of this game. Top notch and some of the best in the jam! However, the story and gameplay were not at the same level. The voice acting was alright, but the story itself was a bit more of a mystery and kind of bland on its own. The gameplay was also just OK with moving around to find items to proceed, but I never saw the 'bad guy' as it were, and left without incident. So I feel I may have missed out of a cool scare, there.
This whole comment is probably gonna be spoilers. After waking up in the cage, I got stuck. Couldn't figure out what to do. Before that point, however, it was a sufficiently creepy meta kind of game and I really was enjoying how it was presented. The story was kind of non-existent, but if you dug a little, there were bits of lore. However, there weren't enough (at least in how far I got) that any of it started to make sense or paint a picture aside from someone being upset about something. And as KV pointed out, the mouse being the only input was both good AND bad. It may have been easier if the mouse was how you initiated things, but a separate button was used for dialog advancement.
I am echoing a lot of the others, but absolutely NOT sound really detracted from what was otherwise a pretty decent little space horror game. I liked the ideas here, but with it being dead silent, I felt no tension. There was no development of the atmosphere. It just felt like I was moving from one point to the next. Even just footsteps or odd space sounds would have been waaaaaay better. Other than that, this was pretty OK. I liked it for what it was.
I said a lot of my issues during the stream, but my main thing is that RPG Maker is NOT designed for ARPGs without a LOT of consideration given to the players and how button inputs work. Several times I would attack and then try to dodge out of the way, only to have nothing happen because the attack input hadn't resolved before the dodge input. So that made things incredibly frustrating for me while playing. Also, it could have used a bit better guidance on where to go to do things, but I understand that it also kind of the type of game this way "solve mini puzzles and find items to move forward) so eventually one would find the correct path. I just feel some were a little obtuse. Still, the story and art of the game and music were all top notch.
All around, this was a very solid puzzle game. I got a little confused with the runes, as two looked almost identical (the N and O symbols) but otherwise, this was enjoyable to play. Very nicely done.
With this being a browser only game, I found it a little annoying (and at first a little small) to play with. Also, after my first death, I couldn't see a cursor to select retry. I had to completely restart the browser window. The other issue I have with this game, is that it is incredibly dark. To the point where I could barely see where I was going, and that I didn't see the chainsaw dude until it was too late. Also, the chainsaw sound was just constant and was NOT proximity based. So while I thought I heard it across the house, I turned a corner and he was there. Just feels kind of sloppily put together, and not that fun. ONE MORE THING: the objective is only seen OUTSIDE the game.
It definitely needs some work, but I can see that the bones of a decent game are here. It just needs more of a story, better sound, and more tension to build atmosphere. Also, the alarm sound when you are seen is a little annoying after a while. I would have preferred a heartbeat sound or music.
A really sold little game that I quite enjoyed. Well done, and I hope you're able to go back and add in the stuff you weren't able to because of the jam! I don't really have any notes, as everything was pretty solid and fun to work with.
OK...now it makes more sense. It was the INNER child they wanted to protect. I think I will adjust the rating I gave the story, then, now that I fully understand. Again, really liked the subtle touches (the cracked model was IMO absolutely genius)
