Cool game! Interesting theme idea.
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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Originality | #17 | 3.714 | 3.714 |
| Accessibility | #24 | 3.071 | 3.071 |
| Fun | #26 | 3.286 | 3.286 |
| Audio | #30 | 3.286 | 3.286 |
| Overall | #40 | 3.194 | 3.194 |
| Graphics | #54 | 3.214 | 3.214 |
| Controls | #63 | 2.714 | 2.714 |
| Theme | #76 | 3.071 | 3.071 |
Ranked from 14 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Godot Version
4.2
Wildcards Used
N/A
Game Description
Investigate a murder by going deep into a cult.
How does your game tie into the theme?
You shed light on a criminal case, and you do so by becoming enlightened and seeing beyond what's there.
Source(s)
https://github.com/Oreztov/GWJ-64
Discord Username(s)
oreztov, thegoobygooba, d0ip, anderssonradford
Participation Level (GWJ Only)
Oreztov: 3 Rest of team: 1
Comments
Nice game! I liked how much story there was to it and the difficulty of trying to solve the case, the music fit along with the game very nicely and I quite liked the style as well. Overall I think you guys did a great job.
Submitted
A Sunny Day at VampirevilleI really enjoyed the observation and note taking aspect, I think the colliders for some of the pieces of evidence may have been off for me because I had to wiggle my mouse away from it sometimes to find the clickable. Overall was fun though, played it all the way through :D
Submitted
Lightbound ScavengerVery interesting detective game. I like the combination of 2d and 3d and using the 3d scenes to investigate objects. Even after 20 minutes or longer I was not able to solve the murder puzzle. I guess its something with the altars but didn’t get the hang out of it.
The audio fits the game pretty well, for the visuals they worked, but the 3d assets don’t fit to the pixel art. maybe using pixel art 3d assets. Using altars was very satisfying with visuals and audio.
For me clicking on objects was not clear first, I tried to draw all time the stuff and was wondering that I cannot submit, until I got the hint from Oreztov to click on the item spots. I also ran into an issue with 4k screen that the UI is messed up, but it was still playable sort of. later i tried with low res on my screen then it worked just fine.
Beside that great entry and good team effort!
Submitted
Spectral WarFantastic entry and interesting take on the theme! I was hooked from the moment I was placed in the detective mode and I was determined to figure out the mystery - and I did! I really loved the added notepad and the clues system (the drawing feature was a nice touch), and I definitely see the inspiration from L.A Noire which is great (I love that game!).
It was a bit easy to get lost, but it wasn't so bad because the movement speed was good and there wasn't too much to explore (which is a good thing, otherwise it could be a bit confusing / stale).
Other than that, the graphics are cool but there's definitely room for improvement in the environment and the chat ui, and the music track could be longer.
Great entry! Congrats!
Submitted
Light Lane JumperVery cool!
Took me some time to solve the murder, great job with the red herrings and clues being spread out like that, giving you complete picture and more details on the story.
Impressive work with the 2d and 3d art assets, music and the programming - there are many systems there working together and I didn't encounter any bugs - great job everyone!
Submitted
Survivor's FlameNice game, having 3d models that you can rotate to find clues is impressive, also not a puzzle game where you have to do something that doesnt make sense and the npcs dialogue helped to solve the murder. Good job !
Submitted
Lights Ghosts and SpikesHey, I'm happy you appreciated those aspects! All my years of complaining about the recent ABSENCE of (Good!), actual survival horror puzzles finally paid off, haha. (For real: I made Orez and everyone sit on Discord and watch classic REmake puzzles, plus, the idea to implement interactive 3D objects was inspired by that and Tormented Souls!)
The stars lined up further - Orez happened to have bought a little scanner before the jam, showed us how it worked, and our team was sold on the idea :)
This game was very cool. I liked the note-taking aspect, as previously mentioned. This could be a real winner if it was polished up a good bit and sold, I think! My only real problem with it was the movement seemed overly fast at first, hard to be precise when moving that fast.
Submitted
InsiderThanks! I'm really glad Orez brought the notetaking and "words as key-bits" mechanics to the table.
The visuals left on the cutting board is an engaging sci-fi element skin, since the longer-term aesthetic was the Player was injected into a simulated reality - I wanted to incorporate a cool little card flip into projected LED datapad display, too.
I'm definitely wanting to talk to the guys about polishing up more, at least!
I dare say this is a top contender! While exploration may not be terribly interesting, the inspection minigame (jank notwithstanding) with the note taking come together quite well to create an interesting experience!
Well done on your jam, team. You know what that means, though: you'll be held to a higher standard on your next jam!
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