Fantastic work, and great job on all the dialogue, really elevated the whole thing. I was also impressed by the actual gameplay bits (like the game of tag) - could maybe have done something similar with the murderer? (like he runs away if you get too far from him or something like that). Biggest UX issue I encountered was maybe that you have to press enter to further the dialogue but also enter to start a new dialogue, so I kept restarting talks (with the ones you can speak to multiple times, like the policeman), which was a little silly, but not really game-stopping or changing :)
Great work and great use of assets too!
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Earthbound Extraterrestrial's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Adheres to jam theme | #11 | 4.375 | 4.375 |
| Overall | #15 | 4.125 | 4.125 |
| Presentation (visuals) | #23 | 4.188 | 4.188 |
| Concept (gameplay) | #30 | 3.813 | 3.813 |
Ranked from 16 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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314 days ago(+2)
Thanks a lot, that is really useful feedback! A bit unrelated, I'm curious: would you say a minimap would help or detract from this game?
I think a minimap would be a good idea, especially for finding npcs and stuff. The map is big enough to warrant one. Only thing to consider there is how much you show; do you show items, less important npcs, etc.
You could alternatively a map you pull up (say press [TAB]) that shows where you've visited and what was there. Could also have a pointer appear in the game when you are near a key NPC. Might be a pain to implement is the only thing.
Choosing any/all of the above would add to your game I think.
Hope this helps. Glad you found my feedback useful!
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