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A jam submission

PipelurkerView game page

Submitted by evigouroux, nebula audio โ€” 2 days, 8 hours before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Is the graphics 1 bit?#15.0005.000
Art#154.4214.421
Overall#164.2284.228
Theme#214.4214.421
Music#213.9473.947
Originality#524.1054.105
Gameplay#1013.4743.474

Ranked from 19 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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Comments

Submitted(+1)

Gameplay felt kinda clunky and I didn't particularly care for how the character moved but was a very interesting idea which I liked a lot

Developer

thanks you a lot 

Submitted (1 edit) (+1)

What worked:

Sound design is really good. It's all balanced appropriately and adds to the game greatly. All the background things are fun and add a lot to the world the game takes place in. I sometimes would just watch the guards patrol so I could see what was there. The shortcuts are great and encourage the player to move just a bit further into the game after each death.

What didn't:

Light going through (and especially above) platforms, especially when avoiding guards. You have a significant health pool which is appreciated and mitigates this issue, but I'd take less health if I had more of a chance to avoid light entirely.

Good and Bad:

The player's movement feels clunky and sluggish, at first. After a few deaths (and reminding myself what genre this game is), the movement finally clicked for me. Since the guards are moving so fluidly, I at first thought of the game as a fluid kind of stealth game where the player runs and jumps around freely. Then I thought that it might work better as grid-based movement, before realizing that it already was grid-based. At this point, the disconnect resolved and I realized that I was a turn-based stealth character, facing real-time enemies. I really like this conceptually, plus it adds onto the lore of the game on the differences between the lurkers and the surface dwellers. The problem I have with it is how it's presented. It would serve the game well if you could figure out a way to present this idea to the player, so you don't enter the gameplay portion with a false idea of what you can and should do I think. Maybe some story, or some visual example? I don't know. I do think this disconnect is where the complaints about movement are coming from though.

Bugs:

Didn't see any.

Great job!

Developer(+1)

Thanks a lot for the super detailed comment !

I'm glad you could pinpoint everything I tried with the gameplay and environment, it really means a lot. As you can guess, the issues with light and the barebone tutorial are due to time constraints (as expected during a jam of course).

Thanks again for taking the time to play the game, have a great one

Submitted(+1)

This was great! Really well thought.

Developer

Nice to hear it! ๐Ÿ‘

Submitted(+1)

Wonderful experience.  Love the Oddworld inspiration.  

Sound design in general was a standout, especially those sticky sounding footsteps.

Smart placement of shortcuts to keep the momentum going was greatly appreciated too.

Loved it.

Developer(+1)

thank you! Appreciate it! So kind of you ๐Ÿ™

Submitted(+1)

I really liked this.

Developer

thank you so much!

Submitted(+1)

Very cool animations! And I love the comments of the lurker :D
The controls could be bit more responsive ;)

Developer(+1)

i enjoy you like the lurker comment! It is my voice ๐Ÿ˜‚

Submitted(+1)

hahaha :D Great! :D

Submitted(+1)

I like the atmosphere and the music is really cool. Such a nice game. The only thing that could have been improved in my opinion is the movement, especially when turning around, but considering the time limit, movement in general works as is. Good job !

Developer(+1)

Thanks a lot, the clunkiness of the movement is on purpose but yeah I see how it can be uncomfortable

Developer(+1)

thanks! ๐Ÿ™

Submitted(+1)

nice looking game

Developer

thanks!

Submitted

The art and animations are really good and the pick on the theme is nice aswell! The only thing I would criticize is that the movement feels a little slow and is not always and directly reacting to the players input.

Submitted(+1)

really nice, it reminded me of my youth when i played abe's odyssey. I enjoyed it very much

Developer

Glad you find it nice! I'ts funny because it was the vibe wanted for our game ๐Ÿ˜‚ thank you

Submitted(+1)

Great lighting, sound and art! You really did a great job on this one!

Developer(+1)

appreciate it! ๐Ÿ™‚

Submitted(+1)

Great work on the game!

I love the Title Screen.

The ambient sounds, visual story telling (the loneliness and eating some food alone in his room) and polished feeling with small touches/ animations.

The controls require a little getting used to, but once you do, it works within the game's design + layout.

Speaking of the game's layout, I like that you unlock shortcuts and can speed through certain parts of the game upon restarting as you unlock them.

Nice little nod to the Dark Soul's "Praise The Sun". :D

I like the Lurker's character, with him saying little comments throughout the game's progression and the occasional laugh + comment after evading an enemy.

Developer

Thanks a lot !

I hate to act like dark souls invented shortcuts but it was definitely a huge inspiration for the layout of the entire level haha, glad you got that, it has been a huge influence.

I'm glad the game was able to convey some personnality for the lurker, I love to think of him as a mentally drained but still mischievous type of guy.

Submitted(+1)

really great! The usage of light is fantastic!

Developer

Thanks a lot ! I had a much bigger lighting system in preparation but failed miserably to get it ready in time for the jam

Submitted (2 edits) (+1)

I really liked your previous winner, Dive Tactics (Elie).

I dig the originality in this one and the hints at a back story in the game. The mechanics feel a bit stiff to me (but perhaps so is the Lurker) and I did have difficulty understanding that I had collected a relic at the end and needed to return... somehow I missed actually picking an object up because I thought the re was an exit there with the frames and arrows pointing to it. The countdown helped me try other things, and eventually make it back to the beginning.

I would be very interested in a bit of an expanding of the story, refining the controls, and seeing where your very good beginning of level design could go. Sound and art always consistently nice! Great work!

If you ever would like to collaborate, I'm an artist, level designer, writer and director passionate about producing unique and high quality work.

Developer

Thanks a lot for the long comment and the kind word !

I'm a big fan of these kind of cumbersome movesets as they force a rigorous execution of the level from the player but I can see how it can be a pain to a lot of people, this one is a lot more demanding than dive tactics's.

I don't think I'll work too much more on this one as I'm already off to another project but if we meet again in another jam it would be a pleasure to collaborate with you, of course.

Submitted(+1)

really great entry! i love your usage of light. actually made me regret that we didn't add any enemies with a light source for our game, because its such a nice idea

Developer(+1)

Thanks a lot, I actually wanted a more dynamic light system but failed to implement it in time.