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A jam submission

The PurposeView game page

Submitted by Hepitier — 16 hours, 9 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Story#83.0003.000
Visuals#83.2503.250
Characters#92.7502.750
Funness#102.2502.250
Overall#112.5422.542
Puzzle Design#121.7501.750
Audio#132.2502.250

Ranked from 4 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Judge feedback

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  • To be honest, walking around in the dark looking for tiny objects isn't really my idea of a good time. I think more dialogue between the characters and character development could have made it a lot better, though, and would make the reveal at the end have more weight. I did like that the code puzzle resets so you can't just brute force it and have to actually think about the most efficient way to solve it before it resets.
  • I was interested in the story, and unlocking the secrets of the house, but hit a wall after about ten minutes. Once I'd found the dining room key and opened the green doors, I was unable to find any more keys, and after searching the house a few times, I surrendered and quit the game. Perhaps there could have been a hint system or clearer way to flag the key locations?

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Submitted (1 edit)

The story was really compelling - someone forgetting everything mid-crime. I kept thinking if he brought her to this weird house with no windows to murder her but that just may be too dark. :P

The environment looked nice and spooky. Unfortunately, I couldn't figure out how to get inside the room in the attic (if that is what I was supposed to do) and got stuck there.

EDIT: Okay, I tried it again and then I couldn't find the laundry room. The key I got in the dining room worked on the brown doors but there was nothing in the rooms inside. I probably missed something , this type of game is just not for me I guess. Maybe you can make a walkthrough video for those of us who couldn't finish the game just so we can get the story :). As for feedback, I would suggest you make the stair movement smoother and add some more sound effects.

Developer

Thank you for the feed back!!
every keys are obtainable, i guarantee it!
if you need some hints:
-2nd key around attic
-3rd key around dining room
-4th key is somewhere in the laundry room
-5th key is somewhere in one of the bedrooms
-6th key is somewhere in the restroom
-attic key is somewhere in the basement's room

the story is self-explainable, you have to finish the game to know what exactly happened to the main character

Submitted

Ah thanks, I'll give it another go.