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A jam submission

The Alignment ParadoxView game page

A mystery sci-fi point & click adventure
Submitted by MostlyDecentGames (@mostlydecentdev) — 1 hour, 49 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Overall#34.0524.052
Mental Engagement#54.2294.229
Overall#54.1434.143
Characterization#64.1144.114
Emotional Engagement#93.7143.714
Lasting Impression#113.8573.857
Atmosphere#154.2574.257

Ranked from 35 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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Submitted(+1)

I had a bit of help while playing, but overall great game, cool story, and nice puzzles. A fairly fitting theme with all the advances in AI, but still made for a great game along the way. The concept of the dog and you being able to interact was neat, and none of the puzzles to absurd to solve. Great job!

Developer

Thanks! Glad you liked it :)

Submitted (1 edit) (+1)

Great game! I thought that it was fun that you can control others excluding the main character. I really liked the music of the game, and both the art and sound effects were great.  They created an amazing atmosphere. I encountered one problem, which was that the text did not fully fit the screen's width once. Anyway, the story was excellent and really interesting, and was further enhanced thanks to the great characters. Good job!

Developer

Thank you! Strange about the text width. Do you happen to remember where/when that happened? What platform did you play on, and what’s your screen size so I can try to fix that?

Submitted(+1)

I played the Windows version and the text appeared when I hovered above the pile of stones after cutting my arm off. I have the weird screen size of 1680x1050 haha.

Developer

Thanks! I’ll check it out and see what I can do.

Developer(+1)

I found the issue, and it will be fixed in the post-jam update. Thanks for letting me know!

Submitted(+1)

A very good pixel style work, the game's flow experience and puzzle design are very distinctive,awesome job:)

Developer

Thank you!

Submitted (1 edit) (+1)

I think this is one of the most "adventure-y" games I've played so far this jam, in some sense.  Fairly short, but with a lot of narrative packed in there, and a mystery that mostly resolves itself by the end (still a bit unclear on when & why I was chained up, though, I think I misunderstood something).  The puzzles were fair.  I got stuck on the password for a while and found the correct solution partially by accident, but aside from that everything was pretty straightforward.  Good ambience as well, and very polished with coherent artistic direction.

Developer(+1)

Thanks for playing! I’m not sure if you had a conversation with Megan in the final scene. It explains a bit, but the real reason you were chained up is because it makes a good puzzle to free yourself :D

Yeah, definitely a few plot holes in there. I’m working on an update to tie things up a bit better, but the fact is I ran out of time so I just had to go with it!

Submitted(+1)

Very nice game! I really like the atmospheric music (although as someone else pointed out Megan's voice is barely audible in comparison).

Developer

Thanks for playing! I’m working on an update to fix the audio :)

Submitted(+1)

Perfect score in all 6 categories, that's a first for me this jam. It was well written, drawn, and voice acted. I was not expecting to have to cut off my arm when I started the game. The game also starts swiftly, none of the puzzles are too difficult, and it has a dog which is always extra points in my book.

Developer(+1)

Wow, thank you so much! I really appreciate that.

Submitted(+1)

Very cool submission! Inventive yet logical puzzles, great audio and voice acting, and the script felt very well written, although it felt a tad rushed on the second half. The use of the pupper felt rewarding and intuitive at the same time. 

At times it felt like the dialog lines were a little too close together, like a second or two of empty space between some lines might have made it feel more natural. I found myself paying too much attention to the lack of periods at the end of sentences and noticing all the other punctuation, something that slightly pulled my attention away from the experience, personally.

Overall, this is a very polished submission and it does feel like a complete experience, well written, thoughtful, and professional. Nice work!

Developer

Thanks for the feedback, I’m glad you enjoyed it. I’m working on an update, so I will do a punctuation review! :D

Submitted(+2)

This was excellent!! Great submission. Music and voice acting was awesome, same the art and story. The game works smoothly, this one is a finalist from my point of view. Great job!!

Developer(+1)

Thanks, I really appreciate that!

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