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A jam submission

There Will Be LightView game page

Fight your fears and worries by bringing back your inner light. Maybe you will feel better again.
Submitted by lumicore, thomoplaymode, DucklingKnight, Len Underbrink — 22 minutes, 35 seconds before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Audio#114.1594.159
Gameplay#174.1104.110
Overall#333.9433.943
Visuals#654.3904.390
Enjoyment#724.0244.024
Innovation#1063.8543.854
Theme#6893.1223.122

Ranked from 82 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How does the game fit the theme?
This game tells a story about negative emotions with a positive outlook in the end. Can anything really go wrong?

What code and assets did you not make from scratch during the jam (if any)?
ambient sounds / effects

How many people worked on the game?
5

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Submitted(+1)

Wow this is my favorite game! Amazing visuals and sound design. The puzzles is a little bit easy for me but still love it. 5/5

Developer

Thank you really much! 

Submitted(+2)

Woah, visuals and sound design are on point! Amazing puzzle mechanics! I hope you will expand this idea into a full fledged release, This will be a hit I'm telling you! :D

Developer

Really thank you for the nice feedback :)

We'll definitely continue working on this game, hopefully you're right xD

Submitted(+2)

The visuals reminded me of Monument Valley. The sound design was phenomenal and added to the atmosphere. I liked the mix between puzzles and shooter (with both needing the same fuel/ammo), though the detonation mechanic could've been explained more clearly. Another small complaint I have is that the death cutscene takes too long (at least make it skippable).

Developer

Noted. Thanks for the feedback!

Submitted(+2)

Have rated like 10-15 games and this is my favorite submission so far. Everything was on point: amazing visuals, super atmospheric, the puzzle mechanic was great, good message, you get to shoot depressive shadowy things... Beautiful job!!

Developer(+1)

Glad you liked it :)

Submitted(+2)

LOVED the sound in this. Visuals were really great too. I absolutely suck at puzzle games though, so I kind of struggled with making the lights go down the right paths. Thats more of a me thing though

Developer

Thanks :)

If you need a hint, the pictures of the nodes on the ground can give you an idea of how many lines need to go in to activate them.
Submitted(+2)

5 stars for everything! If I could give it 10 stars for visuals and enjoyment i would. I'm not just saying that cause the game called me special lol. It was really fun! well done!

Developer

Wow this is overwhelming! Thank you!

Submitted(+1)

good game

Submitted (2 edits) (+2)

This is honestly my favourite game of the jam so far. The visuals and controls are very polished and satisfying, the puzzles are numerous and well made, the sound design is impeccable and it has a nice message to boot.
I hope you'll expand on it because it's very promising

Developer

Really thank you! We're definitely planing to extend this game and keep working on it.

Submitted(+2)

Really love the sound design! Puzzles are fun and intuitive

Submitted(+1)

Love the visuals and the audio! Great game

Submitted(+1)

I love it! I had fun playing it,  it's simple yet addictive! 

Submitted(+2)

Great looking game with great audio and clever puzzles. It feels very polished and had lots of content for a game jam game. I really enjoyed it. Well done!

Developer

Happy to hear you liked it!

Submitted(+2)

Nice idea! I enjoyed the puzzles and the horror atmosphere. I didn't feel that the theme was presented, but it's ok. Also, the combat system seems a bit strange for a puzzle game, but maybe I didn't feel it... Still, it's a good job!

Developer

Thank you! Just because I'm interested and you mentioned the theme, did you play until the ending?

Submitted(+2)

I liked the idea of a puzzle game with combat, and the two are well combined. The only downside is that i couldnt understand how to throw the balls, it felt it never went where I thougt it would go. Also, the monster kept interupting me a bit too often while i was thinking. I had fun nontheless !

Developer

Thank you for you're feedback! In case you are still wondering: The sphere goes into the direction of you're mouse chasing an enemy if nearby. The longer you charge it, the further it goes :)

Submitted(+2)

Beautiful, polished and well made.
The only thing I would say is that I had to stop solving the puzzle numerous times to be able to fight the enemies. It was interesting to see a game combining both aspects of puzzle and combat though. One of the best made games i've seen yet!

Developer(+1)

Thank you very much! The enemy system currently sadly is buggy. We are working on a patch.

Submitted(+1)

Lovely reference to Journey. I enjoyed the original and this is a truly special piece! Game mechanics were smooth and also challenging. I loved the whole atmosphere, art style, vocals, sound design. Gameplay had a great progression system.  Figuring out the puzzle while being attacked isn't the easiest task. I give you 5/5! Amazing!

Developer(+1)

Very nice, thanks!

Submitted(+1)

Really lovely game!! Nice visuals and audio! You should have added a button to restart a level because at one level i left the lights on the other side of the shadow and i couldnt get them back. Overall really nice

Developer

Thanks for the feedback!

Submitted(+2)

Loved your game! The visuals and concept are really unique and interesting. Great job, it's truly impressive!

Developer

Thank you really much:)

Submitted (1 edit) (+4)

Insane amount of talent on display right here. Speechless.
5* all around.

The visuals are clean, minimalistic but fully on point. The thoughtful pacing acting as a pseudo-tutorial ramp is really well-planned.

The puzzles are challenging but possible to crack with some thought and trial-and-error.

I really like the theme of having positivity to combat dark thoughts, and to serve as resource to carry you further. Very poignant.

It's only my second game rated so far, but I sincerely hope your team wins this. Thank you for the experience and for being such an inspiration.

Developer(+1)

Thank you very much for your appreciation. This means a lot to us <3

Submitted(+2)

visuals of this game are very interesting and the shooting mechanic was realy nice and i liked that the most xd, also it would be better to make the character to have more friction, Good Luck

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