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A jam submission

The VHS DungeonView game page

Discover the horrifying secret behind the video rental store
Submitted by twopaeks — 1 day, 7 hours before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Theme#2243.8483.848
Innovation#2553.5453.545
Audio#2713.4553.455
Overall#2893.5153.515
Fun#3813.3943.394
Game Design#4033.4243.424
Graphics#5413.4243.424

Ranked from 33 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

In what way does your game fit the theme?
You are punished for abandoning VHS by being forced to rewind VHS for "Not Blockbuster".

Did you write most of the code yourself and made all the assets from scratch?
Yes, outside of the songs.

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Submitted

Nice one! The happiness counter really worked and I felt quite some pressure, trying to rewind as fast as I can. The tutorial could have been smoother by not just writing it on the walls but show the mechanics to the player one after the other. The dropping candies that kill you were pretty annoying as I first didn't really understand what's happening for there was no feedback when touching them. But other than that it's a really nice experience!

Submitted (1 edit)

Idk but i didn't feel comfortable. Maybe it was the music or just myself.

Submitted (1 edit)

It's a good game, the graphics are really good

the only thing I would change is the tutorial. There is too much text, and it can easily be overwhelming

Submitted

awesome game you deserve my rating

Some points i noticed

  • controls were super smoothed may be a little hard .....
  • instructions were good may be a video showing how to play ? would be nice
  • Picking up the VCR was a problem i had to hit my mouse with hammer literally
  • I found the key but did not know how to do it !! 
Submitted

Very nice, I liked the game!

Please, play my game too!

Submitted

ahah very fun, good job!

Submitted

ahah very fun, good job!

Submitted

Hey, cool game, Loved the idea! Congrats on the jam! Rated.

Submitted

Nice game! I feel like some parts could be polished a bit, but a pretty cool idea and execution!

Submitted

I like the gameplay a lot and the idea is cool, but it all felt a bit rough and unfinished. Great job for such a short time though!

Submitted

I liked the game idea. Good job!

Submitted

very cool idea! I live the design and gameplay of your game very much! Iz was a bunch of fun to pmay your game ! I really enjoyed

Submitted

Unique game! I feel the sensitivity is a little high and gave me a bit of a headache but i love the quirky music and almost low poly graphics! Enjoyed it!

Submitted(+1)

It was a fun experience but after playing for a while, it was hurting my eyes and the mouse sensitivity was a bit too high. I got spooked at the beginning when I dropped through the floor (good job in making me think this was a horror game) lol. Besides those two points, I thought the graphics were amazing and the mechanic was pretty cool. I was a bit confused at first, especially after seeing the key, but then I read your description hahaha. Great use of the Congrats on the jam and rated!

Submitted(+1)

The graphs and the ambience are great! I liked a lot the objects and the scenario. With more time I think you could polish some of the mechanics and the movement.

This is a great work! Congratulations~

Submitted(+1)

Love the aesthetic of this game, I felt like I was back in the Hollywood Video of my youth. Some feedback:

  • The core gameplay of rewinding tapes could be improved upon- I feel like there's an opportunity to do an Overcooked-like thing where you can't leave a tape in a TV for too long or it gets destroyed.
  • I also would have liked the throw to be a little better, I might have just been bad at aiming, but it would be satisfying to dunk the tapes from across the room consistently.
  • I love the way the tapes keep stacking up, adds to the urgency. Speaking of- I think you could have the manager satisfaction decrease even faster to put some more pressure on players.
  • There should be some feedback on when you're hit by the gumdrop / fall in lava, IMO the silent respawn doesn't feel all the great

But overall it's a nice entry, and I played through to the end. The final jumping bit felt a little like old Counterstrike climbing maps I used to do. I dig it.

Oh- and I'm sorry about the debug key you left in there. I didn't touch it, I got the mentos and coke.

Submitted(+2)

I love the mood change! Caught me so off guard! Love the game! Btw u can use DontDestoryOnLoad() so your music player doesnt get deleted and the music will play smoothly between scenes!

Submitted(+2)

This game was so funny. Big mood change versus my game!

Submitted(+2)

This game is amazing why does it only have one rate

Developer

Thanks, although I just realized I left in an extra key that was only used for testing. Makes it too easy if you use it.

Submitted

This game would've been much easier to play if it had progerssive tutorial.

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