The idea and puzzle are good. Got a great time with time.
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Fear of the Dark's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Game Design | #49 | 3.955 | 3.955 |
| Fun | #63 | 3.818 | 3.818 |
| Overall | #96 | 3.697 | 3.697 |
| Innovation | #171 | 3.545 | 3.545 |
| Audio | #177 | 3.500 | 3.500 |
| Theme | #222 | 3.636 | 3.636 |
| Graphics | #281 | 3.727 | 3.727 |
Ranked from 22 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does you game fit the theme?
There are different fake things in the game that are not real. If the player gets caught by the ghosts he'll say "It is not real".
Did you write all the code and made all the assets from scratch?
Sound effects were from freesound.org. Everything else was made by us.
Comments
Great stuff! This game has a surprisingly large amount of content, and I think each mechanic was well utilized. I really liked the combination of lighting and bloom for the two flashlights. Having hidden rooms was also a neat addition. The only main flaw that I saw was that a lot of the pixel art assets had different resolutions (pixel sizes), which generally isn't recommended for pixel art. Still, great work, and a spooky submission!
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Words of IllusionCool submission! The two different kinds of flashlights are a really fitting game mechanic. Also, the game polished to a good amount.
Two small suggestions: Maybe you could try to make it even more dark, so you actually can only see within the lightcone and nothing else and make the cone not penetrate walls. Also, a little more creepy soundtrack could also underline the present setting. But these are just my 50 cents!
Good job!
Feel free to play/rate our game here -> https://itch.io/jam/brackeys-7/rate/1420718
After the voting ends, we publish the 1.1 Version with bugfixes and improvements :) Thanks!
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KEPLER 1708This is a potential gem right here! A vast mansion to explore with lots of surprises! (Wink at the banana taped to the wall! 😁)
As something to potentially improve: The ghosts following you around makes the game a little too difficult. Feels like you could understand their patterns by studying them, but then when they follow you around, and you can’t even recharge batteries, that makes it less fun.
Also consider making the game scale well to different aspect ratios. (Some text was cut off in the beginning, on my screen.)
Kudos for finishing this during the jam!
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IntuitionThat was really great to play. It took me so long to figure out what to do in the beginning :D
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Memorize what's -NOT- realShow post...
cool concept and great effort , i've rated ;)
this is the second game i've seen on fears (i also made my game on fears),
would u like to do the same 4 me? it'll be a great help https://itch.io/jam/brackeys-7/rate/1418965
Very fun game to play. I enjoyd it a lot even tho I died like 3 times per room.
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The Jungle TwistUnfortunately after a few minutes playing, I wasn't sure what I was supposed to do. By looking around everywhere with the 2 flashlights, I made it out of the starting room, but couldn't figure out what to do beyond that. I also wasn't clear at first that I had 2 flashlights and what they did. Reading other comments, I might be the exception (maybe I missed something really obvious 😅); however, I definitely would have liked more hints or clear directions on what to do and how to progress.
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Battle of the MindA really nice idea and well executed! The double fake! :D I probably just bad, so I ran out of battery a lot, had to go intentional jump scare my self. Had a lot of fun playing it, also very rewarding once you find something. Good job with the game!
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Light's pathI really like the aesthetic of the game and the music is really good too. Great job!
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Terrors Of The NightGreat game! Didn't know what to do after I got the red key but had fun getting it. Dying sfx is a lot louder than other sfx and that jumpscared me few times
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Make it goneRATED!, very atmospheric game! really good graphics, audio is spot on! good job!
also, will you help me rate mine too? I'd really appreciate it if you do, Thanks! :)
https://itch.io/jam/brackeys-7/rate/1415313
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it is NOT a PROP!!!That was great!! I like it :D. The graphics and sound are nice too. Also the sound that make when the player got hitted by the ghost was kinda terrifying XD. It was like a mini jumpscare XD. Overall the game was good!!. Would you mind rating mine too, thatll be a lot of help. If not, its still fine. Thanks :DD!!
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RorI love the different light modes. I was very surprised when the new type of enemy spawned!
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Spirits WhimReally enjoyed playing your game, l like the audio, graphics and that there was a boss fight.
Congrats, Great Job!
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CarillusionReally fun experience! I enjoyed this concept and liked scurrying away from the ghosts. Great job!
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Birds are Real
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