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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Interpretation of the Secondary Theme | #52 | 4.250 | 4.250 |
| Gameboy Soul | #98 | 3.906 | 3.906 |
| Overall | #118 | 3.563 | 3.563 |
| Graphics | #143 | 3.750 | 3.750 |
| Soundtrack/SFX | #152 | 3.219 | 3.219 |
| Gameplay | #230 | 2.688 | 2.688 |
Ranked from 32 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game meet GBJam's theme?
You are a kid, looking for candy on Halloween. When you have entered a house where the doors have slammed shut behind you and you have to look for a way to escape. Scary Ghosts and Spiders are trying to scare you and take your candy!
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it doesnt wanna start
We have had some people report that their browsers are not framing the game correctly. in rare cases it makes the game 100% not viewable in others it is just smaller. Most people see it just right so we are still looking into the issue. It doesn't seem like a browser or OS issue since the issue has been reported in all and also reported as working in all. I can send you a standalone build if you tell me your OS
I wish we saw the issue before the end of the Jam but it worked on every computer it was played on by the team and the people we sent it to for feedback throughout the week
I think we have found the main issue. Please make sure you don't have any zoom set besides 100%
Really unique concept for a game! The art in this game is great as well. I loved being able to pick a costume for the player character.
Thank you for you lovely feedback
The music is amazing! Also love how the characters steps go almost perfectly in sync with the beat. There was some weird stuttering/lag in the basement & second floor that caused framerate and audio to become choppy, bearable but unfortunate because that track was sick! Loved the ghost animation and the idea for the spider enemies with the shadow that appears first, though they could use an extra half second before dropping as it seemed like you were out of luck if their shadow appeared directly over you (maybe intended?)
Edit: Adding that your cover art is ridiculously good. Keep it up!
Thank you so much!
The feedback on the spider was discussed by the team and we ended up leaving it how it is for the final release but it only actually effects the player in a small window of the animation.
Interesting that there was some stuttering/lag in the basement & second floor. everything is loaded at the start. When you are in the first floor the basement and second floor are loaded and running.
The character sync with the music was not done on purpose but we noticed it too and loved it!
I'm betting it's something to do with itch.io's web play. I only played the web version (not sure if a download was present) but I noticed the same kind of things starting to happen on my game both on my laptop and PC. Internet is in great shape so I'm definitely willing to say it's itch. Regardless, it didn't take away from gameplay! It was just a few stutters here and there and if I stopped moving for a second it seemed to catch up.