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A jam submission

Spleen.View game page

Little unsettling adventure game where the hero is in the grip of his panic attacks
Submitted by Dark Peace — 20 minutes, 4 seconds before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Presentation#9723.5893.589
Overall#13223.2053.205
Originality#15823.2883.288
Fun#20172.8082.808

Ranked from 73 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How does your game fit the theme?
(SPACE TO INTERACT, NOT ENTER) A Panic Attack is being out of control. You can't be rational. You can't escape the attack. In my game, the héro can have Panic Attacks at anytime. Deal with it. ( bugs : chests don't work and don't talk to the Guy near the trash cans))

Did your team create the art for this game during the 48 hour time slot?

Yes

We created all art during the game jam

Did your team create the audio for this game during the 48 hour time slot?

Yes

We created all audio during the game jam

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Submitted

Really interesting game idea, and nice art ! ^^

I think there are a few bugs, but it's still alright (:

The music and sound effects will make the game even better ! UwU

Submitted(+1)

nice graphics, all very smooth, but the enter button doesn't work.

Submitted

it says on the game page that it's not supposed to say enter. All interaction that's supposed to be with Enter is with Spacebar

Submitted(+1)

Pretty interesting game with nice artstyle. The panic attacks come, as in real world, at the worst times so you have to watch out for those. There's few crashes there but thats okay with jam games.

Good job!

Submitted(+1)

Nice game. The graphics and animationsare very well done. I found that the game seemed to crash after two deaths, so that might be something to look into for the post jam version.

Developer

thanks for the feedback and the bug report !

(+1)

the game is great but I couldn't interact with enter :( the aesthetics are very nice and I think you would be missing a lot if you don't continue the game post game jam

Developer

...WAIT enter ?!

Oh i change the controls but did i forgot to change it in the game's dialogs ?!

Sorry, it's Space to Interract. Strange because nobody had problems with that... Maybe because it's written on the game's page...

oh thank you, I will finally enjoy the game at it's full potential lol

Submitted(+1)

It's very clear from the very first gameplay minute this game was designed cleverly :) I loved the theme (reminded me of Pokemon), unfortunately I couldn't play very long without the game crashing so looking forward to seeing more. Maybe add more "panic" effects and make them a bit more controllable? 

Submitted(+1)

The introduction of gameplay mechanics is perfect. Wouldn't you have blocked the first path with stones, I would never have known I could break them with the sword. It's also well thought that panic attacks don't only remove control, but can affect what's happening in some way.

Developer

thx yeah that's why i put the stones ;) i'm glad my tutorial-skills are increasing

Submitted(+1)

Really nice art-style and a fun OG Zelda like gameplay, the visual effect of the panic attack is really cool and it certianly makes things tense.

Submitted(+1)

Really interesting concept! The fact that you can kind of visually see that you are about to have a panic attack is my favourite thing about this game so far, as it feels like the panic attack is slowly creeping up on you, starting slow but increasing exponentially. The game seems to break once I go to the area to the right of the school, but from what I've read, its not finished yet, so I'm looking forward to the finished product!

Developer

Thank you for the feedback !

I'll tell you when it's finished or you can follow me ;)

Submitted (1 edit) (+1)

Definitely liked the aesthetics on this one. Reminds me of a combination of Minit and those old Hyperlink games from the early Macintosh days! (That might be too old of a reference.) I'm reading that you plan on polishing the game a bit more, so I'm looking forward to it! 

Oh, and I had a similar dilemma with my game. I produced 95% of the art while using 5% from an asset pack I bought earlier. There should be a "this game was created with original and borrowed art" option!

Developer

thanks !

Not only polishing, but fix all the broken stuff and finally add the musics. I'll tell you when it's finished or you can follow me ;)

Submitted(+1)

Followed!

Submitted(+1)

I really liked this game :D I hope you expand on it in the future

Developer(+1)

Sure, i'm gonna do a post-jam version as soon as we'll be able to update the game. (or i might do another itch.io page for the complete version...)

Submitted(+1)

Wow, I really like how you did the panic attacks. It's honestly really relatable. I ran into some bugs but I still liked playing through the game--great job! :) 

Developer(+1)

Thanks ! i'm aware of the bugs. I'm gonna release a post jam version (as well ;) ) with all the features and the story (everything is in the game but it's not working or unreachable ;-;)

Submitted

Hey there. I've just played the start of the game and ran into some bugs with textboxes or UI elements in general. But as I read, you're already aware and plan to fix them. I didn't want to spoil my experience with the slightly buggy game, since it looks really promising. So I'll just be happily waiting for the finished version.

Developer

Great ! :D

Submitted

I really enjoy the 1 bit pixel art. The panic attack effect is amazing and gameplay works fine. But I have too many bug/glitches. The game have sound? I tried to restart the game several times but didn't hear sound

Developer(+1)

It was supposed to have sounds but due to the lack of time, it does not. (And it has bugs...) :(

I'm gonna finish the game this week. I'll fix the bugs.

Submitted(+1)

The style was really cool and I thought the clean special effects was a cool combination with the pixel art. Unique idea I think you did a great job

Developer

I'm glad you enjoyed it !

Submitted(+1)

Hello, good work in this project, i like the art style and the panic animation was a great ideia, very cool when it happens, i just dont know if i made something wrong but i get stuck in the guy trying to sell me a sword. Anyway, congratulations for the project!

Developer

Thanks for the feedback !
No it's a bug

Submitted(+1)

really enjoyed the dialogue, the panic attack idea is interesting and the animation looks great (it's a little too long for my liking but ig that's the point). unfortunately i had a few crashes but what i played was pretty enjoyable!

Developer(+1)

Thanks for your feedback ! I'm aware of the bugs and i plan to fix that this week. And add the music. And finish the story. :D
But for now i'm just playing other people's games. I'm gonna put yours in  my list ;)

Submitted(+1)

The dialogue is really snarky and fun. I really liked the 'overrated paper' line, and the sign about the school being closed on exam day.

The core mechanic was really good too. Clever implementation of an experience into a game's medium. Really smart how all the enemies work in a way that makes the consequence of the Attack matter, there's noone you can afford to just be standing still around.

I wasn't super sure of which things were just not in the game yet because it's unfinished or what things I was doing wrong/was unable to figure out, so I'm not sure I played it all the way through. But yeah, nice!

Developer(+1)

oh you actually enjoyed the game ? Like King George would say "I wasn't aware, that was something, a persoooon could do. I'm perplexed..." 
XD thanks for your feedback ! If at least one person appreciated it althrough it's completly broken imo, i'm happy. (and that means the finished version will be super good :D )

With this jam i figured out a game doesn't need to be big and complexe to develop its theme and that's gonna help me for my main game Project Dojordin :D

Submitted(+1)

It's cute. personally I think the "panic attacks" were quite annoying. The UI also didn't really match, overall it's alright - simple gameplay, art, and story. good job!

Developer

Well i mean, that's the whole point. I personnaly think panic attacks are quite annoying in real life.
Thanks for your feedback

Developer (1 edit)

Actually, 5% of the art was pre existing but since i spend hours on the 95%, i checked the "during the jam" box.

It was a great project, sadly it's not finished (for now !)

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