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LOWREZJAM 2020

Hosted by JackOatley, Gurpreet Singh Matharoo · #LOWREZJAM

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A jam submission

ClaustrumView game page

An atmospheric exploration game with horror elements

Submitted by Kaappis (@kaappis), Airola — 1 day, 7 hours before the deadline

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Criteria	Rank	Score*	Raw Score
Overall	#20	4.184	4.184
Audio	#21	4.000	4.000
Authenticity (Use of resolution restriction)	#32	4.737	4.737
Gameplay	#41	3.842	3.842
Graphics	#48	4.158	4.158

Ranked from 19 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Did you work in a team?
If you don't count the gameplay music, this was a solo project that took about 60h to finish. Music was made by Airola.

Oh yeah, and my fiancee and her violin provided some sounds for me to edit. And my cat (without violin)!

Was the resolution a challenge?
Honestly, I found the resolution to be perfect for this project. Working on a smaller screen area made the thing more atmospheric.

Only "problem" I had was that my gamedev tool only zoomed to 400%, so placing objects was a bit hassle sometimes. Also I knew text could be an issue, so I draw all the text by hand! :D

What did you learn?
I recorded and edited most of the sound effects myself! Usually I use those randomized synth sounds (there's still some of those in this), but this time I took it a bit further. Turned out ok IMO!

I also found out that "do first, think later" mentality worked out in this project.

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puppetmasterSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

great game!! super implementation of the light, mood is also really great.

it was a lot of fun

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iandaprixSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Very cool take on horror exploration. The sound effects were very well done. I think the gameplay music could have been a little more in the background.

Graphics were excellent, especially the lighting effect. Kudos for that great logo too. It set a good tone for the rest of the game.

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tulevik.EUSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

A fun little game, lots to explore, great atmosphere and tension. And a real spooky, but rewarding ending. Good work with this one!

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A Prelude to an Adventure

codyeSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Great mood setting. The music created an extremely tense atmosphere.

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soptheturtleSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

This was a really fun game. Good job! The music also wasn't annoying and it was kind of ominous. I'm not sure if I got the "good" ending or if there are multiple endings or more to explore. It was so cool how you utilized the backpack to be a health bar to save space. All in all this was a good job!

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Xtreme Xmas Lights

KaappisDeveloper3 years ago

Thanks! Only one ending, but you can look for all the secrets to get an S rank!

okayscottSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

I love the aesthetic. This reminds me of "Lone Survivor".

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Entitled Puppy Game

KaappisDeveloper3 years ago

Thanks! That game looks interesting, is it worth checking out?

okayscottSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

It's really well reviewed. To be honest I first (~2012) played it before I was actually interested in horror games so I didn't get too far, so can't speak too much from personal experience other than it has a great atmosphere. Your game reminded me of it, so I might give it another shot.

eklisiSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Lots of things going on in this game. I love how there are multiple ways to interact with items. The lighting system is very moody too. Loved it. Congratulations!

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KaappisDeveloper3 years ago

Thank you!

RED BONE GAME STUDIOSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

I like it!! but at first I didn't understand how to play, but I loved it !!

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KaappisDeveloper3 years ago (1 edit)

Thanks! I didn't want to hold players hand, so I left stuff for them to figure out. :)

lapspider45Submitted3 years ago(+1)

The game starts in "true" 64x64 resolution, which was a bit annoying. In fact, I could not get it to scale up, so I used OBS to zoom in on the tiny window...

Anyways, I liked this game. The atmosphere is good, there's lots of exploration and details. You have to fill in the gaps with your own imagination, which I like. The basic enemy stops being threatening pretty quickly, but better too easy than impossible.

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KaappisDeveloper3 years ago(+1)

Oh that's weird. There should be maximize button on the title bar and also you can stretch the window in any size you want. Also, you can toggle fullscreen with F or Alt + Enter. I assume you have a 4K monitor? I did this because I thought if someone prefers playing in a window rather than fullscreen, this was only solution I came up with in Clickteam Fusion.

Thanks for playing! Yeah I made it a bit easy so people can see everything the game has to offer quickly rather than waste their time replaying same sections again and again.

lapspider45Submitted3 years ago (1 edit) (+1)

Pressing F fixed it for me! You might want to put that in the game description.

KaappisDeveloper3 years ago

Good call! Added.

Hunt The PastSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

it a good horror game, there many moment where the game caught me of guard. especially the first door next to the starting area the first time i play through it i panic and stumble through the item menu trying to use my blowtorch but failed miserably and die. and the music set the atmosphere quite well.
my only complain about it is the door. it take me a while to realize that the door that have the up and down prompt can actually lead into another different area because i was standing directly on it and i thought that was the door i was coming from. i mean there a few room where the door is used to just return back to prior room so it fell a bit off. maybe add a text near the button prompt that explain where the door will lead too if i press the button.

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KaappisDeveloper3 years ago

Thanks for the feedback! I totally agree that there's room for improvements for the door system. Having a strict deadline and not playtesting with others can lead to these kind of iffy decisions that make sense for the dev, but not for the player.

Realm MadnessSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Well done. This reminds me of childhood memories. Games like this I played as a kid. I wasted time when I wasn’t focused about the signs. Overall nice finished and addictive also a little bit scary game. -oneak

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KaappisDeveloper3 years ago

Thanks for playing! Yeah navigation can be a bit tricky, but I didn't want this to be TOO linear. ;)

Cool to hear that this brought up some nostalgia. I'm myself a bit of a retro-game nerd, so I'm curious, does this remind you of some particular game?

Realm MadnessSubmitted3 years ago

Nostalgy reached the level that feels like Sega´s Alien Syndrome (1986) had just released yesterday. I could sometimes try developing myself that kind of system where the rooms are separate spaces. -oneak

KaappisDeveloper3 years ago

Oh nice! I think I haven't played that one, but I can sense same vibes from looking at videos.

brook.p8Submitted3 years ago(+1)

Hello! I played your game on stream! If you want to see your game played with live feedback, you can find the VOD and watch from this sheet: http://bit.ly/bean-stream

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Pushamo (Jam version)

KaappisDeveloper3 years ago

Thanks for trying it out! Seeing you play and hearing your comments makes me wish that I had implemented the quick-switch button for inventory items...

catsanddoSubmitted3 years ago(+2)

I don't typically go for horror themed games, but this was honestly pretty amazing!

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KaappisDeveloper3 years ago

Thank you for trying out my game!

Marco GiorginiSubmitted3 years ago(+3)

Wow! Creepy and claustrophobic - a really impressive lowres 2D horror game. Music and directional light element are a perfect fit - congratulations

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Employee of the Year

KaappisDeveloper3 years ago(+1)

Thank you for the compliments!