I love the trippy style of the game. Music is great, i like the sound when you change area, when music rapidly changing with this portal sound it gives cool disturbing vibes,:) Mechanics are simple but working, in some stage the music start glitching and then stopped playing, but considering strange atmosphere of your game I am not sure if its a bug or the feature here, which is kinda clever :D
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NECROCITIES's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Metroidvania | #36 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
| Enjoyment | #38 | 2.900 | 2.900 |
| Overall | #42 | 2.800 | 2.800 |
| Sensory | #43 | 2.700 | 2.700 |
| Execution | #45 | 2.600 | 2.600 |
Ranked from 10 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Engine
GameMaker Studio 1.4
Team/Developer
Strange Graphics, kkairos
External assets
some sounds from opengameart, jsfxr
Prizes eligibility
LearnIndie, PlusMusic Overall
Comments
A fun game. Overall, I liked it. The music is too loud, but cool, it's also cool that the game has a sense of complexity and confusion.
Freaking love it. This has the most bizarre vibe in the best kind of way; everything about it just oozes a style and sensibility that I'm in love with. I could keep playing (and dying) for a thousand years and I would not tire of it.
That said, dying for a thousand years and ending up in the same spot every time does get a little tedious. I'd love some checkpoints or something. I kind of get the feel you're going for with the timer and death counter, but I think, especially for the sake of this being playable and easily rated as a jam entry, it would be really nice to have something to make it so every death isn't so punishing.
I also kept having an issue where the music would suddenly disappear. Like, it would start kind of stuttering and popping and then it would just cut out completely. I restarted one time because there was no way I was playing without listening to that fascinatingly funky music. But when it happened a second time, I had to just keep going without it. Playing the browser version in Chrome if that helps at all.
Anyway, I really do love this. Didn't end up finishing it, but the chances I'll come back to keep playing are astronomical. I sincerely hope you have plans of continuing development with this. It's so great!
Engaging soundtracks! The game exuded a sense of urgency, compelling me to pick up the pace, which I thoroughly enjoyed. My only suggestion would be to reconsider the restart-from-the-beginning mechanic, especially in a game with frequent deaths. Nonetheless, a commendable effort overall!
Liked it. Music fit great with overall theme. Had a bit of a hard time with the controls, and dying bringing you back to the beginning was a bit frustrating. Some paths were not backtrackable as far as I know, so your only solution was dying. But the overall consistency in the them was good and 10/10 character sprites (leaves his hands in the air when he lands). Nice one!
Fun game. The mechanics were nice and the theme was a cool idea. I liked the sound design as well where each level has a different version of the song that fits the theme. I especially liked the first level's music, I just hung out there for a bit listening to it lol. Well Done!




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