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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Theme | #196 | 4.500 | 4.500 |
| Playability | #258 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Artistic Style | #401 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Cleverness | #755 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
Ranked from 2 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Judge feedback
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- I beat the game. It took me a few tries. I didn't notice that my fuel was going down after the bar hadn't moved in so long. It appears you're allowing the fuel to go above 100%? I got the alchemist stuck against the wall a few times. Had to wiggle shake my way out. The music had a decent tone to it, but I think the enemies should have had more attention on them. As creepy as the tone wanted to be, I think the enemies required a bit more attention. It's a game jam, I know, time is limited... but I think the attention to detail there would have helped out a lot. Fun game.
Did you include your Game Design Document as a Google Drive link?
Yes
Seriously... did you include your Game Design Document?
Yes, seriously
Is your game set to Public so we can see it?
Yes
Tell us about your game!
Navigate through the dark lab avoiding the shadow entities to find your keys and then the door, and make sure not to run out of lantern fuel.
There is a fuel bar in the top left of the screen which will begin to lower, you must escape or find some fuel before it runs out or its game over.
WASD controls movement, E to interact, Shift to sprint (once the ability is acquired).
Story (SPOILERS)
There are 6 lore books to find (excluding fuel and speed) each telling a part of the alchemist's story.
1st the alchemist's aspirations.
2nd getting the test subjects.
3rd showing that they have tried lots of experiments to transmute gold but nothing has worked yet.
4th a dream gives them clarity about gold transmutation, and how to do it using shadow-essence.
5th they are about to conduct the experiment and say what they need to do.
6th the experiment goes wrong as their lights run out of fuel, which ruins the experiment as it required specific lighting. Instead of transmuting gold they instead created the shadows. (Hence the name, The Alchemist's Shadows)
Extra Notes
I learned a lot during this jam, so I want to say thank you to everyone involved in putting this jam together.
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Comments
Well done on this game! I really enjoyed the gradual discovery of the story while lighting up the world and finding my way out! I can see a lot of avenues for storytelling here :)
Neat game! I like story you managed to weave in and I thought the light effect looked great! I'd love to see you expand this game after the jam. Keep up the great work!
I like this game! As you progress through the game, you can make the puzzles more difficult, so the game has potential.
You did a good job!