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A jam submission

Annabelle and the Shadow PlagueView game page

Submitted by BenTu578 Games, Sugar Snake, rbiazi, Kevinitis, Nibbors — 16 hours, 33 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Theme#6533.0003.000
Playability#7193.5003.500
Cleverness#7553.0003.000
Artistic Style#8933.5003.500

Ranked from 2 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Judge feedback

Judge feedback is anonymous and shown in a random order.

  • Even though there were a few times I didn't pay attention to my surroundings, so the enemies did get to me, I was able to grasp the controls quickly. I do like the idea of having to then defeat said enemies to be able to use whatever is leftover from them to increase visibility. I found the way the themes were implemented fairly interesting; besides the more straightforward use of shadow--the creatures that roam around, and the light sources. In regards to alchemy, the lore of the story--wherever the plague originates from--makes me think of hidden knowledge. The art and music were also done very well, and the intro scene was a nice touch too. Though, I would have liked to have a way to adjust the music, so that I don't have to decrease my own volume settings before actually playing. Overall, this was nicely done, so keep up the good work!
  • The design, music, and gameplay were all smooth. I wish there was more reward for bringing back the light (like the shadow monsters avoided it/hurt by it). Overall a pretty good game with an interesting story.

Did you include your Game Design Document as a Google Drive link?
yes

Seriously... did you include your Game Design Document?
yes

Is your game set to Public so we can see it?
yes

Tell us about your game!
Annabelle and her husband and son are out on a walk. Shadow creatures attack and her husband is killed. Now Annabelle needs to give the remains of the shadow creatures to the obelisks that are around the play area to lighten up the world.


Use WASD or arrow keys to move, left mouse to throw potions, take the drops from the shadow creatures to the obelisk to lighten up the sky.

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Comments

Submitted(+1)

Very sweet and adorable game! I enjoyed the music and I liked the character designs. Well done!

Developer

Thank you for the review. I'm glad you enjoyed it

(+1)

The music was my favorite part! I really liked the design of the shadows and I enjoyed the emotional draw of the story. I was so drawn in I wanted to know more about what happened to Annebelle and her kid after the game was done. I will say it could have benefited from a health bar/ hearts, and perhaps even a dying sound effect for the shadows would have been cool. But overall really impressive and a good time! 

Developer

Thank you so much for the review. We plan to develop this more as time goes on.

Submitted(+2)

Very cute art and fun gameplay. I appreciate how even the idle animation of the player character has a lot of thought put into it. I loved the cinematic too!

Developer

Thank you for the review. We had a lot of fun putting it together.

Submitted(+3)

I really enjoyed the opening video and the music and I think the gameplay worked really well.

Most of the game I was waiting around for enemies to spawn and when I was almost done I suddenly got one tapped by an enemy and had to start over :( Still it was enjoyable and worked well!

Developer

Thank you for the review.