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A jam submission

SortiumView game page

What is going on behind the curtains of this wicked company?
Submitted by Zellator (@callmezellator) — 40 minutes before the deadline

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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
BEST GAME#193.0743.286
SCARIEST GAME#292.5392.714

Ranked from 7 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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Comments

Sortium is a subtle but interesting little game about the dark underside of competition up the corporate ladder. I like the slow pacing and how it draws out the drudgery of office life. The inclusion of some adventure game elements, such as the ability to inspect items, carries a lot of potential. And the fact that this is executed with combat mechanics too for a jam game is pretty damn impressive!

The highlight of this game is obviously the PS1-era graphics and the use of low-poly meshes, fixed perspective frames and the classic 3D adventure game control scheme. I think that these are a great way to evoke atmosphere. That said, for feedback I'd make sure that the static frames don't cut off text, as well as ensuring that character movement and combat isn't too hindered by the controls.

This has a lot of potential. It would be nice to learn even more about the corporation and have a narrative be brought out of this strange but charming game. Great work with this! 

Thanks for submitting Sortium to the SCREAM LITE jam! 

Submitted

Hey, just played your game. I really liked it! The game had a really good feel to it and you obviously put a lot of effort into it. This is the first game I have ever played with fixed camera angles and it was kind of disorienting at first but after I got the hang of it I thought it was cool. I got stuck at the part where you have to fight the guy with a pipe, I couldn't figure out how to hit the guy(also when I died I just stood there and there was no game over screen). Fun game, it could use some sort of combat tutorial, keep up the great work.

Submitted(+1)

I did try to play it but I think is quite hard to understand what I have to do.  Also without music and sound feels empty..  I didn't understand what to do with the computer game.

Developer(+1)

Hi Misterm, the game was awfully bugged in the version you downloaded, can you try again? I fixed a loooooooot of issues and put sounds, finally.

Submitted(+1)

Good, I will try it this evening..