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A jam submission

To Be BackView game page

Submitted by FNicon — 2 hours, 49 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Fun Factor!#123.0003.000
Narrative!#122.1672.167
Game Design!#122.8332.833

Ranked from 6 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Developer name (who to credit in video)
FNicon

Type of Submission?
Game. Testing split, join and switch party mechanic on Smile Game Builder

Mature themes? (18+ content)
Nope

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Comments

Submitted(+1)

Even though I did get stuck/lost I liked it a lot! The portraits are cute too. :) Only thing missing for me is some atmospheric music.

Developer (1 edit)

Thanks for playing the game XD

Hmm I see... ok, I'll add the music on the next build ^^
I hope I can find the right atmospheric music.

Thanks for the insight XD

HostSubmitted(+1)

It's very good to see developers working on solving feature issues.

So I hope you'll keep working on the party switch system ^^.

I would love to see it made available for others in some way, as well!

In the demo, I got stuck between a locked door and a cat...Shi couldn't move because of the cat, and my doctor lady couldn't pass through the door. XD  So, I soft-locked it in this use case.  But the mechanic is interesting!

Developer (1 edit)

Thanks for playing the game XD
Sure, I think I'll make video tutorial about switch, split and join party mechanic or make the base project of it available after I make sure it's less buggy and more flexible to implement. ^^

Hmm many has failed at that area :'
I think I put the keys for Naitoki to unlock the doors. But I think I somehow make it become unaccesible :'
Do you already check skill list on Naitoki? She should have the same skill to allow her switch back and let Shi retrieve the keys.

Thanks for the insight ^^
I'll try to fix it later when I have some time.

Submitted(+1)

PROS:

Very cute portraits and like the ability to switch between characters.  The game has potential if/when it's polished up.

CONS:

Unfortunately, I could not find a way out.  Unless I'm missing something obvious (Its very dark) but I keep getting stuck in an area where a cat appears behind me, I can't go forward because another cat is there, and there is some random battle in the center of the area.  I restarted multiple times but same thing.  I think the lack of music is also hurting the experience.  I would recommend something eerie at a low volume.  The lack of music made it feel very empty (in a bad way).

Developer(+1)

Thanks for playing the game and for the feedback ^^

Hmm... I see... I think the map is too dark now become a top priority things that need to solve. ok, I will fix it later.
For getting trapped, I think there is a flaw in my map design or some event boolean that I forgot to turn on/off, I hope I find what cause this.
For the music, I haven't had time to choose which music that fits the theme. :' will do more research on this. I hope I can find one.

Thanks again for the insights XD

Submitted(+1)

Neat idea!  Switching seems to be working well, and the concept is really cool.  The level design is a bit dark, which led to trouble finding the right path.

Developer(+1)

Thanks for playing the game ^^
I'm glad that it worked well too. XD

After retesting it, yes I also think it's too dark to see anything :'
Especially when there are many camera movement, player will easily get lost in the process :'
I'll change it later
Thanks for the feedback XD