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A jam submission

Notes in mazeView game page

Trijam #255 Darkness within
Submitted by TheKingCharlie — 1 day, 11 hours before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
How well does the game fit the themes?#34.0914.091
Visuals#352.5452.545
Gameplay#382.3642.364
Overall#402.4552.455
How much do you enjoy the game overall?#422.2732.273
Audio#451.0001.000

Ranked from 11 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How long was your dev time?
3 hours exact

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Comments

Submitted(+1)

I think this is great, for your first time in a new engine! I especially liked the changing colors effects you did on the flashlight as the battery drains. That was a nice detail.

I hope you keep experimenting with Godot - I've been using it since 2022 and I like it much more than Unity 🙂

Developer(+1)

Thank you! Me too I wish I had more time to play around with the effects etc. I will definitely continue to use Godot in the future :)

Submitted(+1)

Off to a good start! Nice work

Developer

Thank you!

Submitted (1 edit) (+1)

Neat concept, though right now, the main interaction mainly felt like a chore and not like it added to the gameplay. I guess if there were enemies or some other danger if you stayed in the same spot for too long, this would drastically change how it feels, and I appreciate that three hours are a very short time, especially if you’re working with a new engine for the first time. I think the idea does have potential, nicely done.

(also props to you for jumping off the Unity ship ;))

Developer

Originally i wanted to have the player be hurt by the dark and needing to find batteries alongside the notes. But I quickly realized I just had to focus on one and one mechanic. But thank you, its motivating hearing this when trying something new!

Submitted(+1)

I like the concept :) It would be even better if the flashlight was a consumable (doesn't replenish). It would feels a bit more rewarding and die and retry.

Developer

Thank you for the input! I can see your point, and I'm gonna be thinking more about gameplay replayability for the next one :)

Submitted(+1)

solid first godot game! 

Developer(+1)

Thanks! Def gonna try to use Godot for more game jams :)