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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Theme | #1 | 4.476 | 4.476 |
| Overall | #2 | 4.238 | 4.238 |
| Fun | #4 | 4.095 | 4.095 |
| Design | #4 | 4.190 | 4.190 |
Ranked from 21 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Did you use any assets?
While the submarine, voice-over, music and most of the 3d objects were created during the game-jam, some third party assets were used for the in-game animals, textures, shaders and sounds. They are cited on the game page.
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This game is amazing, it doesn't seem to be done in just a week, the sounds effects totally get me into the game. Good job !
Cool game! The audio was totally broken for me so I had to mute it. Not sure if this was meant to be a QWOP type game but it kinda felt like it lol. Pretty tough to maneuver through the level but it had a good atmosphere so that was nice. Good job :)
yeah it's supposed to feel a little clumsy until you get the hang of it. Glad you had fun. Seems like audio issues are happening for some people depending on their hardware/browser.
Such a fun idea, and really well executed XD I had a ton of fun playing this one, the cinematics/voiceover/story is amazing!
Thanks. Awesome. I really enjoyed the storyline in your game too!
Really cool game, I love the atmosphere and was genuinely really fun to play well done :)
Thanks for playing!
The game is well polished and well made , it was made with love and passion , I liked the models alot , I liked that the game is also narrated very well , the game easily deserves 5/5 for everything you did an excellent job!
Thanks so much for playing. Glad you enjoyed!
thank you for making it :)
It looks like a game that was made in more than 7 days :), a Fun game, with unique controls, and a great atmosphere. Great job!
That's great to hear!
Great job! You've put a lot of work into this and it shows! Great visuals, cool controls and a narrated story in just 7 days? Nice!
Thanks for the kind words.
It is always a big challenge to come up with a good story in such a small time window. You absolutely nailed it, the story, 3 puzzles and the aesthetics are all on point! Great work!
Thanks for playing, glad you enjoyed!
-----Puzzle Spoilers, go play the game first-----
The unique control scheme was lots of fun. There's definitely much more to explore mechanically if you were interested in making a full game. The puzzles were a little obtuse. I ended up checking the solutions page for the first two, and accidentally solved the last one.
I guessed that some sort of impact was required for the first puzzle, but I guess I didn't hit it hard enough when I tried to ram it the first time, so I disregarded speed as the answer.
For the second puzzle, I had basically forgotten that turning my lights on/off was a thing by that point, as there was never actually a reason prior to switch them before, and they just seemed like a quality of life element, not a real gameplay object.
I probably would have solved the third puzzle but I bumped a fish towards the window by accident while exploring the room. A happy little accident.
2/3 of this review is complaining but make no mistake, I had a largely positive experience with The Helmscrab. I just wanted to be clear, since you seem to be interested in feedback in other comments.
Well Done
Thanks for the feedback, and also thanks for marking your post as spoilers, that's really considerate of you.
So yeah, all of that feedback makes a lot of sense. I have a few ideas for solutions, just didnt get a chance to implement. I was wondering if that was going to happen on the third puzzle! If I had more time I'd like to make the whole thing happen more easily while intentional, and less easy to happen accidentally.
Thank you so much for your thoughtful feedback about your experience. Ultimately I'm here to learn and that's really helpful for me!
Awesome! Everything is done pretty well
Great game! It has control issues, score is charming!
Thanks for the feedback.
Are you able to be more specific about "control issues"?
The game uses q a e and d as movement controls, and it gives the player full control over the 2 motors. I spent a good amount of time tweaking controls to make sure they were fair and working as intended.
Was something not working?
Hi again. Still hoping to get more specifics about the control issues you had, can you offer more actionable feedback?
This is game, I mean it is really interesting story whom told with game mechanic
I totally agree. Thanks for the feedback!
This is a great concept, However for some reason I couldn't get music to work, However graphics are stunning and I like how its 3d! However I've found it a little hard to control the submarine but it is very winnable game and it feels like you really done something when you do win. I also thought the game was broken with the starting intro, I thought I was to play not watch a intro. Otherwise I think this is a very nice game!
that's weird about the music... can you tell me what OS and browser you're on?
Windows 10 and on brave browser
It should work better on google chrome if you're willing to try that.
Either way, thanks for playing!
Thanks for playing! Glad enjoyed. You were so close to the end! You won't be able to break it, but there's another solution there.
what is the solution
I just updated the dev-blog with a hints page and a solutions page. Click a link below to see. I just don't want to spoil the puzzle for other players in the comments.
HINTS (SPOILERS)
SOLUTIONS (MAJOR SPOILERS)