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I played this in Co-op Mode with my Sister!~ it was a really cute game, i love the split screen option!~ there's not many local co-op horror games like this so it's really good to see.

I enjoyed the diner scene, animations are nice, character dynamic between the two characters is really cool, i enjoyed the witty humour and banter between the two main characters.

we did have a few bugs that caused us to have to restart:

- one main bug is that dialogue options can be selected by both players controllers, making it cause issues of accidently selecting the wrong dialogue because my sister was cleaning something while i was trying to talk do dialogue so it caused her to accidently select for me or scroll up and down on her controller.

- there was a bug where i wasn't able to interact with anything, with A (however that may just be an issue with my controller)

- my sisters character, was unable to walk at all once we got to the mop and bucket scene.

- Sewer system caused really bad framerate for me, could barely play some areas of the sewer due to extreme spikes in framerate, so something down there is causing lag/is poorly optimized.

Overall story was interesting However i feel the story could be improved, the Diner scene i think is done really well, however the zombies/creatures in the sewer felt a bit out of place? as the start of the game felt like it was setting us up for a murder mystery, with the secret mysterious basement and missing girl.

However it was still super interesting, Keep up the good work!~ and i look forward to seeing the finished product, and where the game goes.

Farelas311 days ago

Thanks, I really appreciate you sharing this with me. It’s super important for me to know that people have played it in co-op and that it’s a feature that’s actually valued. I used to play with my sister when I was younger too, and that’s one of the reasons I’m trying to keep this mechanic. Even though it’s tough to implement— which is why a lot of developers avoid it— I really think it’s worth it. It’s also harder to optimize since there are two screens rendering at the same time.

Right now, I’m working on a patch that fixes a lot of the issues you mentioned and aims to improve optimization, especially for co-op. Hopefully, I’ll have a much better final version of the game soon.

And thanks again for sharing both the bugs and your feedback— it really means a lot to me and helps me improve.

As for the story, this is just a small part. There’s actually a lot more behind it. This introduction makes you think one thing is happening, but in reality, there’s something much bigger and more complex going on.

Kandy Brainz311 days ago

Well you've done amazing on this game so far!~ its quite inspiring what you've Created, even with the issues we had, having to start over, it was A lot of fun, I feel player 2 might need more activities to do, or perhaps have the quests so they can be shared between them, and dialogue that can give the player the option to who does what task.

I've been wanting to create a game myself, so seeing a co-op horror game similar to what id want to make is amazing!~ i haven't got much experience with unreal engine, i only know 3D modeling and animations, so trying to make a game myself feels like a daunting task!~ But i hope to one day start a game. (i have A lot of game/story ideas, just don't know where to start with UE5) i do have CC4 which id love to use for character, and make custom assets for it. (which it would seem you are using CC4 ) which is cool to see.

Farelas309 days ago

Nice! Thank you!

You should start your project now, no matter how it ends, but you will learn a lot and then can make more games. So always try until you suceed :)

Kandy Brainz308 days ago

You're welcome!~
I shall try my best to make a game project. i have ideas just not sure where to start.
i wish you had more Co-op games, i want to play MORE!~

i think once i figure out some main characters for my game is when i can start creating stuff. because then i can start animation, which character animations are super important for gameplay and interacting with the environment.

i really like your diner gameplay, my sister said a diner game would be so cool like what you have made, but more fleshed out with more random and strange guests.

i am starting to notice this becoming a trend in horror games lately where you play as an employee at a store, and weird stuff starts to happen. Chillaz Art seems to have a lot of games like that, you however seem to be the only one creating split screen multiplayer, with 3rd person. which is the kind of style i would like to do.

i have played around with horror engine template, but i don't like how its single player and first person. Love the Polaroid camera it has though i feel like that would be a cool option in a 3rd person game, being able to take photos and stuff would be cool.

Games have so much potential, and i feel like the indie horror genre needs a kick in the butt with new innovative ideas. i think co-op is a good step into a new direction of indie horror.

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