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Whispers Left Behind's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Narrative | #197 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Audio | #1216 | 3.457 | 3.457 |
| Creativity | #1699 | 3.800 | 3.800 |
| Artwork | #2685 | 3.371 | 3.371 |
| Enjoyment | #2828 | 3.171 | 3.171 |
Ranked from 35 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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It's puzzle adventure game where player gets trapped in a haunted looping house.
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Ashish Kumar
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I was meaning to play this earlier, but other stuff got in the way :)
I liked the atmosphere- the soundscape, and the lighting are subtle, and the whole game is spooky. All the interactive elements are clearly marked, but it took me a minute to get that the music box played the music. I thought it was a book at first :)
I didn't 100% get the "rules". I know, that I had to do the things described in the diary, but there could be some indication, that I did them right. Like, after drawing a puppy, should I "show" the picture to the puppy photo? Should I do the hours in order? I didn't know that, and even though I finished the game, I still don't :)
The bloody letters didn't work for me. The ones in the first room just tell you that the house is haunted, but this becomes apparent, when you click on any door, and I think it would be more powerful, if the player just discovered that. In room with mirror, the mirror is the only interactive object, so "look in the mirror" sort of breaks the surprise.
Over all- liked it, and looking forward to playing your next game!
Has a nice spooky vibe~
Kinda embarrassed it took me a while to realise what I needed to do though>w<Nice work~
Glad you felt the vibe i aimed for. Hope you enjoyed it. :)
At atmosphere is on point and I like the gimmick but I am never able to do the "music" puzzles in point-and-click games :/
Yeah, memorizing tones are a bit hard but with some try and error you can solve it. Thankyou for playing. :)
I think the other players summed it up pretty well with what could´ve been improved. I for once also had the problem that the piano seemed to be unresponsive on some of my tries to press the keys. But that might´ve been just my luck.
Otherwise a really solid game! I play a lot of point-and-click adventures and I am an avid fan of puzzle games, and I was super happy to find your entry after you commented on my own game. Thanks again for playing ♥).
Yes i agree, piano sometimes can have issues and will fix it in next update. Glad you liked the game. Thankyou for playing. :)
Hey saw you in the discord. The game is really nice, reminds me of flash games of olde. The piano puzzle is I think too difficult, perhaps not on purpose. Consider implementing it so the keys sound in order of a real piano and/or some player feedback to know if it the tune was entered correctly. Once I memorized the tune & plunked it out on that funky piano I still thought I was wrong for a few minutes before I just decided to go try the next room. Congrats on a nice jam!
Yeah i agree the piano part is pretty hard as it's hard to memorise tone. I will work on that in the next update & will also add some feedback for the right tune. Glad to hear you liked the game. Thankyou for playing. :)
I loved the eerie atmosphere similar to horror movies. It was definitively a bit frightening.
The art was cute, I loved the intro cutscene.
The puzzle was great to figure out too! The door opening scared me more than the mirror haha. I think there could be better feedbacks for when you follow the instructions correctly (like the sound of the house going quiter or the dog wagging its tail, like in the journal). Maybe they were feedbacks but I missed them.
Overall, I enjoyed it a lot, it's a unique experience in this jam!
I guess the door opening was more surprising than mirror that why lol. The events mentioned in diary was just previous experiences of Lily and she is just trying to communicate through the diary and guide the player to move forward, thats just part of the story and your idea of using that element as feedback is a great idea i will think about it in the next update, thanks. But anyway i am glad you enjoyed the game and able to solve the puzzle and completed the game. Thankyou for playing. :)
What great puzzle design, took me some time to figure stuffs out. Felt so so satisfied with art style. Loved it man. Kudos for makin it.
Glad to hear you liked the game! Thankyou for playing. :)
I wasn't able to solve the piano puzzle. I liked the art and environment. Overall nice work!
I'll be honest, I didn't beat the piano puzzle, even after help I couldn't process what pieces to do in order. But I do love the atmosphere and the hints are good, it's just that there isn't any clear way to tell what you're missing.
(I am also biased towards this because my original plan has a bit of this vibe before I realised I overscoped and started over)
The puzzle isn't that difficult, you just need some observation. There is actually only one puzzle that you need to solve and it's the diary. Just do all the task what diary says and that's it. I agree about the piano thing as it's pretty hard to memorise the tune. So i can help you with the tune, mark 1-9 all white keys from left to right, the currect tune is 3276. You can try again if you want. Anyway thankyou for playing. :)
This game is 10/10, has to be a winner, loved it all, i jump a little bit when i got the answer and the door open of how good the ambientation was, really well done!!!!!!
Hey, so glad to hear that you solved the puzzle. Most people finding the puzzle hard but you are genius. Thankyou for playing, i really appreciate it. :)
Only part i found hard was which keys to press on the piano, because im really bad with tones^^’
Yeah i understand, it's pretty hard to remember tones.
Cool game with a unique atmosphere. Took me a while to get my head round the puzzle, but a good game nonetheless. Good job :)
Thankyou for playing! Hope you enjoyed it. :)
Very cool game, I love how much atmosphere you managed to create and the hand drawn art style is really nice. Good submission!
Thankyou! Glad you liked it. :)
The puzzle looks difficult but it's quite simple all you need is some observation. For puzzle all you need to do is do all the tasks mentioned in the diary, that's it. Once its done you will get the feedback, if you do not get the feedback it means you didnt completed the task correctly. You can try again if you want. Thankyou for playing! :)
You scared me right out of the gate with the name choices, as my name is Sami haha. But seriously, this is very well put together, great work on all fronts!
Haha, you just sent your brother in a haunted house. ; p. Glad to hear that you liked it. Thankyou for playing!! :)
You scared me right out of the gate with the name choices, as my name is Sami haha. But seriously, this is very well put together, great work on all fronts!
I love the atmosphere that you achieved
Thankyou! Glad you liked it. :)
Amazing vibes, The environment is great, and I felt like a detective when I realized the medical report date is before the birthday one, Great job !🙌
Glad to hear that you felt the game's vibe. Thankyou for playing!!
Nice job! and an impressive amount of content given the time constraints.
Thankyou for playing! :)
This reminds me of scratch horror games and I love it
Thankyou! Hope you enjoyed it. :)
This is a very original horror game, well done. (rate mine, please)