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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!