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Dragonforge Development34 days ago (2 edits) (+1)

Love seeing Godot games! I came here from your post asking for feedback. This was a creative interpretation of the theme. It reminded me of the game Aperture Desk Job, and had a real "I'm alone alone" creepy vibe like Half-Life. The static on the walls and floor was creative and creepy. A very simple but creative game loop. You really created an ominous horror vibe with your graphics, and the gameplay. The creepy TV turning on and playing ominous music was awesome. I immediately picked it up and sorted it to stop the music.

I would recommend having a sound for when that voice was talking to you, because I don't know if I always saw the text at the bottom of the screen. While this game was definitely a creepy experience, it wasn't very fun for me. I do not like being scared. The game play loop was repetitive, and you just die of a heart attack at the end (at least that's what happened to me). So it didn't feel like something you could win. Definitely gave a hopeless feel, so if that's what you were going for that's great. But I think if you want to get good ratings across the board  in game jams, it helps for your game play itself to be fun. Two of the best games I played in this jam had 1-bit graphics, but they were fun to play.

You have a solid game loop, a really good atmosphere and vibe for your game. Well done.

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Fourth Strike34 days ago

first of all thank you for your time, kindness and honesty
yeah you got the feeling I was going for that makes me happy
but what do you mean "having a sound for when that voice was talking to you" ? i voiced over all the lines, maybe it was to quite and people did not hear it compared to other sounds.
"you just die of a heart attack at the end" - there is a hint in game how to avoid it, and i also added detailed explanation in game description, there are basically 4 endings: "you get fired", "you get heart attack", "you get to asylum", "you keep you job, and decide its a good job"
I personally play other peoples games for half an hour or more, and read descriptions carefully to not skip anything people put their hard work in. And to see that for people a 1 min read and 2x6 min game (both major endings) is too much, is honestly disheartening. I guess my game is THAT boring. I mean i get where the people are coming from, when i was testing my game, the 2 min day felt like half an hour. And games should hook the player, make player WANT to spend more time and explore all secrets, not bore them out of their minds, and failed to do that, that really is on me, I really tried honestly, i just couldn't make it fun.
This wasn't a dis or rant, just some of my thoughts, anyway thank you, for pointing out my flaws and sharing your experience. I believe reviews should be like this, honest and detailed.

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Dragonforge Development34 days ago (1 edit) (+1)

Oh man I'm sorry I missed the voiceover. Yeah I couldn't hear anyone speaking at all. Since there are four endings, I'll give it another shot today and crank up the volume. I do want to give you a fair shake.

I appreciate you taking the time to reply to my feedback. I've gotten a lot of feedback this game jam. At least 4 times (if not 5 at this point) as many people have rated my game as in any previous jam I've entered. A lot of people complained about the "trick" mechanic making certain levels more difficult - which was the point, but I didn't mention it in my game description because I wanted it to be a surprise. While most people seemed to enjoy the surprise, I think it killed my ratings with some people. And I appreciate the people who read my replies to their reviews and in some cases adjusted their ratings.

So I will go back later today. :) I really did love the Half-Life feel of the game.

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Dragonforge Development33 days ago (1 edit)

Ok, so I cranked the volume and I did hear the voiceover. It sounded like Charlie Brown's parents. I managed to have another heart attack, but got 20 sorted correctly the first day. And I managed to get fired. Also, I checked my rating for your game and I gave you 5 stars across the board except for fun and overall (because the fun wasn't maxed.) I did up the fun rating though after the replay. Just because I had feedback doesn't mean I didn't like your game. Sorry if that was unclear.

FWIW, I had played and rated over 90 games in this jam by the time I found yours. As of me coming back, I've rated 108 games. If I took a half hour playing each game like you do, that'd be 54 hours just playing the games so far - not counting the time to leave comments. I try to leave copious commentary on what I liked, constructive criticism and words of encouragement. I do try and complete every game I play if there are discrete levels, and I do try to experience fully every game I play. Plus I go back and play any games where there were the creators give me context, help, or fix bugs. So far my response rate was almost 100% the first day or so, and it's fallen to about 50% as of today. We'll see how it stands at the end of the weekend because I know people have lives and a lot of people vote at the end.

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Fourth Strike33 days ago

sorry my comment came out wrong, I did meant it that way, i was just frustrated with my self and it all kinda leaked in comment, it wasn't about you, or your feedback, i appreciated your feedback and i said you were right. and its not about stars, please no need to give me more stars than i deserve. Its about people ignoring parts of game i poured my time in. but i know its deserved. Its like when you talk to someone and than see they don't listen, and you start questioning the situation and yourself, is it the wrong audience or something wrong with what you are saying. ever happened to you?

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Dragonforge Development33 days ago(+1)

No worries. I do in fact think you deserved the rating I gave you. Trust me, I do not have a problem giving people 1-star ratings.

I find jams to be supportive, and I was just trying to make sure I came across as supportive. I work in software development for a living and have been reviewing code for years. I tend to be clinical and harsh in code reviews because it's not about feelings - just about getting work done. But in that situation the people I'm reviewing code for know me personally and know I'm not an asshole, and that I'm trying to improve their code and create what is needed for the final product.

The thing about game development that keeps me going is knowing that as long as it's fun for me - that's what matters. I usually score low in game jams. The best I've ever done was 20th place and that was for a game I spent a month on. But even though I wish I'd done better, I was really proud of what I had made. In my last game jam my game hardly worked and I didn't even get enough ratings to rank. In this one people have pointing out the same three things to me, and they were all things I knew about when I submitted the game. However despite the shortcomings, I'm really proud of what I managed in this jam.

And yes, that questioning has happened to me. I have learned that when I am upset to look at myself and why I'm upset. Usually it's either because they're pointing out something that I also think is true but don't want it to be true, or I am afraid of losing their good opinion. That's me anyway.

As to the wrong audience, this is really the first game where I made the gameplay central to my work. It was often non-existant or tacked on after making cool cutscenes, intros, or graphics. If you look at my Post Mortem for Prisoner 42 I spent way too much time applying pretty shaders to models the player never even gets to encounter because I forgot to put lights in tyhe dungeon and I had never done a shooter and my bullets didn't work. I like the intro though. and the first level isn't bad. After every game jam I'm in, I play the top like 20 to 30 games. And what I've learned is that gameplay matters more than anything else to voters in a jam. That's why I picked a platformer for this jam. I prefer RPGs with good story personally.

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