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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Visual Design | #2 | 4.308 | 4.308 |
| Pacing | #28 | 2.808 | 2.808 |
| Overall Impression – This Decides the Winners | #33 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
| Audio Design | #59 | 2.500 | 2.500 |
| Fear Factor | #82 | 1.615 | 1.615 |
Ranked from 26 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Sijil - Programming
Alex Sovereign - Art
Sean - Music
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Amazing design! It looks like a painting come to life.
Visual Design is incredible. Absolutely stunning.
Visual Design is incredible. Absolutely stunning.
Really stylish visuals! As for the gameplay, a screen for controls or controls in the description would have helped a bit. The enemies are a little unforgiving with their blasts not vanishing even after you beat them. The ability to shoot their attacks or a little more HP would have been great.
Apreciate your feedback and kind words :)
you can shoot their attacks! on the long slash the hitbox is a bit narrow though
I really like the art style and music! The color palette is also really nice!
This was gorgeous. I had some struggle with the obstacles (mostly getting sorta pinned between the monsters and cloud thingies) and tbh it kicked my butt a few times. The art design is really killer, though. I love the creatures! I think if the mechanics were given a bit more love (I'd also be curious to know what the parasite element of the game is) it'd be real gold!
thank you for your lovely comments
The world, being a machine, seeks to augment you until you are just another a machine it can control. While I wish we could have had more time to exaggerate it, you'll notice more mechanical parts appear in the enviornment as the level progresses.
That is the parasite aspect of it all, its body horror. We may do a later update where this is more clear :)
The game leaves a good impression. The visuals and audio are simply stunning! But honestly, it's not scary. I played it at night with headphones, but I didn't feel even the slightest bit creepy. I also didn't quite understand how the theme of parasitism is explored. The choices are well-designed, and it's funny that you can't refuse them. It's a good game that could be developed further. Good luck to you, Godot brother!
another user had a similar comment, so ill paste what i reponsed to him with below:
"The world, being a machine, seeks to augment you until you are just another a machine it can control. While I wish we could have had more time to exaggerate it, you'll notice more mechanical parts appear in the enviornment as the level progresses.
That is the parasite aspect of it all, its body horror. We may do a later update where this is more clear :)"
We went for more of a psycologically scary idea with a grim setting rather than jumpscares or other types of horror. Again, I would have liked to make this more clear but time constraints demanded some content to be cut.
thank you for your thoughtfull comment! the critique is very appreciated, thanks for playing :D
Wonderful art! Well done!
The art was impeccable , the sounds were nice and the game play has a lot of potential if you decide to further work on this . Nice entry
I see some work with IK, which is good.
Also, the visual style in the statics looks very nice.
Clicks reject [Nothing happens] the illusion of choice! Haha, art is really good I was drawn in merely by the thumbnail. You should add some game feel like explosions, screen shake and level tweaks could improve it and bring it up a level though.
My favourite part of the game was that you cannot reject the mysterious people's offer, it's very good for catching the attention of the player. The art style is very beautiful. I was missing the option for completing the levels on multiple paths (e.g.: sneaking around the enemies by jumping down in some sections). Otherwise very cool concept!
The music was very very fitting as well!
I ADORE the art! The whole game has a very newgrounds/flash player vibe to it that makes me all warm and giddy inside, making it really stand out with a charm that leaves me wanting more
The art in this game is amazing, I really loved it! The pacing is also really good, I felt like levels didn't drag on too long or anything. Really nice game and amazing work for a two week jam!
The art for this game is so good! The sound was doing some weird stuff for me, not sure if it's because it's a web build or what, but it was almost like it was stuttering really fast?
The art style and color palette are absolutely amazing! Art style 11/10 — I just love it. Really entertaining!