Hello murcheson!
I am grateful for your comments and your "review" ;) Thank you for going in that much detail! It really helps me improving the game in the future.
I am aware of those problems you point out about usability (too much buttons, etc..) I know there are some things that can be improved.
Answering your doubts in the game:
- The cups mean nothing to the game, they don't have a pratical use (was just the first pickup "test" object that I let there for no reason at all)
- If you found a key, it means you can use it in one of the lockers just by trying to open one (click on the locker). I can see why you are confused, because in the game there are two ways of interaction (use the equiped item or click on the interactive object) I had only one friend that played the game before I published it here and she could manage to exit the room (but she also pointed out that the controls are a bit confusing :) )
- That interaction with a document inside the cabinet is really a glitch. Thank you for noticing!
Most of the time spent developing this game was not focused on the gameplay itself, it was more focused on the development of the engine/framework behind. This is a proof of concept to bring a more immersive escame game style for the browser instead of those simple point and click 2D games.
I will take in account your suggestions that seem pretty right! In the future the gameplay will be improved and I'm also planning in adding more rooms.
Thank you very much!
Cheers :)