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A jam submission

The Alignment ParadoxView game page

A mystery sci-fi point & click adventure
Submitted by MostlyDecentGames (@mostlydecentdev) — 1 hour, 49 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Overall#34.0524.052
Mental Engagement#54.2294.229
Overall#54.1434.143
Characterization#64.1144.114
Emotional Engagement#93.7143.714
Lasting Impression#113.8573.857
Atmosphere#154.2574.257

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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Submitted(+1)

I had a bit of help while playing, but overall great game, cool story, and nice puzzles. A fairly fitting theme with all the advances in AI, but still made for a great game along the way. The concept of the dog and you being able to interact was neat, and none of the puzzles to absurd to solve. Great job!

Developer

Thanks! Glad you liked it :)

Submitted (1 edit) (+1)

Great game! I thought that it was fun that you can control others excluding the main character. I really liked the music of the game, and both the art and sound effects were great.  They created an amazing atmosphere. I encountered one problem, which was that the text did not fully fit the screen's width once. Anyway, the story was excellent and really interesting, and was further enhanced thanks to the great characters. Good job!

Developer

Thank you! Strange about the text width. Do you happen to remember where/when that happened? What platform did you play on, and what’s your screen size so I can try to fix that?

Submitted(+1)

I played the Windows version and the text appeared when I hovered above the pile of stones after cutting my arm off. I have the weird screen size of 1680x1050 haha.

Developer

Thanks! I’ll check it out and see what I can do.

Developer(+1)

I found the issue, and it will be fixed in the post-jam update. Thanks for letting me know!

Submitted(+1)

A very good pixel style work, the game's flow experience and puzzle design are very distinctive,awesome job:)

Developer

Thank you!

Submitted (1 edit) (+1)

I think this is one of the most "adventure-y" games I've played so far this jam, in some sense.  Fairly short, but with a lot of narrative packed in there, and a mystery that mostly resolves itself by the end (still a bit unclear on when & why I was chained up, though, I think I misunderstood something).  The puzzles were fair.  I got stuck on the password for a while and found the correct solution partially by accident, but aside from that everything was pretty straightforward.  Good ambience as well, and very polished with coherent artistic direction.

Developer(+1)

Thanks for playing! I’m not sure if you had a conversation with Megan in the final scene. It explains a bit, but the real reason you were chained up is because it makes a good puzzle to free yourself :D

Yeah, definitely a few plot holes in there. I’m working on an update to tie things up a bit better, but the fact is I ran out of time so I just had to go with it!

Submitted(+1)

Very nice game! I really like the atmospheric music (although as someone else pointed out Megan's voice is barely audible in comparison).

Developer

Thanks for playing! I’m working on an update to fix the audio :)

Submitted(+1)

Perfect score in all 6 categories, that's a first for me this jam. It was well written, drawn, and voice acted. I was not expecting to have to cut off my arm when I started the game. The game also starts swiftly, none of the puzzles are too difficult, and it has a dog which is always extra points in my book.

Developer(+1)

Wow, thank you so much! I really appreciate that.

Submitted(+1)

Very cool submission! Inventive yet logical puzzles, great audio and voice acting, and the script felt very well written, although it felt a tad rushed on the second half. The use of the pupper felt rewarding and intuitive at the same time. 

At times it felt like the dialog lines were a little too close together, like a second or two of empty space between some lines might have made it feel more natural. I found myself paying too much attention to the lack of periods at the end of sentences and noticing all the other punctuation, something that slightly pulled my attention away from the experience, personally.

Overall, this is a very polished submission and it does feel like a complete experience, well written, thoughtful, and professional. Nice work!

Developer

Thanks for the feedback, I’m glad you enjoyed it. I’m working on an update, so I will do a punctuation review! :D

Submitted(+2)

This was excellent!! Great submission. Music and voice acting was awesome, same the art and story. The game works smoothly, this one is a finalist from my point of view. Great job!!

Developer(+1)

Thanks, I really appreciate that!

Submitted(+1)

This was really nice. Very old-school point & click with mostly not-too-challenging point & click puzzles. Very clean design, the pixel-art is very well done. The voice acting is really well done and very welcome. There are some slight technical problems (like a missing pick-up animation) and the ending feels a little abrupt. But I had a very good time in my lunch-break! I like that it was a clean, self-contained story that completely stands on its own legs.

Developer(+1)

Thank you! I’m planning a few improvements for a post-jam version.

Submitted(+1)

I'm always a sucker for true point and click adventure games and yours fit the bill nicely. Like so many here, I'll say that I really liked having Luna in there. Very nicely done!

Developer

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed Luna’s company :)

Submitted(+1)

I really like this game. It was mysterious and engaging. I liked the use of the sidekick Luna in the game and all the puzzles. Really the kind of game I like to play in Adventure Jam. Nothing to say. Super solid entry. 

Developer(+1)

Thanks! Just about to finish playing yours :)

(+2)

Excellent game, really enjoyed playing it! Ending felt very sudden and I would have liked to see an epilogue or something, but you probably didn't have time for that in two weeks. Your game was my favourite from the stream.  I've found a new dev whose games I need to watch out for! 

Developer

Thank you! Yeah the ending was definitely too abrupt. I might work on that for a future update. Thanks for the stream, it was a lot of fun to watch.

Submitted(+1)

Excellent game! Really enjoyed the puzzles (the computer password had me stumped for a while but in a good way, felt great when I finally figured it out). The story was slightly predictable but I still enjoyed it. The voice acting was well done and the graphics are pretty nice too. Loved Luna! Wish I had such a compliant dog! 

Fantastic game overall, great job!

Developer(+1)

Thanks! I’m glad people are enjoying the satisfaction of figuring that puzzle out!

Submitted(+1)

Great game!  Love the canine companion, Luna.  Great puzzles and a nice twist!  The voice acting is top notch and really draws you into the game.  One of my favorites this year!

Developer

Thanks, I really appreciate that!

Submitted(+1)

Nice story and dialogue!  Impressive mechanism about dog fetching and sniffing. Got stuck for a while but overall experience was fantastic.

Developer

Thanks for playing! I’m glad you had fun with it.

Submitted(+1)

This game was awesome! I loved it. The music/mood was perfect. The puzzles were great (won’t spoil them here). I got stuck 3x and the game took me about 35m to complete. The writing ad story was great. The art was good. I liked Luna a lot. The voice acting was very well done and lifted the game a lot. I’m glad you added it.

Very very well done effort and enjoyable game.

Developer

Thanks, George. That means a lot. Really glad you enjoyed it!

Submitted(+1)

This game is an extraordinarily complete package. The writing and voice acting are uniformly excellent. The soundtrack is great too. There's a bit of an equalization issue sometimes where the voices dip a bit too low below the music, but of course that's a small thing under the time constraint. (After all, my game doesn't have any sound at all, so who am I to talk? 😅) I think the graphics are really well-executed, and perfectly evoke the LucasArts era while still creating its own unique style. 

One suggestion I'd say is that the story needs some kind of denouement. I think many of Megan's lines during the climactic scene could be moved to take place after the action is over, so there's something players can do to 'come down' after the excitement of the ending, while getting answers about the world. And it would be nice if there was something to tie a ribbon on Luna's story as well. (Maybe she's Megan's dog who ran away?) 

Once again though, this game is very impressive, top to bottom, and I'd love to see you expand this universe further! 

I actually recorded my playthrough. If you want to see my impressions as I played, you can see it below (timestamp for your game in the description). Hope that can be useful! 

Developer(+1)

Nick, thank you so much for taking the time to record your playthrough and provide such detailed feedback. It’s the first time I’ve actually watched someone play it, so it’s really interesting to hear your thought process as you play. I’m glad you liked it overall, and all the suggestions you made were spot on. Some of it is down to time constraints, and some of it is just things I hadn’t considered, but it’s all really helpful. I’m planning to release an update at some point, so I’ll keep all of your feedback in mind as I work on a few improvements.

Thanks again! Dan

Submitted(+1)

The best game I've played in this jam so far!

Everything about this production is well polished and decent (pun intended :)

Has interesting plot and twist about AI alignment and the identity of the main character. Nice music and well polished text and art for the atmosphere build-up. The point & click mystery solving is a bit hard for me but the Atmo and story sure helped me stick to the end.

5/5 overall.

Developer

Wow, what a review! Thank you so much. I’m glad it was gripping enough to keep you motivated through the tricky puzzles :)

Submitted(+1)

One of my favorite point and click games of the jam so far.

The voice acting is excellent ,the puzzles are great, not too easy not too hard. Luna is the best partner! 

Overall, I spent a really good time playing it :)

Developer(+1)

Thanks, I really appreciate that! Looking forward to playing yours soon :)

Submitted(+1)

Congratulations :-) I really like it :-) - nice story, good graphics, and animations, intriguing sounds&voice over. I've just struggled with the computer password - but even that puzzle was more than fair.

Ah - your dog is too cute :-)

Developer(+1)

Thanks for playing! Everyone is struggling with the password. I guess a bit of challenge can be a good thing, right? :D

Luna says thanks!!

Submitted(+1)

yes - no complains for that as long as I was able to play with Luna :-D

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