This game is so beautiful and I love the ballet aspect! Absolutely amazing work!
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Lament of Swan's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Aesthetics | #6 | 4.571 | 4.571 |
| Story | #11 | 4.048 | 4.048 |
| Enjoyment (Best Game) | #71 | 3.429 | 3.429 |
| Sound Design | #82 | 3.429 | 3.429 |
| Horror | #92 | 3.238 | 3.238 |
Ranked from 21 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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- Reminds me of a really finely done puzzle/escape flash and web game, which was all the rage a few years ago. This is very meticulously designed and has excellent art to support its eerie, gothic ballerina theme. Great work!
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This game boasts beautiful art and an enchanting world, which I found particularly appealing. The storyline offered a well-executed adaptation of the concept of the Black Swan. The tasks presented were intuitive and clever, adding depth to the gameplay. The cinematic intro and outro were nice touches, enhancing the overall experience.
The choice of scope for a seven-day jam was well thought out, as it allowed for the creation of a cohesive and engaging game.
However, I did feel that the absence of music during playtime was a noticeable omission. Adding a fitting soundtrack could further elevate the atmosphere and immersion within the game.
Overall big GG for the team, you made a very good entry for the jam!
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The LighthouseSuspended account192 days ago
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Beautiful work! I really liked the interpretation here and specially the aesthetics. I got scared on the plants. I spent some time trying to understand the puzzles, specially the match stick one. My only bit of feedback would be to use a common button to action instead of 3 (Ender, Space and E). Overall a dope experience! Congratulations
Really gorgeous art work, and an absorbingly creepy gothic aesthetic! I love that a pretty clear story is communicated almost entirely wordlessly. There are a few aspects of the gameplay that could use some polish, though. I would recommend combining the use of 'E', 'TAB', and 'Space' all into one button since they do similar things, just in different contexts. I found myself often pressing the wrong one that was needed for the situation. I also think the solutions to the a few of the puzzles are a little obtuse, and I occasionally solved them just by brute force trying an item on everything in a room (this was certainly true for the Goblet). I would recommend adding a little more player guidance to try to hint towards what the next actions to progress the story are. But overall, this was still a lovely experience that I truly enjoyed. Great work!
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Flipping PhantomThis game was such an experience! Really like the concept and the aestethic. Feedbakcs: Make the puzzles/solutions less obscure so that it's easier to grasp the solution. Also there could be some more interactive stuff in order to make it less static but overall this is a well polished jam game. Well done!
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Dont Show Yourself!I agree with some comments here on the controls and some solutions that were really obscure (like the ink and the shoes), also I really thought I was gonna smash those ballerinas with the pendulum and was relieve to find out it was not the case ^^'
The backstory and overall ambiance are nice even if I think those jumpscares could use a bit of build up. The artsyle is really great and I like puzzle games like this one, go GGs!
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Workaholic SimulatorFun game! I like the art. I think the controls for selecting /using objects could be refined a bit as it was a bit confusing. Other than that I had fun time playing!
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Weird TherapyA very cool game. I loved the art style and the puzzle elements were pretty good. Great game overall.
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Mr. Do What I SayReally nice game. Though the game was short, you really nailed it in terms of theme design, sounds and aesthetics.
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Dreadful WhispersWell made game and great visuals but the interaction with objects was somewhat finnicky at times.
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DestinedDeedsThe puzzles are good! (Though most of them I solved by accident)
This is a good game with a good horror story, But I solved the puzzles mostly by accident lol. Love the style! It's very unique!
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The Truth Must Be FoundWhile the controls were kinda weird, and some of the puzzles' solutions were obscure (turn on the lantern several times, break the glass with pendulum, get black ink from wet newspaper, pour black ink on shoes), I loved the game's backstory, aesthetics, and the graphics. It's a solid entry for a game jam, and I'm surprised it didn't get a lot of attention.
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A Spooky Cat-ventureReally beautiful artwork, and fun puzzle! The use of color to convey different atmospheres was really effective in giving me a spook
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Demon DinerIt was really cool! I really like the aesthetics similar to the aesthetics of Tim Burton. interesting gameplay, cool sound!
It would be cool if the game got bigger, I would like to replay it again! The only wish is that sometimes the logical link in the puzzles was incomprehensible, I would like it to be more logical and polished! Very good job)
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StrangerSuperb game, loved the artwork ! And a great atmosphere too. Some parts of the puzzle were a bit strange/difficult.
SPOILER: difficult steps : click the lamp several times, hammer the mirror, use the goblet on the journal. And I got a crash when I used the candle on the fog.
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