Love the concept and aesthetics of this game. Reminds me of the years I played games on my gameboy color.
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LightKeeper's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Artistic Style | #88 | 4.500 | 4.500 |
| Theme | #104 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Cleverness | #401 | 3.500 | 3.500 |
| Playability | #466 | 3.750 | 3.750 |
Ranked from 4 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Judge feedback
Judge feedback is anonymous and shown in a random order.
- What begins as a well-written and intriguing tale regrettably ends in disappointment when the story abruptly comes to its conclusion with little in the way of an interesting plot. The gameplay loop is clever, but repetitive and largely unsatisfying. The music and visuals are top notch, and the theme is reasonably well implemented into the narrative and gameplay.
- I'm quite a fan of the different color pallets used for this. The simplicity of the story and how that ties back into the theme is a nice touch to me, as it makes the overall game feel clever in its approach. Admittedly, I was a bit slow in the beginning portion figuring out why I couldn't progress to certain areas in time until I just started clicking around the environment until something specific changed. Fun game all the same
- Neat little entry! very simple. Unfortunately for me i managed to get myself soft locked between the hooded figure and one of the rescued NPCs in the fire room. I lost the ability to move or do anything else suddenly after speaking with the hooded figure. I seemed to have used my oil incorrectly and prevented my own progression before hand, as I used both oil and could no longer reach the stairs. Otherwise solidly built! and decent execution on theme. good work :)
Did you include your Game Design Document in your downloadable files?
As a linked google doc, with final edit done prior to jam submission. Discord ticket submitted.
Tell us about your game!
Interact (Z) with light sources to spread light around, increasing the area you can explore. Rescue NPCs, pickup notes, get fuel for lamps, all in effort to reach the machine deep below and banish the encroaching darkness.
Colour palette can be selected with 1, 2, 3, and 4 keys.
Is your game set to Public so we can see it?
Yes
Extra Notes
Remember to drink plenty of water.
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