I’m so glad you enjoyed it (especially the Bojack/voice chat stuff, it was very fun recording that hahah), and thank you for all the compliments!! Definitely agree about the subtitles, especially since the game revolves so heavily around sound. Thanks for the feedback :)
Oh sweet, I’ll check it out then - thanks for letting me know about it. :) Hmm, well when we had decided on the premise of ‘a door running away from the player’, I remembered a chase scene from the end of this indie game “Gravity Bone” that I always found simple yet very fun. Otherwise, I’ve been watching BoJack Horseman lately (not yet done with it though!) - I think it’s great at showing something comedic and entertaining but then switching to a darker tone, hitting you with something ‘real’. I guess that’s what I was going for in the writing as well where it’s sorta funny that this weird door is running away from you until you slowly discover there’s a serious and personal reason for it. For the music, I was referencing BoJack and The Curse (Nathan Fielder’s new show) - they both have these interesting synth/electronic tracks that give you this ambiguous feeling, and I was looking for something similar. But yeah- those are the conscious influences, but the games I love most (What Remains of Edith Finch, The Beginner’s Guide, Stanley Parable, Dr. Langeskov, Firewatch, etc.) are all certainly indirect influences too. :)
And thank you, the VO/writing was personally my favourite part of the process. :)
Damn, this was so satisfying!!!!!! The puzzles were simple yet enjoyable, and the time limit really helped to create pressure. Thanks for creating this :)
The low-poly pixelated style with the crunchy low-bit audio effects were lovely! This is a small thing, but I really appreciated how the doors just flung off as you walked through them hehe. Thanks for creating this!
Loved the graphcis, I think you did a great job of integrating the 2D images into the 3D space!! Needed to look for some help with the puzzles, but overall enjoyed this :)
This was such a lovely reminder of taking the time to spend your time well with your loved ones, was much needed for me. The visuals were also incredible! Thank you for creating this :)
Like others have said, I definitely got Inside/Limbo vibe from the atmosphere and visuals! Enjoyed the little puzzles and got seriously scared the first time the wolf charged at me, I did not expect it haha. Thanks for creatin this!
i really enjoyed the RPG elements and was hooked on it for a while :) could do with a bit of balancing, as sometimes I would just get demolished early on. like another commenter, I also ate my crowbar (just out of curiosity) and thought that was kinda hilarious. thanks for creating this!
I really appreciate it in games when the difference between winning and losing is such a fine line, and overstepping that line has socially awkward/embarrassing/serious consequences - the concept of punching someone in the face if you knock one too many times is just very funny to me. Thank you for creating this, I really enjoyed it - and so impressive since you only had watched a single tutorial!
There was something about jumping off those giant mountaintops with the soundtrack that reminded me of some wonderful dreams I've had in the past. The atmosphere was super relaxing. :) thank you for creating this!
The visuals were stunning & it was a very touching story - thank you for creating this :) Sadly the audio didn't work in browser and didn't realize there was a download link until after i had finished it! I think it still says a lot that it managed to still be very touching despite that!
Thank you for the kind words, they mean a lot & I'm happy you had this experience :D (especially the bojack episode, I had a lot of fun recording that lol)
Hmm yeah, I can definitely see that - I think in the attic is where it needs some game-like elements most. My buddy had an idea that we could make it into a sort of extending hallway. Anyhow, thanks for the feedback!!
Thanks to you and your son for playing - I'm happy you enjoyed :) I'm glad that your son found the secret room that we very intentionally created and definitely knew to exist.
Yeah, not sure what is causing the LOD bug on the door - will look into that. And the center mark is a good idea!
Thanks for playing and the kind words!! Ohh your friend's game something part of this jam or available somewhere else? I love Stanley parable- even though I can't say it was a conscious influence, I'm sure it was an indirect one. :)
This should be fixed in the web player (but the download link runs much smoother in general, so we recommend that) in case you wanna give it another try. Thanks for the feedback tho! :)
Thanks for the feedback!! We addressed some of the things causing crashes & added a download link (which runs more smoothly) in case you want to try again. :)
That's a great comparison, wow, thank you (I love Gone Home)! :D Very glad you enjoyed the voice acting and the bojack bit (which was very fun to record). Hmm yeah - good to know about the walls. Hopefully putting in some actual lighting too will help.
Hahah thank you!! And ahh, that's annoying. We did some bug fixes to the web player & added a download link (which we recommend) if you wanted to give it another try. :)
Thank you for the feedback :D There are definitely lots of bugs to address and the visuals are currently the bare minimum haha - thanks for letting us know!
Thank you, I really appreciate this!! I'm glad you enjoyed the online gaming lobby & Bojack, recording those was probably one of my favourite parts of making this lolol
Alright - this should be fixed now (& we also added a download link which we recommend, runs much smoother) in case you wanted to give it another try. Thanks again for letting us know!
We fixed several of the things causing crashes & added a download link (which we recommend since it runs much smoother in general) if you wanna give it another try! :)
