Hey! It's really useful to get such comprehensive feedback on my game. It's interesting to watch how another person plays, and even uncover bugs I didn't know existed (e.g. the boat not being there after a death :D)
Whilst i'm a little disappointed with the Enjoyment rating, I understand your points of frustration with the game. Thanks for putting the effort into such a detailed review
I really like the artwork, especially the character design. As others have mentioned, the void mechanic is super cool, has so much potential and perfectly fits the game. I'm also really impressed that you have made a more or less complete game.
I think implementing a world map was a nice feature, especially given the size of the world, but revealing the entire world at the start I think takes away from the exploration aspect.
This game succeeded in being atmospheric, bleak and just strange. Kinda interesting concept to not go for exploration of multiple levels but to explore the same level over and over. Whilst that could be a cool concept it did make it very linear - perhaps multiple entrances and exits could solve this?
You did a lot with the minimal graphical style but I think it needed a bit more to make me want to keep playing the same level.
Hey! I absolutely loved the artstyle of this game, and I really appreciated the dialogues and story at the start. Levels were cool and spacious, and I wanted to keep exploring. The designs of the main character, npcs and monsters were super cool.
Personally I found the combat a bit awkward. It was quite tricky to aim at the enemies, and I think there should have been some pushback or stuttering when you did them.
Hey! I really liked the ghost sprite and the design of the levels :) I did have to restart the game because I got stuck somewhere I couldn't jump out of.
Personally I think either a 2D or 3D aesthetic would have worked better for this but in general the visuals looked good. I liked the general concept of the game and it was cool to have multiple abilities. With some extra content, this could be a really fun game. Good job!
The art is absolutely gorgeous! I found the controls kinda tricky, either because they needed refining or perhaps there should be a tutorial. Overall though, I really like the concept, and again, it looked stunning. Great job
Woahhh I loved this! The monster was awesome and scary. Even though the gameplay was very simple, it worked really well, and didn't get boring because of how atmospheric and visually stimulating the game was.
Creative concept and well executed! I found it quite challenging but I appreciated the tutorial levels so I knew exactly how to play when it came to the first level.
I absolutely loved the artstyle and thought you did a great job with the card design. Switching hands works really well as a mechanic. I would have liked some sort of ramping mana system to enable cool combos later in the game.
I really liked the artstyle! I would have loved to have seen more enemy types and maybe some random objects in the map. The concept of playing as the boss was really cool and worked well :) Great job
Wow, I am so impressed by how much story you have written. I liked that the story was both playful and serious. The art was exceptional and really complimented the story.
For a first game, I think you did a fantastic job. Great submission!
Hey, I've uploaded another build. Unfortunately atm it's only windows and Visual Studio needs to be installed on the computer. I am still trying to fix this but I don't know if I will be able to before the jam finishes.
Hey! Although the story was short, I did like the writing and circular narrative. If the story had been expanded with twists and alternative endings, this could have been a great submission.
This is such an amazing entry. The story-telling, dialogues, graphics, sound, transitions, ... everything was spot on. Not sure what else to add :D
Fantastic job and I can't wait to play more of your games.
(p.s. there was a small bug after the dialogue with the two flames - the interactable object remained in the scene so you could keep replaying the same dialogue)
The game had good narrative and and explored some interesting themes. From the small talk to the more emotional admissions, the conversation felt genuine.
I thought the choice and execution of the boardgame was perfect, and the combination of playing with the conversational dialogues really sold the concept. The only thing I would say is it became quite repetitive. After the 9th game, I had had enough of playing the same game and kinda just wanted to see where the dialogues went.
Ah, sorry to hear that. Umm so for me it works fine on Chrome. Did you click 'Play' on the opening screen? Apparently there's a resizing issue so perhaps 'Play' is obscured if you're not using a monitor?
Ah, thanks for the feedback about the resizing issue, ill need to test that out nex time. So as soon as you enter the correct page number, you should find the next clue, no need to press Enter.
