I just finished the game. It was okay. The atmosphere was pretty good and the music was nice. I would have liked to have our character actually do more of the ghost hunting (i.e. have him say the lines into the recorder; not the guy that we're hearing in our earpiece... after all, how is the recorder picking up his voice even, if we're listening to him via an earpiece?) or have more equipment to use (i.e. a thermometer to detect cold areas; an EMF reader; maybe nightvision goggles to see orbs; etc). But, I realize this game was made in 10 days, so maybe there wasn't enough time for that (I don't know how to make games, so Idk how much time it takes to implement stuff like that).
The storyline around The Peeper was a little confusing to me (initially it seems like he was free to move about, as the facility became overcrowded and doctors stopped caring; but then later the story is that he seemingly stalked patients even though he was locked up in isolation or whatever...so, was he locked up? Or roaming free around the building? I'm not quite sure). I feel the second part of the story would maybe have made more sense if these patients were supposedly stalked by The Peeper after he was already dead (that way there'd be no confusion of if he was locked up or if he was roaming free around the building; plus there'd be the assumption by doctors the patients were hallucinating...but now we know that might not be the case because of what we have seen so far in the building). Idk, that's just my opinion on the story line. For me, story continuity (or lack thereof) can put a damper on a game because I overthink it. If it's a long game, it isn't as big of a deal because I might forget details from earlier on, but for such short games, it's more noticeable.
My one big complaint about the game, though, is that there is no cursor lock. I accidentally clicked out of the game (into my second monitor) so many times when trying to open doors that it kinda took me out of the immersion of the game. Having cursor lock is really important, imo, especially in horror games where you want the player truly immersed in the environment.
I don't know how many other games you have made before this, but overall, I think this was a good try, especially for only being made in 10 days. I'm sure the more games you make, the more you'll continue to improve. Good luck with your future games!
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Hiya. I tried to play your game today, during a Twitch stream. I was really enjoying the game. However, I had (well, still have, as it has not been fixed) an issue with the game freezing on me. I went into the cafeteria, went and got the gun in the back room and killed the guy in that room. I left that room, but when I left the cafeteria to go into the hallway, the game freezes. I tried continuing from the checkpoint; I tried going back to the main menu and then hitting "continue;" I even closed the game, and reopened it, and whenever I hit "continue" I am still stuck, frozen in the hallway. The weird thing is (at least to me it is weird, idk), the menu comes up when I hit Tab...but I still cannot move anywhere.
Edited to add a couple of clips so you can see what occurred:
https://clips.twitch.tv/ManlySpikyFiddleheadsMoreCowbell
https://clips.twitch.tv/BoredExcitedZebraEleGiggle
https://clips.twitch.tv/AnimatedSneakyToadDBstyle
Unrelated to that issue, I still couldn't change my keybindings, even though the dev note says it is available in options.
I streamed this game today and really enjoyed it! The sound effects were great (and some were unsettling, but that's good in a horror game, haha). I really like the art style; the monsters are really creepy. I couldn't make a donation when I downloaded the game (lack of funds), but when I get some money, I will, because I think it is worth it. Good luck on the rest of the game; I look forward to playing the completed game once it is released.
It's me, once more. So I played the game again today, in the stream. This time I actually completed the game. I did do the desktop capture and that seemed to help. However, I still had an issue with the game crashing when I clicked on my second monitor to type something in the stream chat. (It's early on in the stream).
Thank you so much for letting me know that I hadn't completed the game the first time; so glad I got to finish it. I really enjoyed this game a lot. Great job! :)
I played this recently on a stream. My only complaint is that it is so short. I loved the humor in it and the meta. And Sheska is such a cutie! The art style was also really great. All around, I enjoyed this game.
Edit to add: One issue I did have, since I was playing on a stream, I had Twitch and OBS open on my second monitor and when I switched to type something in that monitor, the game froze and I had to start over.