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Fixed it!  There are some tags sitting over the top and they were getting in the way.  I zoomed out and it let me select the bug.

This is fun!  I can't seem to get the last bug in the bedroom.  I can see one on the wall but I can't select it and when I go away and come back, the detector is still going off.

I loved this!  I got the boat past the first obstacle but couldn't work out how to reach the next boiler.

I was playing in Safari on a Mac.  Not sure whether or not that makes a difference, but it was fine up until when it wasn't.  😄

This is a great little game and the Roblox-y "oof!"s are cute!  I couldn't get passed the fourth level; I kept swinging into the garbage pile, but the graphics were great, the sound was great and it works really well!  👍

This is quite satisfying gameplay!  The mechanics worked well, although I think it crashed a couple of times and I didn't get to see the end.  I thought the dialogue between the crows at the beginning was funny, good job!  👍

It took me a bit to get the hang of the gameplay, I don't think I lived to tell the tale though!       I wasn't vey good at moving the ship, but I think it was all working correctly.  The sun getting bigger is quite anxiety-inducing though!   

😅 Good job meeting the brief!  👍

As an audio person, I loved the foley and the music!  It really heightened the tension and I could feel my anxiety rising whilst looking for the cans! It did feel like I couldn't win using strategy and that the cans just appeared at random, but I think it's a solid submission, well done!  

Hi Manedza

Thanks for the feedback!  I wanted to add extra creepy music and might do at some stage, but I had to submit it for a jam.  I could compose some eerie music that has spooky FX, and possibly I could add a sound effect when entering into a room, but I need to double-check what Adventuron lets you do.

Thanks for playing!    xox

Hi Manedza

Thanks for your post!  I originally had it so that you needed to input the instruction to use the cleaning fluid with the cloth, but it was getting too complicated.  So if you have the cloth and the fluid and you go to the computer, if you type "clean computer", you will put cleaner on the cloth and clean the computer.

The poker comes in later....    

Loz 

Yey, I did it!  :)  Not being able to see past the flashlight beam definitely gives it an element of spookiness.  I agree with Scav Moon that a way to see that your sanity is falling is a good idea, but I found if I mashed the space bar when I saw the girl, I didn't die.  Good job!

Hi Lampy, thanks for your feedback!  Yes, would definitely like to collab some time; I've just joined another jam so will be busy with that one for a little while.  But always up for being creative.

Thanks Farlander!  :-)

Can't find you on Discord, are you on a particular server?  I might have sent you a friend request, if your username is reditch (or someone completely random if it's not). :-)

Hey RedItch, I've just joined the jam and also looking for a team.  I'm a composer so can create suitable mood music.  Let me know if you'd like to team up and if you've found a programmer.

Hi all,  I know it's quite a while before this jam gets started but I'm a composer looking for a team.  I can also do sound design; I have my own recording gear.  I've done a couple of jams but I have a background in film composition.  Here are some examples of my work:

https://lozzym.itch.io/the-stillness

Yes, I seemed to do everything other than ‘talk’! 🤭 I started again (couldn’t find my saved version), the first thing I did was ‘talk’ and I got the book.

I started again, so I’ll try that. 👍

Hi G0blin

I checked, it’s not in my inventory.  I took some screenshots, I’ll see if I can add them.

Hi G0blin, I was getting into your game when I think I hit a snag; I went into the library and the manager told me to ‘consult the book I gave you’, without actually giving me anything. They kept saying ‘consult the book’ when I didn’t have it and I couldn’t find it.  I will see if I continue to play and see how far it lets me go. I was enjoying the detail of the descriptions!

Hi Zeth

I want to get further into this game (especially as it has a cat) but I have struggled to access it as I use a Mac.  I do have a virtual Windows machine on my computer but it's excruciatingly slow, and then trying to get the Glulxe to work on it.... I eventually got there, but then it froze on me and I just couldn't go any further.  I will try again if I have time, but it was more labour intensive than if it had be able to be run in the browser.  How it looked in Glulxe as well, I don't know if it was just my machine, but the text was pretty small, as were the graphics.  I have been enjoying seeing graphics as part of text-based games so it I would be nice if they could be bigger.  I didn't get very far, but I wanted to go further as the storyline intrigued  me.

I didn't think to kiss the frog!    :-D  The music did loop, but there was a large silence between the music playing and I thought maybe alternating with a soft string/synth pad (or two) might just help to break it up.  That said, it's been noted that constant music can be fatiguing and middleware like FMOD allows you to build silences into games whilst you're playing.  Anyway, just something I noticed and it's completely subjective, of course.  I will have to play it again if I have time and see if I can get further.

No sorry, didn’t know about the transcript thing. If I have time I can have another go and do that. I didn’t do what needed to be done with Icarus and the scared lady (can’t remember her name). But I seemed to bypass them and finished anyway. I also didn’t map it, I might do that if I try again.

Hi EastBooks, I enjoyed playing your game!  I thought it was funny and quirky and I liked the simple graphics.  I made it all the way to the end, the hints were just enough, especially for the riddle in the last part.  Thanks for sharing and good luck with the competition!

Hi Manonamora, I really enjoyed playing your game!  I think I missed a few things but I seem to have reached the end successfully anyway.  There were a few typos but I really liked how you could click the link and it gave you what you needed, rather than having to try a whole bunch of verbs to see what works (which is where I tend to get stuck, I run out of verbs to try!)  Well done, I had fun playing this.  

Hi Dravianis, well done!  I liked how you used the red and green text to show what wasn't allowed/feasible and what was, that was useful.  Also, enjoyed the sarcasm!  :-D 

Hi XEevee, I really liked the 80s nostalgia of this game, with a modern-sounding music track.  Being a composer, I would have liked to have heard a couple more tracks alternating with this one, rather than just one and then silence, but that's just me.  :-)   I liked the graphics and the font was in line with the nostalgic look.  I got stuck though, and ran out of verbs and ideas to progress, so couldn't talk to anyone other than the dragon and couldn't progress past the cave entrance.  Maybe a couple of extra hints might be good, but  I did like the responses when you tried to do something crazy, like 'eat frog'.  :-D   I enjoyed it and wish I could have gone further.

Thanks for playing, I'm glad you liked it!  I'll have to make some more and I'm glad you noticed the music, that was the whole reason I made the game.   😊  ❤️

Thank you! 😊 I’m looking forward to making the next one!

Hi Dr Zilla!  

Thanks for your message.  I've recently joined a jam team but I'd be interested in collaborating at a later date.  Let me know if you're interested.

Take care

Loz

Hello, I am looking to get into composing music for games.  I have a film composition background and creepy/scary music is one of my favourites to compose!  If any team needs a composer, let me know!  - Lauren