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This was really good and honestly left me wanting more. It works as-is but I could also really see this be a demo or Chapter 1 of something larger. 👍

Haven't played the full game yet but can confirm it's not getting stuck at that spot. 👍 Cheers!

For some reason I can't get past the beginning when the thunder strikes, it kinda gets locked up. It slowly tries to pan to the side as intended but only a little after multiple minutes. Tried re-launching multiple times but no luck.

Any hope for a download version? Thank you!

No worries! 👍

Unfortunately I also ran into issues with crashes but I think I made it most of the way through and had a good time with it. It's simple but I enjoy the bump combat, reminds me of Ys 1 and 2. The crafting was also nice to see and worked well.

Any hope for a download version? Please and thank you!

Any chance of a download version? Please and thank you!

Is this the same demo as on Steam? Cheers!

Really liked this, good N64 feel to it. I did have some bad luck with one of the gold ending up inside an object and I think the enemy shooting could be tweaked a bit, but other than that, great stuff! 👍

Any chance of a download version? 🙏 (Looks great!)

Ended up really enjoying this, time got a little rough at one point haha but got through it after a couple of tries. The combat definitely grew on me as I played. 👍

Ahh maybe worth a tweak with the wording? It says that the key will appear after you get the crowbar. Cheers!

I ended up really liking this, the combat felt like an oddly satisfying puzzle. 👍

The key in the CCTV room, I'm not sure if that's randomised but either way I checked there and all rooms multiple times but I could never get it to spawn for me. I would get the crowbar and then go searching but at least 3 times, including after restarting the game, I went to all rooms, no key.

This was really solid, the chicken requirement fit in without feeling silly/forced. 👍

I think there may be a bug where the key won't spawn. I'm not sure if it's random but I've checked all rooms at least 3 times successfully and no key and also doesn't show up where it is in the video below. I also had an issue my first run where the E Key interact didn't show for the to-do list, worked after starting over though.

Goodluck! 🙌In-case it was missed, we have a Discord if you also want to post there: https://discord.gg/uZcNfBMerK

Hmm that's a tough one, I don't know how to judge that. I guess it's either white, black and then all shades of grey cover 3 colors or just 1. I don't know if it's "correct" but I would lean towards counting them all as 1, otherwise 4 colors would be quite limiting when using white/black/grey as part of it.

If anyone else has any feedback, please let me know!

No it's all good, I really appreciate any and all feedback/thoughts and details help.

Honestly I really had not thought that deeply about the specifics, more so just thinking that a color restriction would be a good optional challenge but it makes a big impact on the overall look and feel for anyone who wants to go that way.

In my mind it would have been 5 color codes rather than 5 colors and their variants but I don't know what is more standard or reasonable. If 5 color codes is simply too restrictive then it sounds like going the other way would be better.

I'm open to any thoughts on this.

Well the 5 colors is only for the optional challenges so you can go either way, or do you mean for it to still count under the challenge?

Thanks for checking with me! If that's how you want the game to be then go for it! I'm happy to play both. 👍

Goodluck! 🙏

I'm so sorry I'm getting to this 4 days later which could mean it's too late, but yes absolutely. If you can manage it there's no issues with multiple games.

Thank you! I'm a bit behind but still looking forward to playing!

Had a good time playing your games 😉 Should have a video up within a few days!

Looking forward to playing! :) Any chance of a download version? No worries if not, just seems to play a bit smoother,

Hello hello! The date for submissions was ending in 8 hours but has been extended by 3 days. Sorry for the short notice on this but since this was setup later than I should have, I wanted to just give a bit more time. Thank you all. 🙏

Discord is up! :) https://itch.io/jam/manas-2d-horror-game-jam-1/topic/4563832/discord-available-l...

There is now a Discord! :) https://itch.io/jam/manas-2d-horror-game-jam-1/topic/4563832/discord-available-l...

Hello hello! Per others suggestions(thank you) and because I'm looking at this Game Jam as a long term project, I have created a new Discord server separate from the one tied to my YouTube channel.

As of now there's only a few sections so I would appreciate any suggestions that anyone here has. I have never been in a Discord dedicated to a Game Jam so I feel that many of you may know better than me. I will fill out the Community category with some general stuff soon but for the main Game Jam category, please let me know what you would be good.

Please also let me know if anyone has suggestions for roles, as of now it's just Admin and Members, very basic, but like with the jam itself I want to learn and improve over time so we'll get there! :)

🔗 Link: https://discord.gg/uZcNfBMerK

This is also a tough one, on one hand if there's 3D models, that leans away from 2D, but what you describe does lean towards the spirit of a 2D game as I put it. Honestly I think it's best to be less strict for this first game jam and to let it be a learning experience. If you think it should be okay, go for it! 👍

I will use this first jam to learn and see how others feel and perhaps even one of the rating categories in the future can be "2D Game" or something so that can become part of the ratings for others to be making the final judgement.

To anyone reading, feedback, thoughts, suggestions are all very welcome. Happy to hear others input on this so that future jams can continue to improve. 👍

Sounds like that's the way to go. I will see about getting that all setup tomorrow. 👍

Hmm this is a tough one, I think it's fine for the definition of 2D to be stretched a lot, but it is still a 2D game jam. I think 2.5D is okay and anything that's still in the spirit of a 2D game, but I think the Mr Hopps example is ultimately a full 3D game so it would lean outside of that. With the Mr Hopps example, maybe if that was a point and click game it would be a bit more on the line(Although even then it's a bit murky), but if you are walking around a 3D environment, it would be hard to call it 2D.

Hopefully your idea can work within that in some way, I appreciate your participation!

I had not thought about that but I think that should be okay, 2.5D tends to still be in the spirit of 2D style games.

Thank you for your questions!

1) There is not but I could see the benefit of that. I run a Discord server for my channel so I could have a category for this but maybe it should be a new server just for this. Either way, that's a good idea.

2) I set the hashtag #2DHorrorGameJam but I'm wondering if I should change it. It started as #Manas2DHorrorGameJam but the "Manas" bothered me since it can be read weird without the apostrophe in there. 😅  

Checking now, I'm not seeing any results for #2DHorrorGameJam so maybe we are good to go ahead with that. Open to suggestions!

Hello hello! Since this is the first time for me hosting a Game Jam I wanted to make this thread to welcome any and all suggestions, feedback, thoughts, etc. I want to learn and improve for the future so I appreciate anything anyone wants to say, I will take it all in with care and consideration.

Thank you!

Hello hello! I realised after making this jam that I should have allowed more time before submissions open so I'm getting ahead with #2. It's currently active with submissions open from March 1-31 and voting through to April 14. I will see how this goes and if it works out, I will follow the same for future jams with submissions open for the full month and voting continuing for 2 weeks into the next month.

Thank you all. Feedback and suggestions are welcome and appreciated!

Mana's 2D Horror Game Jam #2: Trust - https://itch.io/jam/manas-2d-horror-game-jam-2

This was a real stand out for me, some mystery, great atmosphere, clearly a lot of time put into the smaller things. The demo stop was a bit abrupt for me, it wasn't expected, but I can also understand the time constraints and it did definitely leave me wanting to play the full game. 👍

Thank you for that! 🙏 I really enjoyed the demo, end was a little sudden/unexpected but definitely left me wanting to play the full game. Playthrough is up on my YouTube channel(@ModdedMana). 👍