You're absolutely right. I'm sorry there isn't anything else to do, I didn't really have a free weekend unfortunately, and I spent too much time experimenting with stuff instead of creating something playable. Thank you for pointing out the idea of a puzzle game, I think it would actually fit perfectly with the orthographic view as you said, it could also have some parkour too. I'm looking forward to making a full game out of it.
The only imperfect things in this game are the varying speed (although I know it's a known issue) and maybe the pixel snapping when the camera moves or zooms in/out.
The rest is pure fun and skill, best one I played so far. The theme interpretation is so literal, I love it.
The moths' SFX are truly terrifying, it does a fantastic job at immersing the player into this dark castle. The feeling I had when I finally got the key, rushing to the door, only to get killed after a few seconds was amazing. I really like the sort of learning mechanic : there is no hint nor any path to follow, you have to learn in order to find the key. I think this is on top. The only thing I disliked was the very small light around the player (the smaller one, just around the sprite). I think it'd be better if you either completely remove it or make it a transition to the bigger light. The death animations are a cool detail too. Great job!
You're right, this is only a prototype/demo, there isn't actually a game yet unfortunately, there is nothing else you can do except moving around and changing the camera angle. I'd like to make it a full game, I actually started working on it already. If you're interested, I'll make other posts/devlogs about it if I find the time to. Have a great day !
Thank you very much for you constructive critique. I think this jam has been more of an occasion to come up with ideas rather than making a small/short game. Hopefully next time I'll try to actually finish what I start but I'd really like to make this a full game.
I completely missed the goal, but I expected it, as it is my very first jam. Don't hesitate to rate it 0 star, it's still a submission, so I don't think it is unfair, although I agree the thing is there isn't much to say.
