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A jam submission

Going DarkView game page

Submitted by ZachCreates — 5 hours, 50 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Theme#2523.3163.316
Art#2972.8422.842
Music#3052.4212.421
Gameplay#3272.4212.421
Overall#3752.6932.693
Originality#3812.5262.526
Is the graphics 1 bit?#4732.6322.632

Ranked from 19 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Please enter the age limit.
13+

Write down what effects you used.
Bloom, Color Adjustments, Lift Gamma Gain, Split Toning, Vignette, Depth of Field

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Comments

Submitted(+1)

Interesting concept but it needs a bit more work. The control is very stiff and not very intuitive. Your character's animation should be much faster. And it needs more feedback when hitting enemies, and when getting hit.

Developer(+1)

Thank you for playing and for the feedback!

Submitted(+1)

Oh wow Im amazed this is so smooth it doesnt even feel 1bit, well done!

Developer

Hmm, I’m sensing a hint of sarcasm here. Either way, thank you for playing lol.

Submitted(+1)

Nice game,i love the shooting and reloading mechanic,the movement is kinda hard but it helps make you feel in danger,also the voice acting is very well done,good job!

Developer

Thank you so much! I appreciate you playing!

Submitted(+1)

you're welcome!i would love to know what you think of my game too!

Developer(+1)

I’ll try and see about playing it tomorrow!

Submitted (1 edit) (+1)

I enjoyed this game. Occludars  are looking great. You can checkout my game 😄

Developer(+1)

Thank you for playing! I’ll try and get to your game today!

Submitted (1 edit) (+2)

A nice game,  i had a hard time with zombies they are stressful, it gives a very good atmosphere to the game ! Also the sfx are very good!
The only small point is that the movements are not easy and are a bit slow.

Developer(+2)

Thank you for playing and for the feedback! I appreciate it!

Submitted(+1)

I like your game, although I wasn't able to finish it. I kept getting killed by the zombies. :)

Developer (1 edit) (+1)

Thanks for playing! Yeah, the game is a bit difficult. I should have adjusted it a bit to fix that.

Also, your game was really neat! I liked it a lot!

(+1)

I genuinely love your games, especially the ones I can break :). Keep up the amazing work 

Developer

Thank you… 😔

Submitted

I like the world-building and atmosphere in this game. Love the inclusion of an intro with voiceover, really puts you in the shoes of the character you are playing. However, I felt as if the player movement was a bit off and it was often difficult to maneuver certain areas. I also often got ambushed by zombies which seemed to be a death sentence because the gun didn't do much damage to them or took too long to reload. The game also definitely has more than two colors. Other than that, solid idea and great work producing this!

Developer

Thank you for playing and for the feedback! And, it does have only two colors. In the rules for the jam, it stated that shades of a color were allowed, so I used shades of black.

Submitted

My bad! Will update my review accordingly.

Developer

Thank you!

Submitted (1 edit)

I like the atmosphere and idea behind this game! I do have a few comments for improvement, though:

  • The player movement feels off, and it's because pressing D (right) moves the character according to HIS right, not our right. As a result, unless I was facing upwards it never felt like I was going the direction I wanted to go when other games have set the precedent of moving directionally relative to the player.
  • The gun feels very weak. I had a very hard time even making it past the first group of zombies because it would take like three shots to get one of them. It'd be nice if there were a better indicator of how the gun works (bullet trails?) or a health bar just so I knew about how tough those guys were.
  • I wish the player character had more frames and animation, because he felt a little jarring to look at.
  • This is not 1-Bit in the slightest. This is fully coloured, which does go against the idea behind the jam.

It gives me big SAS Zombie Assault vibes from my days back on Ninja Kiwi, and for that I like it!

Thanks for creating.

Developer

Thank you for all the feedback! You make some great points! Also, I know this isn't 1-bit, but I was looking through all the requirements for the jam, and it didn't mention it, so I figured why not and created a game for it! I'm glad I did, but it of course would have been better if I was able to get some 1-bit assets. Thank you for playing!

Submitted

Voice guidance and atmosphere are great! Overall, a fun little game! My only feedback is the movement is a little wonky feeling. :^)

Developer

Thank you for the feedback! I really appreciate you playing my game!

Submitted

This kind of games isn't my type (zombie, spooky athmosphere, etc.), but I liked very much the voice guidance. For me the control is a bit difficult, because I have 3 monitors and the mouse sometimes just gone to the other monitor and It stopped controling the player. Maybe you can turn of the mouse cursor when the game starts.

Developer

Hmm, that's a good idea! I wonder if I could also just constrain the cursor to the game window. That might also fix the issue. But, anyways, thank you so much for playing and for the feedback! I really do appreciate it!

Submitted

I think this game has quite a bit of potential! I like the voice guidance throughout the game, you don't see a lot of people doing that in jams.


On the feedback side of things: I think the player pivoting should be more centered, because it kinda feels off.

Developer

Thank you so much for the feedback! I appreciate it!

Submitted

Considering how many times I've been eaten, I must be very tasty!
I really like atmosphere of this game
It is interesting but too hard for me

Developer(+1)

Thank you for playing! Yeah... I have a tendency to make hard games lol.

Submitted

i love the main menu and the feeling of the game, unfortanetly i were unable to move with the player. the concept is very nice and i would love to test the game out when you fix that but! tip for further projects: if the game is made with unity you can set the sprite to "no point filter", that prevents the grafics to be so blurry like the ammo in the corner. keep it up

Developer (1 edit)

You couldn't move the player? The controls are WASD. Is that what you were using? The game uses controls that are based on your player's direction you are facing. So, if you press forward, you will move forward in the direction the player is facing.

Submitted

yeah i tried WASD but he didnt move at all, i dont know why but i would really like to test the game

Developer

That's a strange bug! I don't have that issue on my end. Would you be willing to try playing it on a different browser? That might fix the issue.

Submitted

i tried it out, it works fine now. i like the game! good job!

Developer

Awesome to hear!! Thank you so much for playing!