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A jam submission

SpiritView game page

you dream and have an adventure
Submitted by Bardon — 2 days, 14 hours before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Emotional Engagement#1552.0042.143
Characterization#1832.0042.143
Overall#1921.9602.095
Mental Engagement#2001.8712.000
Overall#2022.0042.143
Atmosphere#2112.1382.286
Lasting Impression#2171.7371.857

Ranked from 7 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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Comments

Submitted

Got stuck in exactly the same place. I have to admit that I didn't want to try again because walking. Is. So. Slow. You have to backtrack a lot, and it gets tedious pretty quickly. In addition, changing the height of the waypoints for the character might be a good idea. Or, if that's not possible, choose the backgrounds accordingly. It looks a bit silly to just walk through the air. Sticking to one art style might work better, too. At the moment things look very random.

I like the story. Visiting all your friends and family at the end of a long life is a neat idea. And that you used your own engine is great!


(Oh, and you might want to name the creators of the assets on your game page, as this is mandatory for the jam: If using freeware or commercially available assets, please credit the original creators.)

Developer

the walking is too slow, ok. the credits are shown in the title-screen of the game

Submitted

Hey!

So I think the idea is very neat, the music and the story are engaging. However I think there are some design choices that are detrimental to the game. For example, the character feels too slow, so walking back to give the characters their items feels like an "oh no" moment, especially if they're far away. I also encountered some issues where sometimes the walking would become slower and jankier, as though I was colliding with something, but I never figured out what that was. I'd also recommend changing the color scheme of the initial story text, because it felt very straining on my eyes! Maybe white or yellow text would go a bit better with the blue in the background.

Overall, I liked the idea of a more narrative driven game, which fit very well with the adventure theme of the jam. However, I couldn't quite finish the game because the other issues weighed a bit on me! Would love to revisit the game sometime :)

Developer

yes, maybe the walking is too slow. next time i chose white text 

Submitted

I got stuck on the place with the fairy that asks for the galaxy-card. couldn't go back or end the game. Pretty fun up till that point though.

Developer

someone give you the galaxy-card. that you couldnt go back, that must be a bug. but i cant update the game now

Submitted

I understand. I just thought you should be aware of the issue in case you wanted to update the game after the game jam.

Developer

thank you for your mail. after the game jam i will update the game

Submitted

I tried to play as far as I could until I got stuck being unable to use the medkit. The story was pretty good, but the graphics were a bit of a mishmash and didn't fit well together. The character was also quite slow, which made it a tad painful to get around. The system seems rudimentary, and I suspect you used some form of engine, but overall it isn't too bad. The items given by different people seem very random as well. Besides that, it is an alright concept!

Developer

thank you for your mail. ok, the movement could be faster. the graphics are from opengameart.org by various artists

Developer

i used for that game javascript/jquery. the adventure-engine i made self

Submitted

ah cool!

Submitted

Hey! The game won't run (maybe it's just for me). I'll try it again if you fix this.

Developer

its running, in the bgin you must click mouse. moving is with cursor keys

Submitted (1 edit)

Well, I did click, tried to move, tried everything, it won't run in my Chrome, still. Only blank grey screen with action buttons.

Developer

try it with edge and firefox