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A jam submission

OtsoView game page

Adventure game jam 2023 entry
Submitted by Matthew Wright — 29 minutes, 15 seconds before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Atmosphere#1372.8873.333
Lasting Impression#2031.8762.167
Overall#2281.7322.000
Overall#2351.6121.861
Characterization#2441.2991.500
Emotional Engagement#2731.0101.167
Mental Engagement#2940.8661.000

Ranked from 6 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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Comments

Submitted(+1)

Cute game with a cool bear. Really like the art style!

Developer(+1)

Aww Otso (the bear) appreciates it!

Submitted(+1)

Aww... I really love the atmosphere and aesthetics. If it only has any story and interactions even the smallest one...

Developer

Yeah, I was really constrained by time limits in the end :(

Submitted(+1)

Nice little prototype with pleasant artstyle. Was the tree with bear skulls a reference to Finnish paganism? It's a pity that the prototype doesn't have more gameplay mechanics to play around with at this stage. Great experience nonetheless.

Developer(+1)

Thank you! Yes Finnish paganism is definitely a source of inspiration for the narrative/theme of the game. And yeah, I wish I finished more of the mechanics, creating the procedural generation from scratch took more time than I anticipated and so I didn't leave enough time to complete the actual mechanics, live and learn though. But as for the mechanics I wanted to take a more souls-like approach to checkpoints, using the shrines like bonfires in Dark Souls. I thought that mechanic would be interesting to see when you have these procedurally generated worlds you can explore.

Submitted(+1)

Hey, the artstyle is pretty neat

Developer

Thanks, Vortrux! Anna did a great job making the assets for this project and then I put the tech art spin on them to give them the cartoonish aesthetic.