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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Audio | #39 | 3.906 | 3.906 |
| Overall | #126 | 3.630 | 3.630 |
| Theme | #132 | 3.781 | 3.781 |
| Game Design | #145 | 3.656 | 3.656 |
| Fun | #157 | 3.625 | 3.625 |
| Innovation | #316 | 3.219 | 3.219 |
| Graphics | #331 | 3.594 | 3.594 |
Ranked from 32 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game fit the theme?
The game is themed and structured around "Calm before the Storm". It has a eerily calm preparation time and then a shorter, stressful (scary) "storm" phase. There is also a literal and figurative storm, which is the serial killer JJ and the thunderclap that announces his entry.
Did you write all the code and made all the assets from scratch?
Almost entirely, I have the rights to use the A* pathfinding project in replacement for Unity's default pathfinding, and this is a very minor feature, all else was coded by myself exclusively, and 3D models made by my brother.
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Very Cool!
Alright I don't know if I just picked an op spot (pallets in the garage), but I just sat there and got the neutral ending so I didn't manage to meet JJ face to face, but overall great job on the atmosphere, I just wish there would be an actuall incentive to leave hiding and do more sneaking around the house as I missed a more interactive playstyle for this game. Also give me a break with the audio balancing because the scariest thing that happened to me was the ending blowing my eardrums out.
Even if I don't normally like horror games, this was a good entry! I also liked how the house was structured
Damn bro too scary for me (Not a fan of horror/eerie themed games).. Like just designing dark levels is hard but you made them scary and mark me impressed. The voice lines were good, gave that sense of unease. Very polished and smooth to play.
Gonna play it again some morning and try to hide successfully(it's 2 am now, not gonna risk it xD)..
Kudos!! You made a great game.
I liked the concept of the game, but I think it was a little difficult for me.
The artistic section and the audio are quite well polished. great job! :D
pretty quirky lines. It's pretty ominous as you hear his messages while you're hiding.
Nice submission!
If he had green pants, he could have been a nerd version of Peter Griffin lol. Also the voice acting was on point :)
Hopefully you'll also play mine https://itch.io/jam/brackeys-12/rate/2973690?after=20#post-10969722
Made me jump thats for sure. Pulling off an actual scary game in a week is impressive. Would love to see what other features you were looking to add.
Character controller was a little slide-y, but not bad overall.
Genuine jumpscare when I tried to leave the house.
Also, JJ's voice acting is hilarious. Love it.
I really enjoyed this :D Hilarious voice acting and the game mechanics were really cool. I also really like the randomness and replay value it has. Great job!
DAMN BRO thats such a cool game
i jumped so hard its actually really scary bro 😭
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just wanted to say that ive been playing this for a good half hour trying to win its actually really fun lmao
Such a simple and really fun horror game, really fit the theme of this game jam, and this game also has voice actor wow, I got the bad ending though so thats mean there are multiple endings
Thanks! There are in-fact 5 possible endings.
It was scary and fun at the same time. It would seem that the situation and sounds are scary and tense, but then when JJ appears, he talks quite funny and looks the same. Good job!
Very cool horror game. I personally found the hiding time a little bit too short and also I always died which is bad lmao. But overall for 1 week this is pretty impressive. Good job!
LOVE this, the female voice in the beginning is on point, tell me more about the voices since I didn't see it credited anywhere.
The delivery on the bad ending is pretty awesome, especially at the very end there even sounds just a tiny bit like someone from a particular movie, if you want to know which character and movie it is I can tell you.
There are 5 voices used in the game, all of which are friends that I had record their lines in-person. The credits are as follows:
As for that mysterious character and movie... enlighten me!
Home invasion scenarios like this seriously freak me out, and y'all did a great job here. Tried to exit the front door immediately my first run and almost had a heart attack, but eventually got out. Love the short audio snippets from JJ that go along with each ending and how unbothered his sprite looks on the other side of the window. Also unrelated, but y'alls donkey logo goes hard as fuck
Thanks a lot, I anticipated most people would think of just leaving at the start, and eventually decided that I would add a special ending (The Early Ending) if you could pull it off while JJ is in the building, otherwise you just get jumped as you noticed.
I am very glad you like the logo lol.
actually very terrifying game, nicely done. it would be a bit scarier if JJ was more than a png but its not bad by any means. great game!
Hee-ho. Very cool game. Super nice. Good game
You didn't have to scare me like that lol the sounds were funny and scary. Great game!
I'm terrified of horror games. Because apart from horror movies, I have to keep my eyes open for it to progress. I usually close my eyes when I'm hiding from someone, not watching them, and I felt like someone was forcing my eyelids open. The horror theme is usually difficult to handle, but you managed to do it. Atmosphere and voice acting are very good, you did a very good job for a one-week game jam. ☺