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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Audio | #191 | 3.571 | 3.571 |
| Fun | #357 | 3.429 | 3.429 |
| Game Design | #399 | 3.429 | 3.429 |
| Overall | #475 | 3.302 | 3.302 |
| Graphics | #537 | 3.429 | 3.429 |
| Innovation | #593 | 3.095 | 3.095 |
| Theme | #872 | 2.857 | 2.857 |
Ranked from 21 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
In what way does your game fit the theme?
The player is suspended from a tether and lowered into The Chasm. Now, as the tether rewinds, the player must survive ascent.
Did you write most of the code yourself and made all the assets from scratch?
I made all code for game logic and artwork myself. I used audio assets from online.
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Thank you all so much for your ratings and your constructive criticism. I'm really sorry I didn't reply to everyone's comments. Eitherway, this jam has been a great experience. I'll try and work on an update to this when I have more time.
Neat. You put a different spin on the theme and it works. I wish I could control the speed at which I ascend for that extra bit of challenge. You know speed up or go at the normal speed (no slow downs, the speed as it is right now works).
Question: why didn't he collect all the crystals on the way down? :P lol (Don't answer, I'm just being silly)
I loved the oppression feeling that the game wants to give. The ambient sound and absence of music help to convey this feeling. Well done.
Great atmosphere! I felt clostrophobic sometimes.
Crystals are not so necessary at this point as far as axe is enough to kill every enemy there, but when you expand this game after the jam, I'm sure they will be needed.
Frank really DOES look anxious with those eyes. LOL. Nice entry with the jam time. Death scream made me laugh out loud literally.
Could you please play and rate my game as well?
https://itch.io/jam/brackeys-4/rate/723414
Great atmosphere and gameplay. Great job!
good game. it probably could have used a nice creepy soundtrack though.
Wow great game! I enjoyed the ominous music that let's you know right away to expect something scary. The rewind of the robe is a take on the rewind theme I guess. What would have made it funner is if the player could repel/rewind for a few seconds and fight the enemies and collect stuff. You could then make the enemies vary in complexity and the hazards more complex to navigate. Nice game.
That was a great experience. That is, if you can call horror great. The entire atmosphere and gameplay went hand in hand, really good game, very well executed. I had a lot of fun!
Surprisingly creepy and fun, well done!
Amazing game, love the idea and feel of the game, I didn't thought it would be so cool looking at screen shot still gave it try and it was worth it.😅
The game's atmosphere... it really gives you the right feeling. The art also kind of gives me little creeps.
Pretty good, game ! I enjoyed the theme and the gameplay was well-made!
all in all a great game! I love the effect of the camera zooming in when in a small channel, it gives such a claustrophobic feel! I feel a little cheated by the cutscene when he picks up a crystal that doesn't get added to my count. There seems to be a glitch that does not allow me to use the gun on the final level.
Hi Five of Wands, thank you for the kind feedback. If you have the time, could you please explain more about this glitch?
I bought the gun, was able to use it on the first level no problem. went into the third level with 10 bullets but it wouldn't let me change my weapon at all, the pickaxe symbol didn't even show up like it just wasn't registering the fact I was using the scroll wheel.
Thank you for bringing this bug to my attention. I will make sure to fix it for a post-jam update – if the jam hosts allow that of course.
Loved the atmosphere. The art and sound really achieve that thriller/horror feel.
Killing demon goats was super fun. I got destroyed by the birds.
The game had a really cool it had a great atmosphere, I love the paranoid look the character has. The monsters were very creepy! The theme wasn't very obvious, I had to look at the reason given but it is actually a cool use of the theme. Definitely thought outside the box.
A fun and creepy game. Nice atmosphere. I also really dig the poor main character's bugged out eyes. How did he get down there in the first place? The creatures were appropriately unnerving. Well done!
Way more fun than I first expected! I really quite liked the execution of the tether mechanic