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Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
Audio | #68 | 3.844 | 3.844 |
Game Design | #150 | 3.800 | 3.800 |
Overall | #183 | 3.656 | 3.656 |
Theme | #260 | 3.800 | 3.800 |
Innovation | #291 | 3.489 | 3.489 |
Fun | #362 | 3.422 | 3.422 |
Graphics | #431 | 3.578 | 3.578 |
Ranked from 45 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?
There's a way to travel between two time periods which is called the "rewind" ability. This is the main mechanic of the game besides exploration.
Did you write most of the code yourself and made all the assets from scratch?
Yes, I wrote all of the code and made all models myself. I got textures and music from free sources and personalized them to fit the style.
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Hey, I really love a lot of things done on this game. Here to share my thoughts on it :
1) The rewind mechanic, while simple in nature - I think it blends well with the game feel. The rewind dimension reveals puzzle solutions, and at one time - a very scary world. And as a result, the normal world feels more 'safer'. Given enough time, you should explore this design philosophy to create some interesting pacing in horror games - where you alternate between a safe world, and a dangerous world - and you could juxtapose that somewhere in the game. Love it!
2) The music and atmosphere. I am seriously bad at jump scares so thank god this is not a jump scare game. The oldies radio in the first room helped me settle in a bit, while all the gruesome detail around contrasts that well. I think you missed the opportunity of playing the music in reverse when you're in the rewind world (or maybe you did and I missed it - thinking it was normal..). Despite its simple graphics, I think you did well on setting the mood with the limited FOV, slow movement and gradual reveal of plot details.
I have a few thoughts on other things you can keep in mind, some of these are subjective:
1) Mouse sensitivity, understandably there are limited time to implement an options menu - I don't have one myself in my game. But the problems become glaringly obvious when playing a first-person game like this as small movements cause huge sweeping motions. Consider an in-game mouse sensitivity option - maybe.
2) There was one time when the game froze shortly after starting the game. No big deal - just restarted the game. I almost thought it was intentional design (you know, going with the game title of it might just be in my mind.. idk). Haha - considering exploring that.
3) Small polish details such as making the artwork upside down in the rewind dimension - I think it's such a small detail, but can add a lot to the atmosphere from an artistic perspective. And also, do you know that we can't actually properly read words or read the time when we're dreaming - you could draw that parallel to when you're in the mind (in the rewind dimension?) to how to decorate the rewind dimension.
I probably messed up a lot of the supposed story didnt I.
4) The last room needs more guidance - I typically search from left to right, so when I was hugging the wall on left side, I saw the 'couch' from behind and activated it without realising what it did. I think for such a crucial scene, maybe just a bit of light - to show 'couch' at least? Consider that.
5) The line of sight (or circle.. thing) might be too small - it becomes almost difficult to try to navigate through places. This comes from an absolute horror rookie though. I think if you want to keep the typical low line of sight - maybe you can add on top a flashlight with limited batteries so it still forces players under the low LOS to conserve batteries - and always keeps them tense.
I know it looks like theres more cons than pros but you know how human psychology goes - we remember the bad things more than the good things. With that said, I thoroughly enjoyed your game and you can take my word for that. It's such an enjoyable short experience and I had to take one for the team and play a horror game for once. You've checked some boxes of a good horror element so keep it up!
Loving it - hope to see more from you!
Wow, thanks for your in-depth review, I really appreciate that! It's interesting how everyone has a different take on the story that's being told and what's actually happening when using the rewind ability.
I love your constructive feedback and I'll definitely be using it for my next games. Even a game jam entry needs some options like mouse sensitivity and brightness. :)
Thanks for playing!
really good game have a look at mine
I'm a really big fan of these types of graphics, i love the atmosphere that you were able to build in this game, it really gave me sense of unease playing it (that's how effective it was for me), a really short game but really worth playing, it got me looking around everywhere despite feeling scared, also had a problem with the mouse sensitivity as it gave me more anxiety where one small move of the mouse would have me look on the other side far too quickly, but overall really nice game, i still enjoyed playing through it, the music made all the difference and the ending was truly intriguing
This is a very good design, I especially liked the atmosphere of the game! I think you could make it even better by improving the lighting a bit. I felt like I was looking at the floor to find my way through thing the level. Good job!
Wow! The first second into the game i felt all the creeps already! Although i don't enjoy horror games, i was impressed to see one in a game jam!
did not understand the game
Amazing atmosphere!
Creepy!
The music really adds to the atmosphere. I am a fan of the horror aspects in games like Bioshock, and I think you nailed that suspenseful, creepy atmosphere through the use of music. The sensitivity was too high to play using WebGL, but I downloaded the game file because I wanted to get the best experience. Good job!
Thanks for the kind words! This game actually started out with just the music, and after doing some modification of the tracks they even gave me the shivers when listening to them. There's something creepy about 20s waltz music, it evokes a feeling of nostalgia for a time we never lived in ourselves.
Thanks for playing and keep on making cool games!
A horror game! What a great idea! I'm enjoying a lot the looks of the game and getting chills haha
If I die of a heartattack, I will return to spooky you
I hope you're still alive so I don't get haunted. :D
I'm aware of the mouse sensitivity issue, but I'm not allowed to update the game during the rating period. Sorry about that!
Nice game! The mouse sensitivity is problematic, but the overall tone of the game is really cool!
my first ever horror game really liked it
Great game. Really liked it...
My Only one issue is the mouse sensitivity... but a great game nonetheless !!
Yeah a lot of people are saying the mouse sensitivity is too high. It works fine for me on my system, but lessons learned, I should've tested it on more devices! :)
Thanks for playing!
you don't need to test it on every device..just add a settings option that will change sensitivity in game.
I had kind of the same issue with my first game..
Incredible! :D
AWESOME
my PC doesnt have the required graphics to play it but it looks cool
please try my game https://itch.io/jam/brackeys-4/rate/724639
Never thought would be possible to make spooky game with this theme,Welp you proved me wrong.
Great game
Great spooky game with nice rewind mechanic! Please rate mine and leave a comment :)
Good game, but the vignette was too much
pls play and rate my game: https://rakshit-ranjan.itch.io/rewind-knight