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Gorgeous visually
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The jumping and landing SFX is very satisfying
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The enemies are terrifying
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Feels very polished
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Dying feels like a jumpscare
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I feel like the connection to the theme is a bit loose
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My Little Light's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Graphics | #8 | 4.607 | 4.607 |
| Audio | #96 | 3.750 | 3.750 |
| Overall | #107 | 3.756 | 3.756 |
| Game Design | #167 | 3.750 | 3.750 |
| Fun | #204 | 3.643 | 3.643 |
| Theme | #343 | 3.679 | 3.679 |
| Innovation | #598 | 3.107 | 3.107 |
Ranked from 28 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?
A lone character battles his demons, but with his little light by his side, he has the strength to overcome them.
Did you write all the code yourself and made all the assets from scratch?
yes! All but the bg music, which was made by someone who wishes to be anonymous.
Comments
Unfortunately you were not trapped per say, as there was a death pit to your left, which upon entering would have restarted the level. But the issue the person below is mentioning is that the part you fell in felt a little cheap given it was at the end of a level, in a seemingly safe area, and repeating the level was something they didn't wish to do.
Wow this game has some of the best visuals and environmental story building in the jam! I loved the little flowers that would pop up when you get close, and the enemy designs were straight up terrifying! The relation to the theme was also cool, with the light bug who would wipe the screen of enemies.
The gameplay is a bit slow and bland, which is not an issue at all with story/art games like this. This only becomes an issue when the checkpoints aren't placed close enough to each other and the player has to walk long distances/ re-watch cutscenes when they die. The first time I go through the level, it's an amazing work of art, but if I die and have to replay a big chunk of the level it turns into a tediously slow walking/jumping simulator.
The part I quit the game was when I jumped into a seemingly safe area which left me with no choice but to die since I couldn't make the jump, meaning I would have to replay the whole screen:
Overall though you did a great job of building up a world I would want to return to! The environment design and overall feel of the game is excellent!
Thank you so much for playing, and the kind words! That is an extremely valid point! Unfortunately I added the cutscenes near the end of the jam, and despite really wishing I could, didn't have time to implement checkpoints. If we ever continue working on it, I will remember your feedback and implement them right away! Thank you again for checking it out, it really means a lot! :)
3 years ago(+1)
Thank you so much for checking it out! I am really sorry to hear they weren't responsive, as everything is snappy on my end. But of course it will vary system to system. I think the major issue is I was using an outdated version of unity, and alot of the packages used in this project were still in experimental for me. This has also led to reports of major inconsistencies and frame loss aswell. Upon updating the engine, I hope I will have more success guarenting consistent results, thank you very much for your feedback as I had yet to hear of issues with the controls, but most of all, thank you for playing! :)
Thank you so much! The lighting is a combination of semi transparent bg sprites, layer orders, and glow effects using the soft round brush in photoshop directly on the sprites. Also by using Unity's 2D renderer, I was able to add 2D lights, which further enhance the glows I made. The fog was a wispy cloud I drew in photoshop being spawned via particle system. The settings on the particle system were size over lifetime, and color over lifetime. The result made the fog spawn in small and transparent, grow to a reasonable size while slowly becoming semi-transparent, and finally it would go transparent again, and despawn. I just started a youtube channel about 2 weeks ago, and since everybody has been commenting on how nice the game looks, i'm thinking the next video I will show how to make a similar environment.
Thank you so much! While playing your game, I could definitely see a resemblance to ours, which made me happy someone else had the same idea :) .. Yes the two major things that ate at my time was the AI and cutscenes, I really wish I had more time to refine both of them!
I totally agree with the music track! I had asked the composer for a loopable track, but it was slightly shorter than expected. If it wasn't for the time constraint I'm sure he could have made it longer, or made multiple to fix that issue. Thank you so much for letting me know you got stuck, if you can remember, do you mind telling me what part?
Thank you so much for your feedback and trying it out, it really means a lot :)
Here, the player cannot jump onto the platform or through the tiny gap between the block and the platform. The blocks also become too heavy to push, leaving the player trapped.3 years ago(+1)
Thank you so much for streaming our game, I really appreciate the kind words and the feedback I received :)
Thank you so much for playing! I have heard about the performance issues, which doesn't make sense, because it ran at a solid baseline of 250fps in the unity profiler. As you said there isn't anything all to complex running , so I think the performance issues are because i'm using an older version of unity with the 2D renderer. So if I were to update unity and build, it would likely fix the issues! But thank you for letting me know that your pc is actually half way decent, I wasn't sure how bad the performance issue actually was, and I will update once the jam is over. :)
Thank you so much for checking it out! I'm really glad you enjoyed it, and it is very flattering to be compared to the likes of limbo and hollow knight! It could have been the ai, but as a tip, she can't jump as high as you, which requires you to solve some puzzles, so it could have been that as well. Thank you again for your kind words, I have checked out your game, and left you a comment :)
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