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A jam submission

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Prove ghosts are real (and become a famous journalist!) by taking pictures of paranormal evidence in a haunted house.
Submitted by GetCreative, october_stereo (@october_stereo), MARROW (@marrowaudio), ida — 1 hour, 43 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Audio#3213.2803.280
Theme#3503.4003.400
Graphics#3543.6003.600
Overall#3723.3133.313
Innovation#4063.1603.160
Game Design#4443.2803.280
Fun#4613.1603.160

Ranked from 25 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How does you game fit the theme?
Our game is about proving that ghosts are real by taking pictures of the after-effects they leave behind. At the moment, ghosts are "not real" in the game world. The player hopes to change that!

Did you write all the code and made all the assets from scratch?
Yes, we did.

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Comments

Submitted

This was a really nice idea for a game - I love games that centre around the concept of ghost hunting and it fits the jam theme well. The art style was really nice and the music was really appropriate. The game play loop itself was quite satisfying and I really liked that the accessible rooms kept expanding with each level.

A couple of criticisms I had:

- When restarting and level or transitioning back to the menu there was a noticeable music bug that sounded like a record repeating. It only lasted a second or so, but was quite strange.

- The Next Level button just sent you back to the level select screen rendering it a bit pointless as there was also a Level Select button.

- The speed with which the movement / picture taking UI meter filled up was a little quick, it made moving around a little stressful which obviously hampers the players enjoyment a bit. Once suggestion I thought of was to make it fill up more slowly, but have bronze, silver and gold markers on it. So the first time you complete the level, you can do it casually. But then you could actually play again, trying to complete the levels using the most efficient route.

Hope that's helpful! Good work on this :)

Submitted

I had fun playing this.. would have been even cooler if I could see the ghost using the flashlight 

Submitted

Very unique and fun concept, I don't think I've seen another game like it so far this jam! Nice work!

Submitted

The visuals are great! I really liked the interior of the rooms. I expected to really see some photographs i made, not just a number of how many i did. Or it would have been cool to see more variety and ghosty stuff regarding the after effects. But other than this, i like the idea of your game much! :)

Submitted

Very cool graphics and fitting audio! Nice to play as well. There was not much feedback on button clicks in the menu though, but hey, nice game!

Submitted

An original concept, I always like those! I think the strongest suit of this game is its unique visual style, I really liked it.

Gameplay-wise, I think some more information could've been conveyed to the player in-game, like controls and how many photographs do I need for the level, how many did I already take, things like that. The timer also felt too fast, generally I would always have to repeat the level because I only had enough time once I knew where all of the objects were.

The audio was great, spooky but not annoying. The only issue was that it sometimes glitched for me, for example when selecting a level (might be my problem only, don't know).

In general, I would love to see with a bit more polished gameplay and UI, but keeping the unique visual style. I'd also welcome any other games with the same style.

Submitted

Unique game! The graphics are just different!

I think the timer is too fast, though. Also IMO it just unnatural to press F while moving with WASD. I think it could be better to use the left click instead to take picture.

Great game, great visual!

Submitted

Rated!, can you do mine too please? really appreciate it!
https://itch.io/jam/brackeys-7/rate/1415313

Submitted(+1)

Nice game, the art is really nice, and the mechanic is really cool. I love a good Ol’ Neverrunsouttabatteries flashlight 😂


Good job!

Submitted

The game is really good, visuals work really well, the music too and the idea is cool.

The only feedbacks i have are that i would put the instructions inside the game (there are dumb people like me, who search for it for many minutes in the wrong place).  And maybe showing the pictures that you took would be a nice touch (I know we had very little time).

Submitted

Loved the mechanic and especially loved the art! A unique take on the theme.

Submitted

Cool game. I really like the art. I am not sure if this already exists, but a visual for the level timer would have been good.

Developer

Thanks!
The level timer can be seen in the top right, where as the battery life of your flashlight can be seen in the top left.
If it doesn't show for you specifically I'd be curious why.

Submitted

I think I didn't look in the top right, I was focused on the battery.  Good to know it exists. :)

Submitted(+1)

I like the art and the mechanic is fun

Submitted(+1)

Good job, I'd shorten the cooldown on the camera but other than that it was fun to play and try and beat my previous score.

Submitted(+2)

You can see how much effort went into the game.

Really good and very spooky :D

Submitted(+2)

Nice job! I love the theme, and I found the mechanics interesting.

Submitted(+2)

If only this game was longer - and good job on making all the assets and code!