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The Great Library (updated!)'s itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Innovation | #44 | 3.926 | 3.926 |
| Audio | #189 | 3.481 | 3.481 |
| Overall | #304 | 3.389 | 3.389 |
| Game Design | #335 | 3.407 | 3.407 |
| Theme | #371 | 3.370 | 3.370 |
| Graphics | #468 | 3.444 | 3.444 |
| Fun | #793 | 2.704 | 2.704 |
Ranked from 27 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?
---- SPOILERS ---- The books and text in the library, which is inspired by the Library of Babel, aren't actually generated randomly. Some are even deliberately placed. The truth (revealed at the end) is that the game is an AI's coping mechanism to a huge amount of work.
Did you write all the code and made all the assets from scratch?
Yes except the background music and some sound effects. I used free assets attributed in game and in the itch.io game page.
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Very confusing game, wish there was a proper tutorial because I don't really know what to do, the game looks like it has a lot of potential, in that there is a sense of mystery and wanting to find out more about the world. The background audio was really good, it gave the sense of mystery and eerie feel. The art was nice and simple, but had a very bright color palette, maybe darken the color palette to fit in the atmosphere more. The vignette effect was nice, a good touch. Would like to try this out again when I know what to do...
Hello, thanks for the feedback. I'm sorry you had a lot of confusion. That's the part that I will be working on in the future.
Really enjoyed this thoughtful and interesting game. Took me quite some time and I didn't manage to finish it on video by after looking through the spoiler suggestions/tutorial a bit I got there in the end. I think it's a really fantastic concept and look forward to seeing more! Here's the vid where I play it on YT as promised ;)
Thanks a lot Adam! Thank you so much for giving it a chance. This video is really helpful to me!
Great Work, I Rated it!, can you help me with my jam entry?, It would really make my day if you rate mine too!
Thanks in advance!
Here's mine!!!: https://itch.io/jam/brackeys-7/rate/1415313
Thanks a lot! I'll check it out!
Bit confused by it all, but I dig the atmosphere. Well done.
Sorry it was confusing, thanks for the feedback!
I really appreciate the concept of this - it's very unique and creative! I was very intrigued by the theme & story of this. The audio adds nicely to the atmosphere as well!
I got stuck a bit as others have mentioned already but I'll definitely be coming back to try this again after the jam when there's an updated tutorial/guide!
Thanks a lot!
Probably the most unique game I played in the game jam submission, I like the aesthetics of the game as well as the concept that you guys put into this. It would be nice to start a game with a little bit of tutorial or some guide to help through the game.
The game is simple, unique, and fun! Thank you for making this game
Hello, thank you so much for your feedback! Was worried the art may have been too simple.
oh wow , this is really cool :) Good stuff! More games to come ;)
Thanks a lot! Yep hopefully so :D
Tried to Get into but couldn't figure it out. Did like the maze reminded me of Tekashi's Castle.
Hi! Sorry it was severely lacking a good tutorial. I hope to work on that after the jam. I used to watch that as a kid!! I didn't even realise it when I was making it.
Really interesting concept, loved the book theme!
Thanks a lot!
This game was one of the best I played of this Jam so far! The art and sound fits the game really good and I enjoyed playing it!
Hi! Aw thanks so much, though that praise is too high hahahah. I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Very interesting game, I think the concept and the overall visuals of the game are really unique. Unfortunately, like a lot of the commenters below I got lost in trying to figure the game out. But I still enjoyed it, great work!
Thank you so much for trying it out!
I love the style of the game, and the idea of the hexagonal rooms os definitely something I haven't though of, but, as many people said, the game lacks a better tutorial (even though I still understood what had to be done. Good luck in the Jam!
Hi thanks a lot! The hexagonal rooms come from the inspiration, the library of babel short story! I was curious how far did you get / how long did you take to do the To-Dos?
I got to day 10!
Oh nice thanks!
Very well made!
Thank you!
Cool game, I did have no idea what was happening for a large portion of it, so maybe a more intuitive/clear tutorial? I liked the graphics as well. Great work regardless
Hello, thanks so much for the feedback! Yes that's what I'll work on after the jam ends. Dropped the ball when anticipating where people get lost here.
this is really new - I haven't personally played a game like this before which makes it very interesting to me. I enjoyed this and I need to come back to it and play some more! great work.
Thank you so much! I must say I don't play platformers usually too hahah. I hope you have a great time solving the puzzles!
Enjoyed the game! Like the idea very much :)
Thanks a lot!!
The game is really cool even though I did get lost a few times but I enjoyed it nevertheless ^^
Thanks a lot! Hoping to revamp the tutorial and add some hints after the jam ends. I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
Wow i find the game very creative! But please make a tutorial cause i was confused on how the game works at first!
ps: coud you please rate my game its very bad but thats why i need fedback!
Hi thanks so much! I checked out your game, I think it's really good! The only feedback I'd give is there are some typos and the jumping feels a bit heavy.
Love the game, I was a bit clueless sometimes, spending a lot of time opening each book and hoping to find something meaningful :D
Thanks for playing and thanks for the feedback! Yeah I agree I think people can get lost. Will work on better guidance in the future.
This is the most unique game so far even during the development phase. I got spoiled already after reading the theme answer hahahaha. I really can't fathom how are you able to create this in just seven days ahahaha. Just a feedback is probably add more clarity on what to click or do because at first I have to select everything until I can switch to next day and write anything until I got the objective. Awesome game!!!
Thanks so much for the feedback! Yess spent so much time in the writing + planning but neglected the players T_T I'll add a note in the game page for future players.