For Derek Deagle, it was another day on the job.

Classic.

I liked this entry a lot: The narration, the atmosphere, the music, and the visuals.

It took me several tries to make it to the mirror realm because I kept dying and couldn’t find only one healing item, though, by the time I was done, I had 3 to spare.

Movement felt strange; the mansion didn’t seem to fit your chosen grid size, and I found a spot on the first floor that, if I walked to, would take me through a wall out of the grid.

I was able to cheese the combat a little. I could attack through walls. I discovered this when I inadvertently killed one of the spiders guarding the crystal ball while in the bathroom with the medkit. My knife also seemed to hit two spaces away in the mirror world.

These are minor quibbles, however. I enjoyed my time with it; it was a fun and tense experience.

Great job!

I encountered a bug with revolver several times :(

The thing that I getting most of the issues with is how different scenes feel in terms of the fov. Oftentimes you see an enemy and it feels like it is still far away, but you already in melee range and can attack with a dagger. And then you explore and sometimes everything is right in your face or again too far away, but they are 'next cell' from you at the same time. It is hard to get used to that.

Also would love some more feedback on being hit. That zombie on the stairs was the worst offender! I didn't understand where I was attacked from at first and then I saw his legs!

Would love fast bluring of the screen on when writting appears after opening the door. Something to 'emphase' it appearance. Not just 'bam! here!' moment. Sound is nice, but some effect on screen would be amazing! 

All in all, its shame that gun bug happens and its really feels like impossible just to hack your way without it... But what I saw was quite nice with a lot of potential to be a good scary jorney!

I really enjoyed the environments and atmosphere of the game! You really did a great job creating a solid noir detective vibe. I also appreciate the use of voice acting. Great game!

The low-poly graphics are nice and I was amazed at how well each of the abundant locations were built. The puzzles were not difficult and I was able to complete the game smoothly. The combat system is also an interesting idea.

The guns could have been a little stronger though. I found the difficulty level to be the most difficult in the early stages until I found the First Aid Kit.

It was a very fun game. Great work!

Great graphics in this game. Music and story makes it a good experience throughout.

The house and last dungeon was most fun to play, the mirror part a bit less. I see what you got going here, the story is great and should be the driver of the game. Combat felt hard to understand. And I think I broke the revolver at the end. I had bullets but could not shoot.

The game did not really feel like it moved along a grid, its more spots. But I guess that is how it has to be done unless you size everything to fit a grid.

If you get low health and win the game at the same time both sounds play over each other making it hard to hear whats said.

Nice with customizable controls, maybe Backpack isn't the correct heading on the last one ;) Is these settings mechanics from a previous project?

Super nice project with good polish!

I loved this so much! Playing a paranormal investigator, romping through an old horror-filled mansion, traveling to a cosmic world; it was pure cosmic horror perfection. Your level design was stellar and I was a big fan of the turn-based combat. So far my favorite entry I've played. Well done! 

I played it through and had a blast! I found myself immersed in your game, it gave me an old "Alone in the dark" vibe that I loved. The corrupted version of the house is a very nice touch when you are back from the mirror world. This amount of settings and polish is commendable.

I found movement very smooth and enjoyable, I had occasional cursor bugs (it would stay "?" for a while), the mini map didn't get updated right after teleporting to a new location, or the gun would sometimes clip through the decor, but nothing major. 

Sometimes I had the impression that the grid wasn't always square, for instance when moving from a room to another, it felt like the character took more than one step. That made interacting with some elements a bit more complex, like the spheres you have to stab from just the right angle in the mirror world. It didn't prevent me from enjoying your game a lot, though. 

Great work!

This was a good classic cosmic horror action game. Great use of assets where it's thoughtful and not too noisy. The lack of a minimap was a bit disorienting at first, but the locations were done in a way that it was easy to navigate using landmarks. The combat was a tad confusing, but I finished the game in the end. :)

This entry has excellent environment design and a classic Lovecraftian action game vibe that makes good use of the game jam themes. A minimap or some other indication of which spaces the player can traverse would be nice, but the tight scope and plentiful visual landmarks help the player to navigate the game world. Cooldown indicators might be a good addition to the battle system to let the player know when their attacks are ready.

Loved the intro scene, thats always a good hook to play more. Good job on the Synty kitbash although things did not align well with the grid but it got the job done and thats what matters.

Also got the reload bug but there where plenty of first aid kits so I only used the knife. A knife never jams and needs no reload, right?

Sometimes I got pushed back an entire tile, not sure what triggered it.

Overall I had fun! Thanks for sharing.

Despite some big bugs with the UI scaling and such (couldn't change settings for some reason), I enjoyed this one quite a bit.  It was intuitive without being too easy, and your use of the visual/audio assets in combination with the narration did a great job setting the tone.

Though you can kinda tell the house was pre-made since it didn't always align with the grid in the most photogenic way.  But I at least appreciate that you had to actually examine the environment for objects instead of having the key ones highlighted.  Even if it's trickier, it feels more immersive that way.

The worst glitch for me was breaking the gun, which I think I did by aborting a reload.  No matter how any times I refilled it, it stayed empty.

Playthrough: Derek Deagle The Case of the Unknowable Pt1 by Ilyos Games

Was fun and short. I felt it was kinda difficult in the beginning but once I discovered the medpack and ammo behind you at the start it became a lot easier. You tend to snowball in strength as you pick up equipment and once I realised how often ammo pickups appear I realised there was no reason not to use the gun, but I did end up using the melee for the tentacles because they seemed to miss a lot and didn't do much damage. One complaint I do have is that it wasn't clear what areas where traversable and what wasn't. I often felt I needed to get closer to some items because they weren't centered on my screen, but all you had to do was click them. Other than that it was really good!

Awesome work on the environment! Exploring the house and finding new clues / reading the lore was really cool. I encountered a bug that prevented me from shooting during the final boss fight I think? My guess is it occurred when I reloaded my gun while having a full magazine. Way to pack a lot into this entry great job!

The environmental design and level of detail of the house in this game is great. The combat was pretty difficult and some more feedback from the enemies could help, maybe with a bit reduced density as I struggled in the very early parts where you fought many at a time. I suppose planning your route and getting med kits is the way, but still pretty tough.

Wow, there was so much stuff crammed into this entry. How the hell did you manage to put so many graphics into the game. It must have taken forever to place all the objects. And then you went on and build a well playing game around that. And voice overs...
Really cool entry! Especially as I am sucker for games in this time period. Alone in the dark vibes are alwys good :)

Wah it's really nice! The house felt like a real place and to be frank you didnt need map or compas. Combat was not the most fun, and glitchy at times, but it was no bother because the whole environment really helped sell the setting and story. Awesome!

Big fan! Derek sure isn't an overly modest guy, but he got the job done :D

I love the vibe of this game, the kind of 20s/30s noir PI kinda thing is a really cool space to play in (the car was more modern, and the dude was wearing a football jersey so I'm not sure about the actual date but the vibe is there) and the level of detail put into the house with bloody footprints and things written on walls (Whats with that bloody triforce super high up? An easter egg?) and placement of furniture and the little floaty particles and the fog outside was really polished and consistent, especially for a jam game. Obviously that VO work was amazing.

I think in terms of scope it was really just right length as well, a tight narrative package that stayed fun and interesting through to the end.

The only minor issue I had was some times I felt like I should be able to move into a space, but the movement grid didn't extend there.

Really well done entry, nice job!