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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Story | #37 | 3.893 | 3.893 |
| Theme | #68 | 4.058 | 4.058 |
| Overall | #156 | 3.645 | 3.645 |
| Sound | #163 | 3.347 | 3.347 |
| Mechanics | #184 | 3.405 | 3.405 |
| Music | #193 | 3.455 | 3.455 |
| Aesthetics | #199 | 3.810 | 3.810 |
| Fun | #261 | 3.405 | 3.405 |
Ranked from 121 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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ALL THE ART IS CREATED BY ME - sound effects from pixabay.com - music and sound effects from woowie game jam starter pack - font from www.dafont.com (bloody, 100% free)
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I really enjoyed the plot and mechanics.
Thanks, I am glad you enjoyed it!
Didn’t get far because there are still so many games to try out. The bird got me by just flying over. Must be one heck of a bird poop. Had to figure how to aim at first, didn’t realize it was locked in once you click. Nice entry!
You lose when the monsters pass through after your daughter not when then touch you :)
The locked aim is changed in the updated version that will be released after the jam end as well as other things!
Thanks for your feedback!
Nice work! I like the aiming mechanism and the visuals. I didn't get very far because I'm not good at timed games, but I can imagine that it could get very addicting!
Thank you so much! I am sorry you didn't get far to see multiple endings, but you can do it ideed in the new version that will be released after the end of the jam!
THE GAME UPDATE IS RELEASED!
The game UPDATE is released! check it out now here Bright Darkness!
What is new in the Bright Darkness v1.1 ?
CORE UPADATES:
- Decreased the wave length to 30 seconds
- You can now change aim angle while charging!
- Added a x3 power up!
- You can access the different paths and endings earlier now!
- Faster reloading
OTHER UPDATES:
- Improved animations
- Added visual effects and paticules and lighting
- more rich sounds
- Fixed the non saved volume settings
- You can skip the death scene for a faster replay
- The enemies are more dynamic
- The game pace increases faster
- Fixed bugs
Very good! Starts a bit slow but quickly gets intense. Made it to wave 7.
Most games here(including mine) just put the story text in the menu but you animated your story and it looks great.
Thank you so much! You are good in it since you reached wave 7 even though wave 11 has another ending :)
For the game being slow is absolutly right, and it is fixed in the updated version that will be released after 2 days!
Thanks again for the feedback!
THE GAME UPDATE IS RELEASED!
The game UPDATE is released! check it out now here Bright Darkness!
What is new in the Bright Darkness v1.1 ?
CORE UPADATES:
- Decreased the wave length to 30 seconds
- You can now change aim angle while charging!
- Added a x3 power up!
- You can access the different paths and endings earlier now!
- Faster reloading
OTHER UPDATES:
- Improved animations
- Added visual effects and paticules and lighting
- more rich sounds
- Fixed the non saved volume settings
- You can skip the death scene for a faster replay
- The enemies are more dynamic
- The game pace increases faster
- Fixed bugs
That's a nice game! I do think like say before - its a bit repetitive.
but the theme here is well done and it truly feels like the last stand!
THE GAME UPDATE IS RELEASED!
The game UPDATE is released! check it out now here Bright Darkness!
What is new in the Bright Darkness v1.1 ?
CORE UPADATES:
- Decreased the wave length to 30 seconds
- You can now change aim angle while charging!
- Added a x3 power up!
- You can access the different paths and endings earlier now!
- Faster reloading
OTHER UPDATES:
- Improved animations
- Added visual effects and paticules and lighting
- more rich sounds
- Fixed the non saved volume settings
- You can skip the death scene for a faster replay
- The enemies are more dynamic
- The game pace increases faster
- Fixed bugs
I really liked the art and animation, but I found the game a little repetitive, I think introducing a bit more variety earlier on might help. I see from other comments that you have some ideas for this already to tweak after the jam, so best of luck!
Yeah, this is absolutely right! I already fixed this in the new update that will be released after end of jam. The game has multiple endings though, starting from wave 4 :)
Thanks for the feedback!
THE GAME UPDATE IS RELEASED!
The game UPDATE is released! check it out now here Bright Darkness!
What is new in the Bright Darkness v1.1 ?
CORE UPADATES:
- Decreased the wave length to 30 seconds
- You can now change aim angle while charging!
- Added a x3 power up!
- You can access the different paths and endings earlier now!
- Faster reloading
OTHER UPDATES:
- Improved animations
- Added visual effects and paticules and lighting
- more rich sounds
- Fixed the non saved volume settings
- You can skip the death scene for a faster replay
- The enemies are more dynamic
- The game pace increases faster
- Fixed bugs
I really enjoyed playing it! I appreciated the inclusion of the new enemy from wave 2, which changes the game dynamics a bit. One thing that bothered me a little was the fact that I couldn't change the launch direction while charging.
I appreciated the choice of music and sfx, however the music at the beginning is way too loud, I got quite scared I must admit haha.
Overall, nice work!
Thank you so much! there is other enemy appearing after though and also the game has multiple endings :) The changing of direction while charging might be a good idea even though it was the case at first and I changed it to make the game more challenging, but this will be taken in count in the next update, so stay tooned ^.^
The music volume issue is fixed in the upadate as well, Thanks for the feedback!
THE GAME UPDATE IS RELEASED!
The game UPDATE is released! check it out now here Bright Darkness!
What is new in the Bright Darkness v1.1 ?
CORE UPADATES:
- Decreased the wave length to 30 seconds
- You can now change aim angle while charging!
- Added a x3 power up!
- You can access the different paths and endings earlier now!
- Faster reloading
OTHER UPDATES:
- Improved animations
- Added visual effects and paticules and lighting
- more rich sounds
- Fixed the non saved volume settings
- You can skip the death scene for a faster replay
- The enemies are more dynamic
- The game pace increases faster
- Fixed bugs
Very nicely done. All art created yourself, that is amazing. Love the new enemy types. Unfortunately, I got a bit bored after a while, but the entry is a strong one!
Thank you so much!
You feeling bored after a while is very reasonable since the waves take so long and the difficulty progression is so slow! This is fixed in the game update with even more features, it will be released after 2 days, I hope you give the game another chance then :)
Great feedback!
Will certainly do! :)
Nice work, I really like the artwork you made :) I might suggest allowing the player to keep aiming even while a shot is charging, it actually took me a little bit to realize that the trajectory was locked in place once I started charging. Fun stuff though!
Thank you so much! This sounds like a good idea even though the game was like you said at first and I changed that to make it challenging and to train to aim, but indeed you are right and your feedback will be taken in count in the game next update!
Thanks for your precious feedback!
THE GAME UPDATE IS RELEASED!
The game UPDATE is released! check it out now here Bright Darkness!
What is new in the Bright Darkness v1.1 ?
CORE UPADATES:
- Decreased the wave length to 30 seconds
- You can now change aim angle while charging!
- Added a x3 power up!
- You can access the different paths and endings earlier now!
- Faster reloading
OTHER UPDATES:
- Improved animations
- Added visual effects and paticules and lighting
- more rich sounds
- Fixed the non saved volume settings
- You can skip the death scene for a faster replay
- The enemies are more dynamic
- The game pace increases faster
- Fixed bugs
I like the art on this. Even the reloading had its own sprite-sheet of the hero rummaging for rocks. The narrative was good too, and the option to skip dialogue was a nice touch.
The gameplay for me was slightly lacking. The levels dragged on a tad too long. For example in lvl 1, the wolves were coming from the same spot and there was no real need to change the trajectory of the shot after getting it right once, resulting in a wait-out-the-clock situation. As mentioned by others, either a more dynamic level or shorter levels would be better at holding attention.
But overall, solid entry
This is absolutly right! In the game update the waves last only 30 seconds which makes the game faster 4 times! It will be released after the end of ratings :)
Thank you so much for this feedback, it is so helpful!
THE GAME UPDATE IS RELEASED!
The game UPDATE is released! check it out now here Bright Darkness!
What is new in the Bright Darkness v1.1 ?
CORE UPADATES:
- Decreased the wave length to 30 seconds
- You can now change aim angle while charging!
- Added a x3 power up!
- You can access the different paths and endings earlier now!
- Faster reloading
OTHER UPDATES:
- Improved animations
- Added visual effects and paticules and lighting
- more rich sounds
- Fixed the non saved volume settings
- You can skip the death scene for a faster replay
- The enemies are more dynamic
- The game pace increases faster
- Fixed bugs
The sprite work looks great, especially the main character! I also really like the music. I think slightly shorter waves might have made it keep my attention a bit better---I liked aiming for the bird enemies a lot but after dying on the second wave I didn't really want to redo the first one. All in all though, excellent work!!!
You are absolutly right! And I already changed this in the game update that will be released after the end of ratings :)
Thank you so much for the feedback!
THE GAME UPDATE IS RELEASED!
The game UPDATE is released! check it out now here Bright Darkness!
What is new in the Bright Darkness v1.1 ?
CORE UPADATES:
- Decreased the wave length to 30 seconds
- You can now change aim angle while charging!
- Added a x3 power up!
- You can access the different paths and endings earlier now!
- Faster reloading
OTHER UPDATES:
- Improved animations
- Added visual effects and paticules and lighting
- more rich sounds
- Fixed the non saved volume settings
- You can skip the death scene for a faster replay
- The enemies are more dynamic
- The game pace increases faster
- Fixed bugs
Nice tricky physics, enjoy your art and story. Thanks for the game!
Thank you so much!
You could work more on animations. Grass floating on the wind looks ok, reloding animtion too, but wolf running is not working out. I know that running and walking animation cycles are something hard to learn but it's worth it. You can give big amount of personality to your characters by them, for example you could give father little limping effect while running which would add some dramaturgy to the situation. After all, you've made an fun game with intresting theme and I really like it! Great job!
I totally agree for wolf running since I wasn't satisfied with the result as well, and I didn't want to waste more time since I didn't find a good reference. But I will make sure to edit the animation in the next version since I would have some spare time :) I love your other suggestion as well, it is very important to give personality and different dimentions to characters in story telling!
Thank you so much for this specific feedback, it will help improving my work so much!
THE GAME UPDATE IS RELEASED!
The game UPDATE is released! check it out now here Bright Darkness!
What is new in the Bright Darkness v1.1 ?
CORE UPADATES:
- Decreased the wave length to 30 seconds
- You can now change aim angle while charging!
- Added a x3 power up!
- You can access the different paths and endings earlier now!
- Faster reloading
OTHER UPDATES:
- Improved animations
- Added visual effects and paticules and lighting
- more rich sounds
- Fixed the non saved volume settings
- You can skip the death scene for a faster replay
- The enemies are more dynamic
- The game pace increases faster
- Fixed bugs
I forgot to say i also like your faceoff title screen with the hero and different animals you will face. Nicely done!
Your art is nice and concept is done quite well. I liked you rock throwing physics for throwing into air and then landing on other animals if you missed the birds. Good job looks both nice and is fun so you suceeded on both goals for a game.
Thank you so much, I am glad you liked it, your game was fire as well :)
Great game! I loved the artwork ~
Aiming is a little hard though. It seems to me that maybe the direction is always aligned with where the mouse is. or maybe I am just bad, lol.
Thank you for sharing!
Thank you so much!
well, this is how it is supposed to be, the arrow always looks at the mouse and you throw the rock with some power, but it will not reach the mouse because of gravity power, that is what makes it challenging!
Thanks again for your beautiful feedback!
This is a really fun and well made game, I can't believe you did it all by yourself! Congrats!
Thanks so much, I really am glad that you like it!
All those poor doggy noses! Great job!
5 stars all the way down! I really loved your game. I thought the art style was cute, the music matched perfectly, Great job!
Thank you Teharra for your kind words, it really honors me that you like the game!
THE GAME UPDATE IS RELEASED!
The game UPDATE is released! check it out now here Bright Darkness!
What is new in the Bright Darkness v1.1 ?
CORE UPADATES:
- Decreased the wave length to 30 seconds
- You can now change aim angle while charging!
- Added a x3 power up!
- You can access the different paths and endings earlier now!
- Faster reloading
OTHER UPDATES:
- Improved animations
- Added visual effects and paticules and lighting
- more rich sounds
- Fixed the non saved volume settings
- You can skip the death scene for a faster replay
- The enemies are more dynamic
- The game pace increases faster
- Fixed bugs
I think the game changes the menu track when you go to the settings, and that track's volume is lower than the main menu's music, this makes it hard to gauge the correct sound level. Still, I'd say that even setting them to the bare minimum the slider allows without being 0, is still way too high. My system audio is at 30, this means that what people usually use (100) in the device's audio volume settings, would sound with more than triple the strenght.
The game is neat, it plays smoothly, and the art style and presentation is on point, but i seriously encourage you to address the volume levels and related settings of the game.
Cheers ;)
This is a great note! Unfortunatly I noticed that late, but of course it will be fixed in the update that will be released after the finish of rating period with some more features and fixing :)
Thanks so much for your precious feedback!
You're welcome! :D
THE GAME UPDATE IS RELEASED!
The game UPDATE is released! check it out now here Bright Darkness!
What is new in the Bright Darkness v1.1 ?
CORE UPADATES:
- Decreased the wave length to 30 seconds
- You can now change aim angle while charging!
- Added a x3 power up!
- You can access the different paths and endings earlier now!
- Faster reloading
OTHER UPDATES:
- Improved animations
- Added visual effects and paticules and lighting
- more rich sounds
- Fixed the non saved volume settings
- You can skip the death scene for a faster replay
- The enemies are more dynamic
- The game pace increases faster
- Fixed bugs