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A jam submission

The Possession [GBJAM12]View game page

Please play the fixed version, available here: https://brandonrbridges.itch.io/the-possession-fixed
Submitted by Brandon (@brandonrbridges), aCalicoDragon (@aCalicoDragon), ReyOruga (@urigamiart), ognomo — 16 minutes, 9 seconds before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Graphics#464.3814.381
Interpretation of the Secondary Theme#1084.0004.000
Overall#1673.3813.381
Soundtrack/SFX#1723.1433.143
Gameboy Soul#2453.1433.143
Gameplay#3052.2382.238

Ranked from 21 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How does your game meet GBJam's theme?
Developed for GBJAM 12 - followed all rules, making the theme SPOOOKY.

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Comments

Submitted

Really amazing art! Shame about the bugs, but with a little polishing, this could definitely be great!

Submitted

I keep falling through the ground :(

 (fixed version)

Submitted

pretty good entry, one of the platforms does bury you, which i assumed wasn't intentional, but the graphics, the music, and of course the exorcise minigames hold up pretty well. good entry!

Submitted(+1)

The art is superb, full of life and charm! I like the soundtrack, even if it's a little quiet at times. That's a great GBJAM 12 splash screen!

As an unfinished prototype, it's quite interesting! There was a lot of care and thought put into making a game conducive to great artwork: the cutscenes, the facial animations, unique walk and attack animations, the slate of awesome splash animations for the exorcisms, et cetera. Conceptually, it's a strong foundation!

It goes without saying that the mechanics, in their current state, are quite fragile. I was able to reactivate the exorcism screen while I was still performing an exorcism. Some sort of level restart would be nice to prevent the softlocks that can occur from falling into inescapable pits. The floating ghost exorcism doesn't seem to change the character. It's a bit difficult to anticipate obstacles with the current camera and level setup. Just a lot of little details that can be worked out over time.

However, I managed to get to the end!

All-in-all, good work! Congratulations on the submission!

Submitted(+2)

I'd like to play it and rate it fairly, but I can only seem to find the "fixed" version which was uploaded after the jam ended. Where can I find the original submission?

Submitted

This is probably one of my favourite games at the moment. Unfortunately, I got stuck in a hole without being able to proceed. The music seems a bit low on volume anyway.

Submitted

10/10 for the art and the concept. I liked how the girl was possessed after exorcising the demons. The screen flashing at the end of the battle hurt my brain a bit. Really liked the feel of the jumps. I was unable to use the checkpoints except for once when the platform pushed me below the ground. I also couldn't pick up the object to the left of the first checkpoint, after you jumped and the platforms. Even with the bugs, it's still cool. Nice job!

Submitted(+1)

Excellent presentation, the cutscenes exorcise minigame look great. Nice music too. 
Solid entry, congrats!

DeveloperSubmitted(+1)

Thank you for playing!

Submitted(+1)

Got a bit further in a run, but still got stuck in a pit and couldn't jump high enough to get out. Then I got through to the end. Good start here with an awesome QTE minigame for the possessions. The art direction is excellent as well.

DeveloperSubmitted

Thank you for playing! Yea, both our artists did an outstanding job!

Submitted

Ok let's say it, the art is really well made no big surprise there, the audio is nice. I think the spooky them was done well, it's just the gameplay not working very well but I know it due to something with the web build. Overall though it's not a bad entry even if it's broken and definitely has a strong running in the art category.

Developer(+1)

Much appreciated! The fixed version is available in the link in the description.

Submitted

I really love the art and subject matter! A shame the main feature doesn't work on a web build. Still a great game! Nice work!

Developer

Much appreciated! The fixed version is available in the link in the description.

Submitted

This game looks interesting and i like graphic of this game.
P.S. I fell into the Backrooms (:

Developer

Much appreciated! The fixed version is available in the link in the description.

Submitted

I really love the art and music in this game, but I encountered some game-breaking builds in the web version unfortunately. I look forward to trying the Windows build soon!

Developer

Much appreciated! The fixed version is available in the link in the description.

I cannot play the game, it crashes at the end of the intro

Developer

The fixed version is available in the link in the description.

Submitted

It looks like your game is password protected, just a heads up.

Developer

Apologies Hegerworks - this is fixed now.

We’ve run into a game-breaking bug though. Godotgif has let me down and it may corrupt the game.