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GDKO 2023 - Round 2

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A jam submission

The sound of griefView game page

Explore the stages of grief through a metaphorical story of fixing your ocarina.
Submitted by MidoriMonki — 4 hours, 1 minute before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
How engaging was the story?#83.6523.652
Should this entry qualify for the next round? (Primary)#153.7393.739
Did the sound and audio fit the style of the game?#183.8263.826
How well did the audio drive the story?#183.5223.522
Did the game feel complete?#213.6093.609

Ranked from 23 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Which game engine did you use?
Unity

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TheGamerSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

Great audio and story. Music is simple, but it hits perfectly well. I like the walking sound effect and the talking audio as well. Good job.

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In The Limbo
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spoonsweetSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

very interesting story you chose to cover! Not often you see this in games, where things are simplified for quick and easy to digest messages. This struggle was sweet to experience, and the surrounding environment, the lighting and the weather changes show your levels of cinematography and story telling.
Great work! PS: loved the monkis!

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mmmissing signal
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MidoriMonkiDeveloper2 years ago(+1)

Tysm! Yes I do love to use the environment to express stories. The snow is in fact symbolic of F-ball's denial, covering up his Ocarina and blinding him from the truth. Perhaps F-ball is the one who buried it there himself....
Also I love the monkis too.

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spoonsweetSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

love it!
Never considered him hiding it himself!

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mooshroomSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

The story was so sad, but so beautiful. I had a bit of trouble finding the second note but apart from that no complaints at all this is literally incredible. Good job :)

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trAPPed - GDKO 2023 Rounds 1/2
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MidoriMonkiDeveloper2 years ago

Thank you very much :) Yeah if I could change anything I would remove the task for searching for that damn second note.

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KeltfireSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

Heartbreaking story, but loved it nonetheless. Another excellent entry! I still really like your 2D characters in a 3D space style.

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Awake
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MidoriMonkiDeveloper2 years ago

Thank you so much! Yeah I do have a thing for 2D characters in 3D worlds haha

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EndmarkGamesSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

Bobabobo. Bubabhabo.

That was me saying this was another excellent entry. Great work, Midori!

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Coffee Date
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MidoriMonkiDeveloper2 years ago(+1)

Bubabhabo. Doodoodudadoo.

That was me thanking you for your kind words on stream.
Cheers for playing!

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VrmVrmCar2 years ago(+1)

is very good, i enjoy the rei and the fball. very deep metafor with the 5 sages of brief. i understand fball when he bok his music but then we go on a gourney and help him find his love for it agian. very nice <3

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MidoriMonkiDeveloper2 years ago

Rei Chiquita <3

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Mag2 years ago(+1)

I really like that you created a full story arc through the game, it felt like a complete end to end experience. Also some really neat visual effects in there like the snow shader. Nice entry!

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MidoriMonkiDeveloper2 years ago

Thank you very much :)

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Brainfart StudioSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

Your art style is just awesome, Midori.  The story and metaphor are on point.  Took me a bit to find the 2nd note.  I kept looking down in the snow that was disappearing beneath me.  Maybe a little context clue?  But that aside, it's a fantastic entry.  Very well done.

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Heartsong
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MidoriMonkiDeveloper2 years ago

Tysm. Yeah I probably should have came up with a better way of the player getting the notes other than just having to search for it lol. Context clue? Hmm I do like to keep my games vague enough to allow players to come up with their own interpretations. Maybe I made it too vague this time haha

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Unburnt StudiosSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

Loved playing a little ditty at the end with the backing track lol. F-Ball is cute, love their art direction also :)

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Sometimes You Feel Sad
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MidoriMonkiDeveloper2 years ago

Thank you very much :) 
I love your game's art direction too, it's really cute.

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Amazing. The art, sound and gameplay are all great. Good job!!

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MidoriMonkiDeveloper2 years ago (1 edit)

Ayy cheers man.

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MidoriMonkiDeveloper2 years ago

Just played your game. Awesome stuff. One of my favourites this round.

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Hey, thanks for playing!

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malek elsadySubmitted2 years ago(+1)

simply amazing! i have like zero complaints lol

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The mouse, The cheese, And the disembodied arm
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MidoriMonkiDeveloper2 years ago

haha thanks man. Your game is amazing too.

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da-damSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

Damn, it's great. The visuals, the characters, this mechanics that I love from Zelda OOT (and the sprite of the Ocarina ahah), I really enjoyed it. I also love the sound design you've put here. Very well done !

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STARDUST - GDKO 2023 Round 2
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MidoriMonkiDeveloper2 years ago(+1)

Ayy we got someone that noticed the OOT references haha
Thanks for playing :)

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GameFavoritesSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

Fantastic game. Love the interaction with the characters and how the snow melts when searching for the ocarina. Playing the instrument was a lot of fun and works really well with the game

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one-eyed Pete (Level 1 & 2)
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MidoriMonkiDeveloper2 years ago(+1)

Thank you! I'm glad the ocarina mechanics worked out in the end, I had a couple of issues during development with it.

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SpacespySubmitted2 years ago(+1)

Really beautiful little game, I love the character designs. Glad to see I'm not the only one to make a game where you play notes :)

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MidoriMonkiDeveloper2 years ago

Thanks man. I really like your game, it's cool that we both have a similar mechanic yeah.

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