Play short bizarre thing
Me and my eldritch parasite (jam version)'s itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Originality | #779 | 3.677 | 3.677 |
| Presentation | #1273 | 3.402 | 3.402 |
| Overall | #1808 | 3.094 | 3.094 |
| Fun | #3508 | 2.205 | 2.205 |
Ranked from 127 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game fit the theme?
Player is joined with a parasite. Harm to said parasite affects the player.
Did your team create the vast majority of the art during the 48 hours?
Yes
We created the vast majority of the art during the game jam
Did your team create the vast majority of the music during the 48 hours?
Yes
We created the vast majority of the music during the game jam
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the game seemed a little broken. i think it needed a hunger / angry bar of some sort. I also just didn’t understand why it was getting so angry and killing me all the time when i felt i was doing well. The art style was the best art ive seen in the game jam and i wish i had made it xox
I wanted to keep the hunger and anger bars hidden for making the game feel spookier, so I decided to add warning messages when the levels get dangerous. The problem with the parasite getting angry is that you have to calm it by attacking the guards from behind, but that instruction is revealed after meeting a couple of guards because I didn't want to overwhelm the player with information.
If you have any suggestions on how to make the hunger and anger more visible without using bars I'll be happy to hear them, I've been thinking about making this a full game since I liked the idea but couldn't flesh it out much because of the jam deadline.
That is probably going to give me nightmares :) As any Eldritch related content should!
I couldn't pass the laser. Can you control the girl and the parasite at the same time?
Superb ambiance !
You can't control them at the same time, but you can move the protagonist while the parasite is moving back to the chest. The lasers always move from side to side, so the best tactic is to go to their middle position, move the parasite away from danger, wait for the lasers to pass and then move quickly. Or just spam "space" and keep the parasite away.
i felt like this was really hard to control, but it's a cool atmosphere.
Very weird and atmospheric, especially with the unsettling art style. I'm not sure why there was so much parasite food around if you only need it in the first room ,and I don't really understand what triggers the berserk state. Also, having to restart from the very beginning if you mess up at all is a bit annoying.
Really unique game in such a cool way. I wish there was some sort of meter that displayed how hungry the parasite was. Great job!
Weird game...
Weird game ^^ but I couldn't get farther than the laser
Great art style. Controls are a bit challenging and at first i didnt understand that i was going through the doors, when i clicked up and down. Great atmosphere for sure though!
Really cool ambience and atmospheric feeling!
Loved the artstyle!