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Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
Originality | #50 | 3.111 | 3.429 |
Theme | #57 | 3.371 | 3.714 |
Graphics | #63 | 2.917 | 3.214 |
Controls | #64 | 2.593 | 2.857 |
Overall | #75 | 2.537 | 2.796 |
Fun | #78 | 2.334 | 2.571 |
Audio | #87 | 1.556 | 1.714 |
Accessibilty | #89 | 1.880 | 2.071 |
Ranked from 14 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Godot Version
4.3
Wildcards Used
N/A
Game Description
A short first person escape-room puzzle style game set in an apartment.
How does your game tie into the theme?
Puzzles in the game revolve around the use of reflections/mirrors.
Source(s)
N/A
Discord Username(s)
N/A
Participation Level (GWJ Only)
1
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Comments
Pretty fun overall! The one puzzle piece hidden behind an object was my sole complaint. It was really just a question of darkness that I struggled to find it and I had found my self going to all corners and clicking on everything. That being said, it was otherwise very clever and I loved some of the puzzles. The aha moment when I realized I could have objects maintain their orientation when going through the mirror was excellent. Great job.
Liked the overhall idea, the t pose always scared me and still found it funny. I had a hard time finding everything that i needed to find the solutions, overhall i woundn't really call it a puzzle game, it was more about searching and finding what you needed, it's not necesseraly a bad thing through, it was still fun. Good job on your submission keep going like that.
I too have some notes. First the negatives:
On the positive side:
Maybe a bit too short, but that's better than a puzzle game you don't finish. A great first time entry, if you ask me :]
Interesting concept that could be expanded further. Feels like a mix of 90s First Person Point & Clicks (Myst, Dracula etc), Flash Escape Room Games and the physics interactivity of Penumbra/Amnesia.
Here are some notes:
All in all a great entry though. Would love to see either a full point & click adventure with this mechanic sprinkled in, or a full game with this mechanic :)
Thanks for the detailed review/feedback!
We did put a little time into trying to optimise the mirror viewport rendering, but most of the frame time is actually used up by the omni light shadows. The mirrors definitely accentuated that though.
If the mirrors weren't such a hit on performance, I think we would have put another one across the house somewhere too.
Your feedback is greatly appreciated though, and I'm glad you enjoyed the game!
Great submission! I wasn't quite sure why the box altered the key, but it worked :) The darkness, however, is a bit too hard to navigate for me - some light in the hall would make it more navigatable for me
I liked the puzzles I was able to reach and solve, but once out of the first room I had trouble proceeding because I couldn't see. Putting a dim light on the light switches would be helpful, I eventually found it for most rooms but never found a light switch for the hallway where I dropped one of the tetromino pieces and couldn't find it again. I also wasn't too sure where to go next, I had found two tetromino pieces and either a code or word but nowhere to use them, though I presume being able to see in the hallway would have helped. There is an interesting foundation here though, well done!
I like the concept with the mirrored universe/room. Scared myself a few times with my T pose shadow :D
I couldnt see anything in the kitchen under the sink and didnt find a way to light it and then i gave up :D
Fun game, well done.
Liked the key puzzle, I think there's a lot of potential in this but I just couldn't figure out what I was supposed to do once I left the first room. Then I dropped the spanner and it fell through the floor so had to give up.
The T-posing model (and its shadow) got in the way, think that could've been left out, but I liked the mirror transition, that was really nicely done.
It's a really original idea too, well done for doing something a bit different!
Anyone else had issues with the Linux version?
The game was actually built and developed on Linux, so that should be the most stable build.
If the issue is with launching the game, you can find the logs in ~/.local/share/godot/app_userdata/WMB Game/logs/
You could also try deleting the whole WMB Game folder if the logs don't show any indication of something being wrong, in case the shaders failed to compile or something.
Otherwise, could you please tell us more about what issues you're having?
Yes the issue is launching the game, if the logs help you I can paste them here but I'll probably just try it out in windows
Mirrored Escape was a good challenge but with enough clues to keep you on the right track. Very satisfying to finish the escape! Well done.
Thank you for playing! Glad you liked it.
I got through the mirror, but I honestly couldn't figure out where to go from there. I'd like to try and get further before I rate it. Do you have any hints?
Thanks for playing! A hint I can give is 'the box'.