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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Visuals/Audio | #18 | 2.926 | 3.583 |
| Overall | #31 | 2.603 | 3.188 |
| Gameplay/Fun | #36 | 2.245 | 2.750 |
| Theme | #40 | 2.518 | 3.083 |
| ZERO UI | #40 | 2.722 | 3.333 |
Ranked from 12 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Game Engine / Tools
Unity
How does your game fit the theme?
I approached the theme from 2 angles: Photography and Philosophy. The light and darkness required for photos, and in the human soul. The main puzzle also employs this duality.
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Cool made puzzle/mystery game :-)!
It reminded me a bit of the old days and the Myst games. Point and click and try to find all the clues and solve the mystery. It had a dreamy mystery feeling that was very nice.
Puzzle was not easy, it was hard and difficult and yes I needed to check the walkthrough to get further but after that I found clues myself and that was very satisfying. The ending I also need to look up, but very clever made with the signs etc. But the challenge is also what makes it nice when you do find new stuff.
The controls worked smooth and the visuals were great and together with the audio and sfx it really gave that dreamy adventure ambiance. No UI to be seen and the theme was at first not so clear but with the philosophy later in the game certainly checked.
It was a bit long for a game jam game (especially because as host I want to play them all), but together with the walkthrough I could do it fairly fast. But if it was not a jam game, the hard puzzles and long play only are extra bonus points like the old Myst kinda games. Well done!
Overall a very well made game in our jam period and fun to play and to get further into the mystery and satisfying when you find some piece again. Keep it going for the next one :-)!
It was a bit of a love letter to Myst, Exile in particular. Thanks for the play mate!
Absolutely amazing game! One of the first things i noticed was that the enviroment looked really nice, the waves combined with the kind of dreamy atmsphere really made this game feel very unique. And i must admit most times im not really that good at puzzle games thats why i looked up the walkthrough to find out that (spoilers) and once i saw that i was solving all of the (spoilers) untill the last one and when i looked it up i understood why i didnt get it lol i never wouldve thought i needed to do that haha. It also fits both the zero ui and the light and darkness theme very well. So overall this game is extremely well made and feels really really polished, the enviroment looks gorgeous and the objectives are pretty clear for having no ui. Great game! :)
Great game, the puzzle is bit hard, but i like the game
Nice concept. Puzzles are bit difficult. Thanks for the walk through :P
The objective of the game was not completely clear to me.
damn boy thats a nice game
one more thing: i would totally buy a full version of this game. I hope you're considering submitting it to Steam or another distribution service. ok, i'll stop gushing now 😊
i have a few gameplay questions, but I don't want to write anything spoilerish, so I'll use ROT13.
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thanks for the info! i'll let you know if I can find them all. cheers!
i'm speechless. this is exactly the kind of game i love! exploration of a surreal landscape (the system of navigating via posts is brilliant), super original game mechanics (the photos showing up where they do is wonderful), and most impressive of all, that elusive quality of spiritualism (which I've only ever seen in a few games: the Myst series, Journey and The Witness to name a few favourites). I guess I wasn't speechless after all! 😜
I didn't quite understand exactly how the theme is used, it's a difficult interpretation for me, but I really liked the visual, the game looks nice to the eye.
Really cool game!
Amazing game, Puzzle is really difficult, Well made! Great Job!