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A jam submission

Et tu BruteView game page

Low-poly stealth game in the world of ancient Rome telling the story of the murder of Julius Caesar
Submitted by Nienawisc, Myszun — 19 hours, 27 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Overall#23.8183.818
Audio#43.3643.364
Thematic Relevance#44.4554.455
Graphics#53.5453.545
Gameplay#73.1823.182
Historical Accuracy#103.3643.364

Ranked from 11 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Historical Accuracy
Links:
History of the Assassination:
https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-rome/julius-caesar
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Julius-Caesar-Roman-ruler/The-first-triumvirate-and-the-conquest-of-Gaul
https://artuk.org/discover/stories/beware-the-ides-of-march-julius-caesars-assassination-in-art
Place of action - Theatre of Pompey:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCBo8lhwsE8 - virtual travel
https://youtu.be/t2mOd7lIGOE?si=sl2JND7UAKV_piHa
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theatre_of_Pompey
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curia_of_Pompey

Thematic Relevance
The game shows the assassination of Julius Caesar - that is one of the most famous assassinations in history.

Disclaimers
Used Photos/Videos/Music:

"Ancient Era Music Free Pack" by Tyler Cunningham
"Ancient Wind" by Noru from Pixabay
"Ryse Son Of Rome" by Jesús Martin
"Voices Essentials" by Nox_Sound
Free sounds from Pixabay
'The Exodus' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
Used Assets:

"Praetorium BB Font" by Blambot Comic Fonts
"Free Basic GUI Bundle" by Penzilla
"Roman City Low Poly Pack 1" by Terra Nova Creations
"LOWPOLY - Universal Character (Modular)" by Codewart Game Assets (used and modified)
"Gold Laurel Wreath - Lowpoly" by S M Xenakis

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Comments

Host(+1)

A crouch has never made me feel more invisible.

I low-key wish I could have killed him in the very beginning.

Was fun moving around in the game! Thanks for making it and sharing it with us!

Submitted(+1)

This game is hard but fun. Feels like this would work as a speed runner's game

Submitted(+1)

Really cool game! I had a good time getting chased by the guards lol. The world felt well put together and the animations/gameplay felt smooth. Great job!

Submitted(+1)

Nice submission! It was very disorientating for me also because my heaphones have the audio flipped and I can't fix it, but I also think the footstep sfx weren't very well "calibrated" because I could hear footsteps of a guard from like 50 meters away, and when you're inside it's hard to tell if a guard is coming or if they're just on the other side of the wall. Other than that, the animations were nice (and kinda funny) and the whole atmosphere was well put together. I was unable to finish the game because I just can't tell when a guard is coming xD

Submitted(+1)

You build a convincing game world for  your game, feels really like coming from these days. Also like  your 3rd person choice, always prefer this one over 1st person view. There are many good details in there as well, like the music changing in "chase" mode and going back to normal, and the question marks for alarmed guards, filling up to a point where they get into the chase mode. This is all really well crafted. Same goes for the in-game tutorial. In such a short time many have to skip this one, but it is so important if you want to give players a chance to get into your game in the short time of attention which is so typical for Jams.

On the con side, I see the the same points SHARKsudio was mentioning already. Despite my best efforts, I wasn't even able to enter the palace with the knife (I was close, but yeah..., knowing how many guards would have awaited me inside, I lost motivation to try any further). Also in the very beginning I thought I already have to avoid the guards, only to realise that they show no reaction. Before I eventually got it, I thought the game is somehow broken.

For the "pretty hard game" part, I think a quicksave  might have made made me keep going and trying. But again, in such a short time, this is a very big feature one can not expect to be in game.

Submitted(+1)

Pretty good & fun to play :) ! (also a bit hard or maybe it's because i'm dumb XD)

There is just a bit to much assets beeing used for me (but that's just my opinion)