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A jam submission

Project AfterlifeView game page

A short horror story
Submitted by TaleHammer (@Tale_Hammer) — 3 days, 18 hours before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Art Direction#154.2384.238
Fun#1453.1903.190
Overall#1543.2573.257
Game Design#2252.9762.976
Theme#2513.0713.071
Innovation#2662.8102.810

Ranked from 42 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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Submitted(+1)

Very cool, I loved the atmosphere you created. The artwork was great too, I loved how crisp and consistent all the pixel art was.
My only critique would be that there wasn't much gameplay, although that's maybe just part of the genre? 

All round, this is a really solid entry.

Developer

Thank you! And yes, it was mostly meant as a visual novel, not much time to develop actual gameplay mechanics. I might expand on this in the future.

Submitted(+1)

Really nice character portraits, they were the stand out for me. Capable pixel art too. The camera transition and voice acting was a nice touch. Really well put together. I don't really have any particular feedback, it feels like you completed exactly what you set out to make and it turned out great!

Developer(+1)

I appreciate the kind words!

Submitted(+1)

Most of the people in the comments have already said what I feel. I love the vision this had and the presentation was great. I just wish with the things we had to interact with had some substance to it other than just being there. The art was awesome! I also do think even though it was a pixel art game, the font was hard to read sometimes just because of how the letters would look.

Developer(+1)

Thank you for your insight! 

Submitted(+1)

This is really well done. I found the story very compelling.

Developer

Thanks!

Submitted(+1)

Wow, that was impactful. Well done. 👍

Developer

Thank you!

(+1)

Great game with superb visuals and technical presentation. Very strong and focused vision as well. As a suggestion, I thought that the machinery (being one of the few interactive parts) could've been used to reveal more detailed information about the test subjects.

Developer(+1)

Thanks for the suggestion!

Submitted(+1)

A Fantastic character design and amazing story,Loved the game mate!

Developer

Thank you!

Submitted(+1)

Not bad, but there is something to strive for.

Developer

Thanks!

Submitted(+1)

What a fantastic game given the development time, had Resident Evil vibes all throughout.

Developer

Appreciate it!

Submitted(+1)

Really unique visual novel experience, enjoyed it a lot. The artwork is awesome and the story is well directed. Great job overall. Would recommend, 10/10.

Developer(+1)

Thank you for the kind words!

Submitted(+1)

Very good looking game with great atmosphere. The music really helped tie the whole picture together, as well. 

I think the message of the game is very interesting. Not quite Eldritch horror, but an exploration of nihilism as a philosophy, almost.


Great job! Not totally certain on the connection to the theme, though. 

Developer

I was thinking about the connection between life and death, mostly. Also we're connecting the bodies to the machines to bring then to life.

Submitted(+1)

Great story and wonderful art! Was quite pleased with this one.

Developer

Thanks!

Submitted(+1)

Cool pixel art and lightwork!

Developer

Thank you!

(+1)

The story was amazing. My only gripe is that there wasn't much need for this to be a game instead of an animation. To be fair, I've never really played many visual novel games before, but I essentially enjoyed this for its story, not for the ability to walk around the rooms and inspect things. I'm also not crazy about the times when the camera zooms in on the pixel art, which just makes it look too coarse and blocky. Conceptually, pixel art is sized and designed to achieve a certain style at particular range/resolution, so when zooming, it makes sense to use different pixel art to capture more detail. However, I was emotionally invested from beginning to end, so congrats on making an awesome jam submission.

Developer

Thank you for your review!

Submitted(+1)

The pixel art is so professional it looks amazing. Amazing work with the story - lots of dialogue it must have taken ages to put together! Such an interesting topic too - the afterlife. Congrats!

Developer

Thank you!

Submitted(+2)

Very impressed with the polish. The camera movements, story-telling, everything has a smoothness to it.

Developer

Thanks a lot!

Submitted(+1)

Really amazing art direction and writing, great work!

Developer

Thank you!

Submitted(+2)

Woah, this game had me so invested that I didn't even realize it was a jam game! The artwork is stunning, the audio, and storytelling blends together so nicely. I really enjoy ideas about the afterlife, and this horror experience made my night. Awesome work on the game!

Developer

Thank you for the kind words!

Submitted(+1)

This games artwork is amazing, the dialog/writing, interactions, audio. Just simply great. Good job on this game.

Developer(+1)

Thanks!

Submitted(+1)

niice art style!

Developer(+1)

Thank you!

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