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A jam submission

The Lighthouse's KeeperView game page

A cozy metroidvania for LOWREZJAM 2024
Submitted by Cariad @ Pixels All The Way Down — 4 days, 1 hour before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Overall#114.1564.156
Gameplay#124.0944.094
Audio#164.0004.000
Graphics#164.2814.281
Authenticity (or, Creativity in use of resolution)#214.2504.250

Ranked from 32 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Themes
"Peaceful" inspired me to make a casual and cozy game that could be enjoyed at the player's own pace without danger.

"Aaand It's Gone Forever" reminded me of death (not to be morbid), so I wanted to include that in the cozy theme.

Tools
Godot, Aseprite and Ableton Live.

Lessons
This was my first time making an opening cinematic and "serious" soundtrack for a game.

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Submitted

Really great job! The music and art is wonderful, and even though my patience is typically low for platformers, I (think) I made it all the way through (there was no winning notice). For a first time opening cinematic and soundtrack -- both were amazing.

The only thing I would add is some animation to the character: an idle/breathing movement, a squish-down movement when you hit the floor, and stretch-up movement when you jump would be perfect.

Submitted

I really like the idea of a "cozy metroidvania". The abilities were cool, and I liked how the rooms changed their appearance after you lit up the candles. Graphics aren't bad, but I have to admit that I didn't realize I was playing a ghost, until I walked into the light. ^^' Maybe I just didn't look at the signs.. The game was pretty short, but what can I say, my game (as it was intended) isn't even finished (not even closely).

Submitted (1 edit) (+1)

Sick game, tight well paced progression and great visual design. Loved all the different environment palettes, and the the effects and tiny bits of juice were really cool, especially that candle effect and the animated grass. Powers felt intuitive to use and I enjoyed the kind of ghosty ambiance. Also that intro cutscene is next level for a jam game, very cool.

I did finish it and jump into the light. With no filler and all interesting content, the entire experience was thoroughly enjoyable.

Awesome job!

Developer

Hell yeah, thank you so much!

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