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A jam submission

Dread ReckoningView game page

Lovecraftian Themed Text Adventure Game
Submitted by SpamFaux, Sw3dishPh1sh — 27 minutes, 17 seconds before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Cleverness#934.0004.000
Playability#1004.0004.000
Theme#1044.0004.000
Artistic Style#4693.0003.000

Ranked from 1 rating. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Judge feedback

Judge feedback is anonymous.

  • Pretty unique take on this theme, I like it! The story is pretty immersive although the writing is a little iffy at times. Well done!

Did you include your Game Design Document in your downloadable files?
Yes

Tell us about your game!
This is a story event driven adventure game that hearkens back to classics like Oregon trail. The mechanics revolve around dynamic dialogue choices and party management.

Did you remember to include your Game Design Document?
Yes

Is your game set to Public so we can see it?
Yes

Extra Notes
This was a ton of fun. We are a group who has never devved a game before. To see an idea evolve into what this has become is amazing. Thanks for putting this on.

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Comments

Submitted

Wow, that music is really tense! It really helped in getting into the mood. I was very unfortunate in my first couple of attempts, but in my third attempt, I was in the shoes of Moon Dog. You just knew I couldn't let Moon Dog die. And indeed, Moon Dog was the sole survivor of the party.

It's simple and really fun to play. The only thing I'd point out is that there was a run where I needed food specifically, and I went through around 11 different locations and couldn't find it for the life of me, which was a little frustrating (ended up dying on that run). 

However, the descriptions of the scenarios are all really well written. It was a very pleasant experience, and I'm glad me and Moon Dog made it out. Nice game!

Submitted(+1)

This is pretty neat--reminds me off a nuclear fallout Oregon Trail. I like the art style a lot especially the colors. If I had to nit-pick maybe I'd say the icons could match the same muted color scheme as the map and text. When I saw new game I thought I could play for a bit and save and come back later, but now I realize maybe you can't? So I only played for a bit and can get a little deeper into it next time. What I did play was interesting, and well written.

Good work!  

Developer

Team member here, we appreciate the feedback! We had planned on a save/load feature, but didn't get to it in time for the jam. We are going to keep up the development and that's one of the first features we are going to iron out.


Your entry looks really interesting, I am going to have to check it out when I get back to a PC.