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The Occultist: Old Growth's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Hosts' Choice | #1 | n/a | n/a |
| Story | #9 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Sound Design | #66 | 3.148 | 3.148 |
| Horror | #79 | 2.667 | 2.667 |
| Aesthetics | #79 | 3.333 | 3.333 |
| Enjoyment (Best Game) | #80 | 2.889 | 2.889 |
Ranked from 27 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Great to see an adventure game in a game jam! I could imagine it would've taken so much time to make all those screen panels. Great work. :D
I really like the aesthetics and the puzzles! any hint for getting second ending?
The "bad" ending is just to escape the forest without doing anything special. In order to get the "good" ending, you need to make sure you've made the antidote AND given it to Dr. Stammerts before you leave. In doing so, you should also get a lot of background information about the game world and the story which aren't necessary to beating the game, but which will allow you to figure out a lot about the story which isn't explicitly told to you in the game by the characters. I'm glad you enjoyed it, and that you enjoyed it enough that you want to see the other ending! Thanks so much!
Great adventure game! This genre isn't really my cup of tea, but I enjoyed the presentation and the story. I had the same issues as everyone else (namely the inability to combine items), but otherwise it was a solid production. Keep up the good work!
Thank you! As soon as the jam is over, I have a bugfix ready to go for the major issue, and then in about a week I plan to have a whole page of updates and changes added in, so that silly bug won't be an issue any more. Sorry if it lessened your play experience, and thanks again for playing outside the box... I mean cup... of your genre preference!
Shame about the bugs as this is a really charming little game! Right mix of humour and horror for a perfect little point and click nostalgia trip.
Will be glad to try it again when those fixes are in!
I appreciate it! I've got the fix for the major bug, but once the competition is over I have a few more fixes I want to make before I upload it. It shouldn't be long though. Thanks so much for your interest!
The bug fix is on the way! The AGS developer had it figured out shortly after I sent the bug in, but their forums went down and I haven't been able to see it. It will take me a while to implement it, since I have to change every single instance where two items interact, but that and a host of other bugfixes are underway! Thanks to everyone who posted and gave me the feedback to help adjust the game so it can be the best it can be. I'm not going to bother the host to update it before the voting period is done, but please keep an eye out for the completed version! And thanks again to all you lovely people who played, voted, and gave your feedback!
Hi! I was trapped in the tower and I didn't know how to come back. I had to load game saved before.
Anyway, the sound design is good and the story is complex, there is a lot of work done. Good job!
Thanks for playing and commenting! In the basement of the tower, you walk up into the door as far as you can go. In the top of the tower, you have to click somewhere between the stairs on the north part of the room and the floor on the south part of the room and walk back down the stairs without clicking so far to the south that you walk all the way around. Sorry about that, but your feedback makes it easier to know what worked and what didn't work, and I can fix that in a future release. Thank you!
Controls were awesome and loved touching myself as the cultist lol! Really liked the soundtrack aswell.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the play and the comment!
Touching myself in the game was fun lol, but then I touched the car and the game crashed with an error. I tried several times, but everything was the same
That's a weird one... nobody else has had the problem with the car, and "feeling it up" is a necessary part of getting through the game (there's a lighter in there you need to progress). Did you get an error message?
Yes, the same as in the screenshot two posts down
Great game, loved it and have rated it .Please do try and rate my game too.
First point and click game I've played and I did manage to figure out the controls after a few minutes on the first screen. I did get an error while clicking items in my inventory so here is the error if you need it.
I liked collecting mushrooms and it might've been my downfall!
Atmosphere, sound design and story were the best parts for me.
Thanks for playing! No, you were supposed to collect the mushrooms, it's just there's an error in the engine itself with clicking an inventory item on another inventory item. The developer of Adventure Game Studio is looking into it, but their forums went off line a couple days ago so I haven't found out if they replied yet or not. You can still beat the game without any clicking in your inventory.
Reminded me of the old click adventure games! Had very fitting ambience music, the characterization was interesting and made me want to know more about them. The story was funny and creepy at times. Really liked the concept :3
Encountered a bug, it was when i tried to place an item on another item the game would crash not sure why XD
It's a problem, you can still beat the game without having to combine items in the inventory (everything you need to combine, you can do right in the game window, and you'll just throw away any old items). The developer of the engine is looking into the bug for me.
Thanks for playing I'm glad you enjoyed it!
I am really fond of this game, it was funny, spooky and entertaining! Hope to see the continuation and fix for the bug. Enjoy the video:
Thanks for making a video of it! I didn't realize people would accidentally tell the Occultist to touch himself so much! Anyway, yeah, the bug is bad... the engine developers are looking into it right now but probably won't have a fix anytime soon. You can still get both endings without having to click one thing on another in the inventory, which is the only time the bug takes place. Also, I can't do much about the speed at which the text moves (it's built in like that into the AGS engine, but in the next release I'll make it so you have to click to progress... it's normally based on how many characters are in the sentence, which is hardcoded into the Adventure Game Studio engine. You may also be interested to know that in the Settings panel (bottom right) is a "Speed" option which changes the speed of the walking and animations so you can get through the game without having to wait for the character to walk around. I put it in at default speed and it does seem really slow.
Thanks so much again for the video, and I hope you get a chance to see the game all the way through!
Thanks for the response. Truly interesting game, I've played off screen and it was fun. Good Luck with the updates.
Well done! The story was well thought out and the sound really adds to the atmosphere. Also enjoyed the art style!
I'm glad you enjoyed it! I hope the item-on-item bug didn't mess you up like it seems to have done to everyone else. You can still beat the game without doing that if it did.
Thanks for this cool story! I have not finished it yet, but it has get me! Will finish it soon, when I am back home.
Agree with previous comments -> details in the story is great!
Like the graphic style too.
Gameplay works smoothely (especially thanks for speed option and save/load)
It has crushed one time by me by combaining items, but it is okay with save/load ;-)
Thanks for this experience!
Would appreciate if you could try our game too :-)
Well this was fun! Solid story, the occultist seems like the lead of a TV serial. I think what I appreciated the most were the messages when trying to use all the items on yourself, or touch the moon, etc. The details make it haha
Glad you enjoyed it! And I have actually written a couple TV pilot scripts about him and decided I preferred an interactive medium. When I was in film school I made a couple trailers for it but never did a whole episode.
The amount of effort you put in really shows!! The music was very tasteful, and I really liked the atmosphere. I'd say the font of the text makes it a little bit difficult for me to read, but otherwise its a cool game. I didn't finish it because it crashed when I tried to combine the teddy bear with a mushroom (I dunno why I was doing that) but I will probably play it again soon.
Sorry about that, it's a bug everyone is experiencing (I contacted the developer of the engine and they said the problem was in the engine, but someone is trying to fix it for me). It doesn't hinder you from reaching the end of the game, though, because the only items you need to combine can all be combined in the game screen, and if you mess up the character will just throw away the useless one and do it again.
Thanks for playing, and for the kind words!
Really great job making a classic point and click adventure! Wish more people were making games like this nowadays. Atmosphere was nice too. Good job!
Thank you! If you like point-and-click adventures, head on over to the Adventure Game Studio (AGS) website, which hosts the AGS engine, thousands of games made with it, and a forum full of enthusiasts which include legendary game designer Ron Gilbert, who made Maniac Mansion and Monkey Island.
Whoah that's really awesome thanks for letting us know!! Will definitely check it out!! :DD
Absolutely loved the art style and music, I know you're already aware of the crashing bugs but I've got some feedback about the story. I think it'd be better to just start off with the lighter cos going back to the car after coming from it doesn't feel very obvious and it took me a while to find it. I also have no idea what I'm supposed to do after making the antidote but overall it was still really good!
After you've made the antidote, you should just be able to escape. If not, you have to find a way to ring the bell in the tower. Thanks for playing, and I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Well i got the ending, kinda wish i hadn't though lol. Also just something i noticed, if you leave the area after the 'incident' then come back it replays the cutscene
Super cool! I have not been able to finish it because it has frozen to me when entering a forest area with three trees, going to the right after finding the cabin (in case it helps). In any case, the story is interesting, and the music fits perfectly with the atmosphere, great job !!
Hmm, you didn't get any error messages? I haven't run into this problem yet, mainly it's just been the crash when combining two inventory items (which isn't necessary to get either of the two endings). Did you get an error message, or did it just crash/hang? Either way, I appreciate you taking the time to check it out, and your feedback!
I have tried it again and this time it has worked without problems, I don't know what happened the first time. Anyway, congratulations again on the game!
I really enjoyed the game. This is a style that we don't see much and takes me back to the 90s. 👍👏👏
Thank you! I always have room at my dinner table for lovers of point-and-click adventures!