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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Aesthetics | #9 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Horror | #21 | 3.067 | 3.067 |
| Enjoyment (Best Game) | #31 | 3.067 | 3.067 |
| Sound Design | #36 | 2.867 | 2.867 |
| Story | #42 | 2.533 | 2.533 |
Ranked from 15 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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This creature awoke my arachnophobia and I hated it, good ambiance + graphics tho
Hey, I am really sorry, I will add a TW for arachnophobia. Thank you for playing and your review !!
It was fun. I loved the way it looked. The first part of the game was atmospheric, well made. I would love it if the beast was a bit more elegant with the way it worked. Once i realised that this big spider with asthma is after me and i can't shake it off, i got used to it being behind me and started taking random directions to find the fire pots. Anyway, great game!
Thank you for playing ! lmao the asthma (I am asthmatic myself so I can relate to the spider now) You are right the IA is really stupid lol its my first try of adding one of these in a game.
I'd love to play an updated version of this!
Atmosphere and controls are very good :)
End scene is a little hard to navigate.
This game has so much potential!
Thank you !! You are right about the end scene lol
Felt like I was actually going into what was happening in the game. Great setting and atmosphere! Good job
Thank you for playing !! and for the review too
:/ couldn't play, not enough contrast
Hey, I already replied to an earlier post, did you see that you can light torch by pressing F?
Made me jump! :D
The environment was great! I loved every second of it, but maybe that's because my passion for investigation games. The cam filter was sweet, the vibe was amazing.
I wish there was more detail on the final scene, because the fires were hard to locate. Of course, the time limit was there and it's totally understandable.
Overall, great job! I'd totally revisit a refined, extended version :)
Thank you so much for your review!! You are totally right lol the monster is my first try to add an IA and I did not want to give the player a gun to kill it... so the end is a bit clunky.
Not quite every other thing was made by Lucas! Sounds were obviously from Diablo II :D
Cool style, not that much action before the boss fight, and it was quite hard to find all four fires to light. But nice setting, good environment and castle. Looked very cool all in all!
Good job with this entry!
lmao Yes you found it !! I had all these stems from Diablo in my PC so I used it. I was thinking this as an easter egg so I'm really glad someone found where some sounds were from. (and I think the vibe is maybe a little bit inspired by the monastery in D2). Thank you for playing !!!
Nice art, music and sounds. I do not know why, but all these pixelated 3D games lag a lot on my PC, does anyone knows what is causing this and have a fix for that?
Hey thank you for your review, I really don't know why you lagg with my game I am a poor optimizer myself :(
At first, I was like "oh, the vibe is awesome" then I was like "WTF IS THAT?!" 5 stars for making me feel genuine dread.
lol I am so happy it worked as a frightening moment !! Thank you for playing !
this game is unplayable for me because I cant see anything. Mind you, I do have a hard time with contrast personally.
I'm sorry to hear that... Did you see that you can light a torch by pressing F ? Maybe this is why the game is so dark
you know what, I don't think I did. just checked my recording, didn't turn on a flashlight. I'm a bit burned out right now to actually go check it out now. Admittedly I'm am not the best gamer. seems so obvious now XD
lol its ok I don't think it have anything to do with your gaming skills ! There is not indication in the game that there is a light so it as all my bad.
The whole atmosphere of the game is amazing, the game design is on point with the keys having symbols for you to recognize them right away! The puzzle's were easy to follow and fun, I felt like it was taking me down the descent, as for the monster I liked the idea of him being behind you breathing on your neck, I think with a bit more tweaking on the monster AI and the design and my gosh this would be a very realized game! Great job!
Thank you for your revew !!
Lovely atmosphere! I loved the modelling work on the monster. I wish the player could've had a bit more visibility, especially at the end because I felt like I was lapping circles in the basement trying to find the fourth altar with the monster right on my heels, but very polished nonetheless :)
Yes maybe the visibility is a bit low in the basement or the environment is maybe too big. Thank you for playing the game!
The game looks really good and the atmosphere is also amazing. there was a lack of sound in my opinion like how the torch and the doors should make a sound. but the beast in the later part of the game is truely terrifing.
Great game. keep it up ♥
Thank you !!! Im glad that you find my monster terrifing lol. And yes you are right the torch should make sounds.
I really like the art. Just the opening alone feels really cool with the shadowy trees and the ominous sky.
One nitpick is that I feel the torch should have had some sound. After a while it started to feel weird to be holding a dead silent torch. Also, its easy for people to miss the description of the game as they have to click to view the game's page to see it. If I didn't I would have been rummaging through the dark. I feel the torch could have been equipped by default.
One other thing is that I couldn't install it through the itch.io client because you didn't mark the uploaded files for the game for windows. It gives me the "build undefined" error for reference.
I appreciate the puzzle mechanic with the keys and doors, its common for atmospheric games like this to forgo much in the way of gameplay.
I honestly couldn't figure out how to get past the barn area with the hay. I didn't know what to do with the buttons.
Overall fairly polished game.
Thank you for your review ! You are right about the sound of the torch, it did not strike me when I was play testing it. And yes it should be by default. Now the game is checked for windows.
Atmosphere is truly awesome!
I don't understand what to do with magic circle and 'sun disk' (idk what is it), but this is great work!
Thank you so much !!
Yes I think I made the puzzle too complicated, it is simpler now ! Don't hesitate to go below the ground there is a level 2 :-)