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A jam submission

To New HorizonsView game page

Screamjam submission
Submitted by PudgyPups (@Horror_RX) — 1 day, 20 hours before the deadline

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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
BEST GAME#133.2633.263
SCARIEST GAME#153.1053.105

Ranked from 19 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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Comments

This is such a bizarre game, I'm not sure where to start! It uses the RPG Maker platform in a very nice way, integrating what look like unique assets that are lovingly drawn and quite detailed. I particularly like the visual presentation in the second half of the narrative when things become...less than normal. 

The plot of the game is an interesting mixture of a moral against prosaic excesses of consumerism and self-centred bitchiness, the amusing theme of exploring the darker side of Animal Crossing, and the 'I'm Sorry Jon' memes involving Garfield turning into an eldritch horror capable of devouring souls. Wild!

I'm not quite sure what feedback to give, because the weird, disjointed, absurd vibe of the game is kind of the point, but I'd be really keen to see what original ideas and creations you have up your sleeve in future games. Good work creating something truly bizarre and memorable with this game! 

Thanks for submitting To New Horizons to the SCREAM LITE jam! 

Developer(+2)

Thank you for the review! Ari Aster is one of my favorite film directors and I try and look to his work for motivation. The way he tells these disjointed crazy tales such as “The Witch” and “Midsommar”  really motivates me to create things that are more unsettling than gruesome.

Submitted(+1)

I loved the graphics and music. This is the most polished entry I have seen so far.

Developer

Aww really? That means a lot man. Thank you for that!

Submitted(+1)

Nice graphics.. good job.

Submitted(+2)

I have not played Animal Crossing myself, but I assume it has a different ending. Very neat game with cute graphics and tons of nice little touches, sound effects, fading effects and other such details that help bring the whole thing to life. The design is gorgeous all the way. If it is, as you wrote, your first game, I can't wait to see what you will do next! Must play!

Developer

Thank you for that! I have some plans for a sequel but I think my next project will center around my favorite fictional character named Psyduck.

(+1)

Really nice, and especially creepy since I play Animal Crossing on my own!

Developer

Thank you :) I tried to capture the essence of the villagers haha.