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breadpan33 days ago(+1)

I really loved the atmosphere, the 3D also ran really smooth, though I would have loved if there was a settings menu for the mouse sensitivity.

Some issues I had was the task pad going through objects when I was walking too close to stuff. And also my tiny brain being unable to remember the password since I can’t press Tab to see it when in the terminal.

To whoever made the “It’s Spreading!” disc. Thank you. I was basically listening to that the whole time hopping around the ship while trying to find where I was supposed to go. I would constantly restart it, so a looping option would be great.

To be honest, when I was playing around with the game, it seemed to really fit a horror theme, I wonder if your team has considered making a game (be it this, or another) with a similar atmosphere but horror based?

I’m also not sure why, but performance was a little laggy in Google Chrome, especially with the opening sequence being unskippable making it painfully long. But testing the game in Firefox made the performance way smoother with 0 lag.

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RoryMcBig33 days ago(+1)

Thank you bread, that's super helpful! The menu is a good reminder, there's always something that just slips through the cracks in a jam - brightness, sensitivity and volume sliders would be great additions.

The taskpad disobeying the laws of physics has been so close to the top of our bug fix pile all jam, it was just unfortunately beaten out by a few slightly more game-breaking ones, and expanding the story. We'll def look to get it quantumly untangled in the future! The password is a good reminder too, we'll consider picking an appropriate, memorable word instead (although our lead dev did manage to memorise it during the course of his playtesting, insanely).

Ahaha, we're very pleased with the "It's Spreading!" references, we're glad you enjoyed them too. Lead dev/soundster PiersSK smashed it, as always! I'll add looping music discs to the "ideas to consider" pile.

There's definitely an adjacency to horror that we were very aware of and deliberately tried to avoid stepping too far into, but definitely something we'll revisit when discussing the tone, or keep in mind for future projects! We tend to make more light-hearted games, this one may end up being a bit of a one-off, but I always remember the Jordan Peele quote - ""The difference between comedy and horror is the music."

Yeah, totally agree, web-build has had so many weird quirks to it that we can't wait to leave behind - framerate issues, not being able to bind 'esc' without it also popping you out of fullscreen and unlocking your cursor... not the mood.

Thanks again for playing, and taking the time to leave such thorough feedback, it's really useful! May your jam be ever delicious.

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breadpan32 days ago(+1)

I really liked the sticker on the taskbar. I don’t think the password needs to be a memorable word, but I feel the taskbar or sticker being able to be viewed while in a terminal, or the sticker being on the side of the terminal instead. Since it wasn’t a thing that was meant to be hidden, considering it was stuck to the side of the taskbar rather than having the player memorise it, I don’t think it’s bad to make it easier for the player to view it.

The horror theme seems definitely interesting, as even throughout the game, such as the ladder lights flickering, or diverting the power, it all provided to the atmosphere of a horror/dark themed game. It gave me a slight feel of a Chilla’s art game, which is really great as atmospheric/psychologic horror seems to be one of the more popular themes in that genre. The game in itself currently is already pretty dark themed so it fit really well. While certain horror games use jumpscares and blood, I feel games that use more atomosphere, like Subnautica are also really popular. You mentioned Lethal Company, Iron Lung and Mouthwashing, which I feel all tie in to this horror theme. I don’t think it’s easy to make a game that makes the player feel nervous/anxious while building up anticipation with a dark atmosphere. So many times, like when I first diverted the power, I was thinking if climbing back up the ladder would give me a jumpscare, or even the locked room opening. I scrolled down to the description a few times to check if it was a horror game.

But at the end of the day, it is up to you and your theme to consider. Since you mentioned making more light-hearted games, this type of games might be things you personally dislike or are uninterested in exploring.

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RoryMcBig32 days ago

That's a good suggestion for the note, a happy middle-ground for sure. A lot of the non-narrative text will likely have a bit of a review so plenty of room for some wigglin'!

Yeah, that's a pretty compelling series of points, I think I'm just being unnecessarily picky about the definition of a horror game, as I initially imagined it as more of a psychological thriller, but you're totally right that we dipped into the horror toolkit pretty heavily to build the suspense, and ultimately the difference between the two is quite slim - it will be interesting to have a think about future changes with that perspective in mind.

I don't think I've played a Chilla's Art game before, but some of the titles feel familiar - will check them out for some inspiration!

Weirdly enough, I love watching video essays discussing the themes in horror games and movies, but rarely play/watch them myself. So, I could see myself making one (or can understand where those influences came from for this one), even if I would be too much of a coward to play it myself ahaha. We'll see where we end up!

You've given us a lot to think about, thank you!

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