This game is fascinating, nostalgic and has a lot of personality. The art is really great!
It has many bugs that I've read you're aware of, but it also has many usability issues. First, I had no idea I could cycle through the actions by right clicking, I only learned that far into the game and it felt so cumbersome. Also in the beginning once I opened the inventory and clicked an item or an action I could not figure out how to move. I was about to give up when I discovered that hitting Esc then Default would allow me to move around.
The story is interesting and keeps you hooked to find out what's going on. The atmosphere is great, tho it could be spookier. However, some parts are confusing (like when I was first presented with the stove and Ian said something about using it I was like "why should I event want to cook something?") and it feels a little slow, but overall it's good. Well done!
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Thanks for playing and for the feedback! I'll add an "Instructions" tab to the game so it's a little more clear... you weren't the only person who had a problem with that, even though I did it that way because I personally always thought having to go to the top or bottom of the screen every time you wanted to change actions in an adventure game was annoying. I wanted to keep the interface as minimal as I could, and I still feel it's a bit "in the way." I may actually change future entries in The Occultist series to use right click to open the menu and mouse wheel to cycle through options.
I'm working on a fix for the inventory crash bug that's going on (I think I have it figured out), and I'll be doing a post-jam version where I clear some stuff up, add some content and extra endings, and enhance the art a bit. I was pressed for time, and there was a lot of art assets and animations I made which went unused... once things get going, I had ten hands that popped up from the ground and tried to grab you and your the character you're escorting, but I only had a half an hour to turn the game in and didn't get to add them.
I'm going to alter the game's description right now to add instructions. Thanks again!