Post by SasukeMitashi in Design Discussion: What do you SPECIFICALLY want feedback on?

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Hi!

My game name is Room.

It is a Desktop puzzle game where you need to find the clues to escape. And you got ONLY ONE chance at this.

1)Are the clues to the puzzle is understandable? Does the player have any idea what to do next to solve the puzzle? Is the puzzle design lame?

2)I am expecting to expand the game with more clear audio and sound effects... And also with some clear clues and expand the puzzle design

https://itch.io/jam/gmtk-2019/rate/461585

Crime Dog5 years ago

I'll give it a go now Sasuke, one sec

Crime Dog5 years ago

I'm having trouble getting the game to unzip, getting this error whenever I try to extract.

I really want to try it, I love the old windows style :(

SasukeMitashi5 years ago

OK... I will try to upload another file.

H_Labs5 years ago

I failed to escape, but I enjoyed the puzzles and was completely engrossed while I played! The only puzzle clue I didn't understand (ignoring all the others that I killed myself with) was the "number of steps". Once I counted the number in the image (and I'm unsure if the topmost "step" is actually the landing and should or should not be counted), I was at a loss as to what to do. I tried counting forward the number of characters, but got a letter and I moved on to other clues. What made the clues (even if I didn't understand them enough to win) work for me is that it was apparent what was a clue, but it was not obvious what the clue meant. Because of this, I never felt completely lost and could justify my (wrong) decisions.

I'm excited to see what all you add! My only worry is that adding too many will give the player choice overload/paralysis. With only one window, you have to keep a lot in your head. But, it probably won't be an issue.

SasukeMitashi5 years ago

Thanks so much for playing the game!You gave really good feedback for the game.

The number of steps was not directed clearly ...and it is my fault for not designing that clue properly[It was supposed to be counting the number of steps and checking that numbered line of the text file].