Love the Trippy visuals Dodgin was fun too I felt the shooting to be a bit bland tho, just holding down F wasnt really engaging perhaps trying adding a limitation of some sort?
The interactivity was a definitely a great addition. The math puzzle took me embarrassingly long to solve (I didn't notice the window above the closet T-T)
The vague delivery was perfect, making the player project their own feelings onto the character thus pulling in player participation.
If I had to suggest something it would be to flesh the world out a little bit. Things seem a bit too vague to keep the player grounded in the scenario. Just small things like maybe you find a book on some history about this world or perhaps an article about how witches in this world are perceived by the common people. Of course I realize that the world is not meant to be the focus here but one can always make the world out to be a reflection of the main character's perception. Small things like that can immerse the player more imo.
The 3D transition was a pleasant surprise.
There were some rendering issues from time to time (just a lil distracting not a big deal)
Thank you for taking the time to play Traveler's Gloom!
The vagueness was a bit intentional at some parts because I wanted the player to focus on Sophie's circumstances rather than the world around them or the elusive plague (that I kept name dropping).
Glad to see you liked the two scenes! I spent a lotta time on it because if nothing else I wanted at least these scenes to resonate with the player.
Originally I had planned for more shops and even a second floor but unfortunately time was not being cooperative with me so I had to cut those out.
Sad to hear that the game crashed. I will have to learn more about optimization for future projects. Thanks for pointing that out.
Thank you so so much for the feedback. I really appreciate it. The art was a bit of a tragedy yeah... was never the quickest at it. As the deadline creeped closer I had to rush things up a bit and import unpolished assets (The lighting was a desperate attempt at masking the original look, it looked pretty flat) . But I am glad that you liked the the pixel stills though. I spent quiet a bit of time on those , glad to see it was worth it!
Thank you for seeing the game to completion despite its numerous bugs! It means a lot to me.
The gameplay is super satisfying and very responsive. I can totally see a full length side scroller action game that can be made from this core gameplay. Would love to see that.
The only complaint I have is that the game is too short! !NEED MORE !!
You mentioned that you forgot all about the deadline but if I didn't know that beforehand I really wouldn't be able to tell the difference because the ending was wrapped up pretty perfectly.
The only criticism I can point is that the dialogue was a bit redundant at points and the grammar was iffy in some places but that's about it.
Looking forward to whatever you come up with in the future!
