I already had three different maze designs, one for each night. I don't know what went wrong, but this mechanic didn't work in the final product. I also tried setting up a whack-a-mole shindig for one of the nights, but that didn't seem to work. With more time, I'd be able to add it in a later update. I agree that another critical thing I was missing was a mechanic to fend off the kid, and that's something I definitely want to implement in a future update.
I'm sorry you were confused by the initial pizza puzzle. That should've been more clear and I'll definitely take that into consideration in any future updates or projects I work on. I would've included a wider variety of puzzles but I wasn't able to given the time. If I ever update the game, solutions to puzzles will be a lot clearer and there will be more of them both in the first and second part of the game.
Thank you! I guess I'm also thankful for this jam for having such tight restrictions, that was probably a big factor of me finishing development so quickly haha.
Thanks! I decided to switch up the design for the last few levels and kinda break the game's theme a little of being in the same level, but I think it turned out okay!
Yeah, I could've put more work into the amount of levels and their design but I only started making the game about an hour before the jam ended. About the difficulty, I feel like some parts are hard and some are easy, so I could work on expanding the game by adding more levels and making the difficulty more consistent. I think I got away with the simplicity because of the jam's theme, haha. Thanks for the comment!
I made this in Gamemaker Studio 2 and the simplicity was a result of me starting work on the game an hour before the jam ended, haha. I was thinking about expanding on the levels and making the designs more varied and difficult. Thank you for the comment!
I have to say, I really enjoyed this! All the little details in the NPCs were great! I did both endings after the game, and they really intrigued me. I'm really excited to see what happens with Beth and her brother, and Jessica too. Also, I hope we'll get more explanation as to who the character is at the start that gives Beth the staff.
I know this is a draft, but one minor problem is the enemies. I feel like they were too overpowered and when Jessica died, I never had any items that could revive her.
Anyway, once again, this was a really fun experience and I'm excited for the future entries! :D
