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Poltergeist

By gib

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Graphics673.63
Coolness687
Audio1092.95
Theme1183.42
Overall1303.24
Fun1423.00
Humor1772.13
Community2372.53
Innovation2532.76

Comments

joecool 2011-08-22 11:22

This is a very cool game. A little hard, but really fun gameplay. Congratulations to that entry!

kavudx 2011-08-22 18:49

GODDAMNIT. I spilt all my coffee when the first ghost screamed. That was some DAMN FINE audio improvisation my friend.

This is LD#21 most scary submission till now.

But I agree with the other comment, the game is really fun, albeit hard.

Congrats! CongratsX2 as this is your first time!

brad-kavanagh 2011-08-22 19:33

Horrifying audio. ;) Fun (but hard) little game!

pgil 2011-08-22 19:43

Looks cool, but the screen scrolls at about half the speed that my character walks. Anyone else having that problem?

gib 2011-08-22 21:39

The scrolling speed is not actually a bug. I just wanted to encourage the player to progress carefully and not rushing too much. Didn't have the time to tweak the scrolling speed thought, it may be a bit slow..

Thanks for your comments :)

rawbits 2011-08-23 00:15

My heart is crashed because of the sound they make... uhh.
And it's impassible to avoid them to get the first key imho, so this is no fun for me.

r3ason 2011-08-23 00:16

Good gravy! Heard the first ghost and jumped outta my skin, accidentally hit a bunch of keys (which flipped desktop spaces on my Macbook Pro), and promptly died (in game). Job well done!

mikelovesrobots3 2011-08-23 04:09

Dude, rock on for the nice lighting effect and animated main character. I died near instantly though to specters three or four times in a row, couldn't figure out how to avoid them. Still though, nice entry, just ease people in a bit.

callidus 2011-08-23 11:24

Dood this rocks! really nice entry. Nice mechanic, trying to run away from ghosts is quite scary. Good use of sounds and lighting to build a compellingly scary atmosphere. Although I like a good challenge but this game is perhaps a touch hard to start.

matthias_zarzecki 2011-08-23 12:38

This is hrad, but fun. Especially the introduction (but isn't it speeled "spectre"?

The atmossphere is also well done.

felipe-budinich 2011-08-23 18:23

The sound design was good :-)

My only grief with the game, is that I got killed by ghosts too many times while walking near de edge of the camera field of view. It would be better if the camera was centered on the player.

burnzez 2011-08-23 21:10

Amazing entry. The only problem is the resolution. On monitors with smaller screens, you can only view a portion of the game.

shigor 2011-08-24 07:13

Oh the horror! :D Excellent entry, took me few times to learn to escape from ghosts (nad yeah, it might be a bit too hard)

canyon 2011-08-24 11:23

I eventually got pretty good at avoiding the ghosts. But is there an end to the game? I got to the bottom right corner and you could just leave the map. Pretty awesome lighting. Congrats

gib 2011-08-24 12:58

@Canyon I edited the description of the game, I failed my final trigger, so the ending won't launch even if you reach the exit, sorry <_<

tequibo 2011-08-24 15:44

Interesting mechanics. Looks promising, but unbalanced as it is. Sounds were too loud for my liking.
And game wouldn't fit in my browser window.
Anyway, good job!

kevglass 2011-08-25 14:05

Found this really hard, maybe too hard to be lots of fun.

doft 2011-08-26 14:23

"Sounds were too loud for my liking. And game wouldn't fit in my browser window."

I beat it and nothing happens =(

neilo 2011-08-27 10:41

Damn you! I had my headphones on quite loud and then it screamed >_< Nice work! Hard game, but I may go check my pants now after that rather loud scream -_-

Shadow 2011-08-28 17:53

Loved the graphics and the whole mood of the game. It really gives you the feeling that you need to escape from that place quick before it drives you nuts. The sound annoyed the hell out of me. Difficulty is kinda high though.

angrygeometry 2011-08-29 02:35

apart from the resolution problem, this game is terrific. the atmosphere especially! i was nervous playing it!

rolpege 2011-08-29 17:07

Loved it! Screen resolution too big, tho :P

tcstyle 2011-09-04 08:36

Looks great. I was really shocked at my first contact with a poltergeist. The game is very hard. You have to be so cautious to avoid the ghosts.

uuav 2011-09-04 17:01

ahah! this game scares me so much !!

chaoslab 2011-09-05 22:41

Gotta be the scariest entry yet! :-)