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Into The Shadows

By dans17

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness1100
Mood1213.66
Theme1653.62
Audio1703.50
Innovation3593.09
Overall3663.25
Graphics4963.09
Humor5122.08
Fun6192.59

Comments

lacaranian 2014-08-26 04:53

Scary spooky shadows thar. Ended up walking backwards a lot to slow them down, not sure how much it helped, but whew. Never was a hallway with lights so welcome.

aevek 2014-08-26 06:11

Love the concept of the kind of shadow world thing. Not one to play right before I go to bed. The audio really completed the experience, great job there. Awesome job guys.

mactinite 2014-08-26 06:17

The audio really made this one creepy. I'm a wuss when it comes to scary games so I couldn't get very far, but it definitely hit right in the creepy feels. lol

zambini 2014-08-26 06:18

I wasn't quite sure what to do once the shadows appeared. It seemed like my flashlight didn't really do much.

A fun exploration though. I liked the shadow mechanic.

The mood though was great. Felt really creepy the whole time.

coopnasty 2014-08-26 06:19

Flashlight seemed very ineffective and died far too quickly for how hard it was to get out of the shadow world. I died quite a few times before I finally found a key and ended up dying because I was overrun by like 6 or so shadows. I like the ideas, would love to see them implemented when you have more time to work on them!

aortastudios 2014-08-26 06:19

I love the flashlight mechanic, really reminds me of Alan Wake. Sadly I couldn't even find the key haha but from everything I played the game is really well put together!

lissar 2014-08-26 06:20

Pretty creepy! Especially the wall posters.

baldur 2014-08-26 06:21

The sound is really creepy and after dying about 10 times I finally was able to end the game. I don't know what positive effect the flashlight has but overall it is a nice entry.

tommyboys0107 2014-08-26 06:24

Shadow is so fast and many..., even I use the flashlight.

But the atmosphere is good!

deathpidgeon 2014-08-26 06:24

I like the detail you put into this game. The horror aspect was well done. It was hard to play though, I kept on getting killed by multiple shadows ganging up on me.

darkcart 2014-08-26 21:35

I like the backwards sound when you die, as well as the 3D effect. Nice Job.

jjhaggar 2014-08-27 07:22

Scary atmosphere, really liked it :) I'm too wimpy to continue playing XD but great game! :D

ddfranky 2014-08-27 09:37

Nice concept and the sound design is amazing! I have the feeling that a dumber IA maybe would be more enjoyable

cheshyr 2014-08-28 05:26

ok, creepy as fsck. the mechanics were a bit weird, but it was interesting and novel. nicely done.

hundredhundred 2014-08-28 05:29

Wow, that was spooky. I had my earhpones in and volume to max the first time i encountered the shadows gave me the chills! I'm not a big fan of horror games but this was fun!

lolshouse 2014-08-28 05:37

Nice atmosphere, got terrified when I ran out of battery.
~funkeh

nuclearnapalm 2014-08-28 06:37

Atmosphere & mood are really great! Good job!

depp 2014-08-28 06:55

Wow! I found the key once bit I couldn't make it to the exit. Great atmosphere. I wish I were able to get the key a second time.

crefossusjam 2014-08-28 08:08

Intense game with great sound effects and intense gameplay. I didn't feel like the flashlight had much effect at first. I wish it would defeat the shadows instead of merely slowing them down.

It wasn't that fun to have to run backwards while shining a light downwards, but it did evoke plenty of emotion.

I liked the flickering lights, although all the textures seemed to be a little flat.

Minimal UI was nice.

mechanicmoon 2014-08-28 19:45

It's interesting and graphically very well for a jam! good job!

danidre14 2014-08-30 03:12

There is kind of a bug, cause they say hold space to go to other world, I just tapped space, and now I can't get back to my world. Also the flash light does absolutely nothing, and they still chase me! :(

rawbosaurx 2014-09-01 00:20

Died the first time, but got through on my second attempt. Very short, but everything works and the mood is really creepy when you're getting close to death. Great entry, man! Well done.

shadowstryker 2014-09-01 03:26

Definitely had a spooky mood to it. Love these kinds of horror games. Although it was difficult, you did a good job.

elefantopia 2014-09-01 04:03

Wow, amazing game with good graphics and sounds. I liked the controls of slipping into the other world and the flashlight for protection.

jukimv1986 2014-09-03 23:16

Oh man, it remembered me of Slender Man, so moody! Too easy to die, or I guess that I did not know how to properly play. Great job!

tiff 2014-09-06 00:55

Great idea!

bendmorris 2014-09-08 06:00

Fantastic. You got the Slender Man mood down perfectly.

apiotrw 2014-09-13 15:25

Very moody

lokarunith 2014-09-14 11:42

Cool game but the key location really should be randomized, after descovering where it is the first time, the game becomes so plain simple, it's not a challenge anymore. The mood and audio are very good though.

jupiter_hadley 2014-09-14 19:04

It seems like I just die. O-o I dunno... I included it in part 24 of my Ludum Dare 30 compilation video series, if you’d like to take a look :) http://youtu.be/3RN80xyak-c