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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness1100
Mood2063.49
Fun2063.45
Overall2743.48
Theme4423.61
Innovation4673.09
Graphics4723.33
Humor5052.59

Comments

travischen 2014-12-09 00:48

Just FYI, currently audio is only enabled for judging.

pankoman 2014-12-09 00:49

Good game, not very innovating but still a good work

dkdwrek 2014-12-09 00:51

I really liked the concept and smooth game play. You should update your categories so I can vote for more than just music!

d3garcia 2014-12-09 00:51

If you create all those sounds, you did a good job

naufr4g0 2014-12-09 00:51

Really nice game! I like the compo system. I have a great fun with it! :) Good graphics too!
Why you select only "audio" for votes?

floorman 2014-12-09 00:51

I thought the game itself would've been more of a focus rather than audio. The game itself is really fun. =)

Audio is pretty good too though...

daftcube 2014-12-09 00:54

Fun, but audio is the only thing I can rate right now.

flashlight 2014-12-09 01:03

Lolz Made a mistake doing the opt-in thing. Now it should be normal.

kburkhart84 2014-12-09 01:10

Graphics are consistent. Game works fine except for movement feels a little slow. It was pretty hard to avoid the ghosts at some points.
It would be good for a casual/mobile game.

error031 2014-12-09 01:10

good job, great atmosphere!

limeniusteam 2014-12-09 01:11

Smooth and clean, loved the mood. Started like fun, but gets scary very quickly.

bakudas 2014-12-09 01:11

i liked! cool multiplier system.

ozcr 2014-12-09 01:11

Cool.

minibobbo 2014-12-09 01:11

When I first started the game I thought it was going to be a cute little game because of the theme music. Then the game started and the tone got all dark before the ghosts killed me and dragged my corpse out of the house...

wabbit12 2014-12-09 01:13

GREAT game! I had a lot of fun with this one!

lacaranian 2014-12-09 04:09

Dang! That death ghost. Gots me good.

Nice environmental design. Spooky, hissy.

datachomper 2014-12-09 04:15

Really nice! Very creepy

johngalt 2014-12-09 06:21

Love this game! Support ETCers!

leaghorn 2014-12-09 16:10

Nice. Gameplay could be quicker.

vacso 2014-12-09 16:11

Loved it. The game is incredibly addictive and I loved the lighting.

noahbrocz 2014-12-09 16:12

Nice game. Check my game too: President's bodyguard simulator.

hexagore 2014-12-09 16:13

I liked the 'multi-hit' bonus mechanic, that seemed to encourage you to use the movement properly. Also an extra star for humour for the ghost with the hat.

susanthecat 2014-12-09 16:28

Good atmospherics! I love the concept and the mechanic of bonus points is awesome. And the ghosts are so adorable!

rmc 2014-12-09 16:53

Hey guys, nice game!

Had a lot o fun with it!

wilbefast 2014-12-09 19:12

My score: 103700 :)

Very competently made: good use of theme, nice art, nice sound, and the combo mechanic really makes you think about placement. The only thing that bothered me was the controls, since unlike most mouse-based arena shooters the camera doesn't follow you. So in certain circumstances it's 'easier' to aim up than down for instance. Not sure how this could be solved without a better control over the cursor than the web player can provide. Also: I recommend hiding the cursor for more awesome :)

zakchaos 2014-12-09 21:12

cool mechanic, very spooky atmosphere, excellent!

oscarabraham 2014-12-09 21:13

Really cool. It will be nice to have to option to rotate with arrows instead of the mouse.

antworks 2014-12-09 21:16

Wasn't expecting that reaper! Very good game!

oh_andrej 2014-12-09 21:20

Smooth gameplay and nice atmosphere. The combo mechanic is great, adds an interesting risk/reward element to the game.

thopis 2014-12-10 03:50

Very good! Combo mechanic indeed is great as oh_andrej said!
Mood is fantastic also!

01rafael 2014-12-10 08:06

Oh Gosh! I need a powerful flashlight to kill them all. Do you have one? :)
The weapon concept is innovative I like it but not much. I still need a flashlight bazooka!

xerohuang 2014-12-10 08:19

Interesting! I got 215100.

dreii 2014-12-10 08:49

Hey thanks for the review, made me feel better about my game :)

Yours was great too, I like the sound design and the atmosphere. This is small but I really liked that when you died the new boy came in to pick up the flashlight from the last boy. which added a whole new layer of story to the game with only one mechanic!

bobola66 2014-12-10 14:01

fun and spooky, i like it :)

linkigi 2014-12-10 20:13

The game has a very good balance of risk/reward with the combos. I think the movement speed is good how it is, as anything faster would allow the player to walk around the quick ghosts removing the risk/reward. It is satisfying to rack up points and I liked the spooky atmosphere. Got me replaying a few times trying to beat my highscore.

edve98 2014-12-10 20:50

Great mood, great audio (but I guess it's not yours), great hit combo mechanic, and of course, great game :P

virtuallycompetent 2014-12-10 23:04

Cool idea! I'm a fan of wave-based gameplay. The spread of the flashlight creates some interesting strategy opportunities...I tried to back up into a corner so I could get the widest spread but didn't pay enough attention to the door right next to me.

Just a personal opinion, but I think these top-down move and look sort of games work best on twin stick gamepads. I'd really love to try this again with Xbox 360 controller support. :D

sebasrez 2014-12-10 23:35

Damn that is pretty hard. I like the luigi mansion style of gameplay and the music set the mood well. You can definitely do more with it.

woz2601 2014-12-11 04:24

I really like this, one of the better games I've rated so far. Simple mechanic that works well

ams 2014-12-11 05:11

Nice game :D
cool and spooky ^^
i liked how smooth it felt, good job

p1x3lruckus 2014-12-11 07:06

Simple, smooth game, I liked the ambience and the fact that it isn't one ghostie person, but a line starting from where the last one failed. Other then that gameplay was quite slow, simply hovering the mouse over several enemies at once isn't very fun for long.

frenchie 2014-12-11 10:08

Cool game! The controls feel good! I love the different ghosts!

indie4fun 2014-12-11 12:07

Really cool! Love the different ghost and the combo. Its interesting the concept of the light and move yourself for hitting more ghost at once. Really fun!

humanics 2014-12-11 12:50

Fun to play ;)

demy 2014-12-11 13:36

Oh my god! THe fact that in every new game you're picking flashlight from prevouse one is so cool! It looks nice and complete, with attention to details.

soulgame 2014-12-11 13:45

Good gameplay, even if it's classical. I liked it !

arkrothe 2014-12-11 20:54

Quite fun! But I keep dying after getting backed into a corner :|

hbocao 2014-12-11 22:24

Fun and simple. I like it! The different ghosts was a neat touch.

lonestranger 2014-12-12 00:43

Very well done. I liked the strategy and the smooth gameplay. The art also felt right for this type of game.

hippolyta 2014-12-12 00:50

Nice game, looks very polished :-)

Well done!

teamquadratic 2014-12-12 01:25

Very fun, enjoyed quite a bit!

geckoo1337 2014-12-12 06:53

Good game which is very innovating. I like the smooth movement of the torch light. I have a problem with the ghosts who appear and could catch me near of the door. Well done. Thank you for your comment about my game ++

pulsartronic 2014-12-12 12:47

jeje, good one ... simple, funny and also good art, rated high on fun :D

hypnoticbytes 2014-12-12 17:27

SImple but nice game. Love the different ghosts!!! Great work!

ynots 2014-12-12 19:06

Nice use of lights..

ossi 2014-12-12 23:21

Great job, that was really good! Nice graphics and pretty good atmosphere with the sounds! It got challenging pretty quickly as I was always trying to get multiple ghosts in the flashlight beam. Also, it was a bit creepy how the ghosts carried me out the windows. Overall really great!

themeorch 2014-12-13 03:15

This is a really cool twist on a shoot em up. The ability to align multiple ghosts in the beam of light is super satisfying. I wish the character moved a little faster, and it's a bummer to have to start all over from the beginning when you take 1 hit, since it starts out a bit slowly. I really enjoyed playing this, thank you!

reveriejake 2014-12-13 12:09

84550 ;) Nice game :D.. Got a bit confused in the rush!

pjimmy 2014-12-13 23:05

cool game, cute graphics, well done

carduus 2014-12-15 13:34

Gaha same cocnept as ours!

gillenew 2014-12-15 23:45

Nice entry, just a little hard :)

asobitech 2014-12-16 14:55

I quite enjoyed this. It's all about going for multiple ghosts.

legacycrono 2014-12-17 02:36

Heya! I've beaten your challenge and scored 465250 points :) http://youtu.be/9tXmIO6RKjk
Using the flashlight as a weapon was a pretty interesting mechanic, and the multi-hit added a nice risk and reward layer to it. I really like the audio! Good job!

tmpxyz 2014-12-17 04:38

quite fun to play.

kalaskrysset 2014-12-17 05:49

Such a simple concept but so rewarding(multi-hit, Sweet!) and fun to play. Nice variations in the ghosts also. Never knew what to expect when I heard a new noise :) Clever to put a score in there ;) very addictive.

drzanuff 2014-12-17 11:22

Great game. Overall, it's a good entry. I'll try to reach the boss now.

zkenshin 2014-12-17 20:49

Neat game idea, well done. :)

sestren 2014-12-18 03:51

Really cool entry. Took a few tries to finally get the reaper down.

taro 2014-12-20 00:23

T_T I keep getting caught.

piscythe 2014-12-22 01:54

Excellent game! The graphics felt really smooth, the atmosphere was good, the controls were solid, the gameplay was interesting, and it all fit together into a nicely cohesive and challenging experience. It took me 3 tries to beat - one death from standing too close to spawn and another getting cornered during the final boss fight. The final boss seemed hard the first time but the second fight I just circled-strafed it to death.