cornelia-xaos 2017-08-01 01:16
It looks interesting, but sadly I can't play it as there is no linux version.
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD39 → A Night at Grandpa's
By kingethaniel
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 83 | 3.82 | 30 | |
| Fun | 179 | 3.46 | 30 | |
| Innovation | 166 | 3.48 | 29 | |
| Theme | 23 | 4.32 | 30 | |
| Graphics | 39 | 4.17 | 30 | |
| Audio | 44 | 3.77 | 29 | |
| Humor | 145 | 3.04 | 25 | |
| Mood | 10 | 4.34 | 28 |
It looks interesting, but sadly I can't play it as there is no linux version.
The art style is super creep and controls were nice and tight. Nice work.
Good job on the sound effects to create the atmosphere and mood, it's so important for a horror game. The art had a good effect too. The first time I saw the old ladies in the first room it freaked me out a little bit, a good stark contrast to the innocence of the art style.
The gameplay felt more like a matter of luck and skill since using the light drained energy so quickly and getting hurt in the dark didn't feel very fair. If you decide to build on this idea in the future you can definitely do more with the sound in gameplay, i.e. the sound of something hazardous getting louder if players get closer to it to give players a chance to navigate in the dark.
Good job!
Wow, that was very spooky! Very nicely balanced mechanic - predicable player movement meant that you could just flash the light on briefly and play it by instinct, but that meant that the spooky stuff was even spookier because you just flashed it on. The ending(?) was pretty spooky as well! Very polished. Excellent audio.
Really good art and audio. Thought the mood was really good and that it really fit with theme. My only real gripe is it's really short with not much replay value :P but besides that its great :)
Really enjoyed the artistic direction but I'm not certain I got the true ending? In any case, it was fun!
Really enjoyed the artistic direction but I'm not certain I got the true ending? In any case, it was fun!
That was a really cool experience! I loved your interpretation of the theme, and I also really enjoyed the art style. The game was pretty challenging for me at first (was super bad at managing my light). Also the audio was really cool and added a good bit to the atmosphere in my mind. This was a really cool game overall! Solid job!
Though the game is short, I thoroughly enjoyed my time with it. I like how the light mechanic isn't necessarily required for any sort of combat or puzzle solving, but is rather entirely informational. It's always interesting when a game allows players to exchange resources in order to gain information that is not mechanically required. I found myself quickly flickering the light to get a grasp of the room, then flickering them again as my memory faded. It shifts the conflict from inside the game itself to inside the player's mind, which is a perfect metaphor for the trippy, spooky situation the game depicts. That along with the audio and visuals are what really sell the game's creepy vibe. Very well done!
thanks, superpokeunicorn! Glad to hear you enjoyed it!
Looks cool, but it won't go through my anti-virus for whatever reason.
Did you tell it to run anyway? Antivirus often flags .exe's just 'cause they're .exe's.
Amazing job! Your graphics and audio worked very well together, creating a great mood. The only issue I had was at the beginning, not realizing the flashlight drained so quickly and would kill you if it ran out.
Wow. Excellent mood, mechanics felt intuitive, graphics and gameplay had a nice polish. The concept felt creative and well executed. Very impressive, I'm surprised only one person was working on this.
Amazing. One of my favorites so far! Loved the art and the core mechanic. It took a few deaths before I realized I was supposed to quickly turn the lights on and off, but after that it was 'smooth' sailing.. well as smooth as it can be when you have creepy horrors slinking around every room.
thanks Xel!
That's interesting, i like the concepto and the gameplay
really challenging an fun! and a little creepy to be honest, which is a good thing! the art is really great too. Great job!!!
I really liked it! Very creepy and I liked the audio, but I didn't like that 'interact' was [F]. It just felt a little weird to me. I want to keep playing until I figure out what this key goes to. Update: turn your light on in the starting room.
You've done a great job making this game creepy... the style, the music. It's late, I'm too scared to leave the first room, I'm not sure I can handle a frightening horror adventure haha :P
I really liked your game! Very special!
Excellent mood. I really liked the enemies that changed their position when you toggled the lights.
This is an amazing little horror game - very well done! Art and sound combined to set the mood perfectly and the controls were great!
I just lost the last half-hour of my life trying over and over to get a better ending to no avail... is there one or am I mistaken that the key room is the key? If it is, maybe that room is a little too hard - feels like a need another second of battery power to make it possible...
The endings are based on how much light you use in total. Thanks for the kind words!
Wow. I haven't given 5 stars overall to a game so far, but I have to for this entry. I love the enemy design, not to mention the variety. The graphics as a whole were very good. The sound design was REALLY effective too - from the creepy breathing of the first room's monsters, to the deep giggle of that rolling head thing. The mood was great, the challenge was great, and it was really fun to try to overcome your obstacles with such a limited light mechanic. One thing to note - on the level with the little diglett-looking heads coming out of the ground, the player could leave the screen boundaries. Overall this was really, really good.
Wow, thanks! Also thanks for that note. Will fix it right away!
Neat concept!! I included it in my Ludum Dare 39 compilation video series, if you’d like to take a look :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMCKWv94MN0