mortus 2018-12-04 14:57
Really spooky game! I've literally jumped in my chair the first time I've turned around and saw the thing go at me!
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD43 → Be Near My Little Ones
By gumboot
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 3.10 | 7 | ||
| Fun | 2.60 | 7 | ||
| Innovation | 3.10 | 7 | ||
| Theme | 2.50 | 7 | ||
| Graphics | 3.70 | 7 | ||
| Audio | 3.60 | 7 | ||
| Humor | 2.25 | 6 | ||
| Mood | 4.00 | 7 |
Really spooky game! I've literally jumped in my chair the first time I've turned around and saw the thing go at me!
Your graphics are top-notch and there's a very good atmosphere. Unfortunately I had a lot of gameplay issues.
The biggest issue I feel is that it's very difficult to employ stealth. The camera locks you into a nearly top-down view where you can't see very far, and to add to that, it's dark. The enemies are completely silent, so you really can't see or hear them until it's practically too late. I died twice because an enemy that somehow saw me from off-screen ran at me at ten meters per second. There was no warning despite me panning the camera constantly looking for enemies. The levels are so sparse that you have to sprint anywhere, which affords you little use of the sneak button. Basically, I found sneak to be the button you used only if you happened to run into an enemy that somehow didn't see you first. If you sneak around everywhere all the time, you end up wasting a lot of time as the level is very vast, and you give the patrolling enemies even more time to catch you out in the open.
I couldn't find a use for the rocks. I threw them near enemies and at enemies. Perhaps I should have thrown them at bushes to make distant noises? A tutorial level or screen would have helped explain their rightful use.
I really liked the different girls at the campfire being different lives (I think that's what was happening?). There was another game that did that on Steam called "The Path" based on Little Red Riding Hood, and your game reminded me heavily of that.
In all though, besides the gameplay issues, I found the graphics and animations very well-made and with a few control/gameplay tweaks it's a solid game. Great job man!
Well, it seemed cool, but after the first relic and altar I couldn't for the life of me find any other relics, despite running around for quite some time, finding the two other altars, as well as finding the "exit" of the map which simply seems to lead to losing a life. I did run into a monster once. Yeah, I'm not sure. Maybe provide a gameplay video or some more signposting? =/