CyberMayan

drnoir 2018-12-04 13:16

Ok just downloaded and played this game, and good things first it looks really really nice - a dark oppressive atmosphere with some reflective surfaces and interesting 3d environment as well as very good use of typography to further emphasis the Mayan feeling, in the intro. However the gameplay let me a bit stumped, I clicked on two doors in the first room and then saw some smoke and then a black screen then nothing more, and this is as far as I can get after trying the first level a few times, so I am a little confused as to what I am supposed to do next. The sound FX are also worth mentioning they are creepy and suitably Mayan. Visually it blends the new and the old in an interesting way and you can see how it could be a great game if there is more time to develop the gameplay.

drnoir 2018-12-04 13:18

ahhh I missed there was an inventory, will replay it now I know this!

drnoir 2018-12-04 13:23

Ok so I replayed it and it does get more interesting when you have access to the inventory, going further through the game also showed how important sound design is to the game and it does create a spooky atmosphere with all the reverb noise etc

kibou-entertainment 2018-12-04 13:32

Mayan style, all over around :) quite a nice concept!

staxx6 2018-12-04 13:43

To be honest, still confused what to do 😅. Sound, graphics and mood are good so far.

pierkwadrat 2018-12-04 15:15

Good atmosphere, but the loading screen was way too long.

ilseroth 2018-12-04 15:26

I'll be straightforward. I didn't really like it. The load time between rooms was real long, since all of the rooms look the same, I thought I was in the same room at first. The "sanity" effect making things blurry just hurt my eyes. The setting was an interesting concept in writing, but this one room temple didn't sell it.

le-slo 2018-12-04 15:27

@ilseroth It's not loading time, there are some sounds playing that represent the actions.

ilseroth 2018-12-04 15:40

I get that, and for the first room or so I was like, ok. But after a few rooms it just got repetitive and boring. If I was given some sort of change in environment or some sort of action to perform besides just choosing a door based on my inventory, then I might've enjoyed it more, but that's the whole game.

jibbs 2018-12-04 15:41

Nice atmosphere, however i did not really understand why I lost to be honest x) Especially I did not understand the purpose of the inventory. Actually I think it is not my kind of game but interesting concept !

kl0z 2018-12-04 16:10

@ilseroth yes, thats true, we thought of that and have in mind that you could click when the sound is playing to skip it, but there was not enough time to implement it, maybe in a future version... However you could view as an oportunity to listen to the sounds that were made also with hard work. And also, surely you can make an effort and find something you like, if not, well then I'm sorry you played it. Anyway, thanks for yout honesty.

kl0z 2018-12-04 16:11

@jibbs maybe you didn't lose! try to give it a few more tries.

vulcansyntax 2018-12-04 16:11

Things I liked:

* The sound design in this game is top notch. Seriously, well done. * This game has a mood it was going for, and it absolutely nails it.

Things that could be improved:

* I have no idea what the hell I'm doing. I understand that this might be what you're going for, but I seriously have no idea how to progress.

Overall: 3.5

wegpast 2018-12-04 17:27

There is an ambiance, for sure. Sounds are cool. But yeah... I'm a bit confuse on what is the puprose of this adventure x)

I'll try post LD version later.

guy-withivy 2018-12-06 11:51

Very good atmosphere, sound is top. But it's difficult to understand the objective Cool job btw

jk5000 2018-12-07 18:02

The idea is interesting and a bit weird. The sound effects after opening the doors is super cool, but also a bit confusing. Over a super interesting LD game. Well done.

niterich 2018-12-08 17:36

I'm afraid I'm going to have to agree with the majority here and say I have no idea what I'm doing, how I'm supposed to be doing it, or if I'm even progressing. Am I supposed to be passing through doors that I have the equipment to pass through? Am I supposed to be hanging onto them? Am I reincarnating in the same room each time or am I passing onto the next one?

I also didn't like how Unity was forced into fullscreen mode, since my computer was barely powerful enough to render it - I would have liked to play it at a smaller resolution but a higher frame rate.

On the plus side, I think the sound effects and the music were really well done.

hdugmag 2018-12-16 18:32

Excellent audio design and mood, but maybe guiding the player a bit in the beginning would have released the game's potential. All in all, well done!