Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD46 → Candle in the rain
By erkberg
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 533 | 3.42 | 27 | |
| Fun | 749 | 3.00 | 27 | |
| Innovation | 476 | 3.36 | 27 | |
| Theme | 227 | 3.98 | 28 | |
| Graphics | 599 | 3.32 | 28 | |
| Audio | 168 | 3.65 | 28 | |
| Humor | 699 | 2.35 | 23 | |
| Mood | 74 | 3.98 | 28 |
Thanks for reporting your progress - it sounds like you learned a lot from it and that's always good. Nice job on the music and 3D models (no textures, but it worked). I think you achieved a certain "slightly unsettling but also optimistic" mood. The gameplay was basic, but still interesting to see what would happen. I never figured out how to interact with the tree, though (after completing two mini-puzzles near the start).
@stanleygray: Thanks for playing the game and leaving feedback, really appreciate it! Yes, the tree puzzle is problematic. Spoiler alert: You have to look at the tree from the right angle for some time (there's a little hint blinking from time to time). I actually really want for players to see the ending of the game, which is why I'm currently working on improving this puzzle in the post compo version, so that it can be solved from both sides of the tree and is a little more forgiving.
@Erkberg Ohh, I think I kept rotating the camera around the tree instead of waiting from a particular angle. The post-compo version sounds great!
I saved my candle! :D At first I thought, there was not much to do in this game, but then I discovered, I could interact with some things :D Very nice atmosphere! Good job!
A very simple little game. I enjoyed the ending with the smile on the main character's face. The music perfectly matched the tone and speed of the game. The first couple of puzzle's were pretty straight forward, but the wall and the tree were more difficult without having built on the idea of positioning the camera. Overall, I thought the game was enjoyably peaceful with an appropriate sense of dread. Great entry!
I love what you achieved in this weekend! That's quite a lot with the theme, the look, the music, and the feel of the game! I did unfortunately get stuck on the tree puzzle, and was unable to progress. Could visual indicators potentially be added to help give the player subtle hints?
@d4rkweasel: Thanks for playing the game and leaving a comment! @owl-and-jackalope: Thank you so much for your comment, I'm really happy that you enjoyed it and played it until the end! @twistedhawk: Thanks for playing and leaving feedback! There is actually a subtle hint at the tree puzzle, it blinks up briefly every 8 seconds. But it seems this is probably not enough to solve it... In the post-compo version, this puzzle is a bit more forgiving and solvable from two different angles (from the front and the back side of the tree). I hope this helps a bit, although it's probably still quite hard to figure out. :)
Same as the others, I couldn't complete the tree puzzle, which makes me sad because I really wanted to see what was next. That doesn't stop this being an awesome little experience. The atmosphere of this project shines. The mix of the rain and the almost entirely grey colour scheme makes this game feel bleak, but then solving the puzzles feels almost hopeful. The slow walking and constant management of the candle is like an effective annoyance. I really like this, wish I'd been able to solve the tree :(. Great work!
The mood and graphics were interesting.
The movement was painfully slow. It made trying to explore the map really annoying.
It was a really touching experience! Your game definitely deserves more ratings. It has one of the best stories I've in game jams. Puzzles make it even more exciting. Took me some time and viewing your comment above to figure out the last one. But it was totally worth it. The models are great, it's a pity you couldn't add the texture but the graphics does its magic anyway given the dark mood. Music is beautiful, you have my highest appreciation for it. It adds to the mood tremendously. You've done an amazing job for a 48 hour jam and I truly hope you will polish it even more adding the textures and nice UI elements. Good luck!
Liked the concept and the mood. The first puzzle feels weird to me but the others are well made.
I love the ending, it's so wholesome thank you! I hope you get enough ratings, you deserve them. I really liked your game, it set a melancholic yet beautiful atmosphere. Good job !
I love the games atmosphere, but for me the gameplay felt slow and unfinished.
@jamieok: Thank you so much! Comments like these really make my day :) I added a link to the solution for the tree puzzle at the top of the games page, if you want to check out the end of the game. (trust me, it's worth it) @mrchippy: Thanks for your comment! The slow movement is quite intentional to support the mood of the game. And I think the map is small enough that it doesn't really matter to much. (the movespeed has still been increased a little in the post-compo version though) @mykola: Thank you so, so much for your lovely comment! Another one to truly make my day. I love that you enjoyed the story <3 I added a few visual polishes in the post-compo version, not too much, just litte touches, and I think I'll leave it at this state, because I'm quite satisfied with how it looks. (there's always more stuff to polish, but gotta move on someday ^^) @alexandroskap: I guess you solved the wall puzzle first :) It's meant to carry the message that problems might be way smaller than they seem at first (or even non-existent) when viewed from a different perspective (and prepare for the tree perspective puzzle mechanically). Or was it the one with the seed? That one is perhaps a little too simple, I have to admit :D @red-ash: And yet another comment that makes my day, I can't believe it, thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed the game. I love making wholesome stuff these days :) @jk5000: Thanks for your comment! The slowness is intended to support the mood, but you got a point with it being a little unfinished. I pretty much have three core mechanics in there (candle, point'n'click and perspective) and none of them is fully realized due to time constraints. But hey, you could also just call it casual gameplay :D
Love how creepy your game is.
This is really nice, a little creepy but unique and interesting. Audio very nice.
Hey this was really nice to play from start to end! Really cute atmosphere
i loved the music, combined with the slightly surreal models and the rain it gave off a very dreary vibe(in a good way) and i really like the contrast to the wholesome puzzle parts for a gamejam i might have preferred a focus on one type of puzzle, the shift from pointNclick to perspective puzzles was a bit confusing to me