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Lost Souls

By raineii, Eric Lagergren, JacobWing, Rexus and Ivanrsp

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall7723.6838
Fun11733.3437
Innovation11173.3336
Theme4944.0136
Graphics9783.7938
Audio2743.8738
Humor20091.7125
Mood1774.1039

Comments

asemic 2020-04-21 03:10

It was fun. Its kinda buggy sometimes (shadows walk beside you instead of killing you) but very good overall. Loved the art and soud effects.

2020-04-21 18:03

Note: Shadows are supposed to walk beside you when you're in the light, that's how you keep them from killing you. Only when your torch dies out (Or if you step on the Slime shadow) will they actually be able to kill you.

sirllama 2020-04-21 19:08

Very good game, but also quiet challenging. The only real problem is that it is more about keeping yourself alive than something else. But other than that, I love the shadows and the graphics too! well done

mrhassansan 2020-04-21 19:14

Nice spooky vibes! There was some real tasty sound design in here, too~

daregb 2020-04-21 19:17

Nice art! Graphics and sounds are very immersive.

SPACE + WASD = Run not working to me, but I think I couldn't do it because I had logs. btw nice game!!

skelleroznik 2020-04-21 19:47

Such a great game! It's so atmospheric. I loved the art, music and sounds. The lighing effect is awesome. Ghosts are spooky. Nice job!

raineii 2020-04-21 20:17

@daregb Oh, this is actually a mistake on our part. It should read "SHIFT + SPACE". Since it's really important to let the player know about this, we're pushing a fix on a few minutes, in case you want to give it another shot. Thank you so much for letting us know about it!

hacktrout 2020-04-21 21:39

A game with a good mood, great work with this entry!

firebelley 2020-04-21 21:46

Great mood and art! I wasn't entirely clear what I was supposed to do, but I enjoyed my time with it! The shadow-beast things were really neat. I liked how they stayed away from the light.

vartagh 2020-04-21 21:48

very nice atmosphere. dark and horror

r2isabot 2020-04-21 22:01

Is that music original? If it is congrats to the composer, the piano is amazing but the guitar nailed it! I can tell you guys like don't starve :P

learus 2020-04-21 22:02

What an experience! The art direction of this game is just amazing. From the sprites to the music to the feeling of hearth when you are near a fireplace, to the terrifying look and movement of the shadow blobs. A great atmosphere from start to finish. Loved the way the game explained its mechanics in the main menu. A challenging game for sure, as I did not manage to beat it. Far from it. Only problem I had is the fact, that wood logs are spawning in unreachable places. (Or are they not unreachable?) Overall great game. Well done!

pele90 2020-04-21 22:20

I must say, when I saw the monster the first time, the fear start creeping over me. I absolutely love the graphics and the sound. The lighting effect is awesome. The shadow feature is great too. The atmosphere is just as it supposed to be for this kind of game. Really nice job.

ben-ash 2020-04-21 22:44

Absolutely love the atmosphere; the art and music work perfectly together! Seemed a bit too challenging at first but really love the vibe and it encourages repeated attempts. :)

noahro 2020-04-22 00:31

It's funny, our entry is eerily similar to yours... Great entry!

eric-lagergren 2020-04-22 02:14

Oh my goodness! Thank you @r2isabot I'm so glad you liked my music :)

sludgekey 2020-04-22 16:37

Really love the atmosphere!

james-dunlap 2020-04-22 18:18

Great atmosphere. The use of the lighting effects was superb as was the music. It took a couple times to figure it all out, but I did get it down. Great work.

aj-jones 2020-04-23 06:47

Loved the vibe of this game, audio and lighting really did a lot to sell it. Really well done!

natethegreat 2020-04-23 07:09

Very spooky vibe. Amazing overall art and sound. I really enjoyed playing. I even found another fire pit and was able to light it and get a log on but unfortunately didn't get it bright enough in time for the shadows to come out and kill me. Wasn't sure what benefit the chests provided that spawned? Great entry overall!

svarttand 2020-04-23 09:40

Nice moody game! Here is the video of me playing the game:

https://youtu.be/MpS-qfLuelc

The style was really nice and had a really good feel, but the goal of the game was not really clear to me. Just find survive I thought but what was the weird altars I found? So if it is a goal to also find them maybe put some ui telling the player how many are found and how many are still out there. And when I finished the game I saw that I actually was searching for a soul so just clearer instructions would have been nice.

Other than that it was really good!

lajazuve 2020-04-23 14:10

i'm glad to test a game with a similar concept of mine, but in a very differente way ! the gameplay is cool and fun woks very well, it's cool to have differents biomes too ! great job !

prototype-jon 2020-04-23 15:35

I really only have positives to say about this game.

I played this game an unhealthy amount of times. It was super addicting. I was really impressed with it's simplicity and the mood it established. The first time I saw the shadow, it startled the crap out of me.

If Lieut. James Longstreet was still with us, I would have loved it if he documented my life.

Excellent game.

sergei 2020-04-23 17:37

Very atmospheric game! The beauty of effects, music and story mood made it a very enjoyable playing experience!

adriczero 2020-04-24 02:05

Sound really helped set a mood. I had a similar idea, but went in another direction. I like how your idea turned out.

sethpaxton 2020-04-24 06:16

Fun game! I like the depth put into the throwing mechanic, and the shadows work well. The webGL version definitely doesn't handle the graphics as smoothly, but what can you do? The shadow souls were a good idea, well executed - nice work!

raineii 2020-04-25 02:56

@svarttand Thanks a lot for uploading the video, it was awesome to see you play! Sadly, the WebGL version will not render the fire correctly sometimes :(. If you can, I'd advise you play the Windows/Mac versions, where this issue doesn't happen.

You did very well, and were pretty fearless when facing the shadows! Also, thanks for the feedback, showing every item you've collected is something we're discussing right now as a future addition, for sure.

The objective of the game is to survive & collect the chests, as well as exploring the dark forest and discovering the secrets it beholds. If you give it another shot, try heading east from the central bonfire and follow the creepy music, it may lead you to the forest's darkest secret... ;)

Thanks for playing!

raineii 2020-04-25 03:01

Thanks everyone for the supportive comments and the great feedback!

We're glad you enjoyed playing our game. :)

yy404 2020-04-25 12:04

Too much to explore. Prefect mood and music!