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The Before Times

By marjie, Rasabi, Ochopika, steventrouble and ukulelefury

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall14783.1827
Fun18882.1826
Innovation13132.9126
Theme11783.4427
Graphics3604.1627
Audio3443.7926
Humor13612.0221
Mood3963.9027

Comments

felo07 2021-04-27 03:13

I couldnt understand very well, Im in an eternal loop? The graphics are very nice and the music is very chill.

david-u 2021-04-27 18:19

I liked being able to sigh at random things in the environment. It's very nicely modelled, but I didn't know what to do after I interacted with everything? Do you stay in the loop forever?

ukulelefury 2021-04-27 22:20

Hey @felo07, thanks for playing! :) I'm also impressed by our composer and artist! Sorry about the looping! We had a last-minute bug that broke the game-end condition! We've pushed an updated version now.

ukulelefury 2021-04-27 22:22

Hey @david-u, thanks for playing! "**Sigh**" Sorry about the looping! We had a last-minute bug that broke the game-end condition! We've pushed an updated version now.

jakubbala 2021-04-28 19:14

Hi! Really nice looking and sounding game, really gave me a very eerie vibe. However I was very confused as to what I'm supposed to do, and i'm guessing that's because of the bug that occurred, so im sorry to hear that that happened :(

homlet 2021-04-28 19:14

The transitions in the music and lighting were very well executed. With some more challenging puzzle elements this idea could have a lot of potential.

learus 2021-04-28 19:17

It's hard to rate this game for sure. I would say it is more an experience than a game. The mood is amazing, graphics and music are top notch. As for the looping mechanism, it's a coding problem i'd like to challenge myself to solve! In any case good job!

ccglp 2021-04-28 19:20

Hey! This is a great entry! :) I was genuinely scared when I realised I was in a loop (P.T PTSD) After I realized this wasn't a horror game I enjoyed the excellent soundtrack and ending. Super nice job with the mood, 5/5 <3

jmartinez-gamedev 2021-04-28 19:20

Got to the end. Nice looking game and with great mood, I didn't truly get the meaning but it looks like there's one in there. Solid entry anyway. Good job!

freddyturbina 2021-04-28 19:21

this game move me. I don't know if you intend to how a deep massage, but I found some similarity to some personal problem. great sort experience 10/10

filgru 2021-04-28 19:40

Hi! Amazing mood, too bad this game is so short. I don't know why, but at some point I expected to see my reflection in the mirror;) At first I actually went through all possible interactions, that's why I finished this game quite fast, but when I tried to play it without any interactions, then it's infinite. Great job!

sparked99 2021-04-29 01:44

Amazing atmosphere. Even after I lowered my guard from expecting a jump scare the environment felt very eerie. I wasn't really sure what was going on for most of the game apart from the looping. I did like how the lights got brighter as you progressed. Overall I could tell when I was progressing but not always why or how. Your entry was put together very well. :)

grimsbaldruk 2021-04-29 17:38

Felt like Tim Burton making a film about his confinement. Graphics are really good, don't know if you done all of it yourself but it work pretty good with the atmosphere. Felt a bit too much stuck a loop rather than going deeper. Even if it's clear that you worked on the "introspective" way of translating deeper and deeper, it felt more like I was going higher and higher with lights increasing, music and at the end the call finally happening. Very well done ! (PS : I'm pretty sure each of level we are teleported at the beginning of the scene and lights values increases but you should find a way to make this imperceptible)

2021-04-30 00:34

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machmarten 2021-04-30 00:35

This one was very well put together! Unfortunately I'm not sure whether or not this looping bug that you've mentioned has been fixed or not, as I interacted with almost everything I could find and I couldn't find any indication that I cleared the game or not :sweat_smile: On the brighter side, the art, audio and just the overall atmosphere was executed incredibly well (though note, I would probably recommend adding some minimal anti-aliasing next time you work on it to bring the quality up even further)! Good work on this one :)

katreenashy 2021-04-30 08:46

I kept jumping on the stairs but it never ended , on the other way the graphics and the audio fits in a very cool way , It will be cool to see how it ends

rewzu 2021-04-30 17:19

Interesting concept and nice graphics. There are some minor issues: near clipping plane is way too far, speed of step sounds doesn't match speed of movement at all, there is noticeable teleporting when going between rooms and lighting looks a bit unnatural. Other than that it is solid entry. Good job!

sesca 2021-04-30 17:25

Nice little game. I was a bit lost, so I didn't went trough. But I liked the graphic and the sound was pretty nice.

roka-josh 2021-05-10 21:37

I was definitely on edge for a while expecting it to be a horror game, but once my nerves had settle I was sold on the looping concept. Really neat game!

edur 2021-05-13 16:28

Cool loop, but i expected something scary but nothing happened. But i really liked it,fun audio and nice gameplay.

nardandas 2021-05-18 06:10

Absolutely expected it to be a horror game. After getting past that, it was a fun little experience. The way the character explained it was sunny outside while it was black was a bit off. I think if that was fixed it might've helped the creepy atmosphere a little. Otherwise good job!