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Not the Right Way

By deerofblue, xvr2e7, Klay and ZYM

View on ldjam.com

CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall7503.4223
Fun7493.2823
Innovation5723.3823
Theme10922.8523
Graphics4653.8925
Audio4903.3823
Humor2.3916
Mood3873.7823

Comments

gonzo13 2024-04-16 18:31

I can't press any button in html5 version. :sob:

ariyassa 2024-04-16 23:05

Love the art and the musical vibe! I had issues with the HTML5 as well, I eventually got to the gameplay, but no enemies spawned :(

la-bread 2024-04-16 23:06

html5 version isnt working on my end, hope to play it soon!

lehmy 2024-04-16 23:07

The web version of the game is not continuing past the tutorial-screen, i can place stuff with the keys, but they are not accepted to continue to the gameplay. Hope you can get this fixed.

khaotom 2024-04-16 23:08

There doesn't seem to be a way to start the game. It says press 'any key' to start but no key seems to start it. I notice the number buttons spawn the items. but the intro text remains.

Further, the downloadable version is 'not found' as well.

erik-tate 2024-04-16 23:09

Also not able to start the game in html5 :disappointed: For some reason the download link seems to not be working either. From what I can see though the art direction looks really interesting!

gnum 2024-04-16 23:09

Vety cool game!

kaedalus 2024-04-16 23:09

Yes, unfortunately was unable to play the web version, as the game does not start. :/

kirass 2024-04-16 23:10

You are really great! The game turned out great!

ian-mcd 2024-04-16 23:17

couldn't trigger the game on web stuck on the press any button to play. love the theming and art though great work!

kewdev 2024-04-16 23:19

HTML5 version seems to have an issue with getting past the tutorial text sadly.

deerofblue 2024-04-16 23:53

Sorry guys. Now the bug is fixed!

wakobu 2024-04-17 15:08

I could finish the game! Nice concept, art and ambiance! The game however lacks balance: there is no need to plant walls while you can spam wires. As well, once you unlock the wires, no need for checkpoint. Very good entry overall.

icyyw 2024-04-17 21:49

Interesting concept. There's some 'Papers Please!' theme at the back too. Good job!

quinnster 2024-04-18 02:21

Interesting game concept! I liked the variety in people types, and the story was interesting. I did softlock the game at some point, I should've been the level but instead it just froze.

jupiterintardis 2024-04-18 16:38

I love this game concept, But I don't figure out that why there is nothing happened when the green man was blocked by the officer.

suan 2024-04-18 16:43

the black&white style art is really amazing! engoy playing but I think I meet a bug again...

bjornstenlund 2024-04-18 17:02

Cool game! Very moody!

For my personal taste it's a bit hard to really engage in a story in a jam game, it's just not my thing. So I'll just skip giving feedback on that.

I felt like the controls were a bit strange. The hammer UI should probably have been furthest to the right (since 5 equipped it). In my first play through I never realised I could unequip all "summons" with right click (not just the hammer) so maybe that could be updated on the itch page. I think it would be really nice if you could swap equipped by pressing a new one, that is if you had the wall equipped and pressed 3 in would just equip the barb wire. And, obviously this is a bit nit-picky but I think enter/space/left click to continue would be better.

The collision where a bit hard to understand, maybe it would be a good idea to actually draw them out (that is an actual square around the animations). I placed the '4' in front of the fugitive, but I guess it caught to foot of someone above and that failed me.

I liked that you had the sounds that you had, but I feel it could me nice to add a "plop" when placing a obstacle and "tick" "clack" when equipping/ unequipping.

I think it was good that you allowed me to just quickly try again. It didn't feel too punishing failing, so that's good! I really liked the music, it matched the gray, doomy atmosphere.

Well done, nice that you joined the jam!

tetrergeru 2024-04-18 17:24

Interesting concept for gameplay! I somehow had a plants vs zombies vibe.

Art and music work vell to create a gloomy totalitarian mood and atmosphere. Good entry!

I coulndn't get past the first level with a child in web version. The screen kept scrolling, and registered neither success nor failure. It worked after I restarted the page, but then again broke on the next level. photo_2024-04-18_19-17-33.jpg

deerofblue 2024-04-18 19:06

The hot fix that solves the endless scrolling loop has been uploaded. Thanks for the patience!

orbitaldot 2024-04-19 08:47

I like the little set of mechanics present here! I agree with one of the comments above that the narrative parts are a bit lengthy in contrast to the gameplay, there probably should've been a way to fast-forward through the text parts (but the story that's there is still pretty cool!)

Solid art style & graphics too :D

breakfastgun 2024-04-20 00:10

Really cool concept! I loved how the music contributed to the atmosphere. And the art style is very nice too. Great job!

kyoryucomic 2024-04-20 00:10

I really liked this game! I like the little story and the fact that you could skip if you get stuck on a level lol

brainles-etertainment 2024-04-20 07:30

I wish I could skip the lore, but overall, the game is cool.

diadem-games 2024-04-20 08:46

I really loved the aesthetics! The gameplay is fun and challenging. I could not get rid of the feeling, that there is twist buried somewhere in the game or the narrative, but I couldn't find/understand it. Also, why does skipping have no effect on the game? Is this just to allow players to get through the narrative, in case they cannot finish a level?

vivid-hallucination 2024-04-21 02:03

I enjoyed the writing, the general conceit gave Papers Please vibes, but it's a different beast mechanically. The art style is wonderful, musical accompaniment fitting and refined. Overall good entry.

sozey 2024-04-23 16:54

This is such a cool entry! The art style is lovely and unique, and works well with the gameplay.