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Rituals

By nelow and Aby

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall514.2323
Fun3223.7323
Innovation144.3823
Theme304.4723
Graphics384.5923
Humor2.4616
Mood64.5723

Comments

dorren 2024-04-16 01:05

This game is awesome, the art style is really striking and atmospheric. Gameplay is super unique, never played something like this, Great job!

mathieuspooky 2024-04-18 08:10

The game is very beautiful and has a truly unique atmosphere, supported by an oppressive sound design. The mechanics work fairly well, but I find that it lacks explanation (or maybe I'm just too dumb) because beyond lighting the candles, I don't understand what I'm supposed to do with the book and the stones.

francois-dervaux 2024-04-18 08:13

Good Job Aby, Good Job Nelow, The game is great !!

xvr2e7 2024-04-21 00:27

Really cool graphics! Love the mood. Would benefit from more hints to enhance the gameplay. But overall very good job!

kleinzach 2024-04-21 00:31

This is absolutely fantastic. The vibes are so fantastic. I got stuck on the Cat thing, but I love how inscrutable and arcane it is while still being playable. Great job!

chispalbc 2024-04-21 00:37

Moving things around sometimes is really difficult, specially the cylinder puzzle thingy. Other than that, 10/10 for me

atzederserbe 2024-04-21 00:43

This game is nearly perfect, the audio and lighting makes for so much immersion <3 The pixelated graphics make it hard to see the details, though

aby 2024-04-21 01:09

@chispalbc Thanks for your feedback! We tried to make the physics confortable but it's not perfect.

nelow 2024-04-21 01:40

@MathieuSpooky, thanks for your feedback ! I implemented a few subtitles to help the player :) You can find them in the game's page if you don't want to play again.

nelow 2024-04-21 01:42

@AtzederSerbe thank you ! If I/we make another game in this style we'll keep it in mind

nelow 2024-04-21 01:44

@kleinzach ahah, the cat is the summon, We sadly had no time to make a polished end title screen, yet we are till happy with it :)

wilsk 2024-04-21 02:07

Nice job, very atmospheric and looks great. I got a bit stuck after the candles - I *think* I was meant to drag the pieces near the correct coloured candles from the book, but I couldn't seem to get them to "activate" other than the blue rectangular piece. Some pieces got stuck at the bottom of the screen and I couldn't interact with them any more.

emaigualmc2-art 2024-04-21 02:16

What a great job! I really liked the artistic style used that, together with the music, helps create an incredible atmosphere, it really feels like you are in a castle alone trying to summon demons xD. The only thing I would add would be a tutorial or guide to improve the game feeling. Well done!

krummsakura 2024-04-21 10:58

Alongside the creepy atmosphere and delightful low-res aesthetic, the best thing about the game is how immersive it feels. I hope you expand it into something much bigger.

bzoo345 2024-04-21 10:59

Incredibiley atmospheric game! I love the art style! I still a felt it was a bit slow to move the items around, but quite good nonetheless

nazorus 2024-04-21 10:59

Good looking game with a strong atmosphere. The ritual-making feels nice and organic, although sometimes it's difficult to move objects in a predictable way and the screen can feel a bit cluttered. I got stuck at some point so I didn't get to see the ending unfortunately, but I that was a fun experience nonetheless.

Congrats on making this!

dotiocat 2024-04-21 11:02

This game is honestly breathtakingly amazing visually, atmospherically and even the music adds so much weight and mystery to it. I wouldn't know where to begin with, it is simple yet extremely effective, the puzzles are not too hard but understanding them is a (fun) process that I could get behind even if it was several times as long of a game. The only tiniest of issues I have with it is that some of the puzzles that required me to pull things off of others (namely the pyramid) the things seemed rather unwilling at times, and very willing to peel off at others. But it's such a small issue in the grand scheme of things this is an amazing entry through and through.

ravernt 2024-04-21 11:07

Nice and unique game! Love the atmosphere! Well done!

jonathan-fischer 2024-04-24 22:56

The atmosphere of this game is incredible along with the mechanics. A really unique entry and satisfying to play!

joshua-miller-pio 2024-04-25 14:01

Really had a ton of fun you should be proud! Game play was really enjoyable, with a few polishes here and there it would be steam ready!

animawish 2024-04-27 18:44

Very cool game. Nice puzzles, an incredible atmosphere. Great job!

citsua 2024-04-30 15:00

Super cool artstyle! I loved figuring out the puzzles, but the dragging mechanic was frustrating (especially with the rotating cypher). I managed to summon the creature in the end :))