Within by jhell

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made by jhell for LD 43 (COMPO)

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You find yourself trapped in a mysterious location. You only remember you swore not to do some things...


Features: - A mad character - Strange, messy story with 2 endings - 3 key story pieces to find - Custom made music

Controls: - Arrow keys to move the character


Thanks for reading, and playing!!

Ratings

Overall 307th 3.273⭐ 46🧑‍⚖️
Fun 328th 3.057⭐ 46🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 198th 3.318⭐ 46🧑‍⚖️
Theme 196th 3.616⭐ 45🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 393th 2.744⭐ 45🧑‍⚖️
Audio 118th 3.432⭐ 46🧑‍⚖️
Mood 99th 3.614⭐ 46🧑‍⚖️
Given 42🗳️ 34🗨️

Feedback

TwoPM
03. Dec 2018 · 00:56 UTC
I love this mechanic! Really clever way to incorporate the theme.
BGameDev
03. Dec 2018 · 07:00 UTC
Wow, nice mechanics. Decent game and cool sounds.
Gevernus
03. Dec 2018 · 13:25 UTC
You have pretty voice)
BinaryLynx
03. Dec 2018 · 13:29 UTC
WOW I LOVED THE AUDIO! Nice one! xD
Ale
03. Dec 2018 · 21:31 UTC
Wow that was a very unique spin on the theme, great work! The music was really good, and the voice acting helped keep it from getting dry.

I only found two of the star/asterisk things. Looked around but couldn't find the last one :shrug:
nkrim
03. Dec 2018 · 22:23 UTC
Love how you spun the the theme into something more meta like sacrificing your controls. Also thought the level design was very cool and it was a little challenging but very satisfying to find all the starred papers, great game!
TheseusInABottle
03. Dec 2018 · 22:30 UTC
I enjoy the notes left scattered on the floor and how they seem to give a sort of lingering hint of darkness, and make you question what is going on. I did find a minor bug that when you run into a walk paralel to the wall you can cause your player to spin in circles this didnt do anything gameplay wise but it does effect immersion as it seemed like you where going for a darker mood so to have you character spinning in circles ruined it a little.
Quentin Wittevrongel
03. Dec 2018 · 22:39 UTC
Nice mechanics, the audio is great as well, it works really well with the mood of the game. Great job!
Andrea
03. Dec 2018 · 22:46 UTC
Great job!
I wish the controls were a little easier to handle, unless it's just me who's really good at walking into traps xD
Well done!
OwlyCode
03. Dec 2018 · 23:09 UTC
Astounding game ! I liked how everything builds up, I felt growingly disturbed by the story and this is what was great about it. It's one of my top picks of tonight.
JustWall Games
04. Dec 2018 · 01:22 UTC
"No, You Don't Understand!" - And I didn't at first - Then I understood about the symbols. Then I played for a long time and died a whole lot! Good Job!
BenBurgh
04. Dec 2018 · 03:23 UTC
Really cool game, and also really hard! I wasn't able to finish it, but I'd like to come back it! Great sound effects!
Capital-Asterisk
04. Dec 2018 · 03:58 UTC
I like the mysterious and unsettling feeling I get from this game, especially the audio. Its difficult to piece together what was happening, and it took me a while to realize the main character is a psychopathy or something. I finished the game by making an offering.
Eva Abollivier
04. Dec 2018 · 12:49 UTC
It took me some time understand the mechanics. Maybe the player's health could be a bar that very obviously depletes itself, instead of being numbers stuck in a far corner of the screen. That way, the player would immediatly see when he is doing something wrong.
Otherwise, the mechanic in itself is interesting, and well implemented in the level design and the notes set a nice and foreboding mood. Well done!
loligxp
04. Dec 2018 · 14:35 UTC
Cool Mechanics, i like that you Had Music and The voice over was Great too :D
i See you indeed Used the Same Shadowlike Vision :P
drtizzle
04. Dec 2018 · 21:50 UTC
Very cool and complete game! I really like the small bits of story scattered around, and the changing pledges you make. Also, the voice overs are insane, I love it! Nice touch on the three asterisks that show that there is something more when you finish the 3 areas. And another bonus point for the dude just spinning around helplessly haha.

Very atmospheric, well done!
jeplmr
04. Dec 2018 · 23:38 UTC
Cool mechanics, very creative.
jotson
05. Dec 2018 · 01:31 UTC
Very spooky, interesting idea. I love all the little sounds you added.
arkinrev
05. Dec 2018 · 06:17 UTC
This was an interesting take on the theme, and I really liked how the mechanics reflected that. Nice work!
TheOneThatNeverWas
05. Dec 2018 · 20:30 UTC
Very nice game. Very creative and enjoyable. The mood and art style are amazing. Congratulations!
Namae
06. Dec 2018 · 01:06 UTC
This is crazy good
kantieno
06. Dec 2018 · 04:51 UTC
This was a very interesting game! The way the pledges changed was nice and the little bits of story being picked up was interesting! The way the character spun around was humorous. The controls were a little frustrating with how the character would continue sliding for a bit, but I could understand why that would be desired with making the lost controls more dangerous!

I played through for both endings after accidentally choicing one of them immediately without even going to see what the other option was.

Overall this was a nice entry!
conk
08. Dec 2018 · 13:56 UTC
Awesome! The hot/orange walls were a little annoying (especially the tighter gaps) but I managed both endings. You opted out of humour, but I found the audio quite comical at times (if not a little repetitive) although I suppose that wasn't intentional :stuck_out_tongue:

The mechanics were interesting, took me too long to realise I was pledging to not go in a certain direction. While the audio feedback helped, perhaps an additional sign (fading vision, flash red or something) as failing at times seemed quite abrupt.

Graphics were a little inconsistent in style, but the styles seen are nice and as I already mentioned, the audio was great!

Fantastic job, well done! :smile:
aoirufus
09. Dec 2018 · 12:08 UTC
Wee! This game is frustrating for a noob like myself! :') Well made overall. Graphics are a little poor on quality but as game design there's nothing confusing. And sounds are keeping the tension up. Good job!
island-jam-2-group-3
12. Dec 2018 · 22:39 UTC
Loved the game!. Nice graphics and audio, cool mechanics, weird story... :-P

Cool entry!
emanvidmaker
14. Dec 2018 · 20:24 UTC
love the game, really like it and its plage system 9/10. Some feedback: i will add health pickups if i where you