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Neighbor - a spooky pixel adventure by kristinamay

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made by kristinamay for Ludum Dare 46 (JAM)

Neighbor is a first-person point-and-click narrative adventure about a woman, her lovely dog Willow, and her new neighbor.

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It's a bit spooky and there are a couple of swears.

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This was my very first time using Unity, and I created all of the assets including music, art, and code. I would have had this done in time for the compo, but. First time using Unity. :) This game SHOULD work on both Mac and Windows - I tested both.

UPDATE: I fixed the issue with text rendering in the intro, so the web version is good to go as well. Enjoy!

Tool Details: - Dev: Adventure Creator (in Unity) - Art: Pixaki - Music: Medley

I hope you enjoy, and thank you so much for playing!

Youtube https://kristinamay.itch.io/neighbor
Youtube https://kristinamay.itch.io/neighbor
Youtube https://kristinamay.itch.io/neighbor
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/46/neighbor-a-spooky-pixel-adventure

Ratings

Overall 143th 4.081⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Fun 244th 3.883⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1370th 3.217⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1217th 3.667⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 755th 3.938⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Audio 176th 4⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Humor 503th 3.5⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Mood 143th 4.152⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Given 34🗳️ 31🗨️

Feedback

SynysterCola
21. Apr 2020 · 03:20 UTC
Love the art style! The music has that inquisitive feel to it. A really solid point and click adventure.
Liam Binford
21. Apr 2020 · 03:24 UTC
I'm not sure what's wrong with this game for me, but the text is so small I can't read it. Sorry, but I can't really play it.
James Kusardi
21. Apr 2020 · 03:26 UTC
text during the intro is rly small (on web version, at least) - but the pixel art is cute and the music is p groovy, definitely a great atmosphere :)
yeojoey
21. Apr 2020 · 03:27 UTC
I loved this! The story was well-written and the music really helped sell the tension of the narrative (I got really spooked near the end!). Really great work!
ryan123rudder
21. Apr 2020 · 03:28 UTC
Really fun gameplay and enjoyable to discover the story
Kotka
21. Apr 2020 · 03:29 UTC
As comments say above, the text was very small on web version. I loved the art style! Really cool concept!
OrdiNeu
21. Apr 2020 · 03:29 UTC
A short but fun romp! I liked the unsettling music as it got towards the tense scene. Plot was a bit of a Deus Ex, but otherwise pretty good!
🎤 kristinamay
21. Apr 2020 · 03:30 UTC
Hey @liam-binford @james-kusardi try downloading the game instead of playing the web version. I'm going to take the web version down for now until I can figure out why the first bits of text are messed up.
bklolo
21. Apr 2020 · 03:32 UTC
Just enough to do to keep the progression flowing, very nice.
Maxathon
21. Apr 2020 · 03:34 UTC
Love it. Bite-sized, old school. I also had the issue with the text size at the start, but it resolved after the intro.
bennybig98
21. Apr 2020 · 03:37 UTC
The art was great, and it was fun to explore the world that you made!
d1str4kt0r
21. Apr 2020 · 03:37 UTC
The music got me.. I am still listening even after completing the game!! fine work! If you were a team of a bunch of you.. this would be extraordinary
Frozen Spirit
21. Apr 2020 · 03:38 UTC
This was a super cool game! I loved the plot and the pixel art. In the intro cut-scene some of the dialog boxes were too small to read but after that everything was fixed and really well made and gave me an enjoyable few minutes of fun.
Trifectuh
21. Apr 2020 · 03:41 UTC
Finished it! https://imgur.com/a/2tNgcDC This was so great. The art is awesome, the story is ...disturbing in a good way? But also I hope it isn't too autobiographical :(

FYI the tiny-text issue in browsers can be remedied by zooming the page with your browser. Soon as the zoom level changes the dialog boxes pop into place. (at least on chrome)
Guardaro
21. Apr 2020 · 03:42 UTC
Very nice! The shifts in music at different stages were very effective. A couple of glitches: at the very beginning the text was TINY and unreadable, and when Mike was in the tavern I was still able to get his dialogue in front of his house even though his graphic wasn't there. Great atmosphere!
Vignesh Raj
21. Apr 2020 · 03:42 UTC
Awesome game. Only problem I found was that I could talk to Mike even if he was not present there. But the pixel art and the music is awesome.
brzyrt
21. Apr 2020 · 03:45 UTC
The feeling of the game was good and I liked the music, but i couldnt really figure out what i was supposed to do.
doodlebrisk
21. Apr 2020 · 03:46 UTC
Really creepy. The music and vibe kept me on edge most of the time. Great atmosphere. I don't want to spoil anything, but I got a little stuck at one point. I had the same problem that others are having with the tiny text, but it was fine when I made it full screen.
🎤 kristinamay
21. Apr 2020 · 03:47 UTC
@guardaro @vignesh-raj thank you for the spot!! I fixed the text rendering issues and fixed the Mike issue while I was in there. :-) Thank you so much for playing, all.
BadPiggy
21. Apr 2020 · 03:56 UTC
Absolutely loved the music and the mood. The pixel art was amazing as well. Maybe you could have done a little more with the theme but the ending was nice as well. Rather good point and click adventure :)
🎤 kristinamay
21. Apr 2020 · 04:04 UTC
@trifectuh LOL the only autobiographical part is that I have an amazing dog named Willow. Here she is. She even has a purple collar. :-) ! https://imgur.com/a/0qoUIfz
peterfiftyfour
21. Apr 2020 · 04:06 UTC
This is great! I wanna know more!! I wanna descend into the pit and uncover the TRUTH!
morel-8
21. Apr 2020 · 04:12 UTC
So warm pixel art and dialogues, and music makes you worry)
Dat moment, when you talk to Mike in the evening, and he is not in place in same time x)____) I stuck in the bar lockers for some reason
Thanks for game experience)
bufalloo
21. Apr 2020 · 04:25 UTC
Awesome work for your first Unity game!
Rustywolf
21. Apr 2020 · 06:30 UTC
Not a bad execution of the story. My main criticism would be that the objects that you can interact with could use some form of highlighting besides the text appearing. There were a few scenarios where I wasnt sure what to interact with (Aftering entering the location of the final scene, was stuck for a minute working out what to do). Also, where to click to exit the current location could use a highlight

Otherwise not bad, good work
anystarabove
21. Apr 2020 · 11:54 UTC
this was so fun. amazing you did it all in 48 hours. the plot, dialog, graphics, music are all really cohesive. excellent craftsmanship. i love all the details in the pixel art. spooky, quirky, suspenseful and made me smile.
ssh.randy
21. Apr 2020 · 15:50 UTC
oh wow well done! That's a lot of story packed into a small timeframe. And first time using unity! I love that you managed to craft a little world in so short a time frame!
arzi
21. Apr 2020 · 16:24 UTC
From the thumbnail I thought there'd be a wizard! But oh well, bartender's fine as well!

Really nice little adventure game. If something, maybe some sort of indication where to click if you want to exit a screen, sometimes I had to scan the whole screen with the mouse just to get back to the previous screen.
Honey Pony
12. May 2020 · 02:50 UTC
Pretty neat game! There's enough little tasks to keep you engaged throughout the length of the game, and the music contributes pretty well to rising tension. I usually have some thoughts on what I might tweak, but I honestly can't think of anything (although that's likely partially because I don't play a lot of adventure games). Good job!
gamebuilder
12. May 2020 · 18:43 UTC
A very good game. I like the pixel art and the music; they both fit together well. It was fun exploring the map, and once I became determined to find a way to Mike's back yard, I never lost interest. You kept me in suspense. Definitely one of the better games here! Nice work!