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Time For Dinner by Applestreet Games

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made by Applestreet Games for Ludum Dare 50 (JAM)

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You wake up alone in a small, dark bedroom with nothing but your camcorder. After fumbling around and finding a light switch you see a locked door. Do you have what it takes to escape the room before it is inevitably time for dinner?

Genre: Point and Click Horror
Controls: Look around w/ arrow keys or A and D. Click things to interact.

Follow Applestreet Games: https://twitter.com/ApplestreetG

Small Update 4-7-22: - [Quality of Life Improvement] Escape key now functions differently. In the game it will open the pause menu. In the cutscenes it will now skip the cutscene. The only place it now exits the game is on the main menu. - [Quality of Life Improvement] Keypad puzzle now has a zoomed in state for entering the combination. - [Bug Fix] The television now has the correct cursor when hovering over it. - [Bug Fix] The fade out when completing the game is now working as intended.

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Link https://leftshoe18.itch.io/time-for-dinner
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/50/time-for-dinner

Ratings

Overall 531th 3.64⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Fun 481th 3.58⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 376th 3.604⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1109th 3.239⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 481th 3.9⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Audio 152th 3.98⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Humor 660th 2.978⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Mood 88th 4.212⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Given 23🗳️ 29🗨️

Feedback

Bozarre
04. Apr 2022 · 16:38 UTC
What a experience !
Cool little escape room
hertles_graft
06. Apr 2022 · 13:43 UTC
it's cool that while playing again there are other digits and colors - random, needed for anlock door
hertles_graft
06. Apr 2022 · 13:43 UTC
Oh, really? I need to play too!
Bastienre4
07. Apr 2022 · 12:36 UTC
Wow mood is strong on this one.
A little sad that pressing escape close the game tho, because I tried to press escape on the note to exit it, but it close the game instead.
Really good job!
real_flamingicecubegames
07. Apr 2022 · 13:08 UTC
Good game. I really got frustrated on the keypad puzzle, mainly because it's keys are not labeled. Other than that I had a great time with this.
🎤 Applestreet Games
07. Apr 2022 · 14:34 UTC
Thank you guys for rating and commenting!

Sorry about the escape button thing.

And the keypad thing.

They're both being addressed in an update we're releasing after the jam.
woahitsjeff
07. Apr 2022 · 22:54 UTC
Pretty cool. I love the effect you added to the visuals! Well done 😄
KingOfSpill
07. Apr 2022 · 23:05 UTC
Very classic escape room, and it was oozing with style. The muted voices in the background audio really unsettled me. I liked the puzzle with the reversed numbers, and the audio cues helped a lot with solving it. I will say I had a bit of trouble with finding where to click to move from screen to screen, having a bit larger clicking zones for that would definitely make it a smoother experience.
matrixcoder
08. Apr 2022 · 06:53 UTC
good effort and also i loved the visual effect and the spooky feel. I couldn't play the game to the end but still i enjoyed this experience :) good luck
Arthur Mairs
08. Apr 2022 · 11:25 UTC
This was creepy, i liked it! Haven't played a game like this in a while!
Arthur Mairs
08. Apr 2022 · 11:25 UTC
Also lovely sound design!
Marron121
09. Apr 2022 · 14:40 UTC
Very cool short experience :)
Archimagus
10. Apr 2022 · 01:42 UTC
It's a stuffed Wookie. Top humor marks for that one. Top mood marks too. A bit more depth to the puzzles could have been nice, but for a jam game this is pretty impressive still. The FMV sequences were great and super innovative. Awesome work.
mrbrainfed
10. Apr 2022 · 02:20 UTC
I love a good escape room game, and this one did deliver. The mood was really strong and had me feeling uneasy at times. This was pretty impressive, good job!
etchell
10. Apr 2022 · 03:11 UTC
Nice job!

Loved the use of FMV/photography for your assets.

It sounds like you've addressed it in the post jam version, but the number keypad was rough to use without being pulled in for a closer look.

I enjoyed spotting the creepy edits to the areas and the twist gave me a laugh :)

Well done.
Misfire_dev
10. Apr 2022 · 11:33 UTC
the vibe you set and the way you set up the camera to look like an old VHS recorder is awesome
gamescodedogs
10. Apr 2022 · 17:20 UTC
Great game! 5/5 for mood and gfx!
Chocolat-Endive
10. Apr 2022 · 17:26 UTC
Oooh, a FMV game! I love FMV games! The puzzle was pretty basic but worked well. I guess another room with another set of puzzle would have been great, but I understand that making all the graphic assets as well as the sounds can take a lot of time. The note about the color would have been better if it was a photo of a paper with the same information. As it is in the game right now, it feels a little out of place.

Overall, good job! I really liked the mood and the execution, and I have'nt spotted any bug. Thanks for making and sharing your game!
Carlos_7x
11. Apr 2022 · 12:24 UTC
I think this is my type of gamaes. It kept my tension as I was expecting a scare jump or something. Puzzles were worked good, overall good submission :)
BiOs3008
13. Apr 2022 · 21:09 UTC
Scary Game Style O_o
ChanJohann
16. Apr 2022 · 13:06 UTC
I love the background noises! and sound of interactions is pretty nice to. not much complicated game and those puzzles are nice made, good job!