Artifactologically! by JiPark

No talent nor passion for history, and yet you landed yourself a job at a museum. Now you must scrutinize the antiquities people bring you to prove their authenticity. The only thing you have to help you is your grandmother's - an actual expert's - journal. Will you make it or fall prey to the scammers?

| Itch.io | https://blackcosmos7.itch.io/ludum58 |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/58/artifactologically |
Ratings
| Overall | 337th | 3.592⭐ | 40🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 478th | 3.224⭐ | 40🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 506th | 3.066⭐ | 40🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 284th | 3.842⭐ | 40🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 70th | 4.447⭐ | 40🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 574th | 2.5⭐ | 39🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 208th | 3.838⭐ | 39🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 33🗳️ | 61🗨️ |
I was also confused by the decline button being disabled. Didn't realize I had to click on the difference until I read the comments here.
Also, is every object supposed to have a reference picture? About half of them seemed to not have one for me. Not sure how I was supposed to spot the difference on the people traveling photo without one.
All in all, really solid spot-the-difference game
I really enjoyed playing the game!
The best thing of the game is the mood and the music. Graphics are fine. The game is a bit short and kind of forgivind, despite controversial attempt mechanics. The rules and usability should be revised. I had failed clicks on the obvious distinction, but it didn't count as one.
It was pleasant to see this type of game in Ludum Dare. Food game.
The only bug I experienced was that the text was a bit off in the book and that made it hard to read. Other than that, great work!
Both art and gameplay reminds me a bit of Strange Horticulture & Antiquities games.
I do have so questions regarding some of the puzzles, because I'm a bit confused:
- First when we see a little pendant of a miniature bird god, the description says its "four-legged" so I thought it was a mistake/forgery, because it has one leg and 4 talons/fingers, but it turns out it was all good.
- Then we see bigger statue of the same bird god and the picture in the book is very different; one is sitting, another is standing, so it is definitely wrong, but somehow only selecting the foot correctly marks a mistake. And here we see 3 talons/fingers, as opposed to 4 in the miniature version.
- Last photo we have a description that people took "everything they could" but also left behind a lot because of "terrain" I assume was difficult/rugged. But the photo shows people without much baggage, walking on a flat terrain, and the post sign says Gorad N. which is like "New City"? I don't get why that would be a mistake in that case? Because the Migration thingy seems like an ancient event, and this is a modern alphabet?