Enjoyed this, one of the most polished games in the Jam this year! Only took me about an hour to solve overall, and the walking/exploring part was not boring at all for me - the curtains made it exciting and a bit nervewracking. When you boil it down, the plot isn't huge yet, but it's put together in a very strong way, so that you are invested in the characters and obviously want to know what is behind the dungeons. The 'puzzle' part of it isn't very complicated yet, I'd consider it more of a visual novel type game at the moment. It's evident that this game was influenced quite a bit by the short window for the Game Jam so I'm really looking forward to future progress and updates!
The character swapping in the finishing parts of the game was really very interesting and creative, making you the overseer of a collaboration. Ultimately, the ending scene was a bit underwhelming -- not the scene itself, which was extremely dramatic and impressive, but the fact that you are kind of at a loss for what to do next. You're teleported back into a hallway which you can't get out of, and what the boss just said to you looms over your head. You're stuck completely helpless with no way of finishing the story (yet). A better resolution would be great, hopefully defeating the evil and learning more about Vix's history somehow!
I also found it quite funny that the residents of this land are apparently so bored that they go for wild, dangerous adventures whenever rumors pop up on the surface. :)
If you're having trouble playing the game after the first scene (falling in darkness), do /grantme teleport and /teleport 84 237 136 (thank you to the author for giving me that clue). I had problems with that but didn't have any other problems playing the game after that. I'm sure this will be fixed after the game jam's concluding so I will maybe delete this part of my review later. :)
Enjoyed this, one of the most polished games in the Jam this year! Only took me about an hour to solve overall, and the walking/exploring part was not boring at all for me - the curtains made it exciting and a bit nervewracking. When you boil it down, the plot isn't huge yet, but it's put together in a very strong way, so that you are invested in the characters and obviously want to know what is behind the dungeons. The 'puzzle' part of it isn't very complicated yet, I'd consider it more of a visual novel type game at the moment. It's evident that this game was influenced quite a bit by the short window for the Game Jam so I'm really looking forward to future progress and updates!
The character swapping in the finishing parts of the game was really very interesting and creative, making you the overseer of a collaboration. Ultimately, the ending scene was a bit underwhelming -- not the scene itself, which was extremely dramatic and impressive, but the fact that you are kind of at a loss for what to do next. You're teleported back into a hallway which you can't get out of, and what the boss just said to you looms over your head. You're stuck completely helpless with no way of finishing the story (yet). A better resolution would be great, hopefully defeating the evil and learning more about Vix's history somehow!
I also found it quite funny that the residents of this land are apparently so bored that they go for wild, dangerous adventures whenever rumors pop up on the surface. :)
If you're having trouble playing the game after the first scene (falling in darkness), do
/grantme teleportand/teleport 84 237 136(thank you to the author for giving me that clue). I had problems with that but didn't have any other problems playing the game after that. I'm sure this will be fixed after the game jam's concluding so I will maybe delete this part of my review later. :)