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A jam submission

Arctic ExpeditionView game page

A journey through the arctic in a life boat.
Submitted by michld — 1 day, 4 hours before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Audio#114.0424.042
Graphics#134.3754.375
Controls#293.6253.625
Overall#323.6493.649
Theme#443.9173.917
Originality#443.7503.750
Accessibility#782.9172.917
Fun#822.9172.917

Ranked from 24 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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Comments

Submitted

I love the atmosphere that you create with these amazing graphics, VFX and sounds! It was damn spooky to explore this ocean full of ice and nothingness during the thunderstorm!

Really great job on the game!

Submitted

Beautiful atmosphere. We had a great time driving around and finding what we could find.

Submitted (2 edits)

Really cool game... but I got lost twice. I am aware of the compass but... there was no direction mentioned was there? 

I held course on the ship or where I would expect it to be but then...

I don't know... Strong game, awesome take on the theme, but it left me a little... unsatisfied tbh

Submitted

Really beautiful and atmospheric experience.  That water was gorgeous, the lighting and fog really makes it all eerie, the rain and thunder effect was also just great, and when it all finally clears and we see the stars and lighthouse is just such a good vibe.

Very cool.

Submitted

I got to the end of the game, and yes, there's very little gameplay wise, but the visuals and the atmosphere is superb! Very spooky. Any minute now I was expecting some gigantic ancient monster appear from under the ocean. I can easily see this game to be developed into either a narrative experience, or maybe a horror survival game (like Subnautica but scarier).

Great job!

Submitted

It's super atmospheric and you did an amazing job with the sounds. You only notice it's all a capella if you already know it.

I did get to the end, luckily. I figured I'd trust the dev and that it would spit me out in roughly the correct spot if I just go into the void for long enough lol.

Submitted

It's super atmospheric and you did an amazing job with the sounds. You only notice it's all a capella if you already know it.

I did get to the end, luckily. I figured I'd trust the dev and that it would spit me out in roughly the correct spot if I just go into the void for long enough lol.

Submitted

I think the concept is ok, but yeah, you could get lost (like, I wonder what happens if I don't see the boat at all and start moving?), but I think that's part of the point, I just hope it doesn't break the game if you do get lost or start travelling in the wrong direction (I actually saw the boat and didn't change course haha, so I got to land safely).

I believe some more events would be nice. The tension remains mostly the same throughout the whole travel.

Submitted

Very impressive graphics!  I guess I was lucky, I didn't get lost but I did constantly feel very worried I was lost, which I felt like was the intention.  Also nice work on the sound, the most natural sounding use of the wildcard I've come across so far.

Submitted

Very interesting game! Very atmospheric and unique. I wasn't exactly sure what was happening or where I was going halfway through, but I made it to the end!

Submitted

I made it all the way to the end! Very atmospheric, loved the engine sound.

Submitted

As others pointed out already, it is easy to get lost. But the graphics and audio (especially for a capella) is really good. Terrifyingly lost in the ocean!

Submitted

The atmosphere was really great. The music and uncertainty of the expedition really made me feel alone. When the rain started and the ship vanished from view I didn't know if I was still going in the right direction, not much was happening at first. But then I saw the icebergs and shorty after the lighthouse! Neat resolution, well done 

Stunning 3D graphics make it one of the most immersive Godot environments I've experienced. Sadly, this wasn't matched by game design and gameplay, and I couldn't figure out what to do in both playthroughs. For lack of interactivity with the oil platform, I'd steer towards the distant ship, but once the fog effects kicked in, it was just aimless boating for a few minutes—until I surmised there wasn't much of a game here.

With the graphics / sound, this is a good start to something that could turn out to be an interesting horror-ish experience.

Developer

Thanks :)  I had hoped to add more gameplay-wise, if you pick a direction and use the compass to keep going until the fog lifts there is an ending...

Submitted

Very nice visuals. The whale gave me a little scare. I couldn't figure out what to do after the icebergs and kept thinking there was going to be a timed event, but after 3 to 5 minutes nothing happened. This could turn into something interesting.

Developer

Thanks!  Haha the whale :) I added that to give the player a little more stress...  If you make it through the icebergs and keep going there is a little ending...

Submitted

Very cool -- wasn't sure if there was an ending, but I enjoyed the ambiance

Developer

Thank you :)  There is a little ending if you make it through the icebergs and keep going, use the compass if you find yourself getting turned around in the icebergs.

Submitted(+1)

The rain and water looks really good, I feel like the objective wasn't really as clear but the visual aspect was very nice.

Ngl the whale scared me

Developer

Thanks!  You're supposed to feel a little lost ;) but also I ran out of time to add mechanics.