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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Sound Design | #5 | 3.600 | 3.600 |
| Story | #6 | 3.600 | 3.600 |
| Aesthetics | #10 | 3.900 | 3.900 |
| Enjoyment (Best Game) | #25 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
| Horror | #34 | 2.600 | 2.600 |
| Creativity | #34 | 2.900 | 2.900 |
Ranked from 10 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Do you allow SCREAM ZONE to promote your game via social media?
Yes
What game engine did you make this project in?
10
Any other notes?
Voice acted!
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Great art
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Cool story. Looking forward to seeing where it goes.
So happy to hear that!! Thankss
This looks great and the sounds, music and VA work well. This introduction to the story seems solid and there's some intriguing hooks into a wider story which is cool. The only thing I'm not sure about is having no choice in killing Claire - I know there is a line that gives a motivation but that doesn't feel like it's enough to me and comes across a bit psychopathic.
Thank you so much! I definitely see your point, since it was a short demo, I had to make a few short term sacrifices until the full game is released, so stay tuned for that update ✨
Great artwork!
thank you!!
Thank you so much! I watched the video and I enjoyed it so much, I love the john wick reference (not getting tired of repeating it hahaha)
I really love the artwork for this a looot!! My only comment is that I think the pacing of the story could be quite a bit slower, it seems like everything happens so fast and so it's hard to get attached to the main character's kid and wife before it matters, but it is a demo so I understand why the pacing might be faster because of this! I really hope the story is expanded upon in the future and I find it really cool that you got voice acting for it as well :] !!
thank you so much!! I definitely want to change that story pacing, it was a way to just introduce what the story would be about for the final game :3
Good game! I have some suggestions for the full version:
Choices please! It can absolutely still align with the mc! Like make me choose HOW to kill that dude because the mc is not going to spare him. Minimal dialogue choices like the reaction to the package arriving or what to say to the villain would also add a lot of flavour! Art, sound design etc. are awesome! The only thing I have to say about that is that in some moments the music is too calm, considering whats happening. Oh and a TW for the wristcut would be good. You could also enhance the horror aspect by (for example) giving the mc strong paranoia and some choices connected with that that make the player nervous or something similar to that!
I hope this has been helpful! I'm looking forward to the full version!
I’m so happy you liked the Demo!! I love these suggestions so much, I really want to add more choices too, I like the idea of choosing what to say when the package arrives and HOW to kill the guy. Now thinking about it I have some choices in mind >:) Since it’s an active project, I’ll be adding more stuff after the jam. (I had to list all your suggestions, so I don’t forget). One thing that really stood out to me was the sound effects, that was the hardest part, and I still haven’t found the right music for certain parts of it, I was thinking to evoke more paranoia by changing the music when he kills someone for example. In this game, there will be many! I hope you stay tuned on how it all turns out <3
The art is definitely a highlight here!
There's a couple of typos, but nothing awful. However, I'd advise to speed up the "typing speed" as it is very slow at this point (I am a fast reader, so when I realised it was already at maximum speed, it was a little frustrating, having to either click through or wait).
I would like to have a little more scenes with Grey and his family, so we'd really get attached and it'd hurt when they died. But it's a really short jam, so I understand why you wouldn't have the time. About the birthday, I don't know about the Disneyland part. Usually it's an all day thing, so it feels a little weird that detective Grey would miss it by accident? Maybe have them getting ready to go and then he gets a phone call from the office and he has to just "drop to work real quick"? Or have it just be a birthday dinner?
It could also be a way to show how good of a kid his son with, like Grey asking him where he wants to go for his birthday and him answering he just wants to have dinner with his dad or spend time with him?
The voice acting is nice touch! The sound design in general was pretty well done actually, really created a mood.
I did like having the "choice" to kill the guy, and being forced to click to progress the story (the horror of that kill scene was pretty visceral, well done). I think it'd be cool if we had the "choice" with the secretary as well.
Either way, great job for such a short time frame! I hope to see more of your games in the future!
thank you so much! I’m so happy you enjoyed it! I actually read the first part about the typing, and yes I realized too late that it was slow :c So I’ll keep it in mind for the general public, because waiting for the text to come can be a little frustrating. And I definitely like your suggestion about setting more of the family’s relationship with Detective Gray, I will have loved to add more to that and explain it further, I got so stuck in the later part of the game that polishing it wasn’t an option. So when the jam’s over, I’d like to do that too, we are planning to make the game fully voice acted! I’m looking forward to that, I’m keeping notes and all the feedback to make this game so much better <3 thank you for playing !!
Enjoyed this, although there is a bit of delay on the audio and the scroll speed is a bit slow. Can't wait for full geam :D
thank you for playing!! I’m keeping track of all feedback, greatly appreciate it :3
Gray's Blood pictures the twisted events that loss and grief can cause to a man followed by his obsession for a mysterious case in his department, will he win one or both? It's for you to find out ;) I just want to say how happy I am on how the demo turned out, it's not finished so if you liked it I am looking forward to finishing it and add more voice actors for the full game, I hope you enjoy !!