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A jam submission

Midnight BroadcastView game page

Discover the Secrets of an Abandoned News Station
Submitted by TheMGV — 1 day, 41 minutes before the deadline

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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Camera Usage#14.0004.000
Horror#33.4293.429
Lore#33.7143.714
Build-Up#53.1433.143
Sound Design#63.0003.000
Overall#63.2143.214
Polish (Bugs. 1 star is many bugs)#73.1433.143
Theme Interpretation#113.1433.143
Level Design#142.1432.143

Ranked from 7 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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Comments

Hmm. This was... kind odd! I do like the setting - an old-timey local television station feels like it has a lot going for it as an environment for some kinda retro drama/horror. Had some trouble figuring out what you wanted me to interact with, however - and how! I think I tried every button on my keyboard trying to interact with the fuse board, then eventually found that left click was the right trigger. Similarily, I couldn't figure out where the phone was - but it turned out to be the odd giant cabinet in the main studio? Either way - loved the gimmick of allowing the player to watch the video clips on the television screen along with the character. Not sure what happened at the end (the police arrived, then the game quit / crashed?). Still, that was an entertaining little fixed multicam game - thanks for making it! I'll try and get that featured in an upcoming Fresh Angles on the Fixed Camera Appreciation Society...!

Developer

thanks so much for playing! Yeah we wanted to do a bit more with the gameplay, just a little tight on dev time is all. Maybe down the road I’ll patch in a new version. I had ideas like a virtual pc you can use to create your own tapes and things like that.

Absolutely loved it! 

Submitted

I don't know why, but this got me so scared. For real... had to Alt-F4 off it, couldn't even finish it, got to after fixing the server.

Submitted

This was a nifty little game. And multiple endings! Cool. I got arrested for trespassing, or possibly shot for trespassing, not sure. The atmospheric buildup was pretty good, and the camera over the shoulder watching the TV of scenes from the same building was an inspired choice, but the follow-through on the horror didn't really work for me. The Mandela-Catalogue-style creepy face sliding into frame was the moment it lost me, and I was confused by Dr. Mike Hadley being revealed to be a giant, floating, non-hostile head. The progression was also pretty obscure. I didn't realize the phone was the big blocky thing in the main room and spend a good couple minutes trying to answer the phone on the desk, which only on closer inspection is missing its receiver. The interaction spots were a little finnicky, and there was a lot of wandering around waiting for the next progression trigger to happen, like either waiting for a timer to tick down or leaving a room and coming back. I do, however, absolutely love the nifty little walk animation the guy does, and how his feet never leave the ground. He's just grooving his way through a horror situation completely unbothered. Reminds me of King's Quest of all things.

Developer

Thanks for the feedback, and for taking the time to play!

Submitted

Loved this one! The tone didn't exactly feel like horror, but whatever it was was great. Any hints for the other endings?

Developer

Thanks! Which ending did you get originally?

Submitted

I got shot by the cops. Can't say I didn't deserve it tho.

Developer

Haha, that's my favorite one. I will give you a hint, the other endings involve not following directions and finding all of the secrets...

Submitted (1 edit)

I play the games with itch.io app, and I can't play yours because it needs the windows tag,  Otherwise, the app doesn't let you download and play it.  Please, update that so I can play, it seems a very good game.

Submitted

Thank you!  

Fantastic game!!  I have just been shot down by the police...  The knock on the door made me jump!  Interesting use of the static cameras, also!  Thanks!