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Out of the Loop's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Creativity | #32 | 4.552 | 4.552 |
| Narrative | #160 | 4.069 | 4.069 |
| Enjoyment | #360 | 4.017 | 4.017 |
| Audio | #1787 | 3.276 | 3.276 |
| Artwork | #2243 | 3.517 | 3.517 |
Ranked from 58 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game fit the theme?
You've been "Out of the Loop" and must find out all the new gossip.
(Optional) Please credit all assets you've used
See description for full credits
(Optional) What would you like to be called if GMTK features your game?
Malachi Bance
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Congrats on #32 ranking!
Thank you!
Such a creative take on the theme. Betsy Jones was my favourite character haha :D
I definitely see potential for this game to be expanded into something bigger :)
Thanks for playing! Glad you liked Betsy haha
This was an interesting take on a game! I like how you took the detective RPG to a totally different stage. I was very impressed that you made this without an engine, especially considering the quality of the graphics ... you must have meant a lot of CSS. Great work!
Thanks for playing! Yeah it took many many lines of CSS 😅
Ahh man only 1/4 on my first attempt. Love the music, always cool with actual instruments in made-for-jam music. This little detective puzzle thing was constructed really nicely. That's difficult to do well, and you did it well! Good job.
Thanks for playing! I'm glad you enjoyed the music :D
Woah! So much fun! I get 2/4 on my first attempt, but I am getting back right now :D
Amazing game! Reminded me of Orwell, but like in a way more lighthearted execution.
I would love to see your game expanded, it sure deserves it!
Also - really attractive itch page! Everything is moving! 0o0
Thank you so much! Also I'm glad you enjoy the itch page :D
Incredibly clever and unique direction for a game. Well done!
Thanks for playing! :D
Got 4 out of 4! Was not 100% sure about the birthdays though :D
I particularly enjoyed how every riddle required you collect several bits of information and was not straightforward. Great take on the theme, and the characters are fun to learn about! Would looove to have more levels :)
Thanks for playing! Well done for getting a perfect score :D
Such a fun and creative game! I loved the gameplay of having to go through comments and posts scavenging for gossip. The characters, posts and conversations felt so real as well. The questions were also well-designed with subtle but sensible clues to solve them. Well done!
Thank you for playing!
I see we had very similar ideas!
I like the approach your's took.
Still have no idea who ray is mad at. All I could figure out was it wasn't dion, and that it was probably one of the guys mentioned in his first post
Thanks for playing! You might've missed a clue somewhere? Either way I hope you enjoyed the rest of the game :D
I looked at every post and every story as far as I was aware.
Couldnt figure out who was Raymond mad at, great game though!
Thanks for playing!
very unordinary idea and catchy gameplay! i got "under the rock" score xD
Thanks for playing!
Love the idea and great execution! Trying to derive what's going on without context was a cool concept
Thanks for playing!
Super fun and creative!
Thanks for playing :D
Really awesome concept and fun to play! Nice graphics and great executing overall, and cool take on the theme. Nice!
Thanks for playing!
Very creative idea! I enjoyed looking through the posts and comments, and I was surprised by the nestling of the clues/information within them. I wish there was a way to get back to the main menu after completing the game to try again. Besides that, I found the game quite neat!
Thanks for playing! Yeah a replay button would be a good addition.
I got a 3/4 but this game was a 5/5
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it :D
This is an excellent use of the theme. Mad props. I think this could be expanded if you had more questions. You'd have to track which ones the player's learned already and remove them from the pool of available questions, but it could for sure work. It was fun trying to figure out what all my friends were up to. 5/5 would recommend.
! SPOILER WARNING !
My only complaint is how do I know if it's Cynthia or Lucy's birthday? It looks like they both had one on the same day.
Thank you so much!
As to the spoiler bit, there are clues which tell you who's birthday was on Friday specifically, they just take a little digging to find - that one seems to be the hardest clue though so I don't blame you for not finding it :D
Love the concept! I suck at it though
Thanks for playing!
This is a really cool idea, loved it
Thanks for playing!
Excellent sleuth game, very satisfying to figure out the answers!
Thanks for playing!