mesmerized by the art style and music in this, incredible!! im kinda glad you just invested fully into that as opposed to focusing on some crazy puzzles, lovely to see something so rich :))
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Ritual's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Artwork | #1 | 4.933 | 4.933 |
| Audio | #21 | 4.485 | 4.485 |
| Narrative | #23 | 4.425 | 4.425 |
| Creativity | #740 | 4.090 | 4.090 |
| Enjoyment | #2035 | 3.381 | 3.381 |
Ranked from 134 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?
There are layers of loops here. Gameplay loops, Narrative loops, even some literal loops on top of the Seers head! (There's a loop waiting for anyone that finishes the game too!)
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see description for full credits
(Optional) What would you like to be called if GMTK features your game?
Dead Rock Games
Comments
Your art direction is one of the best I've seen so far this game jam! While the gameplay was a little lacking for me, I found myself immersed in the world you've created.
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F.L.O.P. - Front Line Orbital PatrolWow. I'm blown away. What a beautiful experience. You created such a distinct atmosphere and I was in another world for those two hours ("but Niel, you were only playing for ten minutes!"). Really curious about your creative process for the art and what language are those voices speaking?
This game's gonna stay with me.
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Warp LooperThe narrative, art and sound are 6/5.
Loved the aesthetic :O
Gameplay felt a bit shallow, but liked the idea of drawing the constellations :D
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The 9th WaveAmazing work! This game is so beautiful, I loved the art and the gameplay loop. Finally, I have to say again that the art is incredible.
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Timekeeper InternSuch a great artistic style, feels very polished and aligned with itself, great job!
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THE WORLD IS ALWAYS ENDING.Breathtaking visuals, music, and writing. Really artfully done! Is there more to the tracing of the constellations than just trying combinations until they worked? I'm a bit of a knucklehead so I was wondering if I missed some clues and just brute-forced my way through. Again, beautifully done, nice job
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Zappah!Brute force is the way HAHAHA
We for sure want to make it a bit more REWARDING and complex but we had to make a choice. Make it more immersive, or make it a better puzzle game. We made our choice haha Thanks so much for the compliment. Means a ton! And we plan to revisit this project and expand it! So your notes are sound!
Beautiful, what a wonderful experience congrats! :)
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Bunny Crashers: The Misty FightIt's real pretty! I loved the art direction and thought there were not enough submissions with unique visuals like yours :D
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Ca(ugh)t In A LoopArt, music, atmosphere - all of those are insane, so good job just in 4 days
but it was hard to figure out what i need to do at first, and got very lost
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Echo [Pathfinder]The atmosphere in this game is unmatched and the environment is very pretty. I could see myself getting enveloped in the world if this were a more complex game.
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Circuit of LifeIncredibly evocative music and art! Never discovered if there was an underlying logic to the line puzzles, but they were calming to do. When you're back at the opening screen again and the lines won't connect, is that the ending, or is there more to do?
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Lap Mouse - Exercise MixYeah, that's the full "loop". The quote at the start/end of the game is from you. You're destined to continue performing the ritual and have to rediscover it's purpose over and over again as you bring Nythera back over and over. What is her purpose? Why are the Seers stuck in this infinite rituals? Follow us as we continue to explore this universe!
Thanks for playing and for the great feedback! We really appreciate it
The art is so beautiful, the music, the atmosphere are well done. Great game, the puzzle are not the best part maybe if verification occurs when you say you are done with the shape, more possibilities for the player and with a little hint of what it could look like. And the movement beetween the draw spote and constelation one feel a bit long each time maybe speed up the character just a bit. Overall fantastic experience the end is gorgeous.
Thanks for the feedback! Very helpful and yeah, we had more complex puzzle ideas and mechanics, but we told ourselves that we wanted a polished/atmospheric game so we decided to focus on that to the detriment of puzzle complexity. I think we will more than likely continue to develop and release this game after the jam and puzzle mechanics are at the top of the list for a "proper" release!
Thanks again for playing and for the compliments! Much appreciated
Evocative and beautiful world, love the music and art style, wish there were a bit more challenge/complexity to solving the shapes
Really well done!
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