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A jam submission

Shadows of SuspicionView game page

Find the Vampire Visual Novel
Submitted by twocutefaint — 1 day, 55 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Heart#74.1254.125
Mind#83.7503.750
Overall#113.7503.750
Soul#143.8753.875
Body#213.2503.250

Ranked from 8 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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Submitted

Liked the read.

Main critique is you should have an Exit button. 

I tried fullscreen and I'm really not into using round-about methods to get out.

Submitted

This is a really well put-together project. While the protagonist isn't exactly the best hunter out there I felt as if it worked out. The vibe you're creating asserts itself early on and the character designs lend themselves to the story and the climax of the visual novel. Also, this isn't always true of VNs, your work READS very easily and the characters came across with definition without having to make their dialogue crazy or adding a ton of accents, etc. 

My critiques would concern some of the stuff mentioned at the end. People being sick and odd things happening - I wasn't sure if I was dealing with an unreliable narrator to be honest. There isn't much evidence of something strange occurring beyond the protag's word for it. School is going along like usual and the teachers and even your targets aren't concerned. I wasn't sure why the main character was. If you were to revisit I'd add more "lore" points or allow the player to read some of those notes on the board at the beginning. Visually, this isn't a critique but a note, the clock in the classroom is HUGE! lol. I saw that and compared it to the whiteboard and it occurred to me that it has to be the size of a full shield. 

That out of the way, it should be noted how you mentioned this being a time where you took everything on by yourself and that's a major step. This is a good first game for striking out on your own and being a solo team for a game and you added quite a bit of forethought to the gameplay that I appreciated but must have taken work on your part. So pat yourself on the back, it FELT very much like a complete game and for a short game that isn't always easy.

Submitted

cool narrative ^^

the intro is really intriguing and drives curiosity XD

really good XD

Submitted

i really enjoyed playing this, it's so fun and charming
spent most of my time with neil, i'm a sucker for nerd characters
i wasn't super sure what counts as vampire traits in this universe, but i think that helped lean into the suspense and mystery, i didn't know if there's gonna be obvious sings so i kept overanalyzing everything which his probably how the protagonist felt too

good job !

Submitted(+1)

i really liked this one!

first of all i love how the protagonist is such a dedicated vampire hunter highschooler, it’s really endearing - i love how like, every mundane thing/class is being seen through the vampire hunter lens/as an opportunity to find out who’s a vampire

i also love the art, it’s really cute! both the designs really encapsulate the characters personalities really well. my favourite of the two is probably neil haha his design is very evocative of a Type of Nerd Guy

Spoiler i also really loved how the one who was a vampire in the end wasn't the one you'd archetypically expect to be one (i.e. pale like sasha, who had a lot of traits you could interpret as being potentially vampiric but nothing conclusive), it genuinely surprised me because i was initially investigating sasha the whole time in case i missed some conclusive evidence! i think nerd boy vampires are really underrated, neil's whole Vibe was really good. the ending(s) really made me want to see more of these characters!

well done!!!