Really unique take on the theme!
The story was enough to keep me playing, even after the gameplay got repetitive
I have no idea how Matthew got so addicted lol
Play linear visual novel
Blinded by Addiction's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Graphics | #45 | 3.750 | 3.750 |
| Sounds | #54 | 3.375 | 3.375 |
| Theme relevance | #62 | 3.688 | 3.688 |
| Overall | #77 | 3.413 | 3.413 |
| Fun | #103 | 3.125 | 3.125 |
| End-of-life plan | #199 | 3.125 | 3.125 |
Ranked from 16 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
End life plan
The game will stay the same, and I will not publish the source code. Although I may give it a "Re-touch" in the future. No promises.
Transparency note
I have used a lot of pre-made, old code of mine. Mostly universal tools.
Comments
Thank you! I tried coming up with a dark way around the theme, so I came up with someone so addicted to their game that they ruin their life. To dramatize it, I made him a father and a husband with real responsibility. So if he gets addicted, his child and wife also suffer.
I'm happy that you got hooked by it 😉
And yeah, it's very repetitive. I tried showing just how much time is passing by showing the minigame a lot. Although I did it in a bad way. It's almost bothersome.
I loved the art and the sounds, the gameplay after a bit was a little annoying for me at least. Really good job! :)
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Desperate Scorethe story was nice! I was most excited to try your game after seeing what you shared in the discord. good work! so exciting to see what you made
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Chasing High Scores and HeartsDANG this game was fun! The end jumpscared me, but the story is well written. nice game!
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InvigorationThank youuu! He didn't sleepwalk into a traspassing area! He spilled ketchup on his suit at the restaurant they were eating at, and rushed to the bathroom, where his addiction took over, and played his game until he fell asleep there! Then in the morning the restaurant's owner called the cops over a sleeping man in the bathroom. :)
Nice .. I don't generally play graphic novel games, but this was interesting .. quite well written . the little minigame shooter is well implemented though you cant see the instructions when not in fullscreen mode and I'm not a fan of hammering the space key repeatedly to shoot .. but not dealbreakers .. overall a good submission I thought
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Chase!The game gave me a real sense of Asteroids nostalgia.
I like that Violet is comfortable enough to fart in her sleep.
You need to release a copy of Hollow Signal for all of us.
That bit about the water bill was a great touch, LOL.
Note: I have the same voices in my head as Matthew.
P.S.: Do you need help, man? The game seemed very specific (both historically and personally).
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Tiny Volley RivalsI liked the aesthetic of the game and the way the theme connects with the story, good job
Being able to speed up the dialogue would be a good improvement
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Snack HuntersThank you! I heavily rely on DOTween for moving sprites, rescaling them and so on! It's suuuuuch a must-have in all of my projects! I hiiiiiiiighly recommend learning it. It saves sooooooo much time. And combine it with using coroutines! My whole game is heavily reliant on dotween, and coroutines.
(I use the free version. Its 90% the same as the pro one, but minus some not very important stuff)
free:
https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/animation/dotween-hotween-v2-27676
pro:
https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/visual-scripting/dotween-pro-32416
Great take on the theme! Did overstay its welcome a bit in my opinion and became annoying. Nonetheless, I liked this one.
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DOPEAMINOYDI liked the art! It would be great if there was a way to speed up the dialogue.
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Climb 'Til You Can'toh my god! I really liked the premise and the story, in some parts I even said what the f and toke damage porposefully thinking the guy whould stop playing
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Save the Gacha!
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