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A jam submission

Five to NineView game page

Complete a simple errand in a not-quite-dead shopping mall just before closing time.
Submitted by John Holdun — 1 day, 17 hours before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Creativity#56553.0403.875
Narrative#67442.0592.625
Enjoyment#86042.0592.625
Artwork#93871.8632.375
Audio#103740.7841.000

Ranked from 8 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?
It's a story about rushing to finish errands at the mall right before closing time.

(Optional) Please credit all assets you've used
I made everything myself!

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Comments

Submitted(+1)

We both made games about navigating a big 3D shopping centre! I thought the tank controls were a little odd, and the dialogue didn't all load correctly, but then I read that this is in a custom engine, so props for that! Nice entry :)

Developer(+1)

Oh nice, I gotta check yours out! I went back and forth on whether to use tank controls but I didn’t want to add separate buttons for the camera and didn’t want to have to constrain my environment to make eight-way navigation work—specifically those central escalators that are at a 20° offset, because this is modeled after a real mall in Los Angeles, haha. Something to think about for next time.

I’m curious what issues you had with dialogue? Thanks for playing!

Submitted

When I first talked to the blue person, the dialogue went off the screen, so I couldn't read the beginning of the conversation.

Developer

Weird, I hadn’t encountered that. Thank you! I’ll fix it after the jam concludes.

(+1)

Full custom engine is so cool, congrats!!!

Developer

Thank you! I’m excited about it!

Submitted(+1)

Walking simulator

Developer

No simulation, this is all 100% real organic walking

Submitted(+1)

“And nothing I did was bad” lol

Great game! Finally got everything and made it to the end

Developer

More games should end with that kind of reassuring statement I think. Thanks for playing!

Submitted(+1)

I really like the concept, some polish and sound effect would definitely help. 

Developer

Thanks for playing! I completely agree, wish I had more time or used the time I had more effectively haha