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A jam submission

Go For GhoulView game page

Ghosts are wreaking (polite) havoc and it's up to Ghoulby to find them!
Submitted by Cozy Game Collective, CitrusSoda, Bond The Paul (@bondthepaul), K.J. Composer — 2 days, 17 hours before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Art#44.8004.800
Polish#64.4004.400
Overall#64.2534.253
Limitation#64.3604.360
Audio#94.0804.080
Theme#174.5204.520
Gameplay#583.3603.360

Ranked from 26 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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Submitted(+3)

Very well made game overall. No complaints. Good job!

Developer

Thank you! 

Submitted(+3)

That title screen is fire! So much going on with all the little animations and details, it feels so alive. The UI throughout was fantastic too, and the art is just adorable. Messing around with the different tools was pretty fun too. The rooms were full of little details; it was a blast just looking around trying to spot what was different. Though with my terrible memory, half the time I couldn't remember what was there in the first place XD

Also, the music was great! K.J. Composer, you killed it with those jazzy tunes lol. They fit the whole ghost detective thing so well. The sfx were great too. Even the little transitions between screens were cute. You guys put a lot into this one, and it shows. Had a great time with it.

Developer(+1)

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the game so much!

Developer(+1)

Thank you! Our UI artist and composer knocked it out of the park :D
We're glad you enjoyed the game and appreciated the details !!! It was a fun project to work on!

Submitted(+3)

An all star, simply! Super pretty, super polished, the musics are such a bop, with strong incorporation of the theme and the limitation! Oh and, it was super fun and felt good to play! GG to all the team!!

Developer

Thank you so much for the high praise!! Everyone on the team worked really hard so i'm glad it turned out well! The theme was really fun to work around too :D

Submitted(+3)

Really fun game!! I love the main menu, the music was great, and the art is super cute. I wish some ghosts would come tidy my place!!

Developer(+1)

Thank you! Our composer and UI artist did awesome!! 

I too wish i could have a ghost tidy my place hahah.. perhaps making this game was a bit of wish fulfillment...

Submitted(+3)

Wow great game!! So fun to play and felt like a super solid game for a 2 week game jam! Making it so the objects changed each time in the houses was such a great idea to make it feel constantly dynamic - nice work!!

Developer(+1)

Thank you for the kind words! We were going to have preset houses but our awesome programmers managed to get the randomised objects working! 

(+3)

This looks really cute and I adore the idea! I feel like I would like to welcome such polite ghosts instead of hunting them!

Developer

Thank you!! Indeed! We had the end screen be a group scene between Ghoulby, the ghost and your client because we wanted it to feel like perhaps taking those pictures helped your client see that their ghost is actually pretty polite!

Submitted(+3)

I really love the menus and transitions in this game! The “Go For GHOUL” logo is so well done. Super amazing art all around! It was cool to see that on replaying the same size house, the objects in each room change! It’s a nice way of keeping things interesting. While playing, I found myself mostly just using the duster to get clues. But it was smart to have a use limit on each tool so the player can’t use it for everything.

Developer(+1)

Thank you! Our UI artist did awesome on the menus and logo!

I usually spam the duster as well haha we may do an update after the jam ends so we might try some things to make the tools more compelling! good points though :) 

Submitted(+2)

Fantastic visuals and sound design! During my first playthrough, I actually didn't realize there is as much music as there is due to how (I believe) the music gets randomly chosen for the levels. This might be my personal preference from a game audio perspective, but I think it can feel strange for the player to start with intense latin jazz in the easy stage before going to a lighter jazz ballad in the harder stage. I appreciate the randomization of the level design, adding to the game's replayability. The tools were all unique and functioned well, including the EMF reader, though salt and UV light didn't seem as useful since the camera has unlimited use without penalty. The attention to detail regarding animations adds so much charm to the game - I loved seeing Ghoulby relaxing in her tent, the screen transitions, and the animated UI. Awesome work by this team!

Developer(+1)

Thank you! We may do another update after the jam, so we might change up the music a little, and rebalance the tools. I'm glad you liked the animations and UI though! It was really fun to work on with the team :) 

Submitted(+2)

The polish and the art of the game is so so good... Honestly I'm just so impressed by the opening screen where hovering over the stuff makes the character move. Its so pleasing to do. very good and polished game!!

Developer

Thank you! Our UI artist went ham on the menu. We're glad you appreciated it!!

Submitted(+3)

So awesome.  The art is instantly engaging and the whole world feels alive and even lived in.  The music helps set the cozy ambiance and using the flashlight is fun!  I was having some trouble getting the shots that I needed but I had a great time wandering about.  Great use of the limitation and i's right on theme.  Also incredible for a game jam timeline how polished this game is :) well done!

Developer

Thanks for the nice comments!! We really wanted to make it feel lived in and cozy. We might try and rebalance the tools after the jam!

Submitted(+3)

The art is incredible, the game is really polished and the music fits perfectly ! I really enjoyed playing it :)

Developer

Thank you!! ><

Submitted(+3)

really cute animation style!! I love it when 2D games have a bit of animation as an aspiring animator myself, especially if it’s stylized like it is here.

the UI design is wonderful too, although I do wish the gameplay was a bit clearer on what to do. lovely game! ^^

Developer(+1)

It's maybe my first time doing a proper walk cycle so I was nervous but it turned out okay so I'm glad you liked it ><

And yes! I want to work on a better tutorial if we have time to update the game!

Submitted(+1)

walk cycles might have been invented by the actual devil, I completely understand you haha.

Submitted(+3)

Great and Challenging game, love everything about it!

Developer(+1)

Thank you for your service mr. president o7

Submitted(+3)

How do I get me one if these ghosts for my house? Seriously loved this. I really enjoy the old-school spooky but make it fun vibe. Its so cute and cozy, full of gorgeous art, really innovative mechanics and delicious audio. The one and only thing I'd love to see is a nod to accessibility with some rebind options or controller support but honestly that post Jam I'm only mentioning because it's so polished and I want to come back and play more :)

Developer(+1)

AWW!! thank you! We're definitely looking into accessibility and controller support! It does feel like it would play well with that :) 

We really enjoyed Dig Dogg too! One of our favourites, super polished work as well ><

Submitted(+3)

The art and the UI in this game is so good. Really loved everything about this game, from the music to the game loop. Amazing work!

Developer(+1)

Thank you!! We had an awesome UI artist and Composer! Everyone put in a lot of thought into everything :DDD

Submitted(+3)

The art and little ghosty screen wipe is just so perfect!! and the pause icon and main menu are just the cutest things ever. Amazing job on the game image too it makes it looks so professional like you'd find it scrolling for comfy games on steam. No notes really had a ton of fun and would enjoy more of this!

Developer

Thank you! We really wanted to make something super polished even with the time we had so I'm glad you appreciated it! Thanks for checking our game out ><

(+3)

Cutest menu ever award. Very cool game, love it 

Developer

Thank you! Our UI artist put a lot of thought into it :D Glad you noticed and appreciated our game !!

Submitted(+3)

Just wow! I loved playing this game, it's so fun. The art and animations were so fricken cute and the music choice was great. loved the mechanics as they were easy to pickup. It really nailed the comfy vibe. Though there are moments I swear I caught a ghost changing something but nothing happens after snapping it with the camera. 

but overall, great submission! Keep up the great work!!

Developer(+1)

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it :) 

We had really grand ideas for the mechanics so I'm glad you found it easy to pick up haha. I'll keep an eye out on bugs with the ghost movement but we do have it programmed to fly around and idle about so that might be what you're catching!

Submitted (1 edit) (+3)

I love how cute this soulful game is! I really love the art and animations, and the music. The game itself was super easy to understand and pick up but I got frustrated after not being able to find the last change and just started clicking on everything. This game was extremely cute and fun to play

Developer(+1)

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!

And understandable (When the timer starts counting down, I too start spamming pictures :p)

Submitted(+3)

I was looking forward to playing this game since I saw the title page!

I really like the soundtrack that jazzy tune is just perfect for the investigation. 
The game had such excellent cohesion with vibes. I especially like that the ghosts help fix, clean, and organize things instead of damage them. 

The art and premise makes this so comfy. I especially love the animation and the character style. The flashlight effect was good too. 

I especially love the scene transitions between rooms, and driving off to the house from your base. It really ups the polish level. 

The tutorial section was a little big to get through, and extremely static, I didn't interact much with the items.

Developer

Thank you! This was really fun to work on and everyone in the team did really awesome! Definitely need to work on the onboarding though. Maybe if we expand on the idea in the future we could do a more fun tutorial. 

I really enjoyed Stitches and Scritches too! It was one of the first games I played and I found it really nice and cozy too :) Really cozy artwork

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