Had to pack up for a trip, so I didn’t get to finish it yet. I’m looking forward to the rest of it once I get back in town. All in all though I’ve enjoyed it so far. The dialogue is intriguing and I can definitely tell a lot of thought went into it; very mysterious too. . . Oh, I did give it a nice rating though already since I won’t be back in time to finish it before the judging concludes.
Very cool game. Love that dying isn't necessarily dying if you can get to a checkpoint/candle quick enough. Really neat system. Gameplay controls were nice and smooth. No notes other than the lack of contrast as mentioned by other reviewers.
Real. The sound effect for the semisolid platforms is one of those little plastic wallets that's supposed to protect your credit cards or whatever. Loved how that one turned out especially.
Completely missed that you could collect multiple pieces at once for bonus. Once I figured out that, it was a joy to play. Great stuff. 5 stars across the board.
honestly, I feel like the fact that the game is tedious only speaks more to feeling burnt out. I honestly think it makes the game feel more real. Like it helps with the point it's making a bit. You play as an employee who is feeling ill motivated to do their job. The fire is just a nice excuse to stop working on their paper. Genuinely think the game is better for that harmony between narrative and gameplay.
To summarize, keep it tedious, and maybe even lean into that more. I honestly thought you were expected to just give up halfway through and that it was intentionally tedious. It is called 'Burnout!' after all.
I need to be better about reading descriptions. I thought this would just be a simple little game about building a campfire; had no idea it was horror. I was having a bit of trouble finding enough sticks so I wandered into the other campsite early. Heard the dog barking and was like, 'Aww, doggy' and then he wouldn't stop so I jokingly swung the axe. I sat their for about 30 seconds trying to process what had happened. All in all, 5/5 stars across the board. I was not expecting it to be what it was. Despite it's short length, it feels like a full game that I might see on steam for $5 or something. Incredibly well done.
Wonderful game. I myself got kinda burnt-out and just started typing random letters about halfway through. Didn't read the description so I had no idea that the building was burning down and busted out laughing when I realized what was happening.
Thanks and yeah- You aren't alone in saying that the difficulty ramps up a little too fast. When I add music and symbols after the jam I'll also make sure to add one or two levels in between the second and third room.
This would be a really fun speed run game. Only nitpick is I couldn't immediately tell which sea creatures could hurt me so for the longest time, I was carefully dodging the sea turtles. XD
