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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Aesthetics | #168 | 3.375 | 3.375 |
| Story | #190 | 2.500 | 2.500 |
| Enjoyment (Best Game) | #229 | 2.625 | 2.625 |
| Sound Design | #239 | 2.625 | 2.625 |
| Horror | #249 | 2.375 | 2.375 |
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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- The game has an interesting approach to light and enemy avoidance mechanisms. The unpredictable enemy sources and fixed directional view add quite a bit of challenge! I think there’s a lot of good ideas to build upon here. Fun fact: You can speedrun the game by using the spacebar to jump over walls, reaching the goal in a matter of seconds. This discovery was the source of a lot of joy when I stumbled across it!
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Hey Ghosts of Valhalla team!
Definitely a very cool game with an interesting fog of war system -- really enjoyed that. Would love to see this polished up and developed more :D
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What I liked:
thanks for the in-depth review! Thats nuts you were able to fall off! But I'm sure theres a lot more bugs where that came from lol Yea the UI was definitely a rapid iteration that we just never got around to making better. As dads with literally no time, we like to cut corners as much as possible lol I appreciate the response to the music! I definitely slapped it together kinda quick. I had just purchased a new cello sample library and wanted to play with it a little bit, so i figured this would be a fun project to start with. :)
Good job on the intro menus and having actual settings!
Loved the music and the lighting in game.
Good going!
Thanks for checking it out! How much of those menus actually work is beyond me! Our other dev put that together. He did a great job with it for sure!
First game with a full fledged settings menu, I loved the art and lighting, good job.
I'm in love with the intro music, I only wish I could hear more of it! Is there a link to a more complete version ?
Thanks for checking it out! I definitely intend on making a more fleshed out version of all the music and posting it all on YouTube. I’ll drop a link once that happens ;) (might not happen for a little bit though ;))
Alright! I'll be there :)
I like it! Seems like it would play way better with a controller but I couldn't hook mine up lol. Sound design is great and a big fan of the visuals. I think slower enemies might make it a bit spookier honestly, because right now they just move so fast I barely have time to think and be scared of them
I think it does play a little better with a controller, but we never got around to making the controller talk to the UI, so its a good thing you didnt plug it in! lol
This is really cool! I love the game design, great work!
Thank you! We definitely didnt plan too much lol Hopefully we continue this game's development and clear up some of the level design and enemy stuff. :)
Beautiful game! I can't escape the enemies :-(
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definitely will! Thank you for checking it out.
Nice little game with great visuals, and music. The light and visibility mechanics were creative and well executed. It's a hard game even in easy mode. Maybe the balance between visuals and optimizing was a bit off. Overall very nice submit, GGs!
Thanks for checking it out!
Thank you for playing, Steiner!