*SPOILERS* Hey! I enjoyed the game! I was blasting them deer left, right and centre! How dare they practice witchcraft? Blasphemy! XD .
I really like the concept, and I liked the reaction of certain deer after I shot their loved ones. (Like the wife saying you killed the father of her child, that gave me chills and a little dread XD, consequences of my actions! Though the brother of the pathetic deer didn't change his dialogue after I shot the pathetic deer. I would really love if they have some really terrifying comment which gives me shivers down my spine) That is an interesting avenue to explore further!
I was struggling a bit to get the hand icon to appear! (Maybe have a tiny dot at the centre so the players know where to position their cursor for the hand to appear?)
After I wiped out the entire deer population and went to another routine night of sleep, I wake up to hunt more deer- OH MY DAYS WHAT THE HECK IS THAT?? I got terrified by that amalgamation of a deer hahaha. Though I was expecting more of a reaction from it? I just phased right through it and it stayed on the screen, so I think I might have bugged the game though?
And all the deer came to confront me for my actions. I immediately picked up the gun and started blasting haha, I really liked the gun's feeling while shooting, it felt responsive and the sound was music to my ears! I was spamming the bullets at the terrifying deer. That alone made me feel like it'd be awesome to have a deer horde part in this game where you're just blasting them non-stop with different types of guns haha. ( The route where the main character doesn't deal with guilt or mental trauma ; he just gets better guns, anything to keep hunting deer rather than regret his actions XD )
Then I saw the computer was glitching showing different coordinates. But I couldn't get past this section even after shooting the deer that the glitched coordinates were showing (do they have to be killed in order?)
I liked the reports and observations for the deer, they were a bit manipulative by stating that the deer was pathetic or was not worthy to be alive just like its mother! (The main character got some mental issues)
As for the map, I was able to figure out the grid, so no issues for locating the deer, though I can see how that could be an issue for some players. I was able to determine what to do after reading the in-game messages. And I did not know you could zoom in using the scroll wheel, I discovered that accidentally.
Also, I attached an image where I was stuck. Certain deer did not die after I shot them.
I did get lag throughout while playing the game (do you have a windows build for download? I think the web build might be causing lag, I faced that with my game submission) Overall, I like the game and the vibe, and wanna see it get polished and fleshed out even more!
Hey thank you so much for your thorough review! I'm really glad to hear you enjoyed it :)
Oh yeah and that part where you got stuck(the nightmare) is kinda the one part of the game where you actually can kinda softlock yourself I think. Each deer you shoot while on duty spawns in this nightmare and has to be shot again during the nightmare to end it. The computer tells you the original coordinates of the deer that you shot and that are still alive in the nightmare. They all slowly move towards the player's location and tbh I'm not sure if they just disappear below the player's house if they get too close, which might make it unable to proceed. So to make it short: Try to shoot all of them as quickly as possible during this nightmare scene. And don't shoot the black one that you've shown in the screenshot, that one is still leftover from earlier states it's not supposed to be there. The weird scary deer in the nightmare is also kinda supposed to be there. We wanted it to have some function there but I couldn't get something done in time, but I also didn't want to remove it so now he's just kinda chilling there with you during the nightmare. And yes we do have a windows build available, I just can't link it cause it would get me disqualified from the game jam because I've uploaded the windows build a couple of hours after the deadline ended lmao. You can find it on my profile. If you liked it I highly suggest to replay the game and try to get past the nightmare. There's still some twist waiting for you at the end, and it would have taken you only 1 more day of duty/work to get there :D
Yep, I played again and softlocked myself again, I guess its because I was shooting deer that were above the void. I replayed again, and did a pacifist run this time, and only shot the last witch deer, and that's how I was able to get past the nightmare. Haha, understandable about the nightmare deer, he do be chilling. There for emotional support. And yeah you were right! I missed alot. Holy twist! Nahhhhhh, I really liked that turn of events, that was really cool! Gonna think twice before shooting any deer in any game I play from now on. Glad I got to see that! Kudos!
I'm so sorry that you softlocked yourself again :( The nightmare functionality was added one day before deadline, I didn't have enough time to fix all the bugs.
Makes me even happier to see that you still tried to get through a third time, means a lot to me thank you so much! So cool that you decided to go for a pacifist run, this will definitely be an alternative ending if we keep on working on the game.
It is an okay game but I am very confused. Before I get into why, you should know that the game is good, it has good art, and it has a good storyline. What is confusing however is how to actually solve the game. I'm able to highlight stuff, but its asking me to do other things before I actually am able to use the items. I wanna know the exact goal of the game and how to complete it. Its a decent game overall, I just need to know how to exactlty continue the game. Also, just so you are aware, I recorded this video for my YouTube channel, so if you want, I can send you the link to the YouTube video.
Oh hell yea I'd love to see the video! There's a tutorial in the pause menu too, maybe that one helps. Basically this is the routine: 1. Check coordinates on computer 2. Grab binoculars & check map where the coordinates are 3. Look for the subject in the given area and scan it 4. Write a report about what you've seen. If the subject endangers the deer population, it has to be neutralized (sniper) and the report filed accordingly. 5. Put report file into fax, wait for confirmation and receive new coordinates 6. All Subjects for the day finished? No -> Repeat 1-5; Yes -> Take pills & go to bed -> repeat
I'm not sure if it's actually complicated or I just suck at explaining things lmao. Thank you so much for playing our game!
Edit: Found your vid already. Was the performance for you so terrible? It looks like really low fps or is it your recording? Anyway much appreciated to see someone going into my game blind :)
Edit 2: Unfortunate you didn't even get to truly play the game :( I really hope you didn't have to play with 0.5fps. I guess I should increase interaction range too lol
to answer your questions, yes, it was decently laggy for me and I don’t think it’s the recording. Also, if you see in the video, when I try to go near the computer, the hand won’t pop up when I go near it.
You can only interact with the Binoculars, the Rifle, the report sheet on the desk, the pills ans the bed in the cabin. A hand will appear if you haver over those items. Equip items with E. Unequip with X. The Computer is just giving you the instructions which coordinates you have to check. For example in the beginning you have to check coordinate C1 (look at the map on the table to see where C1 is) you then grab the binoculars, left mouseclick to get into zoom mode you can zoom with the scroll wheel. Scan with right mouse button. you have Scanned the right animal you can write the report sheet and take it to the fax. The Computer will give you new instructions then. At the end of the day you take your pills and go to sleep.
Hu that's weird. There shouldn't be anything stopping you from picking up the binoculars. You can find a windows downloadable version of the game on my profile, maybe that one works better for you. It should definitely help with performance.
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*SPOILERS*
Hey! I enjoyed the game! I was blasting them deer left, right and centre! How dare they practice witchcraft? Blasphemy! XD .
I really like the concept, and I liked the reaction of certain deer after I shot their loved ones. (Like the wife saying you killed the father of her child, that gave me chills and a little dread XD, consequences of my actions! Though the brother of the pathetic deer didn't change his dialogue after I shot the pathetic deer. I would really love if they have some really terrifying comment which gives me shivers down my spine) That is an interesting avenue to explore further!
I was struggling a bit to get the hand icon to appear! (Maybe have a tiny dot at the centre so the players know where to position their cursor for the hand to appear?)
After I wiped out the entire deer population and went to another routine night of sleep, I wake up to hunt more deer- OH MY DAYS WHAT THE HECK IS THAT?? I got terrified by that amalgamation of a deer hahaha. Though I was expecting more of a reaction from it? I just phased right through it and it stayed on the screen, so I think I might have bugged the game though?
And all the deer came to confront me for my actions. I immediately picked up the gun and started blasting haha, I really liked the gun's feeling while shooting, it felt responsive and the sound was music to my ears! I was spamming the bullets at the terrifying deer. That alone made me feel like it'd be awesome to have a deer horde part in this game where you're just blasting them non-stop with different types of guns haha. ( The route where the main character doesn't deal with guilt or mental trauma ; he just gets better guns, anything to keep hunting deer rather than regret his actions XD )
Then I saw the computer was glitching showing different coordinates. But I couldn't get past this section even after shooting the deer that the glitched coordinates were showing (do they have to be killed in order?)
I liked the reports and observations for the deer, they were a bit manipulative by stating that the deer was pathetic or was not worthy to be alive just like its mother! (The main character got some mental issues)
As for the map, I was able to figure out the grid, so no issues for locating the deer, though I can see how that could be an issue for some players. I was able to determine what to do after reading the in-game messages. And I did not know you could zoom in using the scroll wheel, I discovered that accidentally.
Also, I attached an image where I was stuck. Certain deer did not die after I shot them.
I did get lag throughout while playing the game (do you have a windows build for download? I think the web build might be causing lag, I faced that with my game submission) Overall, I like the game and the vibe, and wanna see it get polished and fleshed out even more!
Hey thank you so much for your thorough review! I'm really glad to hear you enjoyed it :)
Oh yeah and that part where you got stuck(the nightmare) is kinda the one part of the game where you actually can kinda softlock yourself I think. Each deer you shoot while on duty spawns in this nightmare and has to be shot again during the nightmare to end it. The computer tells you the original coordinates of the deer that you shot and that are still alive in the nightmare. They all slowly move towards the player's location and tbh I'm not sure if they just disappear below the player's house if they get too close, which might make it unable to proceed. So to make it short: Try to shoot all of them as quickly as possible during this nightmare scene. And don't shoot the black one that you've shown in the screenshot, that one is still leftover from earlier states it's not supposed to be there.
The weird scary deer in the nightmare is also kinda supposed to be there. We wanted it to have some function there but I couldn't get something done in time, but I also didn't want to remove it so now he's just kinda chilling there with you during the nightmare.
And yes we do have a windows build available, I just can't link it cause it would get me disqualified from the game jam because I've uploaded the windows build a couple of hours after the deadline ended lmao. You can find it on my profile.
If you liked it I highly suggest to replay the game and try to get past the nightmare. There's still some twist waiting for you at the end, and it would have taken you only 1 more day of duty/work to get there :D
Yep, I played again and softlocked myself again, I guess its because I was shooting deer that were above the void. I replayed again, and did a pacifist run this time, and only shot the last witch deer, and that's how I was able to get past the nightmare. Haha, understandable about the nightmare deer, he do be chilling. There for emotional support.
And yeah you were right! I missed alot. Holy twist! Nahhhhhh, I really liked that turn of events, that was really cool! Gonna think twice before shooting any deer in any game I play from now on. Glad I got to see that! Kudos!
I'm so sorry that you softlocked yourself again :( The nightmare functionality was added one day before deadline, I didn't have enough time to fix all the bugs.
Makes me even happier to see that you still tried to get through a third time, means a lot to me thank you so much! So cool that you decided to go for a pacifist run, this will definitely be an alternative ending if we keep on working on the game.
It is an okay game but I am very confused. Before I get into why, you should know that the game is good, it has good art, and it has a good storyline. What is confusing however is how to actually solve the game. I'm able to highlight stuff, but its asking me to do other things before I actually am able to use the items. I wanna know the exact goal of the game and how to complete it. Its a decent game overall, I just need to know how to exactlty continue the game. Also, just so you are aware, I recorded this video for my YouTube channel, so if you want, I can send you the link to the YouTube video.
Oh hell yea I'd love to see the video! There's a tutorial in the pause menu too, maybe that one helps. Basically this is the routine:
1. Check coordinates on computer
2. Grab binoculars & check map where the coordinates are
3. Look for the subject in the given area and scan it
4. Write a report about what you've seen. If the subject endangers the deer population, it has to be neutralized (sniper) and the report filed accordingly.
5. Put report file into fax, wait for confirmation and receive new coordinates
6. All Subjects for the day finished? No -> Repeat 1-5; Yes -> Take pills & go to bed -> repeat
I'm not sure if it's actually complicated or I just suck at explaining things lmao. Thank you so much for playing our game!
Edit: Found your vid already. Was the performance for you so terrible? It looks like really low fps or is it your recording? Anyway much appreciated to see someone going into my game blind :)
Edit 2: Unfortunate you didn't even get to truly play the game :( I really hope you didn't have to play with 0.5fps. I guess I should increase interaction range too lol
to answer your questions, yes, it was decently laggy for me and I don’t think it’s the recording. Also, if you see in the video, when I try to go near the computer, the hand won’t pop up when I go near it.
You can only interact with the Binoculars, the Rifle, the report sheet on the desk, the pills ans the bed in the cabin. A hand will appear if you haver over those items. Equip items with E. Unequip with X. The Computer is just giving you the instructions which coordinates you have to check. For example in the beginning you have to check coordinate C1 (look at the map on the table to see where C1 is) you then grab the binoculars, left mouseclick to get into zoom mode you can zoom with the scroll wheel. Scan with right mouse button. you have Scanned the right animal you can write the report sheet and take it to the fax. The Computer will give you new instructions then. At the end of the day you take your pills and go to sleep.
Hope this helps
But I did check the map. It didn't let me grab the binoculars afterwards. It still said I had to scans something.
Hu that's weird. There shouldn't be anything stopping you from picking up the binoculars. You can find a windows downloadable version of the game on my profile, maybe that one works better for you. It should definitely help with performance.