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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Audio | #39 | 3.906 | 3.906 |
| Overall | #126 | 3.630 | 3.630 |
| Theme | #132 | 3.781 | 3.781 |
| Game Design | #145 | 3.656 | 3.656 |
| Fun | #157 | 3.625 | 3.625 |
| Innovation | #316 | 3.219 | 3.219 |
| Graphics | #331 | 3.594 | 3.594 |
Ranked from 32 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?
The game is themed and structured around "Calm before the Storm". It has a eerily calm preparation time and then a shorter, stressful (scary) "storm" phase. There is also a literal and figurative storm, which is the serial killer JJ and the thunderclap that announces his entry.
Did you write all the code and made all the assets from scratch?
Almost entirely, I have the rights to use the A* pathfinding project in replacement for Unity's default pathfinding, and this is a very minor feature, all else was coded by myself exclusively, and 3D models made by my brother.
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Such a simple and really fun horror game, really fit the theme of this game jam, and this game also has voice actor wow, I got the bad ending though so thats mean there are multiple endings
Thanks! There are in-fact 5 possible endings.
It was scary and fun at the same time. It would seem that the situation and sounds are scary and tense, but then when JJ appears, he talks quite funny and looks the same. Good job!
Very cool horror game. I personally found the hiding time a little bit too short and also I always died which is bad lmao. But overall for 1 week this is pretty impressive. Good job!
LOVE this, the female voice in the beginning is on point, tell me more about the voices since I didn't see it credited anywhere.
The delivery on the bad ending is pretty awesome, especially at the very end there even sounds just a tiny bit like someone from a particular movie, if you want to know which character and movie it is I can tell you.
There are 5 voices used in the game, all of which are friends that I had record their lines in-person. The credits are as follows:
As for that mysterious character and movie... enlighten me!
Home invasion scenarios like this seriously freak me out, and y'all did a great job here. Tried to exit the front door immediately my first run and almost had a heart attack, but eventually got out. Love the short audio snippets from JJ that go along with each ending and how unbothered his sprite looks on the other side of the window. Also unrelated, but y'alls donkey logo goes hard as fuck
Thanks a lot, I anticipated most people would think of just leaving at the start, and eventually decided that I would add a special ending (The Early Ending) if you could pull it off while JJ is in the building, otherwise you just get jumped as you noticed.
I am very glad you like the logo lol.
actually very terrifying game, nicely done. it would be a bit scarier if JJ was more than a png but its not bad by any means. great game!
Hee-ho. Very cool game. Super nice. Good game
You didn't have to scare me like that lol the sounds were funny and scary. Great game!
I'm terrified of horror games. Because apart from horror movies, I have to keep my eyes open for it to progress. I usually close my eyes when I'm hiding from someone, not watching them, and I felt like someone was forcing my eyelids open. The horror theme is usually difficult to handle, but you managed to do it. Atmosphere and voice acting are very good, you did a very good job for a one-week game jam. ☺
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oh man i can not play your game on my Mac, i rated it based on the screenshots and the comments of other people
Great tension and atmosphere in this horror game! The concept of sneaking and hiding was executed well, and the sound design really amplified the suspense. More directional cues for JJ’s location would enhance the experience, but overall, it’s a thrilling ride. Nicely done!
I couldn't beat JJ :( , a very fun game and I can see the efforts you put in. I just wish more people play as it is an excellent submission, nicely done!
I'm usually OKAY with horror games but this one stressed me out haha. Mentioning windows and lights were a great idea because I got super paranoid walking past windows... The graphics were excellent, especially for being all made by your brother, and the voice acting was perfect. Waiting in your hiding spot while he walks around is really tense too... Great job on this, you clearly put a lot of work in and it paid off!
Pretty tense atmosphere and a very well put together thriller/horror type title. Great work! Congrats and good luck!
pretty cool game!
enjoyed it and got the good ending!(assuming the early ending is the good ending...)
i wish there was some kind of an indicator for where jj is located because it was hard to understand that from only the sound of him and got me killed several times...
other than that i enjoyed it a lot! it was cool, had pretty nice graphics and audio and fitted the theme pretty well too!
Yeah he has unused footstep sounds that were scrapped because I ran out of time, that would have helped greatly in tracking. He can hear your footsteps, so walking around while he is in the building is extremely dangerous, but possible for short distances (also depends on the type of floor)
Thank you so much for playing!
the house is a bit small, and he is fast, so it made me not even think about using the shift button when i found out about it...
i did enjoy the game a lot though! would love to see more works from you guys and try them!
Really enjoyed it, the tension before he comes in was really well executed, Really liked the voice acting too. Especially the bad ending dialogue.
I suggest making some more events during the hide phase though. After he checked my room once I was just staring at the door waiting for something to happen
Overall really enjoyed it!
The atmosphere was actually pretty scary for me. I am not really a horror kind of person and just alt+F4'd after the guy caught me lmao. The lighting does a lot for the game. Good job!
Hilarious, thank you!
I'll have your game played and rated tomorrow, just takin a small break after all that crunching.
Very over the top voice actor for JJ and the ending was hilarious. interesting idea where you remove items to reduce the amount he looks for you.
It is the typical little horror game where you have to hide and flee from the murderer. The game is entertaining and the voice snippets and the killer himself are funny and give the game a silly character. Enjoyable game :)
Thanks a lot!
I'll have your game played and rated tomorrow!