Alone in the Gloom by hulahulahest

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made by hulahulahest for LD22 (COMPO)
It is the dawn of the 20th century. A Cambridge scholar and explorer has led a team to the depths of the South American jungle to investigate a newly discovered temple complex claimed to predate the Olmec by several centuries, showing evidence of stonework thought beyond the capabilities of preclassical Mesoamerican masonry. As they begin to explore the strange temple, our professor accidentally falls into a pit and is separated from the group. All alone, he must find his way back to the surface, and maybe score some fascinating pieces of research data while he is at it...

Ratings

Coolness 0% 685
Overall 3.48 59
Audio 1.25 524
Community 2.57 303
Fun 3.03 115
Graphics 3.88 46
Humor 1.50 473
Innovation 2.61 285
Mood 3.04 134
Theme 3.42 113

Feedback

Falkreon
19. Dec 2011 · 05:56 UTC
Ha! I loved the ending.
todwurst
19. Dec 2011 · 12:00 UTC
Very cute. I liked the ending too.
FinalMirage
19. Dec 2011 · 19:51 UTC
I enjoyed it. Ditto to what everyone above said!
sharbelfs
19. Dec 2011 · 21:36 UTC
really good!
7Soul
20. Dec 2011 · 03:58 UTC
I don't get the ending, i think i crashed the game or someting ._.
ArchPenguinBot
20. Dec 2011 · 19:24 UTC
Was there sound? If so, it did not play for me.
ArchPenguinBot
20. Dec 2011 · 19:24 UTC
Forgot to mention that it was a great game!
solkar
20. Dec 2011 · 19:58 UTC
I liked it and agree about the ending.
ladron
21. Dec 2011 · 01:46 UTC
Fun! You just need to add some sound/music and you've got a great little game on your hands.
PimpDaddyScoot
21. Dec 2011 · 12:22 UTC
i have no idea how to get past a second door.
PimpDaddyScoot
21. Dec 2011 · 12:23 UTC
but that said i love the style... then again i was a big zelda fanboy on gbc ;)
Gaeel
21. Dec 2011 · 17:37 UTC
Works really well, would have been nice to see another game mechanic than push blocks, especially since the one item in hand thing could lead to some interesting gameplay.

All in all though, a fun little retro arpg puzzler with some nice graphics and a fun little story.
iforce2d
21. Dec 2011 · 17:48 UTC
for us dum-dums who are stuck in the third room... any hint?
PimpDaddyScoot
21. Dec 2011 · 22:11 UTC
i sink it be a bug ;)
ve no kann push ze blocks!
PimpDaddyScoot
21. Dec 2011 · 22:33 UTC
ahhhhhhh i see... we can push the blocks but we must try longer. - should be a pushing animation or something so it doesnt look like we are just walking against a wall
end is cool ;)
TaslemGuy
22. Dec 2011 · 20:32 UTC
Really great. Only poor thing about it was the lack of sound.
matthias_zarzecki
24. Dec 2011 · 11:47 UTC
I fell in a ditch and died.

Awesome! Solid adventurer. Nice work.
Tom 7
31. Dec 2011 · 19:49 UTC
Good ending :) I liked the graphics a lot but they look so familiar! Are they original for the compo? If so you have a great retro style!
DrPetter
01. Jan 2012 · 22:53 UTC
Brorsan grät en tår över saknad musik. Looks great, of course. Plays smoothly. Kind of clever puzzles, without being nasty. Nice and cozy mood, but would definitely have been elevated by a hollow theme song. Spooky ending. I like it.
jeffz
04. Jan 2012 · 05:06 UTC
lack of music is a real shame
Usoma
06. Jan 2012 · 10:24 UTC
Great game, it had a very nice feeling. The musik/sounds are missing but i dont matter.
callidus
07. Jan 2012 · 14:06 UTC
nice little game :-) good ending, really wanted some sounds though, music would have set the atmosphere just right
Tifu
07. Jan 2012 · 16:39 UTC
Good game, this could really be awesome if developed with more puzzles, music etc =D
whilefun
07. Jan 2012 · 18:28 UTC
nice job, very cool!