Firewood Manor by Michael Feldman
https://youtu.be/u4v5GExBOlQ
Firewood Manor:
A Maze Ablaze

Getting paid to house-sit a mansion is only a good idea if that mansion isn't haunted by arcane spirits.
In Firewood Manor you must navigate the mansion to find your way out before the fire finds you.

Drink Holy Water for visions of a way out

Avoid rooms that have caught fire
Find your way out

Or else!
| Windows | https://rithmgaming.itch.io/firewood-manor |
| HTML5 (web) | https://rithmgaming.itch.io/firewood-manor |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/42/firewood-manor |
Ratings
| Overall | 669th | 3.313⭐ | 26🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 1048th | 2.729⭐ | 26🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 937th | 2.84⭐ | 27🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 579th | 3.521⭐ | 26🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 657th | 3.36⭐ | 27🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 895th | 1.75⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 298th | 3.46⭐ | 27🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 19🗳️ | 33🗨️ |
Pros:
- Mood
- Assets
Cons:
- Took some time to understand how the holy water worked, and still sometimes it looked like it didn't work...? (specially if I take one right after another
Obs:
Felt a bit cheated when the first curve I made it was a dead-end and the fire reached me. Also when I reached the exit I could see the whole environment through the last door :laughing:
Cheers!
A good take on the theme, wonderfull music and sounds.
Loved running animation. Good choice not to use screamers, cause when you running from door to door, soon or late you will stumble upon the fire guy.
Graphics weren't so impressive though it didn't hurt the experience at all.
Good job and keep it up, guys!
I have to say, I dig the theme usage. Made the maze-going feel a lot more hectic, and with some polish, I think it could get quite unnerving (in a good way!) - say, having the fires grow louder as they approach?
Only major weak point is probably the music - for a main menu track and/or credits track, it works, but the actual in-game music would benefit from being more hectic. It's been a while since I hit up Jukedeck, but I reckon it could spit out a pretty decent track for that purpose.
Overall, solid for a 72h Jam entry!
Hope you had a great LD!