Dear John by givit-game-studios

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made by givit-game-studios for Ludum Dare 47 (JAM)

Dear John is a isometric point and click adventure game where you need find out the truth about Edith. Edith is a young women your father met on social media. With a dynamic weather system and isometric view this is a experience that you don't want to miss out on. Screenshot1.jpg

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PS: My main character's animations broke so I will fix it after the deadline.

Ratings

Overall 1253th 3.172⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1419th 2.726⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1211th 2.935⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Theme 982th 3.452⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 497th 3.891⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Mood 341th 3.828⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Given 21🗳️ 35🗨️

Feedback

Lazenman
05. Oct 2020 · 22:32 UTC
The atmosphere is excellent especially in the shift in tone with music and the light it did put me on edge. But there are issues like I have to reset the game because I can't leave a zoomed in camera like at the table or the key holder if I already took the item, as well as the lighting in the dark parts on the character and his lack of animation was a little jarring. I think you should keep at these sort of games because the mood really carried my opinion on this game.
tinykidtoo
06. Oct 2020 · 00:47 UTC
Really cool effects with the clouds and background. A nice mood for this story. Although, I got stuck when the camera zoomed in on the office table. I couldn't get back out of it.
testuser
06. Oct 2020 · 04:54 UTC
That sucks that this was based on true events...
🎤 givit-game-studios
06. Oct 2020 · 05:32 UTC
Hi all thank you for the playing the game and I am sad about the bug the ending makes the whole experience better. I am going to do patch today to fix the player animation but also fix the camera bug. Again thank you for taking the time to play my game.
Mekuri
06. Oct 2020 · 18:15 UTC
Damn you had me enthralled! A few quirks here and there, but all in all a nice game. I never got what the idea with the chair moving around was?
Anyways, I was entertained, you did a splendid job! Thanks for sharing :-)
DanyVk
06. Oct 2020 · 18:33 UTC
Now John is my best friend
ancient-pixel
06. Oct 2020 · 18:50 UTC
I loved the idea about it being that one room and how the details change a bit. It seems like it just needs a little polishing to be pretty perfect. Eg sometimes it was hard to hit the are for the desk, or i could open the jewelry box without a key. The mood is great, its always a good sign if you dont notice how good the music is, because its just part of the whole thing, instead of being one thing that came out great.
Eugenik
07. Oct 2020 · 02:18 UTC
nice soundtrack.
MidoriMelody
07. Oct 2020 · 03:53 UTC
Love the graphics.
etrealjunior
07. Oct 2020 · 10:42 UTC
I liked your game my congratulations, I also did one if you want to know, and give me your feedback I am very grateful, this is the link https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/47/resurrection
zgragselus
07. Oct 2020 · 19:25 UTC
One room, many changes.

I enjoyed it, I didn't get the chair though. The game is polished, but I was suffering with pixel hunting a bit. Music was subtle, but built up the mood.

Keep up the good work!
dans17
07. Oct 2020 · 21:50 UTC
I liked the story, and you did a fantastic job setting the mood! I only wish that there was some more variety of puzzles to solve, rather than just looking for letters.
clemonades
08. Oct 2020 · 17:26 UTC
Wow, idk how you did this in such a short timeframe. Congrats!
Samuel Hollywood-Summers
09. Oct 2020 · 16:20 UTC
I can't interact with the jewelry (US)/ jewellery (UK) box (see spelling!) when I first re-enter the room. I restarted the game and tried again, and both with and without the key, I just can't interact with it. I have not rated the game because I don't really feel like I've experienced it. Am I missing something, or is it a bug?
Harrm
09. Oct 2020 · 21:53 UTC
Cool visuals and narrative, but this lonely room amidst nothing with one man floating inside gives a gloomy impression.
Anant Ahuja
09. Oct 2020 · 22:10 UTC
I really wanted to play and rate your game but the Mac build was super laggy. Like so laggy that I couldn't even click on the play button to start it. The menu was lagging.
heyycap
10. Oct 2020 · 02:57 UTC
I could not find anything to do past the 1st room. Also, I'm sure the graphics look great on your end but they get really wonky inside the room with crazy dark shadows that make it hard to see where anything is. The background seemed to work though. The music seemed way too epic for the gameplay/story as far as I could tell (I know you opted out of that category).
🎤 givit-game-studios
12. Oct 2020 · 06:13 UTC
@samuel-hollywood-summers in what level did you struggle? Maybe a bit more information can help me out to see if there is a problem. But thank you for playing.

@anant-ahuja sorry to hear that, yeah I haven't tested the game on Mac to properly optimize it, I unfortunatly ran out of time, but I am trying to fix it as a "post" jam entry. So that you can atleast try the game and the experience of it.

@heyycap the hint is the key in level 2. Try that. Can you maybe send me a screenshot of the game so that I can see what you see. Because everything looks fine on my end. You can send via Twitter @givit_games
ANRQAngel
16. Oct 2020 · 19:29 UTC
This was quite fun, I love this point and click style, made me nostalgic.. Great graphics, although the walking animation was broken most of the time, good mood and music.. all in all a very good fun game..
TwistedHawk
23. Oct 2020 · 21:55 UTC
This is spectacular! I love the story line, game, and use of the theme to find out the truth of a mystery! Is there multiple endings to it, such as something that is done with the key?