A Tale of Six Rites by graebor

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made by graebor for Ludum Dare 55 (JAM)

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Conduct the rites to open the eye. A short story told in puzzles. Controls are mouse only. In the downloadable version use F11 to toggle fullscreen and Esc to quit. Please use the downloadable version for the best experience! This game uses dynamic audio that can sometimes get slightly off in the web player.

Team: - @paul-maaswinkel: Audio - @graebor: Everything else

Ratings

Overall 38th 4.273⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Fun 203th 3.886⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 107th 3.955⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Theme 715th 3.5⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 27th 4.614⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Audio 2th 4.643⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Humor 935th 2.406⭐ 18🧑‍⚖️
Mood 7th 4.545⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Given 14🗳️ 22🗨️

Feedback

dedos
15. Apr 2024 · 18:35 UTC
Very atmospheric, the art and sound set the tone, especially like the flight of balloons to the beat of the heart. A smooth progression of complexity, if you want, as if on such mechanics can be made very interesting puzzles
LDJam user 382337
15. Apr 2024 · 18:53 UTC
Awesome game, insane how well the gameplay and the hypnotizing music work together. Played every bit of it.
LyaMgtt
16. Apr 2024 · 10:42 UTC
Absolutely love your puzzle game! It's really clever, pretty and fun! The art is amazing :)
randomhuman
16. Apr 2024 · 15:10 UTC
Wow so stylish, amazing art and music!
LeoAtopos
16. Apr 2024 · 15:37 UTC
Totally 5 Just keep me going
arzi
16. Apr 2024 · 15:43 UTC
*ahem*

I'm here to present to you the most elegant game of this Ludum Dare award!

Great entry, short and sweet, excellent visuals that play perfectly together with the audio, and a rare LD puzzle that doesn't get infuriatingly difficult suddenly.. A bit light on the theme, maybe.
Allax
16. Apr 2024 · 20:15 UTC
Love the atmosphere, the puzzles themselves are not difficult but combined with the lovely art style and audio everything looks very good.
Neod
17. Apr 2024 · 09:33 UTC
A cool puzzle! Great music and art.
I liked the smooth difficulty curve, I would be glad to see it on steam.
Lisek Gagatek
17. Apr 2024 · 13:43 UTC
Awesome work with atmosphere and colors, it really makes the whole experience great. I mostly wish it was longer, the first 4 levels are of trivial difficulty and more stuff like later levels would be nice. Also the one subtle thing - I feel that the kick in soundtrack is too prominent (makes for a weird, slightly "choppy" feeling for me on headphones), but overall it still sounds really, really good.
LDJam user 268934
18. Apr 2024 · 11:06 UTC
This is fantastic! I really appreciate your rhythmic ambiance with a touch of mystery.
LDJam user 250824
19. Apr 2024 · 18:08 UTC
The puzzle is very simple, feels like introductory level to a game that could potentially be very challenging and interesting! The presentation is just mesmerising. I adore the eye button and its animation.
Aviv Levy
20. Apr 2024 · 08:12 UTC
Awesome concept and great experience. A bit too easy, could definitely amp up the challenge, but I enjoyed it a lot and finished it. The art and music are both really good.
ZombieWalrus
20. Apr 2024 · 15:51 UTC
Great game! Loved atmosphere, art and sound design are terrific!
Paul Maaswinkel
20. Apr 2024 · 20:52 UTC
@lisek-gagatek Thank you for your feedback! Does the kick sound like clipping? Or stuttering / glitching of any sort? The synths being pushed away by every kick is meant as a compressor effect, but I don't know if that's what you mean?
LiquidFunk
20. Apr 2024 · 23:27 UTC
The game is great, loved how moody it is. A more calm meditative approach to the summoning theme. And I had no issues with the sound in my browser on MacOS.
KrummSakura
21. Apr 2024 · 00:03 UTC
It is definitely one of the most polished and complete games I've encountered in LD55. Visual style and sound design is astonishing. I wish it was not six but sixty rites.
sirJupitron
21. Apr 2024 · 15:16 UTC
Hi! amazing design and overall quality, excellent work. Thanks
PSV Games Studio
03. May 2024 · 01:36 UTC
Very interesting game! I really liked the graphics, the ambience and the sounds! Good job!