Observer by zidan-banan
You've received strange signals coming from deep in the forest. Are they trying to help you, or perhaps asking for assistance?
Dive into this strange and mysterious story and uncover the secret of what's happening in this dark forest.
Controls: WASD + Mouse
Inspired by Inscription and Limbo/Inside
| itch.io | https://maximkolesnikov.itch.io/observer |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/59/observer |
Ratings
| Overall | 97th | 4.041⭐ | 39🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 388th | 3.434⭐ | 40🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 123th | 3.878⭐ | 39🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 167th | 4.158⭐ | 40🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 56th | 4.5⭐ | 40🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 12th | 4.539⭐ | 40🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 14🗳️ | 26🗨️ |
The rest of the puzzles were much easier in comparison. I think you put the hardest puzzle at the very beginning.
Unfortunately, the web version on itch wasn't loading for me, so I watched the full video walkthrough;
Gameplay spoiler:
!>The changes of POV and 2D to 3D are suprising and add interesting depth to the game.
I feel like I would be confused with the puzzles playing it myself, to be honest.
The game as a whole feels like a dark ritual, and that's a compliment :)
Ending spoiler:
!>Love the creepy ending. We were observing this character, now multiple versions of them observe us.
Please clarify if there were any errors when loading the game. Did you see the Unity icon or just a black screen?
Perhaps it's a browser issue; I only tested it in Chrome.
Also, please hide some spoilers in your message by using "!>" at the beginning of the line. It will look like this:
!>The text below the spoiler is to avoid spoiling the suspense.
Everything was impressively well thought out and was super engaging the whole time. Art and audio did exactly what they needed to do to build the mood. Really cool concept and very well executed.
Oh, sure! I'll have to note this command for other entries as well. I put one spoiler tag, let me know if you would like something else in my comment hidden under the tag also.
On topic of the web build not working: might be on my side, as I had this with a few games by now, though lots did seem to work just fine. So the game starts loading, but then it just stops and doesn't finish loading no matter how long I wait:
Oh wait, it actually did give an error message. I combined it in SAI so you can see full text:
!>If you don't mind, could you also put the 2D and 3D section under a spoiler?
Honestly, I don't know how to solve this problem, but maybe one of these will help:
- Hard refresh - Ctrl+Shift+R (clears the page cache)
- Try incognito mode - disable extensions
- Try a different browser - preferably the latest version of Chrome or Firefox
- Disable your antivirus/VPN for the duration of the test
- Try on a different network (mobile data instead of your work Wi-Fi)
The music and visuals really drew me into a melancholic atmosphere.
The puzzles were enjoyable and made me think.
!> I also want to give a special shout-out to the game’s plot twists—they were awesome! And it’s great that the game managed to surprise me more than once!
Great work, keep it up!
С балансом пазлов всегда есть нюансы, хотел в этот раз попроще сделать на самом деле) Но тут скорей не в сложности/простоте дело, а в небольшой путанице с сигналами, некоторые двусмысленности присутствуют. Сейчас вижу уже, что можно было чуть переиначить, чтобы задумка чуть более ясно считывалась. Но в любом случае, я не планировал объяснять в лоб, чтобы было пространство для экспериментов и исследования
This is one of my LD59 favorites!