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Into the Forest: Out of Your Mind by brethudson

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made by brethudson for Ludum Dare 49 (JAM)

Be careful, weary traveler, for this forest is known for playing tricks on the mind.

The further into the forest you venture, the more likelihood there is of you seeing a different type of enemy than the one you're fighting. If so, use your bestiary and identification techniques to narrow down which of the forest's beasts you're battling.

Source Code (GMS2) https://github.com/BretHudson/ld49
Windows (via Game Jolt) https://gamejolt.com/games/into-the-forest/652740
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/49/into-the-forest-out-of-your-mind

Ratings

Overall 725th 3.542⭐ 14🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1063th 3.125⭐ 14🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 944th 3.125⭐ 14🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1352th 2.708⭐ 14🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 318th 4.083⭐ 14🧑‍⚖️
Mood 554th 3.583⭐ 14🧑‍⚖️
Given 1🗳️ 1🗨️

Feedback

Helen
05. Oct 2021 · 17:59 UTC
I enjoyed playing your game. Cool pixel art and music.
Only one thing: The blue background moving made me a bit dizzy :D
HowlingShame
05. Oct 2021 · 18:03 UTC
Cool concept, reminds me of Kingsway
SkallyWags
05. Oct 2021 · 18:13 UTC
The background was quite distracting, but the game was great! Loved all the options that I was offered, but I wish the different actions had different effects on the enemies. At times the gameplay felt a bit repetitive, but I think the graphic design and audio were top-notch!
Vitor Nakama
05. Oct 2021 · 18:14 UTC
Wow this game is realy realy preety and well made
Pilgrim1987
05. Oct 2021 · 18:17 UTC
Reeeally nice graphic and music, I liked the overall mood the game.it became a bit tedious after a while but I think with aadition new maps and enemies and some dialoqs it could be a very interesting.
Miartsix
05. Oct 2021 · 18:21 UTC
A cute game! The art is really adorable! I liked that you could drag around all the windows. :D I didnt really understand the not-fighting mechanics, it appeared to me that they dont really do anything... Overall quite nice. :) <3
byqot
05. Oct 2021 · 18:22 UTC
i wanna cry, but i can't drag ball into freedome, is it possible?
cdunham
19. Oct 2021 · 01:03 UTC
Nice little game, not sure what the identify actions are supposed to do though. Seems like most monsters take fire damage, some a little poison, and nearly none take earth damage. I tried different actions to see what they were weak against but couldn't really figure it out. Maybe having an explanation on that or a more obvious way of telling would be nice.