Hell-Sent Messenger by Creeper Nade
PLEASE CHECK THIS SHOWCASE VIDEO IF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO PLAY :
https://youtu.be/lxYKkyAQjok A brave mortal must journey through the underworld to deliver the sacrifice to restless spirits. Armed with only an Ouija board, communicate with ghosts to summon their aid in transporting the offerings. But watch out for the nefarious Black and White Impermanence, whose appearance could be your undoing!
Can you conquer the dangers in this thrilling underworld journey of summoning? Embark on this thrilling journey and prove your mettle!
Gameplay Mechanics： The game map has four areas, corresponding to four different kinds of ghosts, players need to ask questions on the ouija board, based on the answers to find nearby ghosts.
E to open ouija board, SPACE to summon, WASD to move, Keyboarding to question Available questions to ask in ouija board (guarantee answers) eg: 1. Are you here? 2. Are you close? / Are you near? / Are you around? 3. Where are you? 4. How old are you? / What's your age? ...
Grave Ghost: Often found hovering near graveyards, their age shrouded in mystery. Prefers silence and often emits ghostly flames to distract and confuse intruders.
Bridal Ghost: Died young and unexpectedly, forced into a ghost marriage by feudal parents. Floats in mid-air, searching for her long-lost love separated by death.
Water Ghost: Sporting green or red eyes, skin slick as if oiled, they swiftly swim in water like otters.
Hanging Ghost: Also known as the Hanging Ghost, a spirit that died by suicide hanging. Floats in mid-air with a long, blood-red tongue protruding from its mouth.
This game draws its cultural background from Taoist tradition.
| Link | youareanidiot.cc |
| Itch.io | https://creeper-nade.itch.io/hell-sent-messenger |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/55/hell-sent-messenger |
Ratings
| Overall | 634th | 3.519⭐ | 28🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 1116th | 2.769⭐ | 28🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 542th | 3.42⭐ | 27🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 566th | 3.7⭐ | 27🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 230th | 4.222⭐ | 29🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 281th | 3.712⭐ | 28🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 250th | 3.942⭐ | 28🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 30🗳️ | 47🗨️ |
Gameplay: Not obvious how to play (meaning there is a lack of signs and feedback) but the idea is interesting.
Physics: Missing colliders for the 2D/3D interaction is sad but not problematic.
For me its really a cool visual experience :)
1.Are you here?(Gives yes or no answer based on whether you are in the same area with the destination)
2.Are you close? / Are you near? / Are you around?
(gives yes or no answer based on the distance between you and the point)
3.Where are you? (returns either east/west/north/south)
4.How old are you? / What’s your age? (returns their age)
5.How did you die? (Has a chance to return their cause of death, which is useful for determing which area it is in)
you dont have to exactly follow these questions since the game detects keywords.
The map is splitted into 4 parts , each ruled by a special ghost, you can find their descriptions above.
Im planning to upload a full playthrough vid, when it comes out you can check it on youtube. But before that, I highly recommand you to read the description and my comments.
Other than that definitely a great game!
The issue is that on an ultra-wide resolution, the viewport is stretched to fit the width of the screen, but in order to keep the width/height ratio, the top and bottom of the screen are cropped out, so we cannot see/focus on the Ask bar... I tried running it in window mode using Alt-Enter, but the window is not resizeable :(
Other than that, it's beautiful and one can definitely see that it is a work of love <3