Rituals by nelow

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made by nelow for Ludum Dare 55 (JAM)

Welcome to our cult.

Partake in the Grand Summon Rituals, assemble your tools, get your materials ready and discover the first creature you're about to summon. Ritual is a gadget game, with small physis based puzzles where you become an cultist using precious artifacts to sign a pact with a demon.

Made as a team of two, we both took part in programming, modeling, designing and making sfx. The musics are bought from Dark Fantasy studio and most of the sfx have been done through the jam, it sets the right mood so if you can, play with sound on. Please don't interact too quickly (use objects one by one), as there might be a physic's glitch.

We hope you will enjoy this small experiment !

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● Team : Nello LANOY & Maëlle DESCHAMPS (aka Nelow and Aby)

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● Contact : Nello's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nelow.games/ Maelle's discord : aby_8530

---------------------- Spoiler : Tips & previews

● Lighter

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!> A lighter ! is it still working ? It might helps with this darkness.

● Candles

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!> Candles ? We've seen a dedicated slot somewhere...

● Old Book

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!> The first relic! It looks like a code to enter somewhere...

● Pyramid

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!> A ... pyramid ? looks broken, We might have to reatach every part together.

● Crypex

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!> Well, if it's not a cryptex I don't know what it is, there might be something inside.

● Alchemy

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!> Hum ... body matter ? What was their assembly order again ? I think it's marked somewhere.

● End

!> The "creature" was summoned ... what's with those ears ? I guess I can go with it.

● Complete let's play

!> youtube video incoming

PS : I added those subtiltes post-jam, and augmented the drag n drop sensivity. As it doesn't affect the gameplay I hope you are okay with it, if not, I left the original submission in the download section :)

Ratings

Overall 51th 4.238⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Fun 322th 3.738⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 14th 4.381⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Theme 30th 4.476⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 38th 4.595⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Mood 6th 4.571⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Given 8🗳️ 14🗨️

Feedback

Dorren
16. Apr 2024 · 01:05 UTC
This game is awesome, the art style is really striking and atmospheric.
Gameplay is super unique, never played something like this, Great job!
MathieuSpooky
18. Apr 2024 · 08:10 UTC
The game is very beautiful and has a truly unique atmosphere, supported by an oppressive sound design. The mechanics work fairly well, but I find that it lacks explanation (or maybe I'm just too dumb) because beyond lighting the candles, I don't understand what I'm supposed to do with the book and the stones.
Francois Dervaux
18. Apr 2024 · 08:13 UTC
Good Job Aby, Good Job Nelow, The game is great !!
xvr2e7
21. Apr 2024 · 00:27 UTC
Really cool graphics! Love the mood. Would benefit from more hints to enhance the gameplay. But overall very good job!
kleinzach
21. Apr 2024 · 00:31 UTC
This is absolutely fantastic. The vibes are so fantastic. I got stuck on the Cat thing, but I love how inscrutable and arcane it is while still being playable. Great job!
chispaLBC
21. Apr 2024 · 00:37 UTC
Moving things around sometimes is really difficult, specially the cylinder puzzle thingy. Other than that, 10/10 for me
AtzederSerbe
21. Apr 2024 · 00:43 UTC
This game is nearly perfect, the audio and lighting makes for so much immersion <3
The pixelated graphics make it hard to see the details, though
Aby
21. Apr 2024 · 01:09 UTC
@chispalbc Thanks for your feedback! We tried to make the physics confortable but it's not perfect.
🎤 nelow
21. Apr 2024 · 01:40 UTC
@MathieuSpooky, thanks for your feedback ! I implemented a few subtitles to help the player :)
You can find them in the game's page if you don't want to play again.
🎤 nelow
21. Apr 2024 · 01:42 UTC
@AtzederSerbe thank you ! If I/we make another game in this style we'll keep it in mind
🎤 nelow
21. Apr 2024 · 01:44 UTC
@kleinzach ahah, the cat is the summon,
We sadly had no time to make a polished end title screen, yet we are till happy with it :)
wilsk
21. Apr 2024 · 02:07 UTC
Nice job, very atmospheric and looks great. I got a bit stuck after the candles - I *think* I was meant to drag the pieces near the correct coloured candles from the book, but I couldn't seem to get them to "activate" other than the blue rectangular piece. Some pieces got stuck at the bottom of the screen and I couldn't interact with them any more.
Emaigualmc2_art
21. Apr 2024 · 02:16 UTC
What a great job! I really liked the artistic style used that, together with the music, helps create an incredible atmosphere, it really feels like you are in a castle alone trying to summon demons xD. The only thing I would add would be a tutorial or guide to improve the game feeling. Well done!
KrummSakura
21. Apr 2024 · 10:58 UTC
Alongside the creepy atmosphere and delightful low-res aesthetic, the best thing about the game is how immersive it feels. I hope you expand it into something much bigger.
LDJam user 37404
21. Apr 2024 · 10:59 UTC
Incredibiley atmospheric game! I love the art style! I still a felt it was a bit slow to move the items around, but quite good nonetheless
Nazorus
21. Apr 2024 · 10:59 UTC
Good looking game with a strong atmosphere. The ritual-making feels nice and organic, although sometimes it's difficult to move objects in a predictable way and the screen can feel a bit cluttered. I got stuck at some point so I didn't get to see the ending unfortunately, but I that was a fun experience nonetheless.

Congrats on making this!
dotiocat
21. Apr 2024 · 11:02 UTC
This game is honestly breathtakingly amazing visually, atmospherically and even the music adds so much weight and mystery to it. I wouldn't know where to begin with, it is simple yet extremely effective, the puzzles are not too hard but understanding them is a (fun) process that I could get behind even if it was several times as long of a game. The only tiniest of issues I have with it is that some of the puzzles that required me to pull things off of others (namely the pyramid) the things seemed rather unwilling at times, and very willing to peel off at others. But it's such a small issue in the grand scheme of things this is an amazing entry through and through.
Ravernt
21. Apr 2024 · 11:07 UTC
Nice and unique game! Love the atmosphere! Well done!
Jonathan Fischer
24. Apr 2024 · 22:56 UTC
The atmosphere of this game is incredible along with the mechanics. A really unique entry and satisfying to play!
Joshua Miller-Pio
25. Apr 2024 · 14:01 UTC
Really had a ton of fun you should be proud! Game play was really enjoyable, with a few polishes here and there it would be steam ready!
LDJam user 267116
27. Apr 2024 · 18:44 UTC
Very cool game. Nice puzzles, an incredible atmosphere. Great job!
citsua
30. Apr 2024 · 15:00 UTC
Super cool artstyle! I loved figuring out the puzzles, but the dragging mechanic was frustrating (especially with the rotating cypher). I managed to summon the creature in the end :))