Wisps of the Forest by Oscar Berry

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made by Oscar Berry for Ludum Dare 55 (JAM)

Plunge into a dark and mysterious forest accompanied by will-o'-the-wisps to reclaim their home. Beware of corrupt threats that won't let you rest!

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Authors:

  • Cauchois Lilian
  • Schell-Wack Mateo
  • Celeiro Daniel
  • Berry Oscar

Music & Sounds:

  • We made almost everything expect sounds and music (source: Zapsplat.com & soundbank.org).

Ratings

Overall 901th 3.278⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Fun 957th 3.059⭐ 19🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 601th 3.353⭐ 19🧑‍⚖️
Theme 900th 3.235⭐ 19🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 471th 3.889⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Audio 581th 3.206⭐ 19🧑‍⚖️
Mood 327th 3.853⭐ 19🧑‍⚖️
Given 13🗳️ 21🗨️

Feedback

TheMaskedMan
16. Apr 2024 · 19:16 UTC
Fried my poor ol' lappie so I could only appreciate the screenshots.
Cobby
16. Apr 2024 · 22:54 UTC
gave it a try with my desktop and i was able to average around 20fps on a 3080, visually speaking it looks nice but the slow response made it difficult to control, kudos on adding a menu and controller support. the menus are visually appealing too.
🎤 Oscar Berry
18. Apr 2024 · 11:27 UTC
Thanks for the feedbacks guys! Unfortunately it was a rush at the end. We are still working on it!
torin.denniston
23. Apr 2024 · 01:06 UTC
Unfortunately it kept crashing a few seconds after I hit Play from the main menu. Not sure why since I didn't get an error message.

Some positive feedback for you, though - I LOVE the art style and environmental choices you've made. It really is beautiful.
LDJam user 0
23. Apr 2024 · 07:54 UTC
Hmmmm...I can't play, sorry
Def-Mane
23. Apr 2024 · 23:23 UTC
Really like the idea and the visuals were nice, but the darkness was just a little much. Couldnt even see where I was going half the time and had to give up because I couldnt find a path to continue going towards some mushrooms because I couldnt see anything -- good scary vibes, my girlfriend was scared
Kiseki
25. Apr 2024 · 02:09 UTC
looks pretty polished!
LDJam user 99418
25. Apr 2024 · 15:03 UTC
Even turning brightness and contrast upto max I couldn't make out anything. The mushrooms could have worked, but unfortunately they are obscured by scene geometry 80% of the time, so despite my best efforts I was not able to get anywhere. The wisp rushes to you as opposed to lingering slightly ahead and having you follow it. If you publish a version where the darkness is not so oppressive I will give another try
🎤 Oscar Berry
25. Apr 2024 · 23:29 UTC
Thanks to all of you for your feedback! Unfortunately, it took us too long to fix the many issues in our game :(

:o: However, I believe it is now much better than before in terms of lag issues (still requires a good computer to run), and brightness issues thanks to the new wisps behavior. We have made many other improvements as well! :)
anaastaska
27. Apr 2024 · 23:15 UTC
I love the atmosphere and graphics!😍
JojoPalambas
27. Apr 2024 · 23:41 UTC
Really cool game, very nice graphics, kinda sppoky! Unfortunately I got stuck, unable to move, when passing through the third lantern hole...
🎤 Oscar Berry
27. Apr 2024 · 23:58 UTC
Thanks a lot! Yes, unfortunately the collider that should allow you to get through doesn't really match the visual effect :/.
StaNov
29. Apr 2024 · 21:13 UTC
You saw me playing it live :)

The graphics were cool, the dark mood was also good.

It was hard to navigate through the forest in the dark, so I was just wandering around.

The menu graphics are nice and atmospherical!

Maybe try to do it more player-oriented next time.

Thank you for stopping by!
Empyreans
30. Apr 2024 · 17:08 UTC
Amazing game with Ori vibes)