Spectral Fingers by boddiul

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made by boddiul for Ludum Dare 55 (JAM)

A short narrative game where you play as a spirit trying to escape its dimension during a séance. Use the left mouse button to guide the participants' hands.

Developed by:

* boddiul * - Game design, Code

* Alisa Zelinski * - Game design, Graphics

* zwonkybeats * - Music Screenshot 2024-04-16 041137.png

Ratings

Overall 712th 3.455⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Fun 760th 3.273⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 36th 4.212⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Theme 172th 4.197⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 736th 3.5⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Audio 491th 3.379⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Humor 336th 3.468⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Mood 300th 3.879⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Given 39🗳️ 7🗨️

Feedback

Spica
16. Apr 2024 · 08:42 UTC
Very fun(ny) one xD
RIP to everyone who tried to type "A"
Nanaschi1984
16. Apr 2024 · 10:46 UTC
Ohh no the spirit is writing this comment... Booooooo....
BlackCat508
17. Apr 2024 · 02:35 UTC
very interesting take on the theme!
Alexandru Barbanoua
17. Apr 2024 · 23:14 UTC
Very well made and the graphics are very good. I like the innovative gameplay that allows many development paths what also provoke a lot of fun playing. very well done success further
LDJam user 284287
20. Apr 2024 · 11:07 UTC
The gameplay here was surprisingly novel; I can't think of a lot of other contexts off the top of my head where you're "fighting" the game for precise placement of a cursor like this, and it's a pretty fun implementation of mouse controls for what's otherwise a narrative-focused game. I ended up developing some pretty dramatic strategies for swinging the planchette around to ensure it ended up where I wanted it to; anybody using a Ouija board in real life would probably have been scared stiff by how furiously it was moving around, but it made for a fun experience. Nice work!
brainles etertainment
20. Apr 2024 · 12:51 UTC
The mechanics is pretty unusual and somehow innovative. Never seen games like this before. But the controls are too inconvenient.
LDJam user 245740
22. Apr 2024 · 04:08 UTC
How fun! I liked that we had to wrestle with the people to actually communicate. It took me a minute to catch on to the indicator, but that's mostly on me. Great little game.
jpbash
30. Apr 2024 · 11:56 UTC
Pretty original concept, frustrating to control - but then, I bet communicating from beyond this mortal realm is difficult! Well done.
LeBossMax2
02. May 2024 · 11:28 UTC
I like the concept, it is very innovative. I also like the controls but I think there is something missing to make the game more interesting/fun
samh
03. May 2024 · 15:23 UTC
I had a lot of fun playing as bacccbdulehramanaltl from MffsqqpomiahNOYESesopppotamia! Quite hard to master on a phone, because your finger hides the screen, but it worked :smile:
Japayne
03. May 2024 · 19:21 UTC
This is my favorite submission for ld55. Good job!
Rob6566
03. May 2024 · 21:32 UTC
Interesting idea! Was very tricky on a touchpad. I liked the audio - very atmospheric.
Aaron Hart
03. May 2024 · 21:54 UTC
This is a solid entry! Very creative, well done!
Romulo_Developer
03. May 2024 · 21:55 UTC
This game was hard to play in the touchpad but was a hell-lotta fun.Fighting against the hands force was really tricky and the sound creates such a great atmosphere. Hope you get all the ratings you need before the deadline
khaotom
03. May 2024 · 21:56 UTC
That was a fun little experience!
andruid
03. May 2024 · 21:59 UTC
When I got the date wrong and it said I was from the future I cracked a good laugh! I loved it.
Hope you get the ratings in time! I'll try to **summon** a few friends to help!
Ava Skoog
03. May 2024 · 22:05 UTC
Very cool! It's typical that this is the first game I play after moving from the stationary computer with a mouse to the laptop with a mousepad, but I powered through it anyway :')

Equal parts moody and humorous, with the silly dialogue and how messed up the words can get combined with atmospheric music and dark silhouettes.

Felt pretty good to play. I guess it would've been nice if the sudden resistance was telegraphed a bit more ahead of time as it went from being easy to move to immediately super difficult.

I didn't get the future year on my playthrough but I'm glad I saw the comment about it. Cool that you accounted for that as well.

Overall very cool, nicely done!
JustMars
03. May 2024 · 22:06 UTC
Loved the ambiance. The gameplay actually felt what I'd imagine a spirit would experience trying to move the damn thing while some of the kids are trolling each other xD. Very stylistic entry with a well executed concept, great work!
UngarBlapp
03. May 2024 · 22:07 UTC
This is a great fun concept, I loved the stretchy arms and the sense of humor when you answered incorrectly![Screenshot from 2024-05-03 23-04-32.png](///raw/ba4/e5/z/64f98.png)![Screenshot from 2024-05-03 23-07-12.png](///raw/ba4/e5/z/64f99.png)

All round Great Work!
Okamit
03. May 2024 · 22:10 UTC
Cute little game, a bit frustrating to reach the outer letters but that adds to the experience for a short one-shot experience. Fun and well done.

Great work!
andruid
03. May 2024 · 22:20 UTC
Oh, just something I forgot to add: Fullscreen would have prevented a few wrong clicks when near the edges. I did some wrong stuff while playing.
In any case great work!