Light In The Dark by tsukigan

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made by tsukigan for Ludum Dare 57 (COMPO)

Diving deeper and deeper, one day you meet her...
Even though a moment is too short.
I want to believe that she can become your friend.

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Ratings

Overall 84th 3.667⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Fun 97th 3.528⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 73th 3.722⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Theme 164th 3.472⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 133th 3.528⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Audio 103th 3.444⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Mood 60th 3.861⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Given 4🗳️ 3🗨️

Feedback

DragonMain
07. Apr 2025 · 01:12 UTC
So deep
kalasherr
07. Apr 2025 · 01:35 UTC
1) too much text for me to dive into a story

2) cool reflex based battle system, but it doesn't look like fair fight because of same patterns. Maybe field 5x5 can solve this problem

3) it doesnt look like "depth", more like "void" or "hollow", but not "depth"
Spexxilove
10. Apr 2025 · 16:34 UTC
I liked the story. nice and short with a lot of mystery, not sure if I understand it all but I can see someone making a 50min video essay about the meaning^^

cool twist on the battle mechanic. it reminds me of undertale by not being an exact copy. well done!
LDJam user 234597
10. Apr 2025 · 16:37 UTC
Card game with psychotherapy and a chance of death? That I haven't seen before. Nice atmosphere. Interesting writing. Relatable. :)
Wish the text was skippable the 2nd time around, but there's not that much of it to become annoying.
atsh
10. Apr 2025 · 16:39 UTC
I really like the tutorial, and the dialog system was really good - the different fonts, animation, sound. I also like the card and battle UI, well done.

It's probably not for me as I really tried to like undertale but couldn't, which is an obvious inspiration. I would maybe make the battles less quick, and try less dialog at first

Overall, nice complete game, well done!
LDJam user 395838
10. Apr 2025 · 17:22 UTC
@spexxilove Thank you very much, "video essay about the meaning" I thought about it during development)
LDJam user 395838
10. Apr 2025 · 17:23 UTC
@heviosso Thanks! You can skip dialogues after first ending)
LDJam user 395838
10. Apr 2025 · 17:24 UTC
@atsh :heart:
ping78
10. Apr 2025 · 18:26 UTC
Aside from one little bug that caused one card to be in front of the text for one "monologue", I found this game to be quite intriguing and well-made overall. Well done.
LDJam user 0
12. Apr 2025 · 12:16 UTC
I enjoyed the battle system and I would like to have more of it. I get that the narrative/plot is more important here, but dodging attacks on a grid is a fresh look for undertale-style combat for me (it may not be new, but it's the first time I'm seeing a grid there). E.g. I would play 10-15 battles with new attacks against the player of increasing difficulty and call it a good game :D

Perhaps it's the theme to blame as this game would not hit the requirement if not the plot. At these times, I feel like rejecting a theme and opting out of the rating for theme is a valid way to participate, but that's just me.

2 endings is cool in any case, good job.
quasilyte
12. Apr 2025 · 12:17 UTC
Ah damn, I clicked "anonymous" instead of "receive notifications". The comment above is mine
Eugenik
14. Apr 2025 · 08:22 UTC
Surprisingly complete. Good job guys!.
grid96
15. Apr 2025 · 17:54 UTC
Very cool idea, I wonder how you came up with this. Love the presentation and style, help you will continue working on this!
commanderstitch
19. Apr 2025 · 17:44 UTC
i felt like i was walking up stairs yelling the entire way. Then the red fire fired me into the start point. :O Loved the text sounds and typwriter effect. :-)