THis game deeply resonated with me. Thank you for that. Amazing art, animation, ligthing the lanterns mechanic, talking to people… 10/10
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The Lamplighter's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Visuals | #36 | 4.519 | 4.519 |
| Audio | #50 | 3.889 | 3.889 |
| Overall | #162 | 3.630 | 3.630 |
| Theme | #295 | 3.593 | 3.593 |
| Innovation | #299 | 3.333 | 3.333 |
| Enjoyment | #315 | 3.407 | 3.407 |
| Gameplay | #431 | 3.037 | 3.037 |
Ranked from 27 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does the game fit the theme?
The world's corruption and its impending end lead to the setting being unfamiliar and strange. The game also utilizes a mechanic centered around interacting with strangers and entering their houses, which are also "strange places".
What code and assets did you not make from scratch during the jam (if any)?
Knock sound effect: https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/household-knock-on-door-86241/
How many people worked on the game?10
Comments
OMG the visual are dope ! Congrats for that ! It definitely sell the atmosphere ! (the audio too by the way !)
Feel free to test our game !
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𝒫𝐼𝒵𝒵𝒜𝒩𝒪𝒞𝐻𝐸great overall vibe, amazing animations also, very fluid movements everything matches really well it can get quite scary sometimes lol
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Pappa's Delivery ServiceGreat visuals and animations. The gameplay is a bit basic, but at least it's working properly and the sounds are chunky
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Void RealmVery unique and interesting game! I really liked the art & animations!
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PictogeistThe animations and the atmosphere were pretty cool! The premise was unique, and I enjoyed how it was presented once I understood it.
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Caravan TraderAmazing atmosphere, visuals, musics and theme ofc! I just loved the omnioussy of the game
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i need to pee!Such a weird and cool world. It had me sweating trying to get into the houses as the wailing wall of death came screaming at me. Great vibes.
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It Rhymes with ShmabadookReally interesting game. The art and animations are so amazingly clean and well done. The audio, similarly, was great, the music was really nice and the sound as the corruption (?) approaches was very cool. It was kind of weird having pressure on so many different fronts, the time pressure, survival, and lighting the lamps. I think that removing either the time pressure or the high score element would improve the game. Having dialogue from people when you want to enter their homes is neat but in practice the only time you would be trying is when you are in a complete rush and would probably just skip the dialogue. The controls are a bit odd, I think having to go up to go to doors was a bit weird and not really a step needed between interacting with the door, I would have preferred to just press 'E' or use a different key. Overall though, the art and audio was great, the gameplay was interesting, great game!
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strange place for a letterLamplighter? I hardly know 'er!
Anyways, very good art and music, I liked the atmosphere a lot! My only critique would be that the core game loop is a bit clunky, right now there are almost two objectives: survive the time limit and light as many lamps as possible. This can create a bit of a weird situation, because I think I lit more lamps on my very first run where I had no clue what I was doing and just sprinted to the right lighting every lamp along the way than in my run where I was actually cautious and survived the time limit.
I wonder if it would be fun to remove the time limit and instead place the focus on lighting as many lamps as possible before you inevitably perish, with the game becoming more challenging the further you progress to the right. This might better complement the slow and methodical gameplay style the game seems to want you to take.
Good job, I liked it a lot!
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Little Girl Dream Extraction ShooterThe sound is super haunting. I struggled to figure out what i was supposed to be doing at first but finally getting to safety after so much failure was so relieving. Great job overall.
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Through the Book DoorReally cool visuals, animation, music, and eerie writing. It definitely felt like a strange place! Unfortunately it's pretty slow in my browser so the controls are sluggish.
Great work!
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Strange PlacesReally cool visuals, animation, music, and eerie writing. It definitely felt like a strange place! Unfortunately it's pretty slow in my browser so the controls are sluggish.
Great work!
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Strange PlacesDamn, I get literal chills from the corruption screaming. I'm very impressed with the high quality of this game, especially in the visuals, music, and dialogue. One of the best I've seen so far, great work!
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Out of Place
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