Was hard to figure out the controls but overall it came through well and some good graphics so congrats on the awards for this game
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A very short horror-themed "Alone in the Dark"-alike.
You are the carrier of a magic mirror making your way through a dark temple to reach its inner sanctum.
Made in 72 hours during Ludum Dare #32
controls: keyboard
you can choos between old-school tank controls or camera-relative direct controls. See in-game description. Press ESC to switch any time.
This game uses the Pravas font by @Jupiter_Hadley
Unplayable under Chrome, but works under Pale Moon.
The gameplay feels a little slow - it takes a few screens to reach the first beam of light, and when I encounter a second monster, it also seems like it needs a few screens to reach that as well.
Surprisingly, I really loved the game! At first the graphics were like "....ok" and the controls seemed weird but after a minute or two I got used to the controls and got immersed into the game. Also excellent work on the atmosphere! I also recorded myself and made a video: https://youtu.be/jb-HXFyc8n0
About the horror aspect of the game, I can't really say that it scared me or something like that. It was more of a funny experience for me =)
Really cool start to a game! The controls are kind of awful, to be honest - the tank controls are preferable to the direct controls (unusable) but still very wonky, lots of getting stuck on walls and pillars. Still, the art style, tone, ambiance, sound, all great! I think if you fixed up the controls this would make a great basis for a good horror game along the lines of Alone in the Dark or earlier Silent Hill games. The current controls definitely detract from the experience, but for 72 hours, this is really great! Would love to see this pursued with more time to polish it - the world's been lacking a good classic-inspired horror game.
Both control options were awful and as a result made this unplayable. The atmosphere was nice and creepy but the graphic style made it hard to see. Overall poor artistic choices paired with poor mechanics.
