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Lights Out (NGPD2023 Demo)

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The game with no jumping and based off everyone's childhood fear, the dark. Guide Brent in the liminal darkness to turn off the light switches and go back to bed.

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CONTROLS:

(Arrow Keys) Directional Moves --- Move (Up and Down on ladders) / Enter Door

(D) Main --- Interact / Pick Up Item / Climb Off Ladder / Enter Door

(A) Cancel --- Drop Item

(Enter) Start --- Pause (In Levels)

(Shift) Select

Up + Cancel (While Holding Item) --- Kick Item

Up + Cancel + (Left/Right) --- Kick Item Left/Right

Holding Select (In Levels) --- Camera Mode

8-9 --- Cycle Custom Palettes

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UPDATE V0.0.2 (Feb. 9 2023)

-NEW Kick Ability: While holding an item, hold up and press the A (Cancel) Button to kick the item upwards. Holding left or right will kick towards the respective direction.

-NEW Levels: Day 6 and 7.

-21 New Palette Swaps (Including one based off of PixelDay2023)

-Camera Mode: Hold shift (Select) and Direction Buttons to move the camera for a better view of the level.

-Day 3 and Day 5 have been redesigned slightly.

-Easy Mode: Roam freely in the dark with no light bar.

-Hard Mode: You have 5 bars instead of 8, can your nyctophobia handle it?

-Sound Toggle.

-Key Bind-Configuration.

-Interact with Up Option.

-Darkness Warning Sound Toggle.

-Switching the Resolution and Palettes manually. (You can still use 8 and 9 to switch between palettes on the fly.)

UPDATE V0.0.3 (Feb. 10 2023)

-Fixed Game Crash when in Camera Mode while holding Battery.

-Fixed Bug where Camera Mode can work in the Level Intro sequence.

-Added Notes in Day 3 that tell you how to Hold and Kick Items.

-Added text in the level intro sequence that show the day of the month you're in.

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I hope you have fun with my first published short game. I plan to add more levels and fun gimmicks in the future, so I hope what you see here satisfies you enough. Feedback is always appreciated. :D -RazePXL

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CREDITS:

Dragonite - Lorikeet Shader (Palette Swapping wouldn't be possible without this): Itch.io

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eh, 50/50

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I've pressed every button and can't start the game at all.

doesnt even tell you how to select "play game"

¡good game!
its a really nice an funny idea.

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