Lighthouse.

Thank you for your thoughtful feedback :) Indeed, I have had ambitious projects, but I like to try push my limits. Though Underworld and first Troll game were finished, the most of my jam games aren't. In this jam Lighthouse was trying to achieve experience, just without knowingly do that - build up tension and be bit spooky, without making jumpscares. I had big plans here too, make many small things to interact and tell the story, make large-scale boss battle, where you would also had to use those two ladders - maybe break the light source with previously found pickaxe. But in the end I just made what I could and I am pretty happy with it.

The game was already pretty gritty and dark, therefore I wanted make balance with player movement being fun to move around, and the sounds accommodate it - though it might not fit the theme perfectly. Also it would the running back and forth bit less tedious and repetitive. The resolution was trying to hid the already smudgy graphics and some ugly frames of player :,D But with smaller screen, like Android phone ('ported' wink-a-wink ;D ) it looks okay. The whispering noise, do you mean the waves hitting the rocks? I tried, but couldn't make any better, I just made some noise on microphone.

But about feeling and experience; downside of this game design is, if player is not taking attention to small details, the experience is lost and the gameplay itself is shallow - no real platforming or puzzles.

Did you try putting wrong color? There is monster waiting for you :P And it is in the color you should have put in, as they don't exist / aren't visible in right color light.

I made small technical details, like how camera zooms out in the beginning when getting near lighthouse, or inside upstairs the camera keeps itself in between of player and light source. Camera tries to follow specific goal, but camera moves not by just lerping there, but lerps to values which are lerping to this goal :D Therefore it can't have any really sudden movements.

I really appreciate your feedback :) Background idea was, that for centuries there have been those monsters, lurkers, and light have been keeping them away. The monsters are there only in other light colors than they itself are, so they don't exist in red light if they are red. They get stronger in wrong color. The lighthouse defence line have been working so well that people have starting to forget why they are there, what's the purpose. The lightguards themself might or not remember, more important have been to do your job than understand why you do it. Now, the monsters have starting to adapt, evolve to accommodate the slow process of changing the light of lighthouse. Therefore they are constantly changing the colour in the last part of the game. If you keep close eye, you notice that lighthouse in background started to flash in different colours and go out. Someone did very same what you did, before they consumed lighthouse light. Player can subtly conclude, that the boss enemy was same that caused other lights go out, and if you did same what that other lighthouse, you did not kill or cause the big monster to lose, but merely get it weakened for next night.

I am thinking how story could go on after ending of this jamgame

Btw, I participated Global Game Jam with two other, you might be interested: https://globalgamejam.org/2019/games/liekki Or video here: https://twitter.com/HannulaTero/status/1089616407996846080?s=20

Hey thank you for playing the game :) I tried to make controlling the character fun ^^ There is no function for crouching (maybe with more time in boss battle could have been), but I thought it was fun to have.

You have to watch the tower in distance for the right color, you can see it from outside the lighthouse, and also inside the lighthouse next to button. There is simple boss fight in the fourth night if you want to try again ;)

Thanks for the feedback in the video :)

• You didn't try what happens when you don't put right color :P
• There arent any cutscene where you lose control (If you hold up/down and try drop the ladders you will go back to the ladder, my miss)
• I think you missed on third night other lighthouse flickered and flashed out ^^
• And btw fourth night you can jump over those things if you wait next to door, noticed that after upload :P

Thanks for the feedback :) sorry about confusion ^^" I did put sign so you shouldn't go too far right. Did you try put wrong color, as first three nights the monster becomes visible. Idea was you can't see red on red light, therefore it doesn't exist, same for monsters. Also if there was only white light, no colors, you wouldn't need to know what to put from other lighthouses, just keep light on all the time to keep monsters away :P Yeah, game is about experience, so gameplay video doesn't give same feeling. And I didn't have time to make for more platforming or demanding boss battle :/

Thanks for the feedback :) I tried to make player feel a bit uncomfortable as something is off, it seems I managed to do that :D

Thanks for feedback :) About theme in my game, the monsters are only visible in other lights. You can't see red things on red light. The lighthouses are therefore line of defence, but purpose long forgotten, and monsters on 4th night have evolved to accommodate the slow reaction of lighthouses. In first days, the monster you see outside when you pick wrong color, it is colored same way you should have picked. Gameplay wise I wanted more, especially on Boss battle, that you can distract bass climbing to ladders, more variety of boss attacks and of course how to beat. In the end I had to cut it down :( I wanted more to be explored, things to be found storywise, so yeah you are right I had bigger plans ^^"

Thanks for the feedback :) I am thinking how this could continue storywise, it's a bit dead end, but surely I can come up with something

Thanks for extensive review, those were the feelings I tried to achieve :) I just finished playing your game, my gf likes it (:

Thanks for the feedback :) Ending was bit rushed, but otherwise I am pretty happy with outcome. Edit. Just finished your game :)

Thank you for the feedback :) Fourth night is beatable, tap fast the button ^^ Edit. Keep doing long enough. Time was running out so I didn't have time to make anything more visual but orbs. Light will slowly fade away if you don't keep pushing. Btw, I reviewed your game, it was really nice :)