TESTING APPLICATION GAMMA

Very interesting game. I included it in my GM48: Colors are Important compilation video series, if you’d like to take a look. :) https://youtu.be/5oPza5MRAiY

This was a very interesting entry!

• Please do not force fullscreen (especially in a game jam) if there is no way to remove it (alt + enter didn't work)
• Yes, the text, which is the important part of the game, shouldn't skip after some time (especially if it says things like "now that you understand what you must do, let's go" while you didn't get to read that part lol). The player should be able to control it. Especially since it's difficult to read (which I'd usually mention as a bad thing, but in this case it's justified by the story and such, but the game should take note of this difficulty and let you read at your ease)
• The gameplay part was... hmm... feeling a bit lacky. Like, the wall collisions and stuff. But that was pretty well covered in past feedback. Also there is a glitch with the walls that teleport you (level one, against the wall above in the first traps always, if you press against the wall while moving right, instead of heading to the hall, you get teleported on the wall to the left)
• But oh boy, you nailed the immersion there. Felt really part of an experience, and it was rather well made and believable. It didn't feel pretentious, which is actually not as easy as it seems. It really captured something accurate about "lessons"
• Although the gameplay bit wasn't really perfect, it did have interesting visuals. That's how you make something simple looking interesting, by giving it some sort of cohesion and interest when you look at it. The player looked a bit goofy but not enough to find it interesting. That's cool!
• Oh my, I actually beat the level 2 the hard way, Didn't know there was a trick to it until mentioned by Naxos

Anyway, this is definitely one of my favourite entries, it was a really cool and immersive one! Good job

The story was really interesting, very immersive.
The audio was also good if it was just a bit loud at the beginning.
The gameplay was a bit too simple and hadn't much to to with colors, but your focus was more on story as far as it seems. But overall a cool experience :D

It was an overall nice game. There are some things though that bothered me.

• The sound was really loud
• The shader was kinda over the top imo
• The "colors are important part" was kinda overlooked

But I had fun playing it :)

Thanks for submitting a game!

Going to stream of consciousness my feedback as I play:

• Fullscreen is always a nice touch on PC
• The intro is cool, the fuzzy letters got to be a bit much
• Also probably a bit too long of an intro for a game jam game
• All that said, i really liked the narrative approach that you took, most games go right to a mechanic.
• Couldnt get past level 1. If there was some strategy to outwitting the happy faces I didnt figure it out. Sometimes they went away from me and sometimes towards me, not sure why.
• Would prefer standard WASD movement on PC
• Graphics in the "gameplay" portion were primitive but cohesive.

All in all a pretty unique entry. I would have liked to have seen more but I couldnt figure out how to beat the level.

Nice job!

This was an interesting experience. The beginning was really well put together and completely drew me into my brainwashing session. It was really visually interesting and disturbing in a pleasant way! The voice acting was very well done, as well as the rest of the audio and various distortions applied to it. I really like the style!

The segments between controlling the character really outshined the gameplay segments, and that's unfortunate. Colliding with walls felt sticky, though maybe that was intended. It could be that I'm misinterpreting the whole gameplay portion. I had no idea what to do on the first level, but... maybe by design? I died a bunch and was then transported to level 2.

I did get a chuckle after I figured out how to really solve level 2. Just... listen to the instructions and follow them mindlessly... haha.

I nearly quit on level 3 as I thought my character was stuck in the center or something.

Also, the text was sometimes a bit too fast, and the text on the white background was especially hard to read.

I can't help but get the feeling that maybe I just misunderstood the game(play) slightly?

Nonetheless, I think this will definitely be one of the most memorable and visually stunning entries into this jam! Well done!

Dude. Sushi. I am blown away -- this is such a proper experience, and does such an amazing time with the time it takes. So glad I got to stick my name in this, keep embracing this side of your creativity.

In the first level, you can walk through one of the walls in the upper left corner of the facility, the collisions between the player and the walls are stopping the player's progress for no reason, some of the lesson's text disappear to quickly, some disappear way too late - I'd make it non-automatic, if you ask me.

Now enough with the feedback, let's get to what I really think about this game:

WTF, Sushi.

This game was a hell of a ride. It is so extremely densely packed with weird and abstract content that actually freaking scared me a lot, especially towards the end. You surely know how to build and sustain a certain... atmosphere. I think the length of the game is perfect and I don't want a longer version just to stretch this almost perfect experience.

Thank you so much for this abyss that we all stumbled into. Good hecking luck with the submission, Sushi. You deserve the first place.

HOLY CRAP! I'm freaking shaking right now! That literally is not an entry I expected!

One criticism is that it's a little bit iffy when it comes to collision with walls. But other than that, immersion was the biggest part of this entry.

This game is insanely atmospheric and immersive with its writing, art, and sound design, so great job on that front. Some parts of this are a bit wonky, like the AI in the first two levels. Also, it was pretty difficult finding the exit in the third level because of the lack of guidance. Despite that, this was -- overall -- a pretty great project.

This is an insane ride. I am blown away by the quality of this game. This is a good game, full stop. I want to play more of this. My only criticism is that it's too short, but that feels wrong to say because of just how densely visceral the experience was. I want to dig into the GMS file to see how you did this.

I am happy to report that my brain is now complete. I will never forget these lessons.

As others say, the world building has been implemented to perfection. The game uses it's sound and atmosphere flawlessly to help immerse you into the world, the lackluster gameplay is easily made up for by the execution and presentation of this game.

Just a quick warning. Don't play this at full volume lol.

The world building is perfect. And i found the gameplay initially punishing, but Iguess that was hte idea ;) Really immersive game and great pacing. Executed almost flawlessly. Just fix the collision/pathfinding and this is a gem

This game's atmosphere is amazing. The use of visual effects and sound effects really helps to shape the game world and tell a story. The gameplay is definitely lacking, but the presentation makes up for it. Highly recommended.

I'm not sure if it is intended, but I was able to easily walk through one of the walls and around the level. The game also didn't really lead me anywhere, it was a maze of dead ends. However, it's aesthetic is really well done!