Remember when you were a child and you hid from monsters under your blanket? Or easier yet, just closed your eyes? In Safer in the Dark, most harm cannot fall on you while your eyes are closed.
But be aware, you must watch your step.
Try to get to the end of the level as fast as you can while spending as much time with your eyes closed.
A very moody game and I like the visuals (the LOS effect in particular) and the audio really enhances the mood! :)
While I have to admit it's cool as a concept, the core mechanic of closing the eyes doesn't really add to the overall fun of the game IMO. When the best tactic is memorizing the level and then wandering around blindly, the experience is more frustrating than it is rewarding.
I like the mechanic, and the execution is good. The fact that the camera sometimes pans means you can lose your sense of motion. I wonder if it would be more intuitive if the camera were on fixed screens? I definitely started the double-tap space peek. Good job!
I have to agree that the despawn/respawn mechanic takes away from the fear/mood. On the other hand, it feels like some of the monsters are to be "defeated" that way.
The game is great overall but it is really hard to know where the doors are. Maybe when close your eyes the area where the doors are could be black. But overall Great Job!
Great game! I love the concept, graphics, and the mood. It all just goes really well together. Only thing is I found it too easy since you're completely invincible in the dark, maybe there's some other way to balance that. Nice job!
Very cool concept, and well executed. I liked how the area of vision is blocked by objects and changes with your position. Really fun! It wasn't very clear to me which key I needed to get for which door, and I felt a bit like I was just going around collecting all the keys, without planning.
Mood was good (fitting music/sfx) and the mechanic worked very well. Maybe you could show the outline of the level while in eyes closed mode.
I liked how you reset the enemy velocity so you don't get jumped instantly. Maybe you could have different enemy types like ones that charge when they see you.
Super spooky! I love/hate the feeling of not being able to see the baddies. So much fear and suspense in the moment of opening your eyes. Way to capture that! Good Work!
Exceptionally solid game mechanic that I really enjoyed. Very cool idea, and clever to boot.
I felt like the pits being real was kind of unfair. I'm like that. I totally like that the camera follows when you close your eyes, making it harder to make out your surroundings.
Very innovative game. I really liked it. However, I was a bit surprised that flames also disappeared when I was closing my eyes. I'd though this was some kind of additional constraint for a room where closing my eyes wouldn't have any effect.
@Mathieu Muller Yeah I had to decide on a few traps that stayed around and some that didn't. So the Pits stay around and the fire goes away when you close your eyes :)
Awesome concept! I wish there was a bit more give and take on the camera movement so you could get your bearings more with your eyes closed, and the level design was a bit wandery later on, but otherwise really fun. Great work.
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While I have to admit it's cool as a concept, the core mechanic of closing the eyes doesn't really add to the overall fun of the game IMO. When the best tactic is memorizing the level and then wandering around blindly, the experience is more frustrating than it is rewarding.
On the other hand, it feels like some of the monsters are to be "defeated" that way.
Nice idea overall, well executed.
Frankly, i had a very similar mechanic for my LD#28 game: http://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-28/?action=preview&uid=28620
@guigrillo13 I am using the built in lighting features of the Construct 2 engine: https://www.scirra.com/manual/178/shadow-light
I just wish it was longer!
It wasn't very clear to me which key I needed to get for which door, and I felt a bit like I was just going around collecting all the keys, without planning.
I liked how you reset the enemy velocity so you don't get jumped instantly. Maybe you could have different enemy types like ones that charge when they see you.
I felt like the pits being real was kind of unfair. I'm like that. I totally like that the camera follows when you close your eyes, making it harder to make out your surroundings.