Genius Loci

by glbs
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.96
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★4.35
Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.27
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.59
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.88
Mood★★★★★★★★★★4.56
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★40%
Genius Loci.

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A short game about passing time and architectural memories.

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-Turn on audio

-WASD to move

-Mouse to look around

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Updates

-fixed missing collider-s (Thx @Marcellus).

-lowered some audio sources volume to avoid clicks.

-removed a tiny mesh to make an architectural element more visible to the players. (Some of you might have blocked at it)

-added Mac and Linux ports (not tested --> tell me if anything goes wrong)

Comments24

bigmangames19 Apr 2016, 03:28
Great game, but the static grain effect is really hard on the eyes. Either make it animated or take it out IMO.
icefallgames20 Apr 2016, 23:21
I'm not sure what to do. I reach the statue, but can't leave that room. The other world only appears when I'm next to the statue.
glbs
glbsauthor21 Apr 2016, 06:22
@bigmangames thx, sorry for the static but I need it that way.

@Marcellus did you feel good?

@icefallgames I don't want to spoil but there's a point of view of the statue at which you'll only see the new time slice. From that point you can move on.
siryakko
siryakko21 Apr 2016, 17:18
Wow arty and great puzzle, i'm amaze of the result you get.
taviandir21 Apr 2016, 17:24
I must agree about the static grains - there must be some other effect to get the mood you are striving for.

Overall, artistic game, the concept is cool. Not many games like this in the competition - original.
DinnerInTheDark21 Apr 2016, 18:53
My impression of this game was: "oooooooo" and "oeeeeee". I only wish I would know if i reached the end.
alessandrovigamus22 Apr 2016, 15:10
Wow most interesting game I've seen until now, beautyfull atmosphere. Not sure if I got it though.
DAT.NOT.MY.GAME!22 Apr 2016, 15:11
Great quest game about shifting the environment with interesting graphic style and atmosphere.
WERT Studio22 Apr 2016, 15:16
really arty. Neat idea but i dont see the real plan behind this all
Atridas
Atridas22 Apr 2016, 15:18
The game is great, but it is quite difficult to assess if you are doing well or not in it.

I liked the sthetic but other people are right saying that the static noise is a bit harsh.
Geckoo1337
Geckoo133722 Apr 2016, 15:57
You did an artistic work on this project - something strange and hypnotical. I like it. It could be more interesting with a real gameplay and some features. Well done ++
Titangea
Titangea22 Apr 2016, 16:01
Nice, really inmersive, keep doing this good work, the navigation between a scene and another is awesome, the art is simple (Not easy to do, is really solid) but efective, the game didn't tell you but it invites you to play a second time to understand and not only to walk through scenes, I like it, Good luck.
glbs
glbsauthor22 Apr 2016, 16:01
Thank you all for your feedback.

The game's got an ending, you have to find your way through the time slices and architectural memories to progress towards it.

The path really is forward, you'll come back to places you've already seen, but at different points of view.
Don't try to go backwards and instead look for points of interest. Those could be links between the memories.

I see this game as an exploration of places fixed in time, like three dimensional photographs or memories, overlapping each other as an architectural palimpsest.
avinashd22 Apr 2016, 16:36
Oh. My. God. This is absolutely beautiful. Didn't really feel like shapeshifting, but that's just a small thing. This is one of those ludum dare gems. Well done :)
Nebulaic Toaster
Nebulaic Toaster22 Apr 2016, 17:55
beautiful game, cool idea, this could be a great full game if you had a narrator behind it and a compelling story. Great
suurin
suurin22 Apr 2016, 18:46
A beautiful experience with a cool artstyle, I like it.
jakass
jakass23 Apr 2016, 01:31
Nice!!
lightspeedlucas
lightspeedlucas23 Apr 2016, 02:21
Wow this is so beautiful! Love the black and white graphics and mysterious atmosphere , it's nice to see the environment change as we explore all these abandoned places. I think this is my favourite entry so far :)) I'd love to see more of this!
Naca24 Apr 2016, 21:21
It's for games like this one that I keep playing LD entries. A real pleasure to navigate through this environment. Very good work. I feel like I'm missing many architectural references, as I don't have a background in that field. But anyway, I've enjoyed it a lot. Also, it's impressive that you've done all this modelling work in a weekend.
ijona
ijona25 Apr 2016, 00:05
Great!!! Very atmospheric and pleasant to interact with. It's one of the best games I've seen.
Freank26 Apr 2016, 16:54
Hi, nice game ! We're realizing a video with several games of the Ludum Dare #35.
Can you add your game on indiexpo.net ? (it's free)
So we can include also your game in the video ;)
p.s. write #LDJAM in the game's description
ponk
ponk9 May 2016, 14:28
Magnifique final scene!

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