Abyss Asylum

co-authored: @anna-karpova
Overall★★★★★★★★★★4.30
Fun★★★★★★★★★★4.00
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.78
Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.53
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.75
Mood★★★★★★★★★★4.68
sometimes nightmares can be frighteningly real...

so how long can you hold out in the depths of the your subconscious?

try to avoid hard surfaces and pay attention to the pillows

CONTROLS:

WASD- movement

E- interact
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Comments33

kel
kel27 Apr 2021, 01:43
This is incredible, the attention to detail such as the writing on the wall that updates with your new record blows me away. I love it!
ryjcio
ryjcio27 Apr 2021, 01:56
Good job on everything! Really digging it!
tuvalu27 Apr 2021, 02:46
Looks and feels great!
Fictions
Fictions27 Apr 2021, 08:11
WHOA! Crashing back into the room is so well done. :heart_exclamation: I love the whole atmosphere of the game, it draws you into the nightmares. The only thing I would change is the camera height in the cell, to me it looks a little to low, for the character. But other than that... Simply Amazing :sparkles: I hope you had and amazing weekend building this, it sure looks like you poured your soul into this one :smiley:
Sirkovitch
Sirkovitch27 Apr 2021, 08:12
The visuals are just amazing ! Really loved the style !
The environment and various animations feel very polished
Dimonoider27 Apr 2021, 08:16
Haha, the game using similar principles that we did. Thank you! Very nice level art!
Krebzor
Krebzor27 Apr 2021, 08:17
OMG!!! this game is soooo awesome!! this is really a top rated one for sure. The art in general is so perfect, how the colors blend and the lines of detail towards the 3D models and animations. It is a great start for a game, I would even develop it further for more story and stuff...
LocustJin27 Apr 2021, 08:20
Oh wow, this game is really done right, looks and feels real. It is awsome!
vsi-
vsi-27 Apr 2021, 08:21
like the game art, really cool game, nice concept and mechanics, but still found some bugs, good job!
STiN
STiN27 Apr 2021, 08:23
Very cool graphics.
LDJam user 8262127 Apr 2021, 08:23
Love the overall art style and gameplay. The animations are well made and I like the room with the subtle high score on the wall. Awesome game :smile:
deav27 Apr 2021, 08:25
The graphics are phenomenal, the creepy mood and art style are simply amazing. The gameplay is solid, I feel like the girl is obstructing the view a little bit too much, later in the game it's really hard to hit the pillows :) In terms of art style and theme/mood, this one definitely belongs to the top.
Lamamour
Lamamour27 Apr 2021, 08:28
Wow I think this is my favourite so far, awesome work. I really love all the details, graphisms and athmosphere ! really cool animations also
LDJam user 250825
LDJam user 25082527 Apr 2021, 08:30
The art is incredible, love the details like the cloth animation!

The only issue I had was that the invisible walls in the minefield-section were a bit jarring and the fails felt unfair until I noticed what's going on :sweat_smile:
chriiis88
chriiis8827 Apr 2021, 08:42
Phenomenal work! Superb artstyle, very innovative restart mechanic (awake, got back to sleep). All in all a very polished experience and the first 5/5 that I've given this LD.

Some negative points:
- it's very hard to aim with the character, because the model is so large (you can't see below it) and the controls feel non-linear (if I press "up" the movement seems to get faster the longer I press it)
- once you miss a pillow it's basically game over. I never managed to get further than the red bony area. Checkpoints would have been nice

Also found this:
Dmitry Kaidash
Dmitry Kaidashauthor27 Apr 2021, 08:54
@chriiis88 Thank you very much for your feedback! I absolutely agree with all your comments and suggestions. Unfortunately, we did not have time to finalize many aspects of the gameplay in the allotted time :( And this bug with the shader is rather strange, maybe it depends on the device... I'll try to figure it out. Thanks again for the feedback!
chriiis88
chriiis8827 Apr 2021, 09:01
@dmitry-kaidash

> maybe it depends on the device

If it helps: I'm running it in Firefox on Linux Mint 20.1

i5-3450 CPU

GeForce GTX 1050 Ti

8 GB RAM

Anyway, it's not a game breaking bug.
wobs
wobs27 Apr 2021, 09:01
Absolutely stunning game! Love the overall mood and concept and restarting doesn't feel punishing at all!
The art style is very unique, haven't seen anything similar so far! :D

My only problem is maybe the character model being a bit too big which blocks quite a bit of the screen. On the other hand that added quite a lot to the uneasy feel and panic that the character is most likely feeling while dropping down that pit :D

Overall a very unique game, congrats on such a great entry!
Sherwin Claridge27 Apr 2021, 09:11
Very addictive. Great animations and art direction. Well done!
aiursrage2k27 Apr 2021, 12:27
Fantastic I would love to see this be developed into a full alice type game.
Sengi
Sengi27 Apr 2021, 13:51
Lovely entry with a mginfcient experience, this project feels like a complete journey. Well done!

P.S. Yuri - privet!
verysoftwares
verysoftwares27 Apr 2021, 19:12
pretty moody game. i missed a lot of the pillows.
obrunomarques29 Apr 2021, 06:40
Great game, very good approach to the jam theme
Okamit
Okamit30 Apr 2021, 12:19
I agree with chriiis88 on the difficulty, but apart from that I really like it! Feels great, animations look really good and the aesthetics are beautiful! I really love the floor and roof breaking effects as well, they look amazing as transitions. Really nice to make a game about the fall dreams I guess most people have at least once!

Great work!
MarcoValeKaz30 Apr 2021, 12:25
theme wise, its amazing! the art is awesome. I just think the gameplay is hurt by the camera angle. We can't see where we are going, and it removes the fun of avoiding collisions.
Pedro Miranda30 Apr 2021, 12:43
What a great game! The atmosphere is very well done and so the art style.
really like it altough simple is a complete game. Great work!
Fer9001
Fer900130 Apr 2021, 12:56
great game, it's a simple concept with an excellent execution, and the art is amazing
RussellSalerno30 Apr 2021, 14:07
You really nailed the aesthetic on this one. Beautiful game.
bereg
bereg2 May 2021, 14:14
The art is incredible. I love the way you handle player's failures and the transitions between levels. The gameplay itself is a bit plain, but the atmosphere, the mood - those are wonderful. Also, the animation is top-notch. Very, very nicely done!
LDJam user 240168
LDJam user 2401684 May 2021, 20:45
Incredible. The atmosphere & mood are definitely here, and fits the theme perfectly. The only downside is that it is sometimes hard to see what's coming because stuff is behind the players body. Overall an amazing game, wonderful job!
Ava Skoog
Ava Skoog18 May 2021, 14:52
Beautiful. 💜 Is that mo-cap animation when the character gets back up? 😯 Great use of simple gameplay combined with lots of mood to make something that's easy to get into yet engaging and memorable. Sounds great and the lack of music really works, and looks fantastic. Gameplay is fun but hard too! Pillows for slowing down while giving you something more to do are a good addition. Hard to criticise anything besides echoing that it was a bit hard to see ahead sometimes, like someone already said.

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