Second in the line up. And a little too related at points. Yep I had a boss skip a weeks pay before... Oph. But that said, I like the slow build, and that last twitst. Good work Vinil.
This is the 2nd game I played that you created! So far, I noticed that your main characters are twisted LOL. Good game and I'm excited to see what your next game would be!
This is not meant to hurt feelings, nor is it meant to inflame. I'm simply sharing my feedback as a player.
Hello Vinil!
I've been following your work for a little while. First game I played was Devil In White. Recently I played Oblation on my Friday Night Junkin' Twitch Stream where I play new games and give feedback.
I think your concepts and what you're trying to do are good. I think you're trying to make genuinely thought provoking games, and I think your intentions are there.
But there's something to be said about execution, and I think these games ultimately fall flat.
First, the VHS filter has to go. Or lower the grain. But for the love of God your shadows are PITCH BLACK. I can't see for shit and it gets a little grating trying to figure out what I'm supposed to be doing.
Second, I think your assets are fine, but at the end of the day a low poly figure is just a puppet, and I'm waiting for you to use your voice to make them talk. In both Devil In White, which was slightly forgivable as you said it was a 48 hour jam game, and Oblation, the characters, the dialogue, and their voices fall on their face. I'm not captured. The writing just...isn't there. There are a lot of grammatical errors, the text is often too slow, and characters have this really annoying habit of repeating themselves. Specifically, in Oblation, I found myself actually laughing aloud during the stream when I walked in on the coworker having done himself in, and our character *cries* in asterisks. You would greatly benefit from a few grammatical books, potentially a lesson in story arcs, but most importantly you need to stop allowing everyone to sound the same.
My third (and final) gripe with these games comes from the fact that very often you undersell yourself when it comes to horror. I will say you do a really good job at conceptualizing what you want your game to be about (Sacrifice, A Murdering Doctor), but you don't deliver on the bar you're setting. Devil in White specifically could have benefited from a more grotesque or gruesome cutscene when it came to "treating" the patients instead of just fading out to black and back in to them face down. Oblation is a little better in this regard. We have location changes, which is a plus, but that scene when the boss tilts his head as he's being sacrificed and theres that crack noise? Unsettling, genuinely. Lean into that horror MORE.
And take your time. I'm not going through writing this to give you a bad review, and I'm in no way trying to be a dick to you. I genuinely believe you have a creative spirit and I don't want to rain on that. But it needs to be addressed. You can absolutely do better because there are bits and pieces in both of these games that stand out as eerie, disturbing, unsettling, or otherwise interesting.
Despite this, will be playing your next release too, even if it ends up making me laugh. Keep creating, just, hopefully a tad more thoughtfully.
Ty for trying out my games and appreciate for your review man I will keep in mind for my next game and actually this is my last game in this small format and as well in psx which I decided way back from next time the game would be more polished and a minimum of good length while giving player the best experience
I really wanted to share my experience with this game! While this game definitely had a creepy undertone throughout which made me feel uncomfortable in a good way, I do honestly feel that some parts could be improved which would make it even better. Good job on making this though!
This had me feeling very uncomfortable from the main menu to the end. It was like this game was just full of pure evil and I could feel it through the screen. From your boss being a jerk to your friend offing himself, then the whole ending, everything just kept getting worse and worse. Therefore I consider this a masterpiece of a game. I felt so weird playing this but I had a good time. Keep on dropping these bangers bro.
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fully edited video right here! Had a laugh with this one!
OBLATION
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Vídeo disponible y gameplay en español!
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such a creepy survival game bro
This is the 2nd game I played that you created! So far, I noticed that your main characters are twisted LOL. Good game and I'm excited to see what your next game would be!
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nice game!!!
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cmon bro post the discord!
Yea sure from next time everything would be updated on discord
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Great game, Vinil!
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This is not meant to hurt feelings, nor is it meant to inflame. I'm simply sharing my feedback as a player.
Hello Vinil!
I've been following your work for a little while. First game I played was Devil In White. Recently I played Oblation on my Friday Night Junkin' Twitch Stream where I play new games and give feedback.
I think your concepts and what you're trying to do are good. I think you're trying to make genuinely thought provoking games, and I think your intentions are there.
But there's something to be said about execution, and I think these games ultimately fall flat.
First, the VHS filter has to go. Or lower the grain. But for the love of God your shadows are PITCH BLACK. I can't see for shit and it gets a little grating trying to figure out what I'm supposed to be doing.
Second, I think your assets are fine, but at the end of the day a low poly figure is just a puppet, and I'm waiting for you to use your voice to make them talk. In both Devil In White, which was slightly forgivable as you said it was a 48 hour jam game, and Oblation, the characters, the dialogue, and their voices fall on their face. I'm not captured. The writing just...isn't there. There are a lot of grammatical errors, the text is often too slow, and characters have this really annoying habit of repeating themselves. Specifically, in Oblation, I found myself actually laughing aloud during the stream when I walked in on the coworker having done himself in, and our character *cries* in asterisks. You would greatly benefit from a few grammatical books, potentially a lesson in story arcs, but most importantly you need to stop allowing everyone to sound the same.
My third (and final) gripe with these games comes from the fact that very often you undersell yourself when it comes to horror. I will say you do a really good job at conceptualizing what you want your game to be about (Sacrifice, A Murdering Doctor), but you don't deliver on the bar you're setting. Devil in White specifically could have benefited from a more grotesque or gruesome cutscene when it came to "treating" the patients instead of just fading out to black and back in to them face down. Oblation is a little better in this regard. We have location changes, which is a plus, but that scene when the boss tilts his head as he's being sacrificed and theres that crack noise? Unsettling, genuinely. Lean into that horror MORE.
And take your time. I'm not going through writing this to give you a bad review, and I'm in no way trying to be a dick to you. I genuinely believe you have a creative spirit and I don't want to rain on that. But it needs to be addressed. You can absolutely do better because there are bits and pieces in both of these games that stand out as eerie, disturbing, unsettling, or otherwise interesting.
Despite this, will be playing your next release too, even if it ends up making me laugh. Keep creating, just, hopefully a tad more thoughtfully.
All the best wishes,
~Glitc5
Ty for trying out my games and appreciate for your review man I will keep in mind for my next game and actually this is my last game in this small format and as well in psx which I decided way back from next time the game would be more polished and a minimum of good length while giving player the best experience
And the grammatical errors were fixed in my new file but yea I understand what you are telling and I will improve in my next game for sure
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My playthrough and conclusion.
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Nice ending! Another great short game from the developer.
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Nice psx style short horror game! Loved the story great job!
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Very cool game. Our boss was asking for it, right? Lovely retro themed horror with a reversed ritual ceremony. See my playthrough here:
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He had it coming, no regrets lol Very good ! Keep up the good work, and thank you for sharing !! :)
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Second game in, I loved this and not for the cheesy dialogue! Especially for the cheesy dialogue!!
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Buen juego
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this was a good game. Hope looking forward for more games
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Great experience serving as Level Designer on this project. A huge thanks to the team for their hard work and to everyone supporting the release ❤️!
Ty Arcadian for working with me had a pleasure.
great game loved it ❤️
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The story and atmosphere was great overall it was good .
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buen juego
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whats the visual grainy style called?
Psx style
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Great game! I liked the eerie scenes and whole vibe of it.
Thank You for sharing! ❤️
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nice i think ik who i need to kill next, my Boss
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Was not expecting that ending lol goiod game
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Story is dark, but great atmosphere. Awesome game.
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I choose to play your game for my 3 random horror games! Your game is at 23:35!
This was short, and it got dark quickly. I thought this game was pretty solid, and I found it amusing. Here is my video! Enjoy!
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