Overall, I rather enjoyed myself here. I did find the board game puzzle slightly obtuse and lacking of maybe like ONE more hint to give you some idea of what to do. It was only being familiar with Ludo from childhood that even gave me the option to guess at all.
I do appreciate the restraint in not filling the game with killer clowns chasing you. Hearing the voice recordings and being in a weird funhouse as you slowly put two and two together was plenty...
...which brings us to the topic of the AI images featured in the game. Personally, I am an opponent of AI generated creative content, though some leeway is considerable when dealing with non profit things like this.
However, the AI images add truly nothing to the experience here. Aside from a few hallways where you might see some (very obvious) AI clown portraits, and I assume the final portrait, they really don't add to the game's atmosphere, and it's not like you don't understand you're dealing with a Clown themed game without them. If anything, removing them might make things creepier, cause it would allow you to paint your own image in your head. Now they're just there to be there and be mildly spooky-looking, but they kind of fail at that, too. I really see no reason to have them included at all for the purpose of telling the story you're telling.
But anyway . Coulrophobia was bizarre, spooky, and gets thorough unpleasant once you realize what things are actually about, which I can appreciate. Very solid work here!
Hello! I am sorry for the difficult puzzle. I am planning to add some clues in the future! No, all the voices are real. I would never dare to AI scramble VA's work!
I turned on my headphones for this game. However, the game's audio doesn't play through the headphones; it plays from the computer instead. My headphones work perfectly with YouTube videos and other games, but not this game, for some reason.
EDIT: It seems like it's because the game doesn't detect my headphones as a sound device, and didn't auto-connect to it. I'll reset the game & try again.
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Overall, I rather enjoyed myself here. I did find the board game puzzle slightly obtuse and lacking of maybe like ONE more hint to give you some idea of what to do. It was only being familiar with Ludo from childhood that even gave me the option to guess at all.
I do appreciate the restraint in not filling the game with killer clowns chasing you. Hearing the voice recordings and being in a weird funhouse as you slowly put two and two together was plenty...
...which brings us to the topic of the AI images featured in the game. Personally, I am an opponent of AI generated creative content, though some leeway is considerable when dealing with non profit things like this.
However, the AI images add truly nothing to the experience here. Aside from a few hallways where you might see some (very obvious) AI clown portraits, and I assume the final portrait, they really don't add to the game's atmosphere, and it's not like you don't understand you're dealing with a Clown themed game without them. If anything, removing them might make things creepier, cause it would allow you to paint your own image in your head. Now they're just there to be there and be mildly spooky-looking, but they kind of fail at that, too. I really see no reason to have them included at all for the purpose of telling the story you're telling.
But anyway . Coulrophobia was bizarre, spooky, and gets thorough unpleasant once you realize what things are actually about, which I can appreciate. Very solid work here!
Really great game. As per your request at the beginning of the game, I tried to make less silly edits as the story got more serious.
one thing i would say is that the SORRY puzzle was pretty brutal, at least for me. I don't think i would have gotten it without the guide
Also is that the actual voice actor on those tracks or is it ai?
Hello! I am sorry for the difficult puzzle. I am planning to add some clues in the future! No, all the voices are real. I would never dare to AI scramble VA's work!
hello! I really enjoyed the game, but I think there wasn't enough explanation about the board game in the middle.
Still, it was a game of great quality, so I was able to immerse myself in it and play it.
Personally, I recommend that you give it a try.
Thanks for playing. Sorry for the troubles the boad game has created. I will take the hint and add more clues in the next patch.
Hey, I found a VERY strange bug;
I turned on my headphones for this game. However, the game's audio doesn't play through the headphones; it plays from the computer instead. My headphones work perfectly with YouTube videos and other games, but not this game, for some reason.
EDIT: It seems like it's because the game doesn't detect my headphones as a sound device, and didn't auto-connect to it. I'll reset the game & try again.
Update: It worked!
Happens, hope you had a spooky time!
Cool game!
Right now I'm working on figuring out what to do in the board game room (can you please help me ? ^^')
It's a good game !
Move the red piece next to the others on the board and the yellow one with the other yellows off to the side
Thank you ! Even if I don't know the logic behind it (it's been a while since I play this board game so I suppose it's the rules)
I was afraid that the rule set of this board game is unknown. I will create a guide soon, thank you for asking!
No problem! took me awhile to figure it out, lol