I wanted to focus on horror and make something more serious (jiggle physics tend to make games feel less serious or not so horrifying). But I'll eventually make more games with jiggle physics, as they are a great way to improve spriting and animation skills
WOW This was great man! I've played A House for Alesa and was looking forward to this when I saw it! I love the mix of art between the visual novelesque talking characters and then the really good rpg characters and monsters! The scares got me pretty good a few times too LOL. Thanks for making this!
MrClockWorks, thank you so much! That was an amazing playthrough! I'm glad the game managed to scare you, specially the zombie section hahahaha! I do remember your Alesa vids! I think you were among the first people who played A House for Alesa!
Like the game! Only disappointment was how Whiskers seemed ultimately pointless aside from being a reason for Iris to be there. I really expected the kitty to attack the bad guy.
SPOILERS INCOMING BELOW!
For thoughts I had that weren't negative ones. It feels oddly like there should be a different ending for being more...'neutral' to Iris. Never being entirely anti-social or entirely manipulative creep that's obviously messing around with the mind of a younger woman.
One where it's a 'good' ending, but an ultimately boring one that also still leaves the fact he's got that 'lord' inside of him totally untouched and left hanging like he could still be murdering people in secret. The heroes are both safe, but...IS THE REST OF THE WORLD?
Also, what was the deal with the other figure that could attack you? It felt like there could be some more story or a seeeeecret hiding there.
Initially, I considered some additional endings, but I didn't have enough time to implement them and the jam was about to end (the submission period). I even considered giving David and Iris a somewhat "happy ending" where they lived as a couple and David kept murdering people in secret, but ultimately discarded it. Perhaps in the future I could add at least that ending as an additional bonus.
The other undead entity is supposed to be another ghoul (i. e. a really evil person who eventually became a ghoul some time after their death), probably someone who belonged to the cult and was left forgotten in that area. There were supposed to be even more undead entities, but I was running out of time.
Maybe one day I'll continue the story.
By the way, the canon ending is the third one, where Iris stabs David. David isn't dead though; that's why his body was never found (the entity inside him was actually awakened by Iris' attack)
If you just want a picture of evil David in-game, you could take a screenshot. There are playthroughs on youtube, you can just pause the video, toggle fullscreen and take a screenshot. But I don't think it would be appropiate to share the individual David portrait without consulting Kazu first, since they created the art
If you just need a picture of David being evil, you should take a look at some of the videos on youtube, specifically the thumbnails. The thumbnail for Manlybadasshero's video is evil David, so you could take a screenshot of that thumbnail (or download the preview thumbnail)
hi, i was wondering if this is a bug? i feel like the characters are supposed to be able to go up here but i can't go up, pressing up or enter on the keyboard doesn't do anything. the game is really fun so far but i think i'm stuck
Edit : after seeing all the endings, I didn't expect the twist, even so, David is still an interesting character (and I love him), All the fans who watched the playthrough were in shock from the twist, they were hoping for a rosy ending (Happy ending for Iris and David), I even misled them to think that Iris and David would end together, so the twist would be more impacting, some of them even started guessing the events for the sequel and how Iris will fight the demon inside David to free him but when they saw the endings they lost all hope for this couple XD, everyone enjoyed the game so much Thank you for creating this game
Even though I could spot the plot twist from the beginning, the game was very enjoyable and the presentation was catchy! I loved the animations of mommy running toward the mausoleums, the consistent color palette, your sprite work and the hints you gave to have the player guess David's true intentions. It was very fun!
like the plot, character design, digital artwork and overall map concept. there is only one personal thing that has been bothering me is the length of the map seemed to be unnecessarily long (a bit sleepy). It would be great to reduce the size (reduce the plain walking screens) and I am looking forward to your future projects.
Good game! love the arts, storyline & nice jumpscares but unfortunately the game sound is not recorded, I don't know why.
Btw I just saw that there is an endings guide that can be downloaded. Unfortunately you added that after I finished the game but that's okay because it's more fun for me to find the ending myself. haha
ok i finally finished it, got all endings. I must say i was deeply offended by the absence of toilet jokes, pixel nudity and jiggling cakes😡. The author of this game is probably a sick person who has some fetish for fully dressed women, it's disgusting.
jokes aside, it's a really good game, mausoleum is indeed super beautiful, and jumpscares made me regret the fact i didnt wear my brown pants:>
It's just some sort of reference to the film House on Haunted Hill (1999), where something similar happened (although to be fair, it's more of a common trope in horror films: one of the protagonists appears out of nowhere, with hidden eyes, and turns out they are a fake version or something like that)
Not gonna lie, this game got me a few times, and it got me good, it is nice to see a pure horror experience for a change; I have to mention the amazing art and how it elevates the game quality, I never had a problem with the look of your previous games at all, I am just saying this artist is talented! The main illustration here on itchio, the portraits and the monster feel on a whole new level in this game. I didn't know if I should be scared or amazed at them.
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The story was also enjoyable, it took me a while (after the second Playtrough started) to piece it together but the radically different MC added a lot of fun, I do have to mention it feels more like a prologue to something than a standalone story, even with those amazing endings. Of course it is a Gamejam game so there is only so much that can be covered and I do appreciate the condensed enjoyable little story. I was a little hesitant to play more than one run but that's just because I am short on time lately and not really related to the game or it's quality.
The puzzles this time are enjoyable and not too hard although I feel they are a little disjointed from the story, I liked the references to dead authors but I am still confused about the moving roman number thingies, that was fun to play mechanically but I could not understand the on-story purpose.
Overall I think is a good turn of leaf and would not mind seeing more games like this at all, be it a sequel or a different story.
As always, another amazing video by Hikiyami Moriko! I have to say: I really enjoyed when you got surprised by David's mother and the zombie hahahaha
I was really worried of going back to pure horror games, because my latest games have been so different. Like, maybe I can't make pure horror anymore and I'm doomed to make random bizarre games forever. But it seems I still can make some spoopy stuff!
And Kazu's art is absolutely amazing, their illustrations take the game to a whole other level and I'm really happy to have worked with such an amazing artist! Kazu also helped with the story and the characters, specially with Iris (Iris was a pretty blank character but Kazu gave her a backstory and suggested adding inner thoughs and more dialogs, which was a great addition to the plot)
I really appreciate you took the time to play a second time to get the other endings, thank you so much! My games tend to have instant endings through a choice at the end, but this time I wanted to make something different. I'm really glad you liked the variations regarding the choices you make. Like, for example, the flashback with the model. If you're nice to Iris, that flashback seems pointless, but if you're cruel, and you already know what David does, it makes a lot of more sense.
I reckon some puzzles were pretty random and had nothing to do with the plot hahaha, like that final moving puzzle. I was losing my inspiration for puzzles and there were few days left for the deadline.
I don't think I'll continue this story, but I do want to keep making more games similar to this one: pure horror, hidden details, variations regarding choices, stories that need to be pierced through different playthroughs, etc.
By the way, that really cheap scare near the end, the guy that appears at random, he's supposed to be David's father, the leader of the cult. He only appears if you read the entry mentioning him, that's why he didn't appear in your second playthrough.
Thanks again Moriko, I really enjoyed watching the playthrough and your feedback is very valuable as always!
And sorry about the rats hahahhaa (there are like 100 rats in the game)
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as one of the og's why no jiggle physics
cuz that is not spooky
the fact that there was no jiggle physics is frightining
that make more sense
I wanted to focus on horror and make something more serious (jiggle physics tend to make games feel less serious or not so horrifying). But I'll eventually make more games with jiggle physics, as they are a great way to improve spriting and animation skills
true
MrClockWorks, thank you so much! That was an amazing playthrough! I'm glad the game managed to scare you, specially the zombie section hahahaha!
I do remember your Alesa vids! I think you were among the first people who played A House for Alesa!
Thanks again for playing! : D
how do you beat the first puzzle?
you drag the stone whit a head to the up leaft cross an the stone to the right down
I got ending four and I'm actively mad
Hello Actively Mad! Thanks for playing!
omg u are the best
Like the game! Only disappointment was how Whiskers seemed ultimately pointless aside from being a reason for Iris to be there. I really expected the kitty to attack the bad guy.
SPOILERS INCOMING BELOW!
For thoughts I had that weren't negative ones. It feels oddly like there should be a different ending for being more...'neutral' to Iris. Never being entirely anti-social or entirely manipulative creep that's obviously messing around with the mind of a younger woman.
One where it's a 'good' ending, but an ultimately boring one that also still leaves the fact he's got that 'lord' inside of him totally untouched and left hanging like he could still be murdering people in secret. The heroes are both safe, but...IS THE REST OF THE WORLD?
Also, what was the deal with the other figure that could attack you? It felt like there could be some more story or a seeeeecret hiding there.
Initially, I considered some additional endings, but I didn't have enough time to implement them and the jam was about to end (the submission period). I even considered giving David and Iris a somewhat "happy ending" where they lived as a couple and David kept murdering people in secret, but ultimately discarded it. Perhaps in the future I could add at least that ending as an additional bonus.
The other undead entity is supposed to be another ghoul (i. e. a really evil person who eventually became a ghoul some time after their death), probably someone who belonged to the cult and was left forgotten in that area. There were supposed to be even more undead entities, but I was running out of time.
Maybe one day I'll continue the story.
By the way, the canon ending is the third one, where Iris stabs David. David isn't dead though; that's why his body was never found (the entity inside him was actually awakened by Iris' attack)
Thanks for playing!
Nice! Yeah, I keep forgetting it's a jam game cause I'm used to those being so small!
Hi,this is a interesting and fun game :D I wish that I can play more games like this. I like David and Iris style very much =>
Thank you so much! : D
Kazu (Milkienut) is an amazing artist and did an incredible job with David and Iris' art
And Dossow,can you give me a picture of David being evil? I want it :>
I'm afraid you would need to ask Kazu (Milkienut), the artist.
https://twitter.com/MILKIENUT
If you just want a picture of evil David in-game, you could take a screenshot. There are playthroughs on youtube, you can just pause the video, toggle fullscreen and take a screenshot. But I don't think it would be appropiate to share the individual David portrait without consulting Kazu first, since they created the art
Can you help me ask her? Cause I don't have some time....Thank you :>
What do you need exactly?
If you just need a picture of David being evil, you should take a look at some of the videos on youtube, specifically the thumbnails. The thumbnail for Manlybadasshero's video is evil David, so you could take a screenshot of that thumbnail (or download the preview thumbnail)
hi, i was wondering if this is a bug? i feel like the characters are supposed to be able to go up here but i can't go up, pressing up or enter on the keyboard doesn't do anything. the game is really fun so far but i think i'm stuck
Hello! You just need to interact with those devices with a green outline. The tile with the device next to skull is as far as you can climb
loved david and airs so much they looked so cute
Thank you so much for playing Alef! Awesome video as always! : D
Edit : after seeing all the endings, I didn't expect the twist, even so, David is still an interesting character (and I love him), All the fans who watched the playthrough were in shock from the twist, they were hoping for a rosy ending (Happy ending for Iris and David), I even misled them to think that Iris and David would end together, so the twist would be more impacting, some of them even started guessing the events for the sequel and how Iris will fight the demon inside David to free him but when they saw the endings they lost all hope for this couple XD, everyone enjoyed the game so much
Thank you for creating this game
Sorry for my bad English.
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Even though I could spot the plot twist from the beginning, the game was very enjoyable and the presentation was catchy! I loved the animations of mommy running toward the mausoleums, the consistent color palette, your sprite work and the hints you gave to have the player guess David's true intentions. It was very fun!
DAMM! This has such an incredible twist! I LIVE FOR THIS! ♥
I love it!
Thank you so much! : D
THANK YOU FOR THE TWIST! ♥
It would be lovely if I had play this on Halloween xD
Very good game
Awesome! Thank you so much Blaze! : D
No problem
like the plot, character design, digital artwork and overall map concept. there is only one personal thing that has been bothering me is the length of the map seemed to be unnecessarily long (a bit sleepy). It would be great to reduce the size (reduce the plain walking screens) and I am looking forward to your future projects.
Thanks for playing! : D I actually reduced the size of some maps, they were even bigger and more annoying compared to the final version hahaha
Good game! love the arts, storyline & nice jumpscares but unfortunately the game sound is not recorded, I don't know why.
Btw I just saw that there is an endings guide that can be downloaded. Unfortunately you added that after I finished the game but that's okay because it's more fun for me to find the ending myself. haha
Looking forward to your next project... :)
Thank you so much for playing! Even if the sound wasn't recorded, it's still a great video! : D
ok i finally finished it, got all endings. I must say i was deeply offended by the absence of toilet jokes, pixel nudity and jiggling cakes😡. The author of this game is probably a sick person who has some fetish for fully dressed women, it's disgusting.
jokes aside, it's a really good game, mausoleum is indeed super beautiful, and jumpscares made me regret the fact i didnt wear my brown pants:>
hahahhaha thank you Abra
btw i still don't understand what was that "ghost"? who looked like Iris.
It's just some sort of reference to the film House on Haunted Hill (1999), where something similar happened (although to be fair, it's more of a common trope in horror films: one of the protagonists appears out of nowhere, with hidden eyes, and turns out they are a fake version or something like that)
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The story was also enjoyable, it took me a while (after the second Playtrough started) to piece it together but the radically different MC added a lot of fun, I do have to mention it feels more like a prologue to something than a standalone story, even with those amazing endings. Of course it is a Gamejam game so there is only so much that can be covered and I do appreciate the condensed enjoyable little story. I was a little hesitant to play more than one run but that's just because I am short on time lately and not really related to the game or it's quality.
The puzzles this time are enjoyable and not too hard although I feel they are a little disjointed from the story, I liked the references to dead authors but I am still confused about the moving roman number thingies, that was fun to play mechanically but I could not understand the on-story purpose.
Overall I think is a good turn of leaf and would not mind seeing more games like this at all, be it a sequel or a different story.
Keep up the good work!
I just finished watching the entire video!
As always, another amazing video by Hikiyami Moriko! I have to say: I really enjoyed when you got surprised by David's mother and the zombie hahahaha
I was really worried of going back to pure horror games, because my latest games have been so different. Like, maybe I can't make pure horror anymore and I'm doomed to make random bizarre games forever. But it seems I still can make some spoopy stuff!
And Kazu's art is absolutely amazing, their illustrations take the game to a whole other level and I'm really happy to have worked with such an amazing artist! Kazu also helped with the story and the characters, specially with Iris (Iris was a pretty blank character but Kazu gave her a backstory and suggested adding inner thoughs and more dialogs, which was a great addition to the plot)
I really appreciate you took the time to play a second time to get the other endings, thank you so much! My games tend to have instant endings through a choice at the end, but this time I wanted to make something different. I'm really glad you liked the variations regarding the choices you make. Like, for example, the flashback with the model. If you're nice to Iris, that flashback seems pointless, but if you're cruel, and you already know what David does, it makes a lot of more sense.
I reckon some puzzles were pretty random and had nothing to do with the plot hahaha, like that final moving puzzle. I was losing my inspiration for puzzles and there were few days left for the deadline.
I don't think I'll continue this story, but I do want to keep making more games similar to this one: pure horror, hidden details, variations regarding choices, stories that need to be pierced through different playthroughs, etc.
By the way, that really cheap scare near the end, the guy that appears at random, he's supposed to be David's father, the leader of the cult. He only appears if you read the entry mentioning him, that's why he didn't appear in your second playthrough.
Thanks again Moriko, I really enjoyed watching the playthrough and your feedback is very valuable as always!
And sorry about the rats hahahhaa (there are like 100 rats in the game)
A.V.Dossow comeback with new game but no boba
The skulls, paint and roses room is not working, what is the password?pls
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oh thanks i stuck tthere too. but even knowing the answer i still don't get it lol
Just woke up saw new game by one of my favorite creators. FUCK YEAH I AM SO ECITED
----woke up, need to work...
----what? new AV Dossow's game is out???
----f*uck you job, I quit!
oh, i wishTvT
if seriously, i've played for half an hour, but i will finish only after stupid job:((((
found a typo
Maybe its in military time
what does a typo in "visiting" have to do with military? :O
those damn typos! hahahaha
I can't save at the beginning of the game...
EDIT: Also got this error when I tried to alter the settings. Both of these happened on the web build.
I was able to save here, beside flowers
also i changed settings, it went ok in browser build. maybe try another browser
I've tested the web build both in my pc and my phone, and it's working fine. It's probably related to your browser/computer/configuration