Great little game here...until the ending. The pacing was well done, the dread and paranoia that grows as you play is something that cannot be ignored. BUT! It all comes crashing down when you get to that ending. You get to the great big "choice" that results in a black screen with text, regardless of what you choose. Then the game just ends, just like that. It was a steaming pile of shite on top of a beautiful strawberry sundae. Nevertheless, because I refuse to claim the game is bad off of that alone, I am going to stick this with a 6/10. I still recommend it, but just know that it does NOT pay off.
As for my personal experience, this game had an amazing pacing. The controls of the camera and the movement were super smooth and responsive. The story grew more and more unsettling, all around a creepy atmosphere. I also really appreciate that the main character was not dumb like in many other horror games. I do however think that the game ended rather abruptly, all that story build-up left me wanting for more than that. Still, this game had me on the edge of my seat.
Personally, I find the story very generic and conventional. Now, the mechanics of going from home to work (and vice versa) over and over again became very repetitive for me. Likewise, I think that the game is unnecessarily long (much longer than it should be), which is why I got bored on more than one occasion. As for the ending, I think it was completely disappointing. The game isn't that bad, but it could have been much better.
This game was a great experience, the sad part is that I got stuck in it with the radio playing TWICE. So I sadly could not continue the game :(. It's at the start of the video! :D
This was as fun as Timberlodge! It was pretty spooky and well made! The actual sounds and environment was pretty scary and spooky! As well as the fear of something happening, was well done!
That being said, I did feel like there were a lot of down parts to the game; where I felt like the environment wasn't used fully to its potential as no actual scares of spooks happened with the character in any of the actual environments they walk around in.
Also the killer taping everything and leaving it in the store was a bit of a stretch as there was no reason why they would do that (or that's how it felt to me). Also we don't get to know the character that we play more for the last decision to really make an emotional impact. The character is silent most of the time and doesn't say much other than what the player chooses.
As well as the 'Society being bad' part of the VHS wasn't really explored outside of the VHS', so that too didn't feel like it fit the story much.
Those of course are just my opinions and thoughts, others might feel different. I still thought that your game was really fun and was spooky! Good luck on future projects and hope to see more!
Was A Great experience and terrifying atmosphere just feeling like the ending was a bit abrupt and the game could have used a bit of gore or atleast a drop of blood but I do hope to see more games from you in the future !! Keep Up The Great Work !!
Thank you for putting so much effort into creating this game! You can really tell a lot of thought went into the storytelling. I was quite disappointed in the ending tho- but not in a bad way: I WANT MORE! Awaiting the sequel :).
there was a bug where clients kept crashing in their path
then a character (the guy who threatened the mc for not letting him take the tapes without paying first) crashed and fell to the ground and he kept walking so it looked like he was breakdancing on the floor lol
one of the funniest bugs i've ever seen
moral of the story: don't mess with the guy or he'll come into your shop and menacingly break dance in front of you to assert dominance
That was so good! I got really invested in what was happening. Only thought that the camera was a bit too slow, as if it couldn't follow my mouse, but other than that, great game!
I also checked Timberlodge Inn and safe to say, that was a lot of improvement from one to the other. I like to see that you just kept the lore for both games. I wonder if there is more to come from Firemore. I would like to see that.
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i want to check it out really bad but for some reason the mouse speed is terribly slow.
Is this supposed to be this slow ?
I think so because it was the same for me. Awfully slow.
Great little game here...until the ending. The pacing was well done, the dread and paranoia that grows as you play is something that cannot be ignored. BUT! It all comes crashing down when you get to that ending. You get to the great big "choice" that results in a black screen with text, regardless of what you choose. Then the game just ends, just like that. It was a steaming pile of shite on top of a beautiful strawberry sundae. Nevertheless, because I refuse to claim the game is bad off of that alone, I am going to stick this with a 6/10. I still recommend it, but just know that it does NOT pay off.
awesome game! good stuff
As for my personal experience, this game had an amazing pacing. The controls of the camera and the movement were super smooth and responsive. The story grew more and more unsettling, all around a creepy atmosphere. I also really appreciate that the main character was not dumb like in many other horror games. I do however think that the game ended rather abruptly, all that story build-up left me wanting for more than that. Still, this game had me on the edge of my seat.
A great chilling experience. 9/10
Personally, I find the story very generic and conventional. Now, the mechanics of going from home to work (and vice versa) over and over again became very repetitive for me. Likewise, I think that the game is unnecessarily long (much longer than it should be), which is why I got bored on more than one occasion. As for the ending, I think it was completely disappointing. The game isn't that bad, but it could have been much better.
This game was a great experience, the sad part is that I got stuck in it with the radio playing TWICE. So I sadly could not continue the game :(. It's at the start of the video! :D
it was great but the ending was so anticlimactic :(
10/10 game with a very creepy atmosphere. Recommended to all players looking for a short horror game experience, the story is great!
It was ok. Being intoxicated might have skewed my review tho
OKAY hear me out....this game scared me at times i shouldnt have been scared lol great game guys hope to see more projects
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The game was interesting but nothing happens at the end. What a letdown.
This was as fun as Timberlodge! It was pretty spooky and well made! The actual sounds and environment was pretty scary and spooky! As well as the fear of something happening, was well done!
That being said, I did feel like there were a lot of down parts to the game; where I felt like the environment wasn't used fully to its potential as no actual scares of spooks happened with the character in any of the actual environments they walk around in.Also the killer taping everything and leaving it in the store was a bit of a stretch as there was no reason why they would do that (or that's how it felt to me). Also we don't get to know the character that we play more for the last decision to really make an emotional impact. The character is silent most of the time and doesn't say much other than what the player chooses.
As well as the 'Society being bad' part of the VHS wasn't really explored outside of the VHS', so that too didn't feel like it fit the story much.
Those of course are just my opinions and thoughts, others might feel different. I still thought that your game was really fun and was spooky! Good luck on future projects and hope to see more!
Any plans on bringing this and Timberlodge inn over to steam? Would be nice to have honestly.
Time to put my youtube link in the comments with my face like this😱😱😱
Really Enjoyed this game, here is part one!
This game was really good! Left me wanting more.
Please make more games.. I really enjoyed it.
Had me thinking this was some kind of Fight Club kind of thing happening. I'll keep an eye out for your future games!
It was fun, a little slow in the middle, but i still had a good time! Keep making more, I love the working class horror games!
good job keep it up love it
couldnt really play on mac , the characters glitch
Great game! had some really good moments for my video! gonna check and see if you have any other games I'll like to dive into!
Awesome game the ending was a surprise! I literally thought we were the culprit lol Keep up the good work!
Thanks for playing!
game was dope. love the vhs psx vibe. but the ending could have been better. but i dont make games so honestly wtf do i know lol keep it up
Thank you for putting so much effort into creating this game! You can really tell a lot of thought went into the storytelling. I was quite disappointed in the ending tho- but not in a bad way: I WANT MORE! Awaiting the sequel :).
Thanks for the feedback <3
That was so good! I got really invested in what was happening. Only thought that the camera was a bit too slow, as if it couldn't follow my mouse, but other than that, great game!
I also checked Timberlodge Inn and safe to say, that was a lot of improvement from one to the other. I like to see that you just kept the lore for both games. I wonder if there is more to come from Firemore. I would like to see that.Hey thanks for the feedback! And yes Firemore definitely has more stories to tell...
Thanks for playing <3
fantastic build up story
i found a glitch when i was playing the first customer kept falling over i kept re opening the game it just wouldnt work