Game:

Dark Ritual (2011)

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What a fun game this is with a very simple premise. You are obviously a thief on the run and need to escape by solving a few puzzles and later you play the people hunting him and solve more puzzles.
The graphics are really nice pixelart with a low colorcount (easy in a snowstorm, but also inside the palettes are lovely). Sadly once you are inside the hut and the character is closer to the camera you see the character is in a way lower resolution than the rest, but that is nitpicking on a very high level.
The sound effects are really spot on. The music is minimalistic yet fitting. It is very unnerving and that is exactly what it is supposed to do while doing a weird ritual while on the run... once we are with the hunters the music gets brighter and more colorful, almost too warm for the snowstorm we are still in but great overall...
About those puzzles, once you know what to do those are indeed fun to solve. But that candles puzzle could be different. Does it draw the symbol in extinguished candles? I think not, so it could be done like you extinguish the first candle you try and then the game assigns more random candles to extinguish. I tried 3 or 4 and it didn't work so I was close to going crazy and tried everything on everything twice (cut out for your viewing pleasure) and was about to give up when suddenly I extinguished a candle and went from there. Also following the dog is one of the best takes on a pixelhunt that I have seen in an adventure game (the witch's lullaby comes to mind...) and is also very fun to do.
The story is of course too short as it ends on a cliffhanger, but what is there is very cool and engaging to find out more. In the game description it says every part was made by a different person without knowing what the other one did. I have no idea how many people are involved, if this are 2 or 3 scenarios and how to even manage that, but the game turned out solid and I want more of that story :)


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Synopsis:
Introducing "Cadavre".

A point & click game in pixelart.

A collaborative game, each part being created by a different person without being aware of the main scenario.

If you enjoy the experience, a donation will allow us to create the next part.

Thank you!


Credits:
Mathieu Ratier - Gamedesign

Download:
https://mathieu-ratier.itch.io/cadavre


Intro/Outro Visuals by TripTilt
https://www.youtube.com/@TripTilt
Intro Music by moleman
https://soundcloud.com/molemandnb/moleman-sanctuary
Outro Music by Low:r
https://soundcloud.com/lowrmusic/separate


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