Project Kat

This game has a lot of potential. I can't wait to play the full game. I have a question. How old is Kat? Is she a high school or a middle school student?

   I started the game, first location - normal tutorial, just entry to the game like in every other game. But is it?

  Lets start with gameplay. We get 2 options in the very beginning, with 2 different outcomes, what is rather unusual, especially for game that is looking so simple.Making more options and paths for players to follow is a brilliant idea and I know multiple people who like having options and not to just follow linear game that is forcing you to do only what creators want you to do. How ever,  from such a simple locations we could already get a lot more. For example: 

-take one of the red flowers from around the trees and use it (you don't need any tool to pick up a flower),
-take a rock from the ground or break a branch to try to destroy a window. I know that it is not a full game and you would have to do a lot more to add multiple options, but i thing that it would be worth it (maybe in full game?).
   I like idea, taht you have to use manually item in your inventory, not like in some games that are just like "you have it, you use it immediately". Having to use it manually is adding a little bit of thinking in what you can, and what you should do. How ever, I am worried that at some point, inventory might be full of things (in full game) and scrolling to find something will be painful, boring, and irritating. So maybe something like single equipped slot would solve problem in future. For example lighting up all candles manually, but with equipped lighter in hand.
  The beginning of the game was giving us options, we (players) could go nearly what we wanted (as long as it was logical). But later in a game we started to loose freedom of moves. 
Why I couldn't messed up a ritual? Just add simple thing - you use other combination (first desks, than candles, than lines) and demon will kill you, or it will not work at all. I liked that we could open and close window, but why we couldn't cover it with a curtain later like we did to all other windows.
When girls from room were gone, nothing was stopping us from doing so.Those things are not very important, but they would add to feel of freedom and add a little bit to immersion.
   I know that if you would add everything possible, it would be a full game and it was not purpose of it yet, but I would like to see something like this in a full game.

  Now it is time for artwork. When I saw a game graphics I was thinking "Well normal pixel game, but actually I like this a little more detailed, but still pixelated style" . But than I saw tutorial informations. So simple, but so fitting and different from what we saw couple seconds ago. And later those beautiful drawings of characters. I might be bias because I am a weeb, non the less, artwork in the game was very fitting, atmosfer created by it was just right, not too dark, but dark enough to create feeling of uncertainty. All drawings, from tutorial messages to end scean were wery eye pleasing.

   Story. Story was not revealed immediately, but was revealed during game, what added mystery to it. New parts of world building were put in a game in very convenient way. If someone wanted, he could read everything, but didn't had to. Not complicated, but making logical sense.
Main character was very relatable and I felt like I am opening those last doors, and I would say probably this same as she did.

   All in all, for me this short prologue was a great experience. For a prologue 9,5/10. I am waiting for more greate creations of you.

So, after having played the prologue some weeks ago, today I wanted to clean my room and was trying to decide which music I wanted to have in my background.

And I found the Project Kat main theme on my phone (which I yoinked from the game with Audacity after I played the game, sorry about that) ... So I set it to endless repeat.

And it really calmed me down and soothed my mind. And I'm actually NOT saying this because I want to simp for this game. It is what actually, genuinely happened.

And I'm grateful for that.

But that's actually not what made me want to write this comment.

The main reason is, that (while listening to it today) I reflected on my experience playing the game, and how it made me feel, and why I liked it so much.

And I think it is because, rather than a horror game, it is a game full of emotions. It is a gentle, a kind horror game. It is a story of a girl struggling to regain something which she lost, and which was very very dear to her. And it is a game about the hope, that she will find it again, eventually.

And I really think there should be more warm-hearted, meaningful games like this, instead of this endless spam of games were it is just about action and fun. I don't want to say that those are bad and that those dont have their place. It's just ... that I really would like for the people, the humans living in our world, to ... maybe to be more kind ... ...

Hurry up,when the full version will came.

This is an absolutely charming little demo/tutorial for a cute horror RPG that's heavily inspired by anime/manga (think Another and Corpse Party) and freeware horror JRPGs (think Ib, Mad Father, and The Witch's House). Definitely check it out if you're into that sort of thing! (＾• ω •＾)

[SPOILERS]

Comments for devs:

• Gorgeous art and graphics! I especially like the tutorial art, the cute pixel graphics, and the animanga-inspired facial expressions. Kat's cat face :3  is the best.
• The puzzles are quite easy, but that's to be expected from a tutorial. The desk puzzle (while easy) was very cute! 
• I'm the type of person who will interact with every bookshelf, every trash can (lol), etc. Would be cool to have more interesting descriptions or Easter eggs or some kind of reward for looking around thoroughly, but maybe Kat just really dislikes school and finds it all boring and better scene interaction is coming? I wanna know more about the school/environment!
• I quite like the pacing, music, and sense of immersion (especially the tutorial at the beginning – that was a good way to introduce the game's choice mechanic – and the maze scene). Also, I'm sure people have mentioned how cute and atmospheric the club room music is~
• Kat's snark ('nuff said). She's awesome c:

Can't wait to find out more about Kat's motivations and play the rest of the game! The new PC also looks interesting. 

Pros and cons are down below) Check out the gameplay here (the game is the 3d there):

Advantages:

1. Darn A-MAZ-ING! I've palyed for a little bit in the video and I am so IMPRESSED! The fact that your actions impact the ending is awesome. I love how many choices there are even at the very start (I hope they all will matter in the full game)!

2. The art style is so cool! The game is so beautiful to look at (both the art and the game itself is super cool)!

3. The music in the room with girls deserves a point in the advanages. Please, pretty please, can this be played more often in the full game. 

4. There are so many interactable objects (which is not exceptional for this kind of games). BUT even each trashcan has it's own comment which does not repeat previous comments about trashcans. Even trashcans, man!

5. Butt.

Disadvantages:

1. The full game is supposed to have lots of endings. I think it would be nice to add in-game achievements, the name of which could be a hint on what to change to get the specific ending.

2. Maybe it would be cool to voice act some lines or add voice cues so the player could imagine how the character sounds like (you don't have to voice act everything, you could do like Mad Father did (few sound cues for characters) or Corpse Party (some lines are voice acted))

Overall:

This is so goos and promising. I am surprised it's free! When will the full version be out? I can't wait! 100/5! But I can not actually rate your game 100/5, so I'll rate 5/5 instead, OK?

Hope my feedback was useful!

Good game! i hope theres a second part!

Made an account in itch.io just to tell you guys something: you're awesome. Can't wait to see more.

Just curious, what did you use to create this game?

Here's the walkthrough, creepy letter and golden envelope :))

2 idiots? More like damn geniuses!

I love how stable the concept is. Most of the horror game focus on just the 'there's ghost. the end' concept. But your game took on the scientific explanation of ghosts BUT there's also what happened when it REALLY paranormal activity. 100/10. The creepiness is so on point. The dialogue make my hair stand. The butt. Beautiful game.

wish there was more of a choice between good and bad endings over all a great game 

i just finished this litlle gem and honestly? i bloody love it, the idea of giving a player multiple options in a 2d horror game just completely caught me off guard! i hope that you guys will get to make it into a full game 

8/10 giveitatrymateitsverygood

WHAT DID SHE SEE??!! really good game btw, can't wait to play the prologue, hopefully!

I just recently downloaded an update to this game and windows immediately marked it as a serious threat and a trojan virus, can you explain this? Screenshot

I did not really enjoy this on its own, but I can see groundwork building up a to a great full version. (mild spoilers)

The graphics are good. The VN parts show emotion in the classic manga way, but don't go over the top. I like that.

Billing this as a puzzle is a bit of a stretch. The items gathering part was close to a puzzle, but didn't give you much information, so it didn't even feel like a problem-solving exercise. It felt like "interact with all the things and then move on."

I enjoyed the beginning of the part where it brought up what Kat's disappearance would mean for others, but there was no bite to the insult because (regardless of the canon), it didn't feel to me that Kat got herself into this situation. I would rework this part to include Kat hurting/insulting her [spoiler], and didn't get to apologize for. Bonus if she finds out that part of the ritual caused the hurt in the first place. Then you can add introspection later where Kat realizes what she should have done differently, and grows out of her immature mischievousness.

Rating of this short version is 4/10, but if this game gets a full version, I expect I'd give it 6/10.

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I CAN'T WAIT FOR MORE FROM YOUUUUU!!!!!