Last Light

How to play:

• WASD or Arrow Keys: Move;
• X/J: Close newspapers;
• Z/C/K: Press to toggle your flashlight on/off;
• Enter: Opens the map.

Tips:

• Your flashlight can run out of charge.
  Find batteries to replenish it.
• You may swap to other palettes by pressing 1, 2, or 3.
  All of them are Nokia Palettes.

About

Light fades, fear rises...

Made for the Nokia Jam #6 (Feb/2024). Theme was "FREEZE!", but I didn't take it into account.

Like Lights Out, an older game I made for this jam, I wanted to explore the 1-bit palette the Nokia had to play with light mechanics.

The idea of using a lantern came up quickly, but then I thought on how to make interesting gameplay with this mechanic... I ended up being kinda lazy and made a Survival Horror game. Or I at least tried to :)

I don't like horror games, so I'm not that happy with the final result. This also made making this game kinda boring at times, and to be honest, I just wanted to finish it and go do something else. That's the reason for the short duration.

 Trying to make interesting sounds with those limited beeps was the highlight for me IMO, and I ended up using the light mechanic I wanted to use.

Inspirations: FAITH: The Unholy Trinity, and Vampire: The Masquerade's Ocean House Hotel section.
Both GDC videos with FAITH's creator, Airdorf, were immensily helpful.

Credits

Palette used was #879188 and #1a1914.
Big thanks to Krasno for the Nokia 3310 Soundfont, which I used inside LMMS.

Software used:

• Godot Engine v4.2.1 Stable;
• Audacity v2.4.1;
• Aseprite v1.3.2;
• LMMS v1.2.2;
  
• Git for windows v2.43;
• GIMP v2.10.32

Changelog

• V1.0
  • First release!