SPIRITGRAPHER: ZERO

Hey, great game! I really liked the setting and mood, the game mechanic of using the camera to find and record evidence (and how it comes together in the end, instead of just being a gimmick to take you from point A to point B), and although I was expecting the ending to be like that, the way it was done really caught me off-guard and it was freaky. 

I do have to say that I found the level layout a wee bit confusing, especially around the map edges. I spent quite some time running into an invisible wall following the stick trails into the wee grove on the hill and backtracking, only to end up running into it again, but from another angle; perhaps you can raise the height or the incline of the hills or reduce the layout of attention luring elements (like trees). Furthermore, some of the clues were kind of blink-and-you-miss-it. I understand, though, all this may have been purposeful design choices to contribute to the feeling of disorientation amidst the snow, and that it also shouldn't be a game that hand-holds the player and spoon-feeds them the objectives.

One final critique that I have is that the walking speed is too slow. I know the character is walking on snow, but when I had to backtrack because I had run again into an invisible wall or because I walked in circles, it was a wee bit frustrating; so perhaps, the speed can be turned up a wee bit or, there can be cleared trails on which you can walk faster, and then maybe play around with suspense and tension when walking on heavily snowed areas.

But other than those things, I really enjoyed how one has to thread the plot following your own conclusions, and the eeriness of it all. I really hope you keep on expanding this game with more features and stories to uncover! Keep it up, and all the best to you!

P.S.: Would it be possible to have the photos taken at hand during the questionnaire? Unless the idea is also to test the player's memory and attention to what they've been photographing.