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Dark Black

By purplescape

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness297
Graphics843.96
Humor1042.95
Mood1303.42
Audio2023.12
Overall2303.26
Fun2872.84
Theme4082.85
Innovation4332.40

Comments

mortl8324 2013-04-30 16:46

I don't know if I am just an idiot, but I had difficulty doing simple things like just moving around....

dabuuker 2013-04-30 16:49

Very cool artwork. The interface is a bit clumsy but I guess that goes with a retro Point and Click. Great job!

floatingghost 2013-04-30 16:58

Fetch a potato? *slow clap*

bowlercaptain 2013-04-30 17:03

Quite fun! Sometimes the order in which you had to do things wasn't always clear, but it's an adventure game, so I can't be too much of a stickler. Music was decent; it fit the mood, but got a little on my nerves at the end. Also, much of the time I couldn't tell what an item was. It wasn't until the end of the game that I figured out that the red lump was a minimalizer gun.

lanz 2013-04-30 17:10

Cool! Space quest has returned! I really liked the plot and art. Dark Black is cool. Nice ending .)

masadow 2013-04-30 17:55

I struggled a lot at the beginning to move and interact, but finally, it was a good story :) Nice artwork too !

wy477wh173 2013-04-30 17:56

Potato! Even though not potato! Liked it, solid job.

argembarger 2013-04-30 18:07

Took me a while to figure out that I could move by clicking instead of with the arrow keys. Otherwise, pretty neat little point-and-click. It had a good atmosphere

pplo 2013-04-30 18:12

I'm stuck :'(

cakencode 2013-04-30 18:15

Wow, love the look of the game which is really important for adventure games! I agree with the others that the controls were a bit of a challenge to wrestle, but once you get past that it's a really enjoyable experience!

I wish the steps needed for some of the tasks were more obvious, and I know that adventure games often have this... "feature" but it is a bit unruly to have to try stuff until it works for seemingly no reason xD

All in all, really well executed game!

pplo 2013-04-30 18:27

Yeah! I completed the game! I liked the art and the balanced puzzles. Good overall performance!

shugor 2013-04-30 21:43

I really liked the puzzles in this game, although it took me forever to figure out how to open the items menu. The art was really nice too and i liked how the potato became important near the end. Good job for a 72 hour jam!

freezx 2013-04-30 22:24

Cool game, loved the overall mood, was fun, awesome pixel art. The interface was giving me some problems. Overall awesome game.

matter123 2013-04-30 22:24

really hard to move around, jerky

whilefun 2013-04-30 22:30

I had trouble figuring out how to progress past the transportation hub. The guys just kept wanting to shoot me. Very good music and graphics...and way to include a potato! :)

purplescape 2013-04-30 22:38

@matter123 Are you using the arrow keys to move? Try using the mouse walk icon instead.

Thanks for the comments everyone, dactylopus and myself really appreciate the feedback!

daanvanyperen 2013-04-30 22:41

Like the graphics. walking isn't working really well for me, makes it hard to play.

aestheticgamer 2013-04-30 22:41

A fairly short but well-crafted point'n'click adventure. The game has some nice art, a quirky soundtrack, and a few confusing but still sensible puzzles. Seems to have a good amount of effort into it, and a good amount of charm.

cosinep 2013-04-30 22:52

Really neat, in depth game. One of the few full-graphics games in this LD with a good story.

ghostinthesoft 2013-05-01 06:17

nice game, it was fun, you did a great job

jyrkface 2013-05-01 08:35

Has to be my favorite potato reference so far! Really nice backgrounds too!

HelkeGames 2013-05-01 08:38

Good game! I like the graphic and concept great job! :)

kyyninen 2013-05-01 08:44

Puzzles were a bit basic "use everything you have with everything you see," but given the time limit it can be forgiven. Good use of hero's journey, though more stages would have been appreciated!

myachin 2013-05-01 08:54

nice game 5/5

shellfishgames 2013-05-01 12:00

I didn't even get past those guards. Tried to use the three objects on everything possible, but I didn't get anywhere with it. Which is sad because I'm really curious how the story continues.
But I guess this first impression was good enough to justify a pretty positive rating nontheless.

nusan 2013-05-01 12:19

I love it, great graphics and mood, i like the musics and sounds fx too. It's following the usual adventure style too much, but real fun.

starspell 2013-05-01 19:43

A pretty long and content filled game for a LD. The graphics were great and the music was pretty good. Overall it was a pretty good game. I was expecting an explosion at the end though.

beldarak 2013-05-03 03:15

Great art style and music, the mood is simply excellent.

tifu 2013-05-04 11:39

Good job! I actually managed to beat it without looking for help, that never happens with me and adventure games =P

skeptic 2013-05-06 09:29

Quest!!!

dremelofdeath 2013-05-08 10:13

I got stuck :/ It wasn't clear to me how to get into the transportation chambers. Might just be that it's 3 AM, but I gave up. Otherwise good game, though... really enjoyed the music and gameplay.

paulsinnett 2013-05-20 23:00

I also got stuck getting into the transporter. But I started again and on the second run I just walked straight in!? The music and style of this game is excellent.