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10 seconds to save the day

By volute

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Mood144.05
Coolness1100
Overall643.78
Graphics973.88
Audio1273.38
Theme1613.65
Innovation4033.17
Fun4183.09
Humor6172.14

Comments

adjotur 2013-08-26 03:16

When I clicked on the link it said the page could not be found. Is this just me?

kurama_youko 2013-08-26 03:22

Not found!!

volute 2013-08-26 03:28

It should work now.

Bactopiad 2013-08-26 06:15

Not working

volute 2013-08-26 13:45

Sorry, I was so tired I forgot to publish the blog page where the game was. As I was logged in the blog system, it was working for me.
The page is published now, sorry again.

thomastc 2013-08-26 17:03

Beautiful! Five stars for graphics and mood.

Instead of describing ("Ask her name") you could just put the actual text that you're going to say ("What's your name?"). It both cuts out an extra line of dialogue, and lets the player make more intelligent choices.

The storyline is amazing and very well designed, and I love how it gradually unfolds. I thought I'd won when I gave away my 10 seconds but then it turned out there was much more story to be experienced, which made me very happy :)

pereubu 2013-08-26 17:30

cute 3:

larzan 2013-08-26 17:30

Nothing happens, after i pressed space i only see the three kids and nothnig happens...

volute 2013-08-26 17:35

Did you try to move with the arrow keys ?

larzan 2013-08-26 19:58

I didn;t realize that the dialogue wasn;t over yet and that i had to press space again, thanks :)

larzan 2013-08-26 20:01

This game is absolutely gorgeous.
I love the idea, this is the first game i see that didn;t just use the 10 seconds as a game mechanic, but really made it part of the story.
The best one i have seen so far, great story, love the dialogue, was even a bit emotional at one point.
Absolutely lovely, i enjoyed playing it a lot, thank you for this one.

meep 2013-08-26 22:07

The graphics weren't really to my taste, but they worked. :) Did a great job with the mood, nice work!

wally2069 2013-08-26 22:09

Nice game but weak use of theme

farfromsleep 2013-08-26 22:10

This is fantastic. Beautiful visuals and a really unique feel to it, I really enjoyed this one. Masterful work.

bradleysmith 2013-08-26 22:13

Interesting take on the theme. Very well done. :)

megamasterx 2013-08-26 22:40

Interesting art style, clever use of the theme. Nice!

crashbanito 2013-08-26 22:41

This is beautiful. In 48 hours you managed to put together a gripping narrative with interesting back and forth interactions. I can't say more for the expansion of this game, but I'd love to see more games in this style.

gbear605 2013-08-26 22:43

I couldn't get anywhere after it opened the map. I could go back to where I wa before, but that was it.

volute 2013-08-26 22:53

Thanks for the nice comments :)

@ gbear605 : Did you unlock other places than the Clouds ?

tork 2013-08-26 22:57

Maybe the best game till now. Congrats!!

sasoridama 2013-08-26 22:59

I really liked the story and I was on the edge of seat. It was a pretty long game and I quite enjoyed it. The pacing of the ending was strange but that was really impressive. Great sound and graphics too!

zuige 2013-08-26 23:04

Absolutely brilliant! This was truly a feat if you really did all of this from scratch! Incredible story!

andwhatnot 2013-08-26 23:06

Beautiful! I like games like this.

vlgimen 2013-08-26 23:15

AWESOME! I just couldn't stop playing until I reached the end. Very good interpretation for the theme! Congrats!

hypnohustla 2013-08-27 13:30

I liked the hand drawn look. It has a nice sad mood to it with an interesting story. The characters you control could move a bit faster to make it more enjoyable. Good job otherwise :)

colapsydo 2013-08-27 16:37

"Over 200 years. I'm from the Internet period".
This quote is fantastic.

I like how you linked all the characters to the different places. Nice story.

adventureislands 2013-08-27 17:23

Really enjoyed this entry! I liked the characters and how they were all connected together. Great use of the theme!

The ending felt bit rushed though, were you running out of time?

ratalaika 2013-08-27 17:46

good job

meta87 2013-08-27 19:36

Extremely compelling, great job!

jmaggard62 2013-08-27 21:29

Pretty impressive depth to this game. 5/5 Graphics and mood :)

janmavzla 2013-08-28 06:02

All my stars are belong to you! This was incredible, I wouldn't have guessed it would have that such depth.

The story was really inmersive and I loved the fact that the 10 seconds were part of the narrative rather than the gameplay. The end did feel a bit rushed but I think it still was really good.

If you rushed the story, please develop it further in a post-compo version! Would definitively play it :)

zillix 2013-08-28 06:25

just beautiful. very well done.

alink 2013-08-28 19:25

Good story and the last 10 seconds idea was well used.

p4nurge 2013-08-30 18:31

Lovely dreamy mood. Great visuals. I enjoyed playing this.

keyboardmonkey 2013-08-30 20:03

Bravo! That is all :D

lokarunith 2013-08-30 20:06

Great entry I like way more plot based games than gameplay based. The story is very well done and we can feel each character's own personality. Loved it.

sayerslabs 2013-08-31 15:57

Very great story, overall a really well made game.

jackdw31 2013-08-31 16:06

That game was AMAZING!!! I loved it to pieces - the only problem I had with it was that it ended so quickly and suddenly. Overall - AMAZING GAME!!!

pinktreeleaf 2013-08-31 19:22

clap clap clap clap. it was longer than i expected. the story was good, the graphics cute. wish I could totally understand everything though.

darkshadow 2013-08-31 21:06

Yeah Finished it :D Like the flowy drawing style and a nice little story, glad the pace sped up a bit at the end, either that or I was getting the hang of what/where I needed to do/go. Story didn't explain what Alice had to do with the accident.

recursor 2013-08-31 21:11

The hand-drawn characters are great!

volute 2013-08-31 21:28

Thanks for the nice comments !

@AdventureIslands, jackdw31 : The ending wasn't more rushed than the rest of the story in the writing. But if I had more time, I would have put a little animation at the end where the ghosts disappear. It would have been less brutal that way.

@darkshadow : I deliberately not explained everything, I wanted to leave some things to the interpretation of the player, but it was probably a bad decision.
* Spoilers * What Alice has to do with the accident is that she helps to prevent it by knowing her way around the place and being willing to help others.

antidote 2013-09-01 00:34

Daaamn that was a good game! Just wish the screen was empty for a few seconds on the end before the "The end" message appeared xD

toadfrogs 2013-09-01 00:34

Nice graphic style of this game.

mollymus 2013-09-02 21:04

Very nice feeling, but honestly I felt like the game was a bit too long. Either way, beautiful dialog and feeling!

_alts 2013-09-03 04:08

This is a really great game. I loved the graphics and really enjoyed the premise as well. The connection to the theme isn't terribly strong, but it works in the end. Fantastic job.

ebene-eole 2013-09-03 09:53

Love love love love love ! :)
My eyes are full of stars. ;)

almax27 2013-09-08 08:26

That was awesome, the story, the art, and the delicate music. Nice take on theme too. :)

Great stuff!

smash-ball 2013-09-14 23:57

That was a long one, but I enjoyed it. The story was really well developed.

jaj 2013-09-16 21:21

That was a long story with a surprise twist in the beginning! It was kind of obvious I would get to control the headache girl last though.