dadman 2014-08-25 15:17
Uhm...
I feel like this needs a bit more explanation as to what you're going for before I could enjoy it.
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD30 → A Ludic Proof of the Difficulties Inherent in Finding a Proper Skull
By jackdegree
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coolness | 3 | 69 | ||
| Mood | 138 | 3.57 | ||
| Humor | 167 | 3.12 | ||
| Theme | 554 | 3.26 | ||
| Innovation | 620 | 3.08 | ||
| Overall | 738 | 3.03 | ||
| Graphics | 827 | 2.67 | ||
| Fun | 904 | 2.63 |
Uhm...
I feel like this needs a bit more explanation as to what you're going for before I could enjoy it.
Ok, I added some information to the description. :)
it's certainly uncanny
took me way to long to realize that I was swapping perspectives, maybe add a note in the description?
Clever game and really interesting story. Also, a lot of text and branching for a game made in 48h!
I liked this interactive story. I played it several times, before I noticed your note about "no good ending" :)
@Mr.Cassels: I'd rather have people discover it, maybe next time I'll try to make it more evident though.
@pjimmy: I like that adjective, so I'll take that as a compliment?
@DDFRanky & Aglavara : Thanks guys!
Glad I found this. Always love a text based game. At first I didn't know what was going on but after I figured out what was going on it seemed pretty awesome.
I dig the premise! And I always love me a bit of Twine. The colour choice is definitely appropriate for the concept, but I think subtle changes in BG and font colour (which you can do in Twine on a room-by-room basis) would do wonders for both making the switches between perspectives clearer, and make the changes in scene more immersive. Keep experimenting!
Interesting game. Took a few plays until I understood. Nice text adventure!
@Grooveman: Thanks! Definitely will look into that!
Very deep. Very special. I like it. Not the funiest thing i've seen but one of the most interesting concepts.
I went home thinking of my mediocre career! Nice take on the classic text adventure!
Don't see a lot of these on here! I liked the odd synergy (antergy?) between the researcher's efforts and the hunter's. Clever stuff.
I liked the concept a lot, especially it's originality. The duality was very well-done. It is not something I would normally play, but I can see its merits ;)
Very interesting. Took me a bit to get it, but when I did it became quite impressive. Definitely one of the best entries I've played so far.
"Spear make hunt_choice"
I think I might have broke something just then. :B
Anywho, I found it a neat game. Only played it once through. I didn't even know about Twine until now, so it was neat to see that put to use.
@Retl Oh, thanks, I'll look into that right now and see how I can fix it.
Thanks everyone for the nice comments!
I thought this was really well written
It's good to know that text adventures are still alive and kicking.
Nice idea
I do like the swapping of perspectives on this. Very well done.
Nice, I was afraid I got stuck but it seems you just have to dig around for a few identical days. The dialogue seems very well-written to me, the colors/design could have used some work. I'd like to point out another typo, "meditations meditations" on one page.
I found the metaphor created via the perspective shifts effective, although jarring (and alienating) at first. I would have liked to get know to know the main voice first before it gets corrupted. I love the use of 'fictional facts', they give a great sense of character and place. This could also be a great area for expansion, I suggest looking at the way Borges uses these 'so-boring-they-must-be-true' tidbits of information to flesh out the world, and thinking how could your medium do it better. Great stuff.
Thanks Chris, I had actually read some Borges in the week before LD, and I'm pretty sure it had some influence on this. I will definitely be trying to do more elaborate/developped stuff in the future.