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Behind the Fence

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness369
Audio284.11
Mood833.85
Overall4973.24
Theme6613.15
Humor7312.43
Innovation7352.71

Comments

metalfist213 2015-04-21 15:30

My favorite part about this game is the music. I have not been so much into text-based game, but I like it. It has a great atmospheare.

sakergames 2015-04-21 15:40

Interesting.

junber 2015-04-21 15:43

Very intersting story. The music whilst I really enjoyed it stopped after a while and restarted just once each day. Nice interpreation of the theme too.

againey 2015-04-21 15:45

I gave it a shot, made it through to the end, but the commas and phrasing produced a rhythm that I found to be rather laborious, filled with too many pauses. But maybe my mind simply isn't in a poetic mood at the moment; it is a rather subjective affair.

The ambient sounds upon beginning particular scenes was a nice touch, though.

rectangular-tim 2015-04-21 15:49

Well this was better than I expected. Such a beautiful little story. The music really makes this. Well done.

smiley 2015-04-21 15:52

doesn't start on OSX 10.10 :( no errors

bernardery 2015-04-21 16:14

I'm having trouble getting it to run on mac. I exctract the zip into an executable, click on the executable, and then... nothing happens.

mak 2015-04-21 16:31

Great story and music, both made me shiver! Also a good use of other sounds. I finally regreted my decission, but didn't play again because I dind't want to change the path I took.

Just one slight thing, I would prefer for the music to never stop (except in the mornings, I liked it when just the wind flew).

boateye 2015-04-21 17:11

Excellent music and mood! This is just not my kind of game. the poetic writing I found hard to follow, but I naturally have issues following a text only story. For someone else, I can see them enjoying the story, but all I could do was enjoy the soundtrack. Good thing it's a great soundtrack!

geckojsc 2015-04-21 17:39

This is really clever, really well written! It's been a long time since I read any poetry so it took me a while to get into it.

I imagine the game would be a lot more accessible with some artwork scrolling in the background to match the mood and illustrate what's happening at each point.

You perfectly captured the atmosphere of war-time research and development, where everybody works on their small part in isolation and nobody gets to see the big picture besides a few important, high-ranking people.

The game asks some tough questions. I'd like to think I'd be able to 'do the right thing' in such a situation, but it's impossible to know for sure.

teamkwakwa 2015-04-21 18:38

Really nice mood, I record myself playing it here: http://youtu.be/p7oiTQ_rcx0

archonthewizard 2015-04-21 19:43

The music was great. It's not might type of game, but I definitely appreciate the work put into it. Great use of audio

jerrre 2015-04-21 19:45

It works for me on OSX 10.10.2!
I normally do not play text adventures, but I had the feeling it was too linear, it did not feel like a game too me.

jlauener 2015-04-21 20:14

I'm really not into twine like games. Have to say it is the first time I finish one :D At the end it was a pleasing experience for me. Especially liked that for once I could relax while playing a LD game. Thank you.

scorched 2015-04-21 20:17

Didn't see the weapon in this odd game, but the narrative rocks. Another time I wish there was a narrative grade in LD.

tasteslikefuture 2015-04-21 21:58

Nice entry! Very moody, great music... a lot of atmosphere for a text driven game. Good work!

monkeedude1212 2015-04-21 21:58

Music was good. An interesting language challenge, but it really didn't translate into a game at all, it felt like just reading.

lizard455 2015-04-21 22:22

Amazing! The story and audio all blend well to create a mysterious mood.

exilegl 2015-04-21 23:03

I really love the concept, interesting to play. Good job for 24 hours.

deadfragment 2015-04-21 23:12

Amazing music! I found it hard to follow the story, and it was hard to tell what my decisions were doing, though this is probably my fault more than the game. However, the mood and music alone was enough for me to enjoy the experience. Good job!

-Hando

jakob37 2015-04-23 18:46

I really enjoyed the music! The text was nice too, I became a bit text-overloaded after a while, but that says more about me than the game. Nice job :)

leafo 2015-04-24 05:10

love the music! nice alexandrines

dohxis 2015-04-27 18:22

Interesting story