The Last Question

m11 2017-08-01 10:49

Great choice of source material (perfect for the theme!) For a first effort as a visual novel/game, it's a good start - and you've clearly put a lot of effort into the characters' expressions changing, but I personally would have liked more scene changes - in chapter one, for example, more of a series of establishing shots before we're introduced to Adell and Lupov, and then some variation in mid/close/far shots. I also think the 'game' element would be vastly improved by the use of dialogue trees, rather than a single 'advance' button - I know it would mean that you'd have to stray from the original text, but it'd make it feel more interactive/immersive :)

terribly-awesome-games 2017-08-01 17:20

Hey! It looks like we had the same idea! It's a great story huh, and perfect for the theme. Nice job on putting together your first visual novel!

Cheers

oboshape 2017-08-02 08:53

nice way of putting across a great short short, well done :)

azziliz 2017-08-04 19:36

I don't know what to think about this. It's beautiful, innovative, very different from all other entries. But can this really be considered a game?

michaeltwg 2017-08-06 12:03

That's not really a game but that's an interesting adaptation, well done!

multiplexor 2017-08-06 12:17

It got me hooked until the end, altough it's more a visual book than a game itself, still, the music, the graphics and the chapters are all quite well put together!

Keep up the hard work!

joebeard 2017-08-16 21:00

This is one of my favourite stories of all time, I hadn't even considered that it fit so well with the theme. Of all the games in LD39, surely this one fits the theme most perfectly. If there were 6 stars for that, I'd surely award them. The music and graphics were of course great, and the scene selection was handy when I accidentally refreshed my browser.

abductedplatypus 2017-08-16 23:23

Very interesting. I watched this with a free Audiobook I found. ( https://archive.org/details/ISAACASIMOVSTHELASTQUESTION ) Very nice and thank you for shining some light on this story.

gistnoesis 2017-08-19 08:48

42 :) I know the answer for I've read the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy. Nice mood, nice audio. Not a game.

jason200101 2017-08-21 22:38

I've seen similar games. I haven't done any research, but I'm quessing there is an engine that allows you to creare such stories, and maybe pre-made art. If you're going to make a story type game, I suggest actually programming all of the interactions, and not just writing the script on a programm made specifically to save time.

Based on other comments I saw, the story wasn't even yours. I'm demotivated to read all of it. Nice idea, but you lack originality and programming. I can't call this an actual game, and it defintly doesn't meet the level that the jam requieres. Better luck next time.

xaedes 2017-08-22 07:44

@jason200101

Too bad, you really miss out on a cool story! If you don't like my interpretation I suggest another one, the actual story is great! The audio book that abductedplatypus found is good for example.

"not just writing the script on a programm made specifically to save time." Wow! Do you really only program in assembler? ;) Wait, No! Even that is specifically made to save time.. Saving time is the essence

Anyway thank you for taking the time to write feedback =)