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Stumbling upon meaning in an old town abandoned to its fate

By ghust1995, Isabella and lucasograssi

View on ldjam.com

CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall3023.6928
Fun7483.0328
Innovation144.3828
Theme1413.9628
Graphics4363.7227
Humor7232.3624
Mood2803.7125

Comments

miu 2019-10-07 23:39

the live link isn't working. apart from that, this game is quite interesting, I need to test it longer when I have time

cyrolis 2019-10-08 00:24

[edit]Now it is working and it's a really cool experience ! I don't know how you got this idea and how you realize it but it is so innovating

brokenmirrormedia 2019-10-08 00:34

Like the other people here have mentioned, the live version isn't working. I tested the jam version, and it seems interesting, I really like the visual style, but I felt like I was missing the "gameplay" part of it, and the story seemed all over the place. I also noticed the screen would shake a bit when hovering over some words at the start, and I wasn't sure if that was intentional or not, but the effect as is was not great to look at or read. Overall an interesting tech demo, but not a very *fun* game.

jaydubbyasee 2019-10-08 00:43

Really interesting. This feels like those old school Encarta multimedia experiences. Really dig it.

ghust1995 2019-10-08 00:48

The live link should be working now, sorry guys (it's still the same game though)

episodeivy 2019-10-08 00:56

I loved this! I don't think I got to the bottom of the mystery (although I know what someone "believed" to be true), but the discovery of the mechanics was really satisfying and totally drew me in. Reminds me (in excellent ways) of "Her Story" by Sam Barlow, "Device 6" by Simogo, and "Nested" by Orteil.

xlomid 2019-10-08 12:03

It's a challenging, confusing, but clever piece of hypertext. I loved the mechanics of discovery - wanted to say this reminds me of Her Story, but the previous commenter beat me to it :)

100th-coin 2019-10-09 17:03

Woah, super neat! The story i wrote in the end was incoherent, but i loved the way you transform a word into a sentence into a story. cool idea!

tommyflower 2019-10-09 17:26

Interesting way of generating a story. I love narrative games and everything that plays with text in general . Well done!

gamesplusjames 2019-10-09 21:27

This was a really cool idea! I like how you used the photos in the game. Very nice work!

erebus 2019-10-09 23:28

Really cool idea. Reminded me of her story and house of leave. Thanks for bringing it by the stream!

crazyhomeboys 2019-10-10 03:14

Great concept. Initially I was a little lost and I didn't realize that there was a progress bar at the top :S But after a while discovering the mechanics and trying to fit the story well, I had a good time. Very polished design. My congrats! Good job :D

toad 2019-10-10 08:30

What a beautiful way to tell a sad story. Well done! This is one of my favorites so far.

mad-brokli 2019-10-10 10:51

Cool concept. Was a bit confused at first but then it was fun. some audio or sound effects would be great for the game :)

dane-tesla 2019-10-10 23:40

Amazing concept, one of my faves I think. A clever idea for a gameplay and an interesting story. Me likes.

ferdi 2019-10-11 11:13

Totally unique, totally beautiful, totally funny and totally amazing. This is one of the best entry for this jam and a great answer to the theme. Love love !

iamberf 2019-10-11 15:52

Cool!! love the Graphics! love the story! love this way of telling stories! Great job! Really love thie game!! I will collect it!

maskinmask 2019-10-11 16:31

so cool.the power of words are limitless.

rodrigo-denubila 2019-10-12 04:46

Very interesting concept. At the end I got a really nice piece of art. It's a different approach of the theme, but I liked a lot. Good job!

elysiagriffin 2019-10-30 01:40

Congrats on #14 in Innovation!

Thanks for submitting your game for me to play on my livestream!

If you’d like to rewatch the playthrough, you can find it here: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/494941349?t=10h17m21s

Hope you got some valuable feedback on your game and looking forward to seeing you next LD jam if I dont catch you before then! :D

💜 Elysia Griffin AKA Button Feedback Lady

https://www.twitch.tv/elysiagriffin

2019-10-31 09:16

Interesting idea. I included it in my Ludum Dare 45 compilation video series, if you’d like to take a look :) https://youtu.be/oyFtoUSqXW8