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The Flame Within

By thelogicmatrix, fadrikalexander, VRTX and Ahmad M

View on ldjam.com

CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall7353.6938
Fun9293.4538
Innovation16703.0537
Theme15483.5039
Graphics15763.3638
Audio6483.5437
Humor8883.1338
Mood4763.8037

Comments

pilarius 2020-04-21 10:47

Nice game, well done :)

lapisraider 2020-04-21 10:48

I ended up playing the game a few times to try and get the different endings. The visuals were adorable and the sound effects were on point! Keeping our passion alive while juggling everything else in life is not easy and I felt your game managed to convey that message.

Although, I wish the impact of the choices we make or are going to made was clearer or heavier, cause I did not know who Alfred was or what he contributed. :") I actually played an entire route focusing on him, and it did not seem to make much of an impact?

Besides that, I enjoyed the game, great work!

gamedevpersian 2020-04-21 10:50

It was well done.I always love games with multiple endings.

spaghetti 2020-04-21 10:54

The mood is spot on. The struggle is real :D characters remind me of "madness combat" and other old newgrounds games and animation

amazura 2020-04-21 11:27

:expressionless: I hate you maria.. you have fail me..

lloydcorfex 2020-04-21 11:40

Just met a sweet Maria the other day... coincidence? "She is cute too" perfect :-D

But it didn`t triggered me to replay it

2020-04-21 12:45

very good game i like it

joamd 2020-04-21 13:20

Man, I loved it! It is truly The Flame Within! I like how it related to game dev, life etc etc, Nice work :muscle:

fadrikalexander 2020-04-21 16:12

@pilarius @lapisraider @gamedevpersian @spaghetti @lolgoonlad @joamd Thanks for playing and your Feedback

fadrikalexander 2020-04-21 16:12

@lloydcorfex @amazura I'm sorry Maria broke your heart lol

adam-clayden 2020-04-21 17:31

Pretty good game and I like the interpretation of the theme. Certainly unique! The footstep sound was quite cool and overall I enjoyed all the different options

mehrdadsh 2020-04-22 13:30

nice

thecze 2020-04-22 13:44

The game did not recognize my keyboard input, could not really play it because of that :( But apparently it is working for everyone else so I'm not really sure what could cause this.

postmeridiangames 2020-04-22 13:45

I ended up getting really emotionnally invested in this! I had to do a few runs to be satisfied of the outcomes.

jasonsumm1 2020-04-22 13:49

nice work, I wish it was longer. good job on everything :D

lurkerrip 2020-04-22 13:51

This is one of my fave's so far. Playing this story was a real meta play by your team given the context of this jam!

ifidamas 2020-04-22 13:58

Very funny and smart game! The idea is fresh, and it reminds us how difficoult could be balance our dream job and personal life in the current system. It made me laugh and cry. Bravo!

blackmambajesus 2020-04-22 14:02

This was awesome. Made me want to replay it over and over for different endings. Really captures the heart of pursuing one's dreams.

mungo 2020-04-22 14:08

I really liked this game. It's impressive how you were able to convey so much emotion in the short timespan

fadrikalexander 2020-04-22 15:18

@thecze even the Windows version of the game?

@mehrdadsh Thanks <3

@postmeridiangames Thanks for playing <3

@jasonsumm1 Thanks for playing <3

@lurkerrip Thanks for playing <3

@ifidamas Thanks for playing <3

@blackmambajesus Thanks for playing <3

@mungo Thanks for playing <3

laurari 2020-04-22 20:02

I like the idea of the game, and I love multiple-ending games!! Great art and I love the music!!!

izokia 2020-04-23 08:23

DANG IT MARIA YOU DISTACTED MEEEEEE

dextreon 2020-04-23 08:42

This is cool! I loved the idea and the story! Nice graphics and music, hate you Maria haha... Great work! Loved the multiple endings, congrats!

fadrikalexander 2020-04-23 15:11

@laurari Thanks for the feed back <3

@izokia @dextreon another victim to the evil Maria I'm sorry guys XD

linky439 2020-04-23 19:13

Nice one!

It does feel a bit like that when you're trying to do some gamedev. You start up at some point and you end up 10 years later feeling like you haven't accomplished anything...

Anyway, fun little game :) Graphics are cute, the audio as well. I am not sure I understood perfectly why everything happened the way it happened (I got laid off my job at one point but I never did anything about getting one... ?) but I like the multiple endings.

Congrats :)

fadrikalexander 2020-04-23 20:24

@linky439 Thanks for playing, and about getting laid this happens in later phases that'll eventually had to get any job to survive your life and not choosing the work option gets you fired.

kevin-prehn 2020-04-24 01:01

Nice game. I ended up single but it was worth it

fadrikalexander 2020-04-24 07:18

@kevin-prehn the story of my life XD

dave-gamedevelopement 2020-04-24 08:12

Really good game! :D First thing I did was only choosing game dev ^^ Music and graphics are awesome, and how many endings are there? Played a few times, but only got 2.

guntainment 2020-04-24 08:17

Really a funny game! But don't end up like me ingame!

fabula-rasa 2020-04-24 09:04

It's a nice game and an ambitious project for the jam! Really well done! Graphics are pleasant and the music sets the tone nicely.

But something has happened to Alfred... no matter my choices, my character kept talking about seeing Alfred again. Yet I never found who Alfred is or how exactly to contact him. Some choices felt like they had strange consequences, if you played several times and compared. For example, when I stared working with Maria early in game, we never got together. In another game, I ignored Maria completely for a time and only went to start group project with her once and later. And that resulted in us being together and even celebrating anniversaries.

fadrikalexander 2020-04-24 10:12

@dave-gamedevelopement 4 endings

@guntainment thanks for playing!

@fabula-rasa It depends on the phase you are in, you're not gonna end up married in the college phase but in later phases even thinking about relationship is a bit more serious, and Alfred is his friend when you put time in building your friendship.

squeg-inc 2020-04-25 13:31

I loved the game, interesting story and fun art style. I enjoyed playing for a while and trying to get each ending. I also followed the link in the credits to the podcast Riftwake, and I strongly recommend - it's a phenomenal listen!

https://riftwakepodcast.com/