Calcarus I

incobalt 2022-04-08 23:14

Great entry! I wish it were faster or easier to get through this to the choices. After a few attempts of blunders, it became too tedious to go back through the game to try again. I get the feeling that there's no way to make them "share" or to deny it to either side, though. Regardless, it's a very thoughtful game and I like the idea of negotiating between sides. The graphics and audio were great, even if I occasionally wanted to wipe that smile off Hadoran's face. I think some companion information would help this game out: information on what each side finds offensive, the laws surrounding it. I mean, I don't even know if claiming a holy site is a valid argument, and I want more information on what a "self-sustaining" settlement even is. Further, it pains me that I cannot make the Cephalons make restitution for their obvious war crimes. But all of this is a credit to the story you've presented. I really got into it :smile:

lychee 2022-04-15 21:43

I liked the story! I'm not sure if it was intended that it felt too hard to make decisions since the war was inevitable, but it felt like it was hard to tell what the right thing to say was since it took me only making the Cephalons mad twice for me to get game over. I think a rewind feature would make it nice to continue through the story without having to replay it from the start if you make a mistake. Good work overall.

lmb 2022-04-16 20:49

I like the concept very, very much, love the graphics, sound is nice too. The story is also pretty engaging, but there are two (related) points that made my experience less great:

1. I'd prefer to start making choices sooner. 2. I'd _very_ much like a way to skip parts of text that I have already read on precious playthoughs. I played the game twice, and would have played more if I didn't had to wait and click so much to get to the points I was interested in.

But again, cool game overall! The concept of being the mediator of a conflict is very nice! Thanks making and sharing!

dlan-bess 2022-04-16 20:56

Great entry, the story convey pretty well the feud between the two civilisation and every choice felt like having a lot of weight. Having a button to go faster trough dialogue you already red as you replay the game would have been nice to try different choice. Good job!

salyon 2022-04-16 20:58

Nice entry!

I like the idea of being a mediator in an argument, knowing that the theme was only to delay also made me think that my goal was not to be fair, but just to delay as much as possible.

I little more artwork would help with the mood and a skip button would be great for replays.

The war theme is very complex for a story too short, but overall the game was fun!

roka-josh 2022-04-16 23:52

Very unique take on the theme I like it a lot! Like others have said faster text or some kind of skip would have been nice for future runs, but overall great job!

perfectsquare 2022-04-18 14:36

The music was fantastic! Being the mediator of an intergalactic conflict was a super cool idea. It would have been even better if there were more choices early on since there was a long time before the first decision.

lakedev 2022-04-21 09:04

I'd hope there were a bit less flavor text so that you can get into the decisions quicker, but I still think this is a pretty good idea! It'd be nice if there was a little more visual intricacy, like having the currently speaking character pop out a bit more or something like that. Overall, unique take on the idea and pretty interesting game! Well Done!

frogravity 2022-04-21 14:51

Really nice game! I really liked the idea, and it had a lot of content for a compo game. I loved all the different expressions on the two presidents, and the animated ending. As others have said, it's a bit tedious to try and replay the game currently, and it would've been nice to add some more sound effects, but otherwise, great entry!

jzucc12 2022-04-21 15:38

I really liked the story and wanted to see it through. I didn't however because there was no way to skip to decisions on subsequent attempts, and I felt like it was taking too long to get there. It was a really well thought out and tough situation. I'm really impressed! Great job on it. The art and music was great as well!