HMS Inevitable

sirikan 2022-04-05 04:27

Nice take on the theme :).

frank-gevaerts 2022-04-05 09:09

Thanks for playing, @sirikan! I'll admit that I sometimes enjoy "interpreting" the theme :)

yngvarr 2022-04-05 19:25

Tbh, I love your games! For their familiar interface, for their simplicity and for the sense of humor. And all of them are small, but complete stories. And this one is no exception! :)

Hilarious ending! I had a good laugh!

Here's my playthrough, I hope you enjoy it! https://youtu.be/K-H3FCGJSoU

frank-gevaerts 2022-04-05 22:39

Thanks for playing, @yngvarr! It's always nice to see what people try, even if sometimes for me it mostly highlights things I could have done better :) Sorry about the weird parser errors yot got for some things, I know exactly what causes them, but I only found out a few hours before the end and I'd have to refactor a fair bit to the issue.

ocwal 2022-04-06 19:13

Oooh! I used to dabble little with Inform a few years back. I liked this game and the difficulty level. I especially liked the questions between every command, revealing a little bit more of the story each time. Veeery nice with the UNDO command. Great work!

frank-gevaerts 2022-04-06 19:37

Thanks for playing, @ocwal! I'm glad you liked it :)

commanderstitch 2022-04-09 01:47

There may not be much for humor or mood, (via sound/music) but there's always a fantastically written tale with interesting puzzles to tease and think about. I did much better this time and it only took me two run throughs to get the whole thing accomplished. I'm such a good spy! xD Fit the theme perfectly, great work.

frank-gevaerts 2022-04-09 12:23

Thanks for playing, @commanderstitch! I'm hoping more playtesting before it was finished made this one a bit friendlier than some of my previous games.

ladymistleaf 2022-04-09 15:38

Neat little game! I got stuck a few times but figure it out (with your help) in the end! Thanks for the submission! It was fun!

frank-gevaerts 2022-04-09 15:41

Thanks for playing, @ladymistleaf! Seeing someone try to figure things out is always very helpful!

tigerfinch 2022-04-10 13:29

Nice to see some IF crop up here, very enjoyable and funny :)

frank-gevaerts 2022-04-10 13:49

Thanks for playing, @tigerfinch! Glad to hear you enjoyed it :)

itskdog 2022-04-10 14:22

Fun text adventure. Well done. It inspires me to make one as well.

frank-gevaerts 2022-04-10 14:27

Thanks for playing, @itskdog! Give it a go!

slecornu 2022-04-10 18:28

Nice to see a text base adventure, but I'm kinda surprised how many I've seen so far. Good thing they've all been unique experiences. Keep it up!

frank-gevaerts 2022-04-10 21:05

Thanks for playing, @slecornu! I like doing these even though they always end up a bit buggier than I intended :)

schuster 2022-04-10 22:31

Cool game, I haven't played a text command style like this since early king's quest and wilderness: a survival adventure.

profugo-barbatus 2022-04-10 23:28

That was genuinely fun, I enjoyed it.

frank-gevaerts 2022-04-11 11:00

Thanks for playing, @schuster! I hope I managed to get some of the spirit of the old tradition right :)

Nice to hear you enjoyed it, @profugo-barbatus!

desertmaw 2022-04-12 12:37

Oh man I actually managed to find the solutions but I did not throw the skin in the right place. Still a cool entry. It was fun playing something different from the usual.

frank-gevaerts 2022-04-12 13:00

Thanks for playing, @desertmaw! I suspect there could have been more hints in various descriptions about that one.

harmadillo 2022-04-12 18:31

Fun game. I did enjoy the internal monologue.

frank-gevaerts 2022-04-12 20:05

Thanks for playing, @harmadillo! The monologue was fun to write :)

slurpeethief 2022-04-15 04:05

I had initially thought "don't I need to mix cement with stuff to make concrete" but tried pouring the cement on the bollard anyways. I looked a bit prematurely at the solution and felt silly when I realized I was right with my initial hunch! Reading the black text on white background was a little hard on the eyes but overall fun game! Cool concept!

Edit: Does not even need to be a dark mode. Even the light grays of this LD webpage are a lot less straining for my eyes. Changing the background to a soft color off-white would help :)

frank-gevaerts 2022-04-15 12:53

Thanks for playing @slurpeethief! I'll try to see for next time if there's an easy way to provide a dark mode. It's not something I really notice...

ricardopino 2022-04-19 03:28

weird but great idea!!!

frank-gevaerts 2022-04-19 11:33

Thanks for playing, @ricardopino! I like weird :)

sketchygalore 2022-04-20 05:18

Neat! Been a while since I played one of these text adventures. I did have to look up the solution after a bit of fiddling with the bucket, but I was on the right track! I liked the writing!

frank-gevaerts 2022-04-20 09:07

Thanks for playing, @sketchygalore! I enjoy writing these things, and it's always nice to hear people like the style!