A beautiful work. I like the simple structure that underlies this game, yet provides you with so much replayability. Knowing what will happen in the second playthrough onwards does not lessen the weight of the choice. In fact, the knowledge heightens it. Even if the large chunk of the journey is always the same, the choice you have made shifted the context enough. I think this game still holds up to four-five times of playing.
Wow, thanks! Four or five playthroughs is more than I figured it would really warrant - though if you want to see absolutely everything then that probably is about what it would take.
If there's any chance you can remember what/where those typos were, I'd be hugely grateful! I'm keen to polish it up further if I can, but the nature of the game makes it hard to proofread exhaustively.
I will definitely let you know the next time I play :) It didn't impede my ability to play, although the font might be a little hard to read for certain people (I don't know this as a fact, but saying this because the 'w' in particular kept messing with my flow when reading).
Thanks! And yeah, the font's been mentioned before: I actually started out with something even more flowery and toned it down quite a bit, but possibly not quite as much as would have been ideal.
I'm so glad it's made such an impression! This has absolutely made my day. :-)
The game was made with Twine, which I'm a huge fan of: it's really simple to pick up and use, but offers a lot of power and flexibility despite that. I've actually written a series of tutorials on it, and if you're curious how this particular game fits together you can actually import the HTML file back into Twine and explore its flowchart by following this one. (It might be a little hard to follow exactly how it works if you're unfamiliar with Twine, but the basic structure should be easy enough to grasp.)
Glad you liked it! There's plenty more to find on a second run through if you find time to come back. (I like to think it'll hold up to three or more plays, but at that point there'll be a fair bit of repetition.)
Aaaah - I think I see the confusion. It's a browser game, so there's no need to download anything in the first place. I'm guessing you may have got it in a bundle, and that the bundle links you straight to the empty downloads page. The game itself is right here: it should load within the page itself.
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I've been coming back to this game every so often since 2019 there's something about it that is living in my head forever haha
I’m so glad it’s stuck with you!
A beautiful work. I like the simple structure that underlies this game, yet provides you with so much replayability. Knowing what will happen in the second playthrough onwards does not lessen the weight of the choice. In fact, the knowledge heightens it. Even if the large chunk of the journey is always the same, the choice you have made shifted the context enough. I think this game still holds up to four-five times of playing.
Wow, thanks! Four or five playthroughs is more than I figured it would really warrant - though if you want to see absolutely everything then that probably is about what it would take.
the ending felt a little underwhelming, and there were a couple typos, but I still really enjoy the concept and plan to play this again :)
If there's any chance you can remember what/where those typos were, I'd be hugely grateful! I'm keen to polish it up further if I can, but the nature of the game makes it hard to proofread exhaustively.
I will definitely let you know the next time I play :) It didn't impede my ability to play, although the font might be a little hard to read for certain people (I don't know this as a fact, but saying this because the 'w' in particular kept messing with my flow when reading).
Thanks! And yeah, the font's been mentioned before: I actually started out with something even more flowery and toned it down quite a bit, but possibly not quite as much as would have been ideal.
I played it twice. the first time I got rewarded, the second time I got killed.
I love this. Really atmospheric and well-written story with great replayability and interesting choices to make
I keep coming back to this for years now. I gotta ask how was this made?
I'm so glad it's made such an impression! This has absolutely made my day. :-)
The game was made with Twine, which I'm a huge fan of: it's really simple to pick up and use, but offers a lot of power and flexibility despite that. I've actually written a series of tutorials on it, and if you're curious how this particular game fits together you can actually import the HTML file back into Twine and explore its flowchart by following this one. (It might be a little hard to follow exactly how it works if you're unfamiliar with Twine, but the basic structure should be easy enough to grasp.)
A wonderful game! I only played once, this time, but intend to return.
Glad you liked it! There's plenty more to find on a second run through if you find time to come back. (I like to think it'll hold up to three or more plays, but at that point there'll be a fair bit of repetition.)
D: game gone
^^; Is it not showing up for you at all? I don't know what this means.
ah. sorry. i went to the download page but it says 'nothing is available for download yet.'
Aaaah - I think I see the confusion. It's a browser game, so there's no need to download anything in the first place. I'm guessing you may have got it in a bundle, and that the bundle links you straight to the empty downloads page. The game itself is right here: it should load within the page itself.
Very cool concept!