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A jam submission

On The RiversideView game page

A text-based anecdote about a small town on a riverside.
Submitted by hatchface3000 (@hatchface3000) — 1 hour, 55 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Atmosphere#733.6253.625
Emotional Engagement#862.6252.625
Mental Engagement#942.6252.625
Overall#962.8962.896
Lasting Impression#1012.8752.875
Characterization#1102.7502.750
Overall#1132.8752.875

Ranked from 8 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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Comments

Submitted

I liked this a lot! Some of the inputs were a bit finicky (wouldn't accept regent without capital R) but the story and the writing really pulled me in. I liked that your actions have consequenzes and zou're not necessarily the good guy!

There is a bug though that made the text for the turned wheel appear when I visited the dam the first time. I'd like to give this a second go another time!

Submitted

I think the web version has a bug I it doesn't load, could that be possible?

Submitted

Interesting! I like the backgrounds and the music that went with it all, and the input system for moving and talking felt more intuitive than I would have expected. Great work!

Submitted

Nice game, it's quite atmospheric, once you understand what you can say and what you can do with writing it becomes very cool!

Submitted

Great look and feel, I can see what you were trying to achieve, I struggled talking to the characters though, when I started a conversation with the proprietor in the tavern, I got stuck... Bare in mind this was my first time playing a text-based game so might just be inexperience lol

Submitted

Text adventure game feels really old-school, I think that I would try to use some additional tips about wording for commands, but we all know that time for gamejams is pretty limited. The story was enjoyable and music made reaaally cool vibe. I suppose that with some additional polishing, it can be a cool narration game for mobiles.

Submitted (3 edits)

A really nice game! I cannot understand why no have played it yet. Anyway, I liked the story and the simplicity of it: just going through a town on the way to a greater goal. I think that you did a great job at conveying what you wanted to according to the description! I really like that you write your actions. This makes the game feel very immersive. The help command really helped me know what I could do. I also love the landscape and town pictures. As for what can be improved, I would prefer a font that is easier to read. If I could click to make all text appear would be an appreciated feature.

I would also like to know the number of endings/choices that changes the story. I only found two. Overall, great game. Good job!

Also, I found a bug, the text is on the picture. (I cannot attach a screenshot for some reason)

Rating: 4/5