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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Innovation | #18 | 4.083 | 4.083 |
| Theme | #95 | 3.917 | 3.917 |
| Game Design | #108 | 3.778 | 3.778 |
| Overall | #156 | 3.597 | 3.597 |
| Fun | #200 | 3.528 | 3.528 |
| Audio | #284 | 3.333 | 3.333 |
| Graphics | #742 | 2.944 | 2.944 |
Ranked from 36 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does you game fit the theme?
It is set in a surreal, black and white world, where two stickmen are waiting for the "real game" to start.
Did you write all the code and made all the assets from scratch?
I created everything from scratch except for the songs and the typewriter effects used in the dialogues.
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i love the story
I liked the storytelling! A very unique story that makes the game stand out! I don't have any feedback for this style of game. I'll check out your channel a bit later too! It seems entertaining!
Happy to hear that! Thanks! :)
You might not believe me but I genuinely mean it when I say this game is almost a 10/10 across the board. At first I saw the stick figures and I was unsure what I was getting myself into but holy hell this game was right up my alley on unique story telling with the simplest mechanics you have at your disposal. I don't wanna say anything that can spoil it to anyone below but I was seriously hooked after the tree moment. Great job and super natural dialogue also!!
Thank you so much! I’m really glad you enjoyed the game! You are very kind, I rate this comment 10/10 lol
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it was really creative! i got the hang of it after moving here and there for 5 minutes ;D
great job
Thanks, glad you liked it!
Haha. This was unique!
Thanks! :)
Great game! Rated it really well!
thanks! Glad you enjoyed it! :)
the game and story was fun and also BOriiiiing lol XD, nice BG music and ending like that, good job!
Thanks! Happy to hear that!
So there I was...
Just standing around, waiting for the game to begin like every other day.
Suddenly this weird guy appears and asks me all these stupid questions... annoying.
Something about his coin and what not.
He finally left but I keep hearing this constant bouncing... huh, back to waiting.
I really enjoyed this. somehow annoying that guy was really entertaining :D
Ohhh I see you're switching to the other point of view... interesting
Thanks for playing! Glad you enjoyed it!
Great work and amazing narration!
Thanks! Glad to hear that!
ngl at the start i thought that this was trolling me but im glad i didnt quit XD. well done story, loved the execution and the idea of it.
I'm glad you got to the end as well! Thank you very much!
very cool "game", i really loved the concept of the real game not starting for a while, but best of all, you won't get cancelled on twitter because of your ukraine touch at the end!
We're all on the verge of cancelation lol, thanks HOIman! Glad you enjoyed it
A super cool little game. Well done.
Thank you very much!
Nice game and nice message.
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it :)
I LOVED ALL OF THIS.
Wow, if you manage to make a two stickmen dialogue interesting for 15 minutes, you already won.
At first I really hoped it was something like "Waiting for Godot", it had the same vibes, and when I saw the tree I was literally screaming because you basically confirmed my though (and then I read you reply, a bunch of comments under this). Also, please make me happy: is the coin a reference to "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead"?
I loved the meta-game you were able to create, the pacing of the story, the well-written dialogues. The UI is simple, but nevertheless effective and fits perfectly with the abstract and absurd aura of the tale.
I don't know what to say, I think I already found my favourite entry.
Thanks you so much! I'm really happy you liked the game!
Nice job catching the "Waiting for Godot" references (especially the tree one).
Unfortunatelly when I made the coin sequence I didn't have in mind any play in particular, but I was generally ispired by the "theatre of the absurd" (but I see how you might think this is a reference to the coin in "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead").
With the coin I wanted to introduce an element that is very commonly used in videogames and by making it absolutely useless I wanted to stress the lack of purpose and the absurdity of the whole game.
If you'd like to know more about the development of the game, in a couple of days I'll publish a devlog on my YT channel, so feel free to follow me there. Fabiulous Games YT Channel
Thanks again! This comment made my day!
Thanks, I'll definitely look for your devlog (and your channel)! And if you'll ever make another game about theatre of the absurd, please let me know ;P
Also, now that I understand what you were looking for, the coin sequence makes a lot of sense (...well, for a nonsense scene). Great job, again!
Will do! Take care ;)
Really interesting game :D and i am pretty sure you are now an expert in making dialogues :D
Yeah this dialogue system was a bit tricky lol. Glad you enjoyed the game!
Holy shit that was deep
Yeah... it turned out deeper than I expected, hope you enjoyed it :)
Pretty funny. Loops back to some pretty existential thoughts toward the end. Great work.
Took a look at your yt channel from the link at the end - it's pretty entertaining too btw.
Thanks! Glad you also found the YT channel :)
Pretty good game, i like the interactions. One of the better ones.
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!
This game was by far my most favorite game yet! I loved interacting with the other stick man and reading the dialogue. I gave them funny voices lol.
Great job!
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it! :)
This is the best thing I've played so far, very creative. It reminds me of the play "Waiting for Godot" (not the game engine)
Thank you! Yes! It is actually very inspired the play "Waiting for Godot", nice catch ;)
Glad you enjoyed this!