A limerick can be quite hard to write,
But here are some that will give you a fright.
(When I review I actually prefer
To write iambs in a pentameter.)
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Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
Spooky Greatness | #12 | 3.286 | 3.286 |
Ranked from 14 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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I'm not going to write a response as a limerick as that's one skill I do not have! (I don't know how you do it to be honest.) I'm not sure but I think there might be a bug after the blessed end link? (I'm not sure if it is meant to go dark/blank due to what's happened in the story, or if it should have an end like the others?) Also, I'm really curious now, what's a wampire? (I looked it up thinking it'd be a kind of vampire of some description and google told me it was a rock band which I'm pretty sure is not the case here.)
Edit: Just had a scroll through the other comments and saw the black screen was on purpose so disregard :)
As a big fan of Limerick Heist,
I also found this one quite nice.
These patterns of speech
make a memorable niche
Fun, sideways-thinking, concise.
At times this game was more funny than spooky, but it had some dark/spooky elements to! As someone who enjoys humor more than scary I didn't mind.
Really enjoyed the twist when you kill the vampire and the branching after that. There did seem to be a dead page, but it seemed intentional since you died? I also felt like there were SO MANY OPTIONS at the end, but there were only 3 or 4 endings. A bunch all led to the same page with no differences, at that point you could just have one less option, but it was good none-the-less.
I am really impressed that it is all done in limericks. Some were better than others, but the whole game was 100% in a limerick, well done!
The scansion was sometimes a stretch
Which seems fine for a four-hour sketch;
The tone, while surprising,
Was clear from apprising
The content note that you could fetch.
On blessed relief when I harked,
I found only a screen full-on dark.
On purpose? A bug?
I must leave with a shrug,
And rate other games--what a lark.
:)
(Good job pulling this off with consistency on the limerick front. My favourite part was--oddly--the description of the fridge's contents.)
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