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La Petite Mort (created in under 4 hrs)
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This was fun! And I agree with others, the font/colors may be hard for some players to read. But I personally didn’t have trouble and thought the stylistic choices were nice. So if you do opt to make it more accessible, go for something in this vein.
And the puzzle was nice. I got stuck for a moment, but eventually figured it out.
Nice. I haven't had much problems with the font (I'm a pixel-art maniac myself), but, yeah, you probably should revert at least to a non-italic one :)
PS: what about the mouse? Couldn't find any use for him, poor guy...
I wanted to add a way to switch fonts and colours, in case if the player would prefer a different look for readability or mood (I've done this in past games), but didn't think it was fair to spend more time on it for the jam. It's on my list for a post-jam version. Thanks for your feedback on this.
The mouse... (spoilers?) is just scenery! Part of the challenge in the game, it turns out, is actually just filtering through all the rubble and flavor text and finding out what actually matters... Sorry that may be disappointing.
Thanks for playing and for your comment.
oh, I was not disappointed at all! I liked the nice little guy :)
Loved the atmosphere! I got stuck with the same issue as Jacic - no other puzzle had required examining anything that wasn't listed in the object list, so I didn't expect to have to dig down into the descriptions. Great ending though :)
I really like the setting of this one, definitely has the old, rotting abandoned house vibe happening down pat. Unfortunately, I can’t work out where the key is so kinda got a bit stuck wandering around with my cup full of rather suspicious liquid that I’m fairly sure I’m not meant to drink. One little thing, the pixelated, italic text in red against black was a bit harder to read.
Ah darn, but thanks for playing and for your feedback. Can I share the solution? (Spoilers in the rest of this) It's hanging from the faucet in the basement (you need to examine the faucet—my first idea, but in retrospect, not very intuitive!). I should have just put it in the rubble in the entryway or something.
Ooooh, thank you! I didn’t think to look there. (I think I examined everything else in the house but mistakenly assumed once I’d turned it, that was its function.) I’ll try to go back and have another go later :)
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