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Wandering Whimsy's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Theme interpretation | #97 | 3.333 | 3.333 |
| Overall | #116 | 3.222 | 3.222 |
| Innovation | #133 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
| Gameplay | #153 | 2.889 | 2.889 |
| Audio | #353 | 1.556 | 1.556 |
| Graphics | #399 | 1.667 | 1.667 |
Ranked from 9 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
GitHub repository URL
https://github.com/intrepidhero-coder/whimsy
Theme interpretation
Wander through a beach town and talk to various residents. Start your explorations from the Moonshot Cafe. Help a mad scientist reach the moon. Discuss philosophy with mystics. Play retro video games. Start intergalactic pie fights! But watch out for the shrew.
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A talking woodland creature? Well now, I think it's safe to say I'm fairly used to that. All jokes aside, this was pretty fun to read. I got to pet a big fluffy dog, what more could I want? Going around the different locations and meeting the different beings along the way was pretty delightful until I ran into that fortune teller. She flipped over my text and made it quite difficult to keep reading in that play-through! Nice work though, really liked how you wrote it.
You write so well! I wished there was some graphics and sound to help me get more in the story!
I hope you'll make a postjam version with it :)
It was so much fun to play another text adventure. I really enjoyed your writing!
I love the description of the cinnamon roll, and I adore the girl painting her feet. I about died when I read "kisses you on the cheek without worrying at all about social distancing". And my own text adventure game also involved a suspicious German rocket scientist. :-)
I also like the way your game engine gets the game details from that JSON file.
Well done!
Thanks for the kind words. I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
As a famous fortune teller would say, "!boj taerg" The game was much more indepth than I first realized. Only drank 2 cups of coffee but survived a curse because of my pies. Met a ghost and lived. Sadly my game ended in the woods since I lacked a sword. That was fun, thanks for making this, your writing and sense of exploration kept me engaged!
Thank you for the kind words. I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
Unfortunately doesn’t open on Mac (Big Sur). I am so curious so I will try it as soon as I can open it on Windows. Just wanted to tell you in case you’re curious about platform support. I will update this comment or reply to myself when I get to play it!
Thank you! I compiled on a Mojave virtual machine that I threw together. Sad but not surprised it didn’t work on Big Sur. I’ll have to look into it.
I will definitely play on windows but if in the future you need to test a new build on Big Sur, feel free to send my way.
What am I supposed to do with "Gaphics" and "sound" ratings haha
Really nice! It changes a lot compared to other entries.
I got stuck in the arcade I had to restart but it was ok since it was at the beginning.
Because english isn't my mothertongue there was approximately 2 words I didnt know every sentence so sometimes it was hard getting into it but I could still appreciate 2nd degree and humour.
LOL! Yeah graphics and sound… I picked a genre I was hopeful I could complete. I write much faster than I draw.
I’ve encountered some strange “stuck” type bugs a few times but haven’t been able to pin them down. If you can remember any details about where in the arcade you were I’d love to hear more.
I know some of my word choices were obscure. I will definitely keep accessibility in mind for future versions.
Thanks for the feedback!
"You're a couple of fries short of a happy meal mister." - Haha I love the writing. Too bad I died at the mud :(. Overall, very enjoyable
Glad you enjoyed it!