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GMTK Game Jam 2023

Hosted by Game Maker's Toolkit · #GMTKJam2023
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A jam submission

//We don't have a story//View game page

A text-base adventure game, where instead of creating story by actions, you create actual story prompts.
Submitted by ultimatedecaf — 56 minutes, 27 seconds before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Presentation#23123.2073.429
Overall#27832.9843.190
Creativity#28113.1403.357
Enjoyment#32472.6062.786

Ranked from 14 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How does your game fit the theme?
In a text-based adventure a player is limited by the story set by the developers. Here, we reversed this idea, and the player is to fill the story gaps, while only having the actions available to see.

Did your team create the vast majority of the art during the 48 hours?

No

We used pre-existing art

Did your team create the vast majority of the music during the 48 hours?

No

We used pre-existing audio

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Comments

Soul-KnightSubmitted355 days ago(+1)

At first, I played and played and then I got hooked. I liked the gameplay, it's well designed.

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Poly Dash (GMTK 2023)
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ultimatedecafDeveloper355 days ago

Thank you for playing! Glad that you liked it

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AsmozanSubmitted356 days ago (1 edit) (+2)

I kind of don't understand how to play, I achieved 3 filled green boxes, and I don't know why, I see potential in it tho

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Ekans (GameJam Edition)
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ultimatedecafDeveloper356 days ago

Thank you for playing!

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PatrickJacquemontSubmitted357 days ago(+2)

Very intriguing and bold concept!

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Chicken Revolution!
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ultimatedecafDeveloper357 days ago

Thank you!

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翼比天高Submitted357 days ago(+2)

The game experience being tied to the player is quite an adventurous thing. Creative players will love this game, but it's hard to say for other players. Fortunately, the participants in the jam have strong creativity.

However, pre-set options can potentially weaken the player's creativity. On the other hand, if players are allowed to edit options themselves, it becomes more like a tool and less like a game. It's difficult to strike a balance between the two.

Overall, it's a very good attempt, and I really enjoy it.


Terry: "Knock Knock."

-Open the door

-Chase

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[GMTK-2023] Can I move?
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ultimatedecafDeveloper357 days ago

Thank you very much for playing the game! Yeah, to fit the theme, we needed to pre-bake the actions, and leave the player to tinker only with the story prompts (to reverse the roles). And also, totally agree with creative players. When writing out the idea, "creativity" was the defined core.

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HarunSubmitted358 days ago(+2)

I cannot see the difference between typing just random stuff and typing relevant stories to the answers. Adding a GPT-like model to analyse given text would take this game to another level maybe?

Cool idea though!

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Spin Again, Please!
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ultimatedecafDeveloper357 days ago

Thank you for playing! I guess, this type of game that allows creativity can have place for both, nonsensical and elaborate. But yeah, we'll think about that! Thank you!

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littoralieSubmitted358 days ago (1 edit) (+2)

the idea is so intriguing! 

i'd love to have some hints or examples as how to create a story, as i didn't quite catch if what i am doing is right or completely wrong :D

and when i clicked on "browse stories" it was an empty screen for me:( would be great to see more :)

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How to become a quest Master
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ultimatedecafDeveloper357 days ago

Thank you for playing! We'll take that into consideration: some tutorial is definitely needed (along with other stories to play!)

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hamzaali01Submitted358 days ago(+2)

Clever and interesting idea! Was a little confused at first to how the game works but overall cool concept!

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Magnetik
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ultimatedecafDeveloper357 days ago

Thank you very much for your feedback! We'll think about better onboarding/tutorial:)

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mikaelyusifov358 days ago(+2)

This is very neat! Piecing together a story based on the answers is more difficult than it may first appear, as hints from other branches effect each other in unexpected ways. Ultimately it is a bit of a niche experience. If set up as some sort of multiplayer game, akin to some of Jackbox's games, it could be a very fun social experience where one player writes a story based on predetermined branching choices, others play it and then you create the next chapter starting from where the players ended up on the branches... Neat proof of concept and very creative!

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ultimatedecafDeveloper358 days ago

Thank you very much for your feedback! We are happy that you liked the idea!

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SpdrdSubmitted358 days ago(+2)

It looks great but I didnt understand it very well

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Amazeing
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ultimatedecafDeveloper358 days ago(+1)

Thank you very much for your feedback! No worries, it was our first attempt at making a game in 48-hours. Glad you tried it!

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Veni_Vidi_Vinci358 days ago(+2)

Very clever idea, turning the classic text adventure on its head. I can see myself playing that quite a lot in the near future.

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ultimatedecafDeveloper358 days ago

Thank you very much for your feedback! Great to know that this type of game would be interesting:)

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