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finishing writing that story in this cozy and peaceful rental cottage's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Originality | #12 | 3.833 | 3.833 |
| Fun | #21 | 3.583 | 3.583 |
| Controls | #23 | 3.417 | 3.417 |
| Overall | #41 | 2.976 | 2.976 |
| Graphics | #44 | 3.167 | 3.167 |
| Accessibility | #47 | 2.417 | 2.417 |
| Theme | #47 | 2.917 | 2.917 |
| Audio | #62 | 1.500 | 1.500 |
Ranked from 12 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Godot Version
v3.5.1.stable
Wildcards Used
n/a
Game Description
a text-based adventure game where you are a writer who needs to finish writing that story. you have rented this cottage out in the forest so that you cannot avoid it anymore. can you explore the rooms and find the inspiration you need to finish writing your tale? if you reach the end, please share your stories!
How does your game tie into the theme?
all authors have their writing rituals, but inspiration can sometimes be found anywhere!
Source(s)
n/a
Discord Username
philou#2555
Participation Level (GWJ Only)
this is my sixth participation
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Comments
This was really fun.. sorry I took so long to get around to playing it!
My story was "spork" heavy for names, objects, and animals haha, but I still enjoyed the resulting story. Some audio, and an easier way to navigate (maybe just w/a/s/d + enter to move?) would have made it even more enjoyable.
Nice work on refreshing this old genre! :)
I'd say this game is basically a home-run. This is a cool concept and unique among the submissions here. The text interface works well, and there's plenty to explore. I'll be coming back to finish the game completely, but enjoyed what I played so far.
Nice work!
thank you, you are very kind! i was hoping to add more room descriptions to make the whole area feel more believable, but didn't have time for that during the jam. glad you still liked it! :)
I rarely play text based games so this was novel and fun. Though it admittedly took me a while of blindly moving around before I figured things out.
However, I couldn't figure out how to reach the ending...I got stuck at interacting with a chest that told me there were more pressing matter to do, but I had checklisted everything other than the made-up sound and couldn't find anything else :(
hey, thanks for playing my game and for your feedback!
the navigation definitely could have been better! i didn't really get time to playtest it all that much. also, not much of a spoiler, but for the checklist items, they don't always generate in the same rooms, and the location of the last three depend on which floor you visit after the ground floor, but there are always two items to interact with on the ground floor, one in the basement, and two in the attic.
in your case, it is however not impossible that there was a glitch in the map creation process that a room could've been inaccessible. sorry about that!
Yeah, I remember the basement had only one tile.
But it's alright man, I imagine this is normal in a jam game.
Great take on the theme. Fun submission. Kind of brought me back to playing MUDs back in the day :)
thank you for your kind words! and yeah, those were the days, haha! :)
Cute and fun. I liked coming up with the different elements of the story, and loved how it all came together at the end. My story was so ridiculous it made me laugh, but I want to play it again! I admit, I typed fart a little too much
thanks for playing the game, and for your comment! glad you liked it!
YET THE HUNTER NOR THE PREY,
a story by Writer McWriterface
Drake Ultragor was in shock. after dragon had tracked it for months and finally got ready to take over the world, there had been a loud KALINKING! and the snake had just transformed into a flower vase!
I like it. Apparently, the map is randomly generated. I got stuck on my first playthrough when the first room in the basement was simultaneously a wall. I wish the first letter of the direction would suffice. You had to type it so much since it's essentially a maze navigator. It does remind me that I have a text parser of my own being developed for myself.cool story, haha!
and thanks for your feedback, there are definitely a few glitches in there that i didn't have time to address. go n/s/w/e would've been such a good addition, you're right! :)
Cool minimap!
thank you! :)
Arg sadly it didn't copy it to clipboard but still I'm pretty proud of it
Very cool concept and execution, maybe a bit tough on navigating ! Loved the end result :)
thanks for playing! i was hoping to have a different visual system to help the player figure out where they could go, but had to scrap that and the very simplified mini-map was a compromise. the map command also gives a view of your current level (without telling you where you are).