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A jam submission

SongsingerView game page

A vagabond must sing for his supper wherever he roams
Submitted by Jon Ingold (@joningold) — 6 hours, 40 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Narration#24.4384.438
Originality#74.2504.250
Overall#93.9383.938
Theme#173.3753.375

Ranked from 16 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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Submitted

Beyond the joy of playing, this taught me to take a frame and just play with it, mining its potential. It's a simple but powerful lesson.

Submitted

Very nice use of the RNG, and really liked the concept of (literally) singing for your supper

Submitted

Absolutely loved the concept of this; the act of gathering songs and the unreliability of narration and memory as the story progresses. Like a cross between 1001 Nights and the Child Ballads! Such a rich framework for a potential future game (which I'd 100% play).

Submitted

Really enjoyed this one. I think the idea of building up an inventory of songs is really interesting, and the mechanic of people able to swap town names round and change up the songs adds depth (as well as being a smart nod to the way folk songs evolve and adapt in real life). Real good, and I hope you get the chance to expand on it.

(+1)

Saved this one for last because I know you always deliver. Real impressive use of the powerful aspects of Ink's functionality! The things you find to sing about are so inventive and evocative (fish whistlers! Rat-bone jewelers!) I did find it somewhat difficult to judge what was going to go over well, especially with the city-swapping part, but I made it to the heights of fame, so I must have gotten the hang of it overall.

Submitted (1 edit)

Strange and interesting. I was intrigued, but then lost myself trying to figure out a goal.

The NSEW navigation was pretty fun though slightly disorienting. I felt myself pulled to try and constantly move to new unexplored areas. Asking for information about the further ones gave me trepidation, and I found myself wanting to encounter danger, or some kind of roll of the dice.

It felt meaningful to see recaps of visiting old cities, and I wanted to see more importance of the time passed/my relationship with them.

Very cool and unique sketch.