I can’t seem to make any progress. I just don’t understand what to do at all. I try saying e.g. “Say hello” and get no reply. Can you give some hints as to how to play this game?
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This is based on old text-adventure games, which have relatively standard commands. https://pr-if.org/doc/play-if-card/play-if-card.pdf is a good introduction to how to play interactive fiction.
I do not know if it is possible, but adding a tutorial that explains what kinds of commands to use may be helpful.
Thank you for the feedback. I agree that I should provide more direction at the beginning of the game about the kinds of interaction that are possible with characters. The game is far from complete. I submitted it to have an entry in this jam, but expect that it will take months to get it into a polished state.