first time i'm coming accross this project, i LOVE this iteration. i kept wondering if the text was repeating or not, but then i saw the very slight differences, until the thread broke, and then the music started getting all weird and sentences REALLY started repeating... i kept playing for 10 more minutes wondering if something new would happen, but of course it didn't. i'm half "WELL YOU SHOULD TELL ME IF THE GAME IS FINISHED INSTEAD OF REPEATING THE SAME THING" part "but the sentences repeating and the maze never ending is Part Of The Game... an integral part..." which is a fun place to be in hehe! excited to play any new iterations you decide to make, this is a fascinating concept <3
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aw hehe i'm glad you (sorta) enjoyed it! i was also concerned about whether or not i should have the infinite maze thing at the end and if that's kind to the player, but it felt essential given the overall Theme i was trying to convey. nevertheless user-friendliness is definitely not something I think about often enough so I appreciate the feedback :)!
oh i definitely LOVED it, the part of me who thinks the endlessly repeating dialogue is an integral part of the game is definitely bigger than the "BUT WHAT ABOUT THE USER EXPERIENCE" part!!! sometimes you gotta ignore the player and do what feels right, and having it repeat over and over is definitely one of those times :> maybe theres a way to have it repeat while still showing the player that theres nothing new after that, maybe from that point on the screen gets slowly darker every time you advance, until it's only a black screen, but you can still press x to advance... kinda like you seemed to have it for your iteration about the candle going out and you just walk through a dark map! something to think about hmmm 🤔 but again sometimes you gotta Do It For The Bit and have it repeat endlessly without anything changing hehe