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The Truth is...WHAT?! - a comedy noir

A topic by Justin Chen created Dec 13, 2022 Views: 986 Replies: 16
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Hey there! This a four week prototype inspired by the 1- bit 'dither-punk' aesthetic of early pixel graphics. The game takes on the detective fiction subgenre and mashes together mystery and comedy to form our own take on comedy noir. Please playtest and we hope you enjoy this project of ours! :) 
Link: "<a href="<a href="https://itsjustin.itch.io/what">https://itsjustin.itch.io/what</a>"><a href="https://itsjustin.itch.io/what</a>">https://itsjustin.itch.io/what</a></a>"
Name of System: The Truth is...WHAT?!
Number of Players: 1
Approximate Session Length: 15 - 30 mins
Testing Period: 12/12/2022 - 12/16/2022
Other Details: What we hope to further explore through this prototype is how to incorporate a combination of noir style and comedy to emphasize the detective narrative and 1-bit 'dither-punk' visual style of the game.
How To Contact: Any feedback would be greatly appreciated! Feel free to post a comment under the game.
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I'll try it out 

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I love the visuals! Ditherpunk is so cool, i'll definitely try it out

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I would like to try it out.

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Of course! Here's the link: https://itsjustin.itch.io/what

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Cool. Can you playtest my game? It's for a class Im taking, can you give me your feedback? 

Here's the game's link: https://twinery.org/2/#/stories/c2c955cf-c919-4373-86a3-bdcefb1315f8/play

Email or Discord Name: 

 

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Type your answer under the questions provided below. 

 

1)Are you new to playing PC/Windows games? 

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2)Are you familiar with games developed in Twine? 

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3)Are you familiar with the term “casual game” and/or “casual gamer”? 

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4)Are you familiar with the website Itch.io? 

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Please answer each question with 0 –5, with 0 being the weakest and 5 being the strongest. 

 

5)Did you have trouble playing the game?  

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6)Were the rules easy to understand? 

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7)Was the game's story easy to follow? 

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8)Was the game enjoyable to you? 

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9)Would you recommend this game to a friend? 

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Please answer with a short answer. 

10)Did the game seem too long? 

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11)Did the game exhibit choices that seem<span class="NormalTextRun SCXW183123949 BCX0" <that="" seem<="" span=""> unfair to you? </span> 

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-Formal Elements 

12)What was the objective of the game? 

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13)What is the conflict in the game? 

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14)In your opinion, if you could change anything in the game’s story; what would you change? 

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The game link doesn't seem to work. Could you send a new link?

https://twinery.org/2/#/stories/c2c955cf-c919-4373-86a3-bdcefb1315f8/play

Did the link work?

No, it gave me an error. 

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The twine page was blank with red mark indicating: There is no story with ID "c2c955cf-c919-4373-86a3-bdcefb1315f8". I've tried it on another device and it also gave me same issue.

Is there a way for me to send the game to through discord?

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If the file itself is larger than the discord sharing limit, it might not send. Have you tested the link on another device and did it work? In my experience I've always published my Twines as an html file and then shared it. You could also just create a new Itch project and attach the Twine as a zipped html file (setting it to running in browser or as a downloadable file) and then restrict the visibility and access to an Itch link.

Yeah, I sent it to discord and people have no trouble playing the game. But I'll try to post on Itch.io

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Here's the discord: Justin#1517

Just in case there are issues with the Itch.

Yet, scrolling on the game's page without starting the adventure ...maybe be less flickery by black 'n white background?

(As opinion, just by the graphics)
The right-sided images look like crimestories as detective to adventure through levels, solving mysteries, with quests and maybe cutscenes to expect?

But I can't testplay download-versions, would a screenshare on opensource's "systemi"? That feat. texting but visuals or audio, like "zoom" or VC for discord too.