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Her Pen by Miko

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made by Miko for LD32 (JAM)
Constance, a young writer, is plagued by her uninteresting and bad life at home, but finds that one night she's visited by a stranger. He introduces himself, and she realizes that he is one of the characters in one of her stories! This game follows their quest to rid his world of the monsters that have taken control of his small town.

Audio was found here: https://soundcloud.com/literature-corner/forever-is-a-long-time?in=literature-corner/sets/free-music
Windows http://mikomikisomi.itch.io/her-pen
OS/X http://mikomikisomi.itch.io/her-pen
Linux http://mikomikisomi.itch.io/her-pen
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-32/?action=preview&uid=40492

Feedback

kabutakogames
21. Apr 2015 · 13:50 UTC
Cool idea, I wish it had more interactivity
Erkberg
21. Apr 2015 · 14:12 UTC
Nice use of the theme! The pen is mightier than the sword after all. :)
Though some more interaction would've been nice, I really enjoyed this little story, good job!
Traumendes_Madchen
22. Apr 2015 · 14:15 UTC
Cool, another visual novel! We had a similar idea with words but yours is way more straightforward, I think it makes more sense, ahah ^^.

I liked the story, it was short but sweet, and I liked how you used RenPy to add interactivity while staying tru e to your story. I wish there was some kind of epilogue though, since the ending was a bit abrupt. Also, the music is pretty but I think switching from time to time would highlight the text even more.
nassi
23. Apr 2015 · 22:57 UTC
Interesting artstyle. Things went a little too smoothly in the story in my opinion though, would've liked some more conflict and character and/or world building. Still a nice little read for a jam game, good job!
Creative Sectors
03. May 2015 · 23:05 UTC
Lazarus-omin (from Creative Sectors):
Hey-hey, a visual novel? That's a new one for me! (at least @ LD#32) Nice!
You've created a neat lil' atmosphere there: the idea is cool, the tension is present, and your art-style is an unique one. I also liked the text-parser style interaction, that's just rare these days. The game was pretty short, and therefore was just a few points where you could take control, but I'm sure: this could've been a more complex, or a deeper project, if it didn't have to be finished in 3 days. What's your plan, will you continue the development?

Anyway, congratulations on your submitting. Keep it up!