A Whimsical Adventure At The Other Side Of The Rainbow by kibertoad

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made by kibertoad for LD30 (JAM)
"Whimsical Adventure at the Other Side of the Rainbow" is a short visual novel with multiple endings in the self-proclaimed "willpunk" setting. It has elements of mystical horror, maybe a (not) love story, and two of the coolest swords ever crafted by men.

The game is controlled almost completely by mouse, in a usual VN fashion. F12 to toggle fullscreen, F10 to quit.

Pay attention, unwise choices may lead you to an early ending or back to the start of the game. However, wise choices (or choice) may lead to a random result. It is fully intended; we are pretentious like that.

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall(Jam) 3.49 197
Audio(Jam) 3.86 62
Fun(Jam) 2.82 508
Graphics(Jam) 3.87 190
Humor(Jam) 2.03 530
Innovation(Jam) 3.00 393
Mood(Jam) 4.06 27
Theme(Jam) 3.13 402

Feedback

Jvdo
26. Aug 2014 · 11:16 UTC
Awesome. I have no idea what was going on, but the writing was exceptional. Everything complemented the writing: the intriguing drawings, the fascinating music and the eerie setting made this a truly unique experience. Well done.

"I..I feel like everything is connected somehow..."
WebFreak001
26. Aug 2014 · 11:25 UTC
This was a quite different game. I like it :D
skullum
26. Aug 2014 · 11:27 UTC
Great visuals and writing, it was a very immersive experience
Nichii
26. Aug 2014 · 11:45 UTC
This game encourages you to use your imagination when playing through it, with the help of some abstract graphics and audio, I like it. Although, it is pretty confusing as to how the game ends, I think I may have found the right ending? Nevertheless, this game is spot on with the audio, graphic, and the mood is amazing, it is as though you were really in that universe.
mess110
26. Aug 2014 · 15:56 UTC
how everything works together is just mind-blowing. gj
Reverend Speed
26. Aug 2014 · 16:10 UTC
Nice prose, great music, beautiful illustrations. AND the ability to stop the text from scanning, instead printing in one block! What more could you ask for? Great work for the Jam! =)
Hyoga-3D
26. Aug 2014 · 18:30 UTC
Illustations were very nice, nice entry and amazing experience.
dook
26. Aug 2014 · 22:31 UTC
Full marks on the graphics and mood in this one! I love the drawings and the writing was really good in parts. I played it a few times, never really 'getting it', but I guess I'm not supposed to and I enjoyed it anyway ;)
abeing
26. Aug 2014 · 23:17 UTC
ok this got me... you are genius!
psychomonster
26. Aug 2014 · 23:43 UTC
Very Unique Style. I like it...
GrooveMan
27. Aug 2014 · 08:51 UTC
Oh man, that was beautiful - the music was especially engaging and haunting. I'll definitely play through a few more times and find some other endings.

I am reminded just a touch of I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream, which is def. a cool thing to be reminded of.
Pat AfterMoon
28. Aug 2014 · 08:20 UTC
Great visuals, sounds and writing, good job!
Toubib
28. Aug 2014 · 08:26 UTC
Nice game
nerd burglars
28. Aug 2014 · 17:07 UTC
You are an artistic genius! This was so cool! Thanks for posting it :)
egor-idiot
28. Aug 2014 · 17:56 UTC
Very atmospheric adventure! Reminded me clips of Tool a bit. Nice experience.
Sunflower
30. Aug 2014 · 15:12 UTC
Spooky! o.o
Also, I got to be free, apparently. Yay?
(not exactly my favourite atmosphere, though; I generally prefer to have somewhat solid idea about what happened, eventually ^^")

On a side note, the first screenshot looked like a colour-swapped version of Cheshire Cat from American McGee's Alice. ^^"
Glaydur
31. Aug 2014 · 16:08 UTC
I seem to have kept getting 'bad' or no endings save for one. Damn beautiful artwork though. I also love the typewriter effect!
chikun Dev Team
31. Aug 2014 · 16:12 UTC
Unique and captivating. Great work!
~funkeh
Victory Garden
31. Aug 2014 · 16:35 UTC
This is neat! I was especially drawn by that very powerful first section--the "making of a world," as it were. It reminded me of that section of Watchmen where Dr. Manhattan is... er... assembled. Later prose could, I think, stand to be a little sparser because what you have feels monotone and inflexible as the writing wears on. Of course, if we are talking pretension then there's always the possibility that this was intentional--but I felt specifically *unimpressed* rather than experiencing an immersive emotion, and I can't see how alienation from the player avatar and the story itself at that juncture would serve your purposes.

All those things being said, though, I enjoyed the time I spent with it enough to go find 3 or 4 endings, and really dug the audio and graphics. Thank you for the game!
bluesky
01. Sep 2014 · 08:21 UTC
This is actually very entertaining, well done.
vividhelix
01. Sep 2014 · 17:14 UTC
Normally not my cup of tea, but I took the time and I have to say it was worth it. Good job and awesome writing!
Chaoseiro
02. Sep 2014 · 03:56 UTC
Great writing, nice graphics and superb mood overall :D
Ramiel
03. Sep 2014 · 19:07 UTC
Great writing. Very abstract story but it fit nicely with the graphics and sound.