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Out of the Office by tove

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made by tove for LD30 (JAM)
Joe Warden is worried about his daughter Helena, who has recently disappeared. Through a stroke of luck, he has just gained access to Helena's computer. What clues can be found in Helena's personal files?

(A very short game, and hopefully an introduction to a longer work.)
Web http://connectedworlds.dwrensha.ws/
Source https://github.com/dwrensha/connectedworlds
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-30/?action=preview&uid=2046

Ratings

Coolness 40% 1570
Overall(Jam) 3.58 147
Fun(Jam) 3.38 193
Graphics(Jam) 3.35 398
Innovation(Jam) 4.26 14
Mood(Jam) 4.00 39
Theme(Jam) 3.05 436

Feedback

Lacaranian
26. Aug 2014 · 05:02 UTC
That's one hell of a cake story! :] I dig the ARG approach- you don't see that a lot.
kibertoad
30. Aug 2014 · 00:20 UTC
it's an interesting concept, and a crazy ambitious idea for a jam game, but it clearly needs a lot more stuff to be fleshed out enough to truly work.
thecolorhacker
30. Aug 2014 · 01:18 UTC
I think I got it. What was before, cake or recipe? Nice entry!!
aneeslol
30. Aug 2014 · 01:49 UTC
Neat idea, although it did feel a little creepy, haha.
vividhelix
02. Sep 2014 · 03:08 UTC
Felt a bit uncomfortable, at first I thought you made some mistake and shared more than you wanted to for this submission, then I saw the screenshot of the pictures and realized it's all part of the plan. Brilliant idea :)
Ted Brown
02. Sep 2014 · 04:06 UTC
Jimbo Wales writing a reference entry for Singlets? Hahah! Clever going all throughout. Really felt like a super sleuth cracking the code to the private video. There wasn't enough info to draw a clear picture of the story, but I enjoyed my time in there. Well done.
tcarter
02. Sep 2014 · 04:15 UTC
Really interesting! Spent the first 20 minutes or so trying to figure out if Sandstorm was real, though.
PaperBlurt
02. Sep 2014 · 10:25 UTC
Holy crap this was smart game.
A detective story in the computer.
Great meta and gameplay!
dancingmad
02. Sep 2014 · 10:28 UTC
Pretty clever and really really cool!
Nut
04. Sep 2014 · 04:24 UTC
This is amazing! Love the simrob easter egg. I'm not sure if I've done everything or not; I've found a couple of unlockable, uh, things (trying not to spoil), but they were almost identical except for a bit in the middle, and it didn't give me a clear direction to gofrom there.
🎤 tove
04. Sep 2014 · 15:46 UTC
Hi Nut --
You've got all the content. There might be some additional insight if you look into the real-world history of the site, but this is basically an intro and as such there isn't yet anywhere to go from there. I do have some thoughts as to where I want the plot to go, so fingers crossed and maybe there will be more in the future. :) (I see we're friends-of-friends, so I'm happy to discuss on Twitter/email if you're curious where I see the plot going.)
Pinktreeleaf
13. Sep 2014 · 04:27 UTC
horribly fecking lost, but love this originality and effort. kudos......What cake is it?
radmars
13. Sep 2014 · 22:45 UTC
Really really awesome concept, I love this. (semi-spoiler) The password for the second video doesn't seem to work though, I swear I figured it out correctly and put it in right...