The Only Journey by Cthulhu

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made by Cthulhu for LD28 (JAM)
If you play the game, please leave a comment below!

This is a small game to mess with your brain ;)

Made with lwjgl, slick-utils, jorbis and gimp.

Music: Pix - To Begin Again


PS: There is no bug. If you end up on with the "Lost time is never found again" message then you lost :)

Ratings

Coolness 69% 3
Overall(Jam) 3.17 223
Audio(Jam) 3.79 37
Fun(Jam) 2.61 366
Graphics(Jam) 2.42 463
Humor(Jam) 2.76 173
Innovation(Jam) 3.83 21
Mood(Jam) 3.59 68
Theme(Jam) 4.14 9

Feedback

Inso
16. Dec 2013 · 12:31 UTC
Hahaha omg. So frustrating game.

I want to play it again, WHY cant I do so xD

Well done ^^
sam1373
16. Dec 2013 · 15:33 UTC
Those games that you can only play once... Nice!
tomc
16. Dec 2013 · 15:44 UTC
I don't get it. There was nothing in this game except horizontal movement.
lekochen
16. Dec 2013 · 16:50 UTC
Thank you.
Snail_Man
16. Dec 2013 · 18:52 UTC
Danggit! I was so close...

Excellent game though. I thought of making something like this myself, actually.
whiteknife
16. Dec 2013 · 21:39 UTC
Loved the song. Pretty weird, though.
milugames
16. Dec 2013 · 21:42 UTC
Interesting. The "like life this game can only be played once" part is awesome. Music was the best I've heard here so far. Good job!
Nisshoku
16. Dec 2013 · 21:46 UTC
The music synced perfectly with my playthrough, that made it really cool. I think I almost made it to the end but the game froze. Oh well, can only play once and I respect that. :P
blasmena
16. Dec 2013 · 23:18 UTC
pure art XD plays with your patience and faith ;)
cappelnord
17. Dec 2013 · 11:41 UTC
Very good music and I also liked the subversive gameplay.

Please change your Download Link to Download (Java) or sth., otherwise nobody knows in advance if it will run on their computer or not.
Doctor Broccoli
17. Dec 2013 · 13:33 UTC
Aww, I wasted my time...
SunShiranui
17. Dec 2013 · 13:34 UTC
Genius! There's nothing much in term of graphics, but the concept is fantastic! Good job!
koller-digital
17. Dec 2013 · 13:54 UTC
I played it twice. I lost both times. :-(
Oli
17. Dec 2013 · 14:37 UTC
I really LOVE it! It's beautiful because it's unexpected and you can play only once. My favorite game, great job man :)
KumoKairo
17. Dec 2013 · 15:50 UTC
Is "Every journey comes to an end" is the right ending? Because I didn't really could do something on this screen.

As for the game - this one is just brilliant.. Music creates the right mood, and those movement and swapping things are just INSANE.
Thanks for the reference of the music track! You rock! Absolutely all-five rating!
ob6160
17. Dec 2013 · 16:01 UTC
Nice game :)
raarlac
17. Dec 2013 · 16:10 UTC
Amazing entry! That mind-blowing simple games...
I barely read the texts though, I was in a rush because of the time limit
AdventureIslands
17. Dec 2013 · 17:23 UTC
Darn, didn't make it. But it was very intriguing experience regardless. The music was great.
rottenmage
17. Dec 2013 · 17:30 UTC
Cool! I completed the game! It was fun figuring out what to do =).
Nisshoku
17. Dec 2013 · 18:47 UTC
Hey Cthulhu thanks for your comment on my entry! It seems I already played your game, it was one of the coolest experiences and I recommended it to some others. I got to around the part where the black was expanding (or I was zooming into the world) but then my time was up (sadly the game crashed, but I assume it was on the moment my time ended). I tried some ways to start the game again but alas. Nice touch ensuring that people can only play it once. :)
Jellycakes
17. Dec 2013 · 22:17 UTC
That was cool. I got the cheat from you so I could really beat it. It was interesting though considering not a lot of players would have beaten it. Really nice work.
theholychicken
19. Dec 2013 · 22:29 UTC
Haha, I can't help but smile while playing this.
The game is not on the screen, the game is in your mind.
Enjoying the music, watching the arrows go by... thinking, are you moving at all or are the arrows going backwards?
This is so brilliant and so simple. Wonderful job!!
zequack
23. Dec 2013 · 04:36 UTC
The "only playable once" mechanic reminds me of a game I played some years ago, where you had to choose whether or not you shot a man tied to a post :)
In this game I liked the use of this mechanic coupled to a timer. It gives a bit of pressure so when you just go right at first for a while you quickly stop and think whether it's really the solution... and if you understand quick enough then you have a chance to finish the game. Really enjoyed it ! And the graphics and audio add a lot to the atmosphere. Well done !
KeyMaster
06. Jan 2014 · 16:06 UTC
Wow, this was *really* awesome! The moment when you realise that going right is not right (pun not intended) and suddenly the game changes direction completely (again..) was really great! Such a simple concept but so much innovation!