90 Degrees by HD408

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made by HD408 for LD27 (JAM)
This is a very short non-arcade [hyper-]text game without sounds, sprites and much text so far, pretending to have some deep message in it; but I guess it doesn't. Somehow, I've ended up (a bit obsessively) making a HTML+JS engine from scratch for almost the whole time of LD, plus even the Jam time.

I'm rather weak with the JS, but I've had so much fun developing the engine that I just didn't have much actual game content to add in the end. So let's call this a nice weekend, and "90 Degrees" is the first game made for my brand new engine. Will definitely continue to work on it (the engine; the game is, really, finished).

Instruments used: ...hm... Opera 12 browser?

Note: You can get bonus time (or lose it) from certain elements. It's much of a random chance, though.

Ratings

Coolness 74% 3
Overall(Jam) 2.57 516
Audio(Jam) 1.29 519
Fun(Jam) 2.07 567
Graphics(Jam) 1.71 599
Humor(Jam) 1.53 478
Innovation(Jam) 3.12 225
Mood(Jam) 2.74 351
Theme(Jam) 3.22 238

Feedback

JimmyDelaney19
27. Aug 2013 路 02:45 UTC
Definitely a different game than most. I was trying to get a deep message out of it, but the timer doesn't let you really think about each phrase because it's fast paced.
馃帳 HD408
27. Aug 2013 路 02:55 UTC
Thanks for your comment! I've appended this to the description:

"Note: You can get bonus time. It's much of a random change, though."
TheDreik
27. Aug 2013 路 03:44 UTC
Very suddenly see text html quest for LD. It's original!
anjack
27. Aug 2013 路 21:12 UTC
I like Interactive Fiction games. It's cool to see one taking advantage of more modern technology as this one does.
dumasflo
27. Aug 2013 路 21:59 UTC
Lacks some sounds but a nice experience, thx you and good job !!
Kohijin
28. Aug 2013 路 08:38 UTC
Interesting approach, but I would incorporate at least some js libaries for dom manipulation, animation and sound... that's just a recommendation, if you're eager to code everything yourself, i'll respect that :)
GSM Productions
28. Aug 2013 路 11:49 UTC
A great idea. Text-based games with a time limit is something you do not see often. I really feel there is something to be explored further here, and your game is a great proof of concept!
Almax27
28. Aug 2013 路 11:53 UTC
The jam definitely needs more interactive fiction, kudos to you!
Tainted_Code
28. Aug 2013 路 12:49 UTC
I love this game! The messages were awesome!
Gaspard_
28. Aug 2013 路 12:51 UTC
This seems timeless...
love it!
epicSpeedTurtle
28. Aug 2013 路 16:10 UTC
Text-based game with timer? Yeah, this is something new for LD here.
Jarcas Studios
30. Aug 2013 路 12:00 UTC
Ha, I like how you say this pretends to have some deep message. Interesting idea, though and it actually does a pretty fair job of pretending. ;)

The countdown also made me read a little more frantically. That was a nice moment.
mutilator
30. Aug 2013 路 12:17 UTC
You actually have to pay attention and read to know what you should do which is neat, but it could use some sound effects and maybe some more animation to it.
MegaMasterX
30. Aug 2013 路 12:26 UTC
I enjoyed this one, but it felt like it needed SOMETHING. Not necessarily sound, but I would love to see this expanded upon.
Makio
30. Aug 2013 路 12:32 UTC
I didn't expect suchlike new style game. Good atmosphere.
馃帳 HD408
30. Aug 2013 路 12:51 UTC
Thanks, everyone, I'll definitely expand the engine, and probably make a sequel of this, with more interactive things and graphics. Didn't use sounds because can't rely on different browsers supporting different formats, and don't want to deal with them separately. Maybe next time I'll offer the user to loop the specific music file (made by me) on his/her own.
panurge
30. Aug 2013 路 12:57 UTC
Some more interesting art and sounds would have gone a long way towards making this more atmospheric but I'm really glad I played it nonetheless. It's nicely written and plotted. The ending made me smile and has genuinely brightened my day. Thank you!
馃帳 HD408
30. Aug 2013 路 13:02 UTC
You're welcome.
Michcioperz
30. Aug 2013 路 19:35 UTC
Not bad, pretty interesting experience.
Dotanukii
05. Sep 2013 路 22:38 UTC
Interesting idea, I didn't get much out of what it was saying but i liked the mood!
withoutpillow
10. Sep 2013 路 18:09 UTC
interesting experience. the use of the timer is actually very good despite making you feel like you must hurry on with the reading, and not stop to think for a sec. and i think the random bonus time add to this, it makes you more alert of what's actually happening. good work.