In english: This is not a point-and-click game

Nothing is what it seems, and we can't trust reality. In theory any two game genres can be combined. To truly achieve enlightenment, one must traverse the hyper-realms of genre-spaces to discover combinations that are truly incompatible. Today we will experience such an awkward combination: Point-and-Click and still life. Inherently paradoxical, impliticly useless. Or is it? Pick your platform and good luck!

If you're interested in the reasoning that lead me to this kind of game check out my (somewhat lengthy) post on the topic of genre algebra's: An Algebra of Genres or: How I Discovered more Depth in the LD41 Theme.

SPOILER ALERT: If the game left you feeling lost and confused and you are looking for closure, I briefly explained my thoughts and intentions behind the game in this blog post. However, proceed at your own risk: if you liked the game for being mysterious and confusing, this blog post might ruin that for you!

This game was meant to be a compo entry but then I accidentally used all kinds of other people's resources which obviously is against the rules. I submitted it as a jam entry but didn't make any changes on the third day.

Controls

• WASD/arrow keys to walk
• Mouse to look around
• Sound for story indicators, so turn it on and pay attention! :-)

Known bugs

• On windows the mouse pointer remains visible. Sorry for the inconvenience.
• Mouse speed can be crazy high with touch pads. Using a regular mouse solved that for me
• Very sometimes in the dark intro screen the game freezes. Only had that happen to me once on linux, never on windows. If that's the case just kill the game and restart it.

About the game and author

This game was made with unity in the weekend of 20-22 april 2018 for Ludum Dare #41. The theme was "Combine two incompatible genres". The author is Bob Rubbens and can be reached via bobrubbens at gmail dot com or on his website https:/www.plusminos.nl.

Attribution

Music

Piano notification 4 https://freesound.org/people/FoolBoyMedia/sounds/352650/

Dingaling https://freesound.org/people/morrisjm/sounds/268756/

Necro spawn https://freesound.org/people/ludist/sounds/204463/

Doorbell A https://freesound.org/people/kwahmah_02/sounds/275072/

Fast running https://freesound.org/people/Topschool/sounds/361072/

Doorknob twist release https://freesound.org/people/chromakei/sounds/400390/

Chlildren laughing https://freesound.org/people/Ironi%20Alef/sounds/31605/

Loneliness https://freesound.org/people/bruce965/sounds/425050/

Paintings

Paul Cezanne - Still Life Plate of Fruit

Van Gogh - Grunes Weizenfeld