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An Abnormality by TheCain

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made by TheCain for LD35 (JAM)
A short Twine game I made at the last minute. I hadn't planned to enter at all, but changed my mind.
This is the first Twine game I have made.
It's Twine, so presumably it's a HTML5 game, or Java script.

Edit-
Added scroll-bar. One of the scenes was cut off when not in full-screen mode.

Edit 2-
Made window slightly bigger and removed the scroll bar.
Every page should have a link, if you see one that doesn't, please notify me.

Edit 3-
Fixed some typos in the game. Made the [...] option more clear that it was a choice.

Edit 4-
small tweaks. Changed [...] option because I am a very paranoid person.
Web (Itch.io) https://cornealeus.itch.io/shapeshifter
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-35/?action=preview&uid=87568

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall(Jam) 2.66 1034
Fun(Jam) 2.25 1091
Humor(Jam) 1.96 742
Innovation(Jam) 2.64 864
Mood(Jam) 3.17 485
Theme(Jam) 2.57 987

Feedback

mf1214
18. Apr 2016 · 22:48 UTC
Cool concept for a game about shapeshifting. Would be better if it was a longer but overall good job!
DragonZBW (SparkLight Games)
18. Apr 2016 · 22:56 UTC
Good mood but a little confusing
Jordan
19. Apr 2016 · 02:07 UTC
The story's well written, though it would have been nice if it were longer.
KodingNights
19. Apr 2016 · 03:27 UTC
That was short
codeartisticninja
19. Apr 2016 · 03:42 UTC
Interesting and poetic little game.. :)
UnlikelyRogue
19. Apr 2016 · 05:32 UTC
Ah, I love a little text adventure. That was neat, left just the right amount to imagination. Thanks for this
dammit
19. Apr 2016 · 18:12 UTC
Needs a little more work to get your ultimate story across.
ConorOD
20. Apr 2016 · 20:23 UTC
I'll just echo what everyone else has said - too short! I enjoyed what was there, and definitely wanted more.
KappaIX
20. Apr 2016 · 20:27 UTC
Interesting and impressionistic? A really good excuse to be able to rate some games!

Well done!
Weeping Rupee
21. Apr 2016 · 04:04 UTC
Cool text adventure. I'm into the enigmatic style. Glad you decided to submit.
KairosXIII
21. Apr 2016 · 04:06 UTC
Clever game, but would have loved to play a little more.
esayitch
21. Apr 2016 · 06:02 UTC
Well-written aside from the occasional typo here and there ("to close" instead of "too close" etc.), and the story had an eerie atmosphere.

Good entry considering the limited time you had!
AnaGF
21. Apr 2016 · 09:28 UTC
Good twine game, it is a little confusing though, I think it would have been better if it was clearer what was going on, but good job
zondarg
21. Apr 2016 · 19:50 UTC
Twine, yeah! Short, but with an intense mood. I kinda liked it, even if the later bit was rather linear.
bluszcz
23. Apr 2016 · 09:09 UTC
Haha, nice hack!
ekkiiiii
23. Apr 2016 · 09:53 UTC
Nice idea, could have been longer of course. :)
OysterKLAN
24. Apr 2016 · 06:54 UTC
The story is well written but a little confusing. Good job overall, nice use of theme.
marmpa
24. Apr 2016 · 11:50 UTC
Really nice text based game.I would like to see some music on it.
tayl1r
24. Apr 2016 · 12:05 UTC
Whoa
Kate Kligman
30. Apr 2016 · 20:08 UTC
Short but entertaining.
fin_nolimit
03. May 2016 · 02:43 UTC
Excellent story writing and use of the theme!!! I like it!!!
Uson Chen
03. May 2016 · 06:57 UTC
Great try, express the ShapeShift theme by a Word game is innovated~
Nomys_Tempar
03. May 2016 · 07:11 UTC
Pretty cool, we're many to do textual adventures on ludum dares. That's a good first game. Ï should try twine myself one day...
Alphish
03. May 2016 · 08:31 UTC
Gotta agree with others, it sounds like an interesting story but a tad confusing. Right now my theory is that the shapeshifter's true nature is a word, or something similarly abstract (dunno, it seemed like the book was the home, or something).

Not bad, especially for last-minute excuse for voting in LD. ;)
jofra
04. May 2016 · 16:25 UTC
Nice concept, very poetic
Jolly Serpent
05. May 2016 · 05:30 UTC
That was pretty cool. Loved the writing style (abrupt, but still fairly descriptive, keeps you in suspence), and from what I could tell it fits the theme nicely, but now I want you to try writing more!
avinashd
05. May 2016 · 05:55 UTC
A bit short, but still entertaining nonetheless. I didn't rate you on humor though (doesn't really make sense to vote for that category)
EvanEGibbs
05. May 2016 · 07:20 UTC
I actually really love the mood to this. I liked that it showed what you clicked on already when you play through again. Some of it was really great poetry. When there is one statement that you have to click on, it really emphasizes it. It's like a new tool to use in creative writing! So a very cool concept.
DSSiege11
05. May 2016 · 13:25 UTC
Interesting game. Well written though a bit confusing at times. Great job anyway ;)
glaze_96
06. May 2016 · 14:39 UTC
Really poetic. Nice writing =)
Geckoo1337
07. May 2016 · 10:12 UTC
Short poetic game which is well written. It could be interesting to continue this project. I like your main idea - to do something in order to rate other games. Well done ++
dcolgan
08. May 2016 · 02:00 UTC
I like this kind of thing a lot. Subtle, does not try to explain itself. You can take the time to figure it out and be rewarded or give up and play more Halo. Pretty good for the time it sounds like you spent.
Blobby101
08. May 2016 · 08:12 UTC
Interesting. Definitely full of atmosphere, but I may be a bit too slow to pick up on the greater meaning!
Jaenis
08. May 2016 · 15:26 UTC
Great atmosphere and cool game!
SantiHisteria
09. May 2016 · 15:17 UTC
Interesting and original idea... but I think you must to introduce more multimedia elements (like fx/music) to make the player feel the story. Good entry.
Green Soda
09. May 2016 · 16:31 UTC
great mood! nice story too... part of myself asks for more xD
Allorius
09. May 2016 · 21:58 UTC
I didnt understood a thing but tried to play different braches of story. Misterious and interesting, i would really like to play a full big game with that sort of narrative.
Markus Brand
09. May 2016 · 22:28 UTC
interesting concept of storytelling. definatley not the standard, i liked it