I D E N T I F T Y by Psychedelia

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made by Psychedelia for LD 44 (JAM)

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Click and see who's your real friend​! tu du dummm

This is a game with different outcomes: solve the mystery, be critical, look for clues and behaviors the characters share - and then make a decision.

It is only up to you to turn your life around. Play the game of I D E N T I F T Y.

story, art, animal memes, getting points on ldjam: Tamail

code, story trash talk: Psychedelia

Ratings

Given 54🗳️ 58🗨️

Feedback

Tommyflower
30. Apr 2019 · 16:24 UTC
Nice concept. I really liked the layout and narrative! At some point I had to change the zoom in my browser because the text was cut.
Lucien Catonnet
30. Apr 2019 · 18:58 UTC
I keep getting `Error: no valid storage adapters found`, any idea where that comes from?
🎤 Psychedelia
01. May 2019 · 10:16 UTC
@lucien-catonnet Hi, thanks for playing (trying to). It appears to be caused by having cookies not allowed in your web browser. Sadly, Twine (at least the Sugarcube story format we worked in) stores the data needed for playing the game in your cookies.

Whitelisting our itchio landing page or enabling cookies in your web browser should help. If not, let us know!
🎤 Psychedelia
01. May 2019 · 10:50 UTC
@tommyflower Hey, sorry about the text *facepalm*. Hope it didn't spoil the experience for you. Thanks for the feedback!
Carraka
01. May 2019 · 13:24 UTC
This layout was super original! Maybe I'm bad at reading comprehension, but at first I thought I was supposed to cut out toxic people, not people who aren't real. Ah well.

I really enjoyed the story, and I didn't have any problems with the text being cut (maybe it's because my screen is really wide?) Suggestions: Make the selectable text a slightly different color, because pixel hunting isn't as fun as making decisions. Make the dialogue choices for the player different when they're first considering whether to reject or keep each person.

Also, when I was a kid, I totally messed up the non-sleeping side of the bed whenever I woke someone up ... just saying.
sbeif
01. May 2019 · 13:39 UTC
This was a really nice experience, I always love trying narrative games during jams and this was well made. I managed to get it almost right on the first try. I'm not seeing a strong connection to the theme but it's still a solid entry, it only needs a soundtrack that matches the situation to really shine. Great job!
VagantB
01. May 2019 · 14:09 UTC
really like the simple way of your artwork, through the visual novel.
I had difficulties to get with who i should cut ties.
But that's mostly because i'm not a native english.
Dudum Lare
01. May 2019 · 14:23 UTC
Wow... powerful, this is my favorite game so far. It touched me. The only thing I think you could improve is to use music :D
JestemStefan
01. May 2019 · 14:25 UTC
This is really great game! I wouldn't be able to sleep without finishing it! Good job!

But theme was far away in the back.
onnofal
01. May 2019 · 15:21 UTC
I've been waiting for this entry whole jam and not being too nosy about the story was worth the experience now; better than all expectations.

ㄟ( ・ө・ )ㄏ
Tamail
01. May 2019 · 15:59 UTC
@onnofal Thank you! And remember: Ledoveeeec! <3 :)
Fat cat
01. May 2019 · 17:02 UTC
This was very cool! But I wish there were some more clues to who was real or not, I had to guess around 10 times before getting it right
cheesepencil
01. May 2019 · 17:09 UTC
Love these kinds of entries
BoxedMeatRevolution
01. May 2019 · 17:19 UTC
Nice to see a narrative game! I thought it was well written, but difficult to tell who were "real". I definitely had a number of guesses before finding the correct combination. The UI was nice and clean as well. Good entry
catangens
01. May 2019 · 17:20 UTC
Huh... That was deep and unsettling at the same time, in the form of metatextual short story of some kind. Well done!
Tamail
01. May 2019 · 17:28 UTC
@fat-cat Thank you for the feedback! We realized too late that the game was too hard to play. Just after submitting the game we had the chance to playtest it and nearly no one got it without more clues. We just didn't want to make it too obvious but we kinda did it too hard. Anyway, thanks!
Carpin
01. May 2019 · 18:17 UTC
What a curious game. I liked so much. Was a really good experience.
jutjuan
01. May 2019 · 18:48 UTC
The game has a really deep message in it, I really enjoyed it! Some ambient music would be great too.
Dimoon_LY
01. May 2019 · 20:06 UTC
Like the kind of art, and I enjoy the message this game brings to me. It just makes me think of my life, people around me, and the cat in front of my dorm.
sver
01. May 2019 · 20:12 UTC
I really enjoyed it. Awesome work!
YukimiItsuka
01. May 2019 · 21:01 UTC
Great work on the black-and-white clean theme and interesting layout. The interaction of clicking the key information is cool.

Only when I finished playing did I realized I should tell by tactile information rather than just guessing what had happened. I wish I could get this clue in the game, perhaps from the doctor. (Maybe there is but I missed?)

And I wish I could turn back to the stories after finishing.

BTW I think CURRENT isn't included in the game.
DeepTerror
01. May 2019 · 21:48 UTC
Innovative experience, I'm really a big fan of narrative games so I was really glad with this entry.
Congrats !
jin47
02. May 2019 · 10:44 UTC
Really cool experience. It takes you quite rapidly into the story and this is a very nice idea! Good job!
Jin9310
02. May 2019 · 11:35 UTC
It is nice to see different approaches to this theme and the creation of the games. This is really great entry! Good job
Zanar
02. May 2019 · 17:31 UTC
Interesting concept and cool story. I'd like to see that game with further development ! Nice job !
kyavi
03. May 2019 · 00:21 UTC
i love this! :) i'm glad exploring all the different decision trees isn't punishing, but designed in a way that lets you learn as much as you want about everything in the world.
shulololo
03. May 2019 · 01:35 UTC
Just finished playing the game and I thought it was a neat experience! It's a pretty chill game to just read up on the narrative and I enjoyed it, great job!
Nyri0
03. May 2019 · 16:19 UTC
Yay I succeeded! Nice concept ;)
NNNIKKI
03. May 2019 · 16:20 UTC
Wow! Cool! I didn't manage to figure out the solution, but it's certainly an interesting game. I didn't really see the theme though.
qviguier
03. May 2019 · 16:39 UTC
It took me some time to understand the concept but once i did it was some fun time sleuthing around to understandwho is real or not.
the real gut punch is the girl when you cut her out tho.

great submition.
limejuice123
03. May 2019 · 16:45 UTC
Best ending first time yay! Anyway lovely game with cool new ideas, needed to use my brain a bit as well. Would love some ambient music just to add to the mood a bit.
alex_kpojb
03. May 2019 · 17:43 UTC
Thanks for this game. I really like the idea... Great job! You might release it somewhere like steam. Its really nice.
Wassim
03. May 2019 · 20:37 UTC
Amazing concept, I love the idea and how the story is well connected and requires full attention with the story characters even the cat!
Great game!
Rafa Braga
03. May 2019 · 22:01 UTC
Nice Aesthetic,i liked a lot. Love games focused on dialogue and relationship. I dont got how the game fit´s the jam theme, but im not native english speaker, so maybe i just missed it. The game objective is not clear to me too. Maybe with a good piano music this game could be so muxh better. Anyway, great job my friend! o/
Standaaad
04. May 2019 · 09:23 UTC
NOW I finally understand, what those doodles on the whiteboard were about...well, not really :D. Nevertheless, I love your way of storytelling, it perfectly shows, how powerfull tool can simple text be.
ProdigalSon
04. May 2019 · 13:37 UTC
This is a fun way to tell a story allowing me to put the pieces together as I read them in which ever order I want and I can see how my choices change the narrative. I really would've loved to have some sound in the midst of all of this. Mainly because I'm not much of a book person and this is more or less a book reading game.

Nothing wrong with that at all but it would've enhanced the experience for me and immersed me more if one or more of these are present:
- Music (maybe even changes a bit depending on the scenario being played out)
- Sound effects even if its for ambiance (girl laughing/singing/sound of brushing teeth, sound of a coffee shop or dinner, cat meows, sound of a busy area people passing around the beggar)
- Voice acting (though I understand this may change the intent of allowing the reader to make their own)

Keep it up :)
zuzupd
04. May 2019 · 14:31 UTC
I really like it. But it is really a pity that the game does not have audio. With the audio, the atmosphere would be perfect.
falak
05. May 2019 · 17:07 UTC
A very intense experience. It could be better with some music. Great entry! Good luck!