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Light Reading by CJGladback

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made by CJGladback for Ludum Dare 45 (JAM)

You're breaking into this study (really, breaking in is such a harsh term) because you've had no contact, no information from this family. You're worried. Not that anyone did anything to anyone else; of course not. You're not worried about anything specific. Just...checking.

Choose your own adventure/quick puzzle game to make it fully into the house.

I never claim to be a genius but I ran into a really stupid problem on Saturday that I didn't get fixed until the very end of the day, effectively killing my momentum. Hopefully I'll have time in the future to finish up the art portion of this.

Youtube https://cjgladback.itch.io/light-reading
Youtube https://github.com/cjgladback/LD45
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/45/light-reading

Ratings

Overall 1042th 2.783⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Fun 999th 2.652⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1088th 2.25⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Theme 866th 2.864⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 1042th 1.711⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Humor 797th 2.167⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Mood 844th 2.955⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Given 14🗳️ 14🗨️

Feedback

dry-squid
08. Oct 2019 · 02:31 UTC
Cool game! Good story! Although, I kept falling down the take a deep breath, go for the window scenario. I couldn't resist seeing what would happen if I fell into a loop. I feel like in a real life mystery I would end up pacing across the room doing the same things over and over again.
🎤 CJGladback
08. Oct 2019 · 02:49 UTC
@dry-squid Thanks so much for playing and providing feedback!

Ha! Oh, man. I should've given you the consequences you craved for that. And absolutely. Whenever I've lost something, I 100% check the same five places four times each before remembering the right place.
Sarah
08. Oct 2019 · 03:46 UTC
Interesting game! I really like things like this, and I love exploring around. The only issue I had was having a bit of a hard time reading the text on that colour background ):

But overall it was fun, damnit Jim (:
slimabob
08. Oct 2019 · 04:13 UTC
Very interesting game! A text based game is only as good as its writing, and your writing was fantastic! I got sucked into the game and had an enjoyable time. Good work! :)
🎤 CJGladback
08. Oct 2019 · 15:38 UTC
@sarah Thank you for the review! Yeah, my eyes were already burning from the weekend of foolishly not wearing my glasses. I somehow didn't realize how bad that color/weight combo is, but that and the grammar/spelling errors I've found so far will be fixed asap after voting.

@slimabob Thank you so much for reviewing! I'm so glad you enjoyed it.
ToxicComputer
11. Oct 2019 · 22:40 UTC
Cool game, enjoyed the story. One suggestion I would make next time is don't make such long paragraphs. Try to minimalism the amount of words you use. Anyways good job. :)
Nisovin
11. Oct 2019 · 23:14 UTC
Nice job, I always like a story game. I would say the font, shadow, and colors didn't lend to easy reading. Some separation between paragraphs would be good too. If you wanted to make this a bit nicer, some simple animation on the text might go a long way.
alexrose
12. Oct 2019 · 00:56 UTC
Just a tip: when you submit your game, you can opt out of categories. If you have a text based game, you can e.g. opt out of graphics and then your rating won't get dragged down when people factor that into their Overall decision.
Evepto
15. Oct 2019 · 13:47 UTC
A bit too much text I think, but thats me. Plz play and rate my game too https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/45/the-slime-slayer
LeReveur
15. Oct 2019 · 20:45 UTC
A mini adventure horror text game. I would like to see more of this, because I want to know. Where are they? Are they still alive? How this monster came here? Is there some chocolate in the kitchen?
wh05herlock
19. Oct 2019 · 11:37 UTC
This is a really cool story. Would be great to have an easier to read font, but otherwise good job! :)
HumphreysMedia
19. Oct 2019 · 14:42 UTC
Great game! Was a little overwhelmed with the amount of text that cam eon the screen, but as I was getting through the story it really sucked me in! Would love to have seen some narration for those who don't want to read the text, that way it can also be a bit more accessable. Great job!
Ava Skoog
29. Oct 2019 · 12:31 UTC
I finally got around to rating this! Like I said on stream, the writing is really captivating. Which is obviously important for a text based game. You really nailed that! I couldn't hear any sound, so I wonder if that was an issue on my end or if you just forgot to opt out of the audio category. I do feel the sentiment expressed by some that too much text can be intimidating but that the writing also really sucked them in once they got into it. I wonder if it would've been a good idea to start with much less text as a hook and built up along the way? Great stuff, anyhow!
elysiagriffin
30. Oct 2019 · 00:22 UTC
Hi CJ! Thanks for submitting your game for me to play on my livestream!

If you’d like to rewatch the playthrough, you can find it here: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/494940957?t=3h18m31s

Hope you got some valuable feedback on your game! :D

💜 Elysia Griffin AKA Button Feedback Lady

https://www.twitch.tv/elysiagriffin