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Ember Story by sigod

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made by sigod for Ludum Dare 46 (JAM)

A tiny interactive tale. Don't forget to throw a log into the fire to keep the story going!

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(After 2 days we had to scrap all of the code and rewrite it in a different game framework.)

Post-Jam Updates

0.2.2 - build with the latest version of Rust, which prevents false-positives on VirusTotal.
0.2.1 - added a version for Linux. Cortesy of @elegaanz (check out their game!). Be warned that it isn't tested by the developers.
0.2.1 - fix memory leak

Tools

Rust - the programming language of choice.
~~Amethyst - powerful game framework on which we spent 2 days and decided to switch to~~
GGEZ - lightweight game framework for making 2D games ~~that saved our heads~~
Atom - decent text editor.
Sublime Merge - awesome GUI for Git.
Adobe Photoshop - for making art.
Dropbox - for sharing work with the team.

Youtube https://sigod.itch.io/ember-story
Youtube https://sigod.itch.io/ember-story
Youtube https://github.com/sigod/ludum-dare-46
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/46/ember-story

Ratings

Overall 1745th 3.263⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Fun 2476th 2.316⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1762th 3⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1045th 3.737⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 827th 3.895⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Audio 260th 3.895⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Humor 1795th 2.281⭐ 18🧑‍⚖️
Mood 520th 3.778⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Given 55🗳️ 17🗨️

Feedback

Cirnomouto
21. Apr 2020 · 02:51 UTC
Sadly I could not run this game for too long since it had very high RAM-Usage but nonetheless it was interesting.
🎤 sigod
21. Apr 2020 · 08:50 UTC
@cirnomouto, thank you for pointing this out. I've updated the game. Now it should use less than 200 mb.

Calling `play_later()` for every sound on every frame wasn't correct thing to do...
Bohrmaschine2000
21. Apr 2020 · 12:41 UTC
Nice Game, but i thing it need a bit more Gameplay. I like the art and mood of the Game. Make more Games
Sorry for my bad englisch
MattKuroshi
21. Apr 2020 · 13:00 UTC
very emotional game, simple but made with love. loved it <3
21. Apr 2020 · 15:55 UTC
Very simple but very nice! I love it!
Dzhesbell
21. Apr 2020 · 22:10 UTC
very incredible and amazing game!
Torh
22. Apr 2020 · 06:32 UTC
Hi! Nice work! I want to make a video with the best games of LDJam46. Something like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOdTsWE7iIk .
Can I find your game also on indiexpo website? The channel is linked with them.
VirtuaWorlds
22. Apr 2020 · 07:37 UTC
Nice Game, simple and not much gameplay but the mood and art is nice. good job
🎤 sigod
22. Apr 2020 · 09:29 UTC
@torh Hi. Thank you. I've added it to indiexpo: https://www.indiexpo.net/en/games/ember-story
bramreth
22. Apr 2020 · 18:26 UTC
short and sweet, with stunning visuals, really love to see stuff made with rust too
Game_Coder28
23. Apr 2020 · 09:31 UTC
Nice game! amazing graphics. nice work!
mehrdadsh
27. Apr 2020 · 09:20 UTC
Nice Art. I’m a programmer looking for a graphic designer to team up or a team to join and maybe work on new games, if you are interested contact me:

​email: m.shahiri.m@gmail.com

Instagram: m.shahiri.m

my LudumDare Game:Social Distancing For LadyBugs
JUSTCAMH
28. Apr 2020 · 10:18 UTC
That was a very interesting way of telling a story! I do have some critique on the medium though, the sound of logs being added was louder than the voice, and in general they the narrator spoke pretty quietly. Also, keeping the fire alive was a trivial task, and didn't really add much. Perhaps if there wasn't any fail state, there could be some actually interesting choice to the fire? Maybe there could be more connection between the story and the fire management?

The actual story was cool though, and I congratulate you for trying a new medium! The narration added so much to the game, and I love the illustration of the scene and fire. There's a beautiful style going on here, with the stylised menu and art! It was an interesting story, the sort of warm tale you'd hear whilst huddled around a fire. Overall a very beautiful game, I just wish it was longer! :heart:
jamioflan
02. May 2020 · 11:59 UTC
That was really fun to play with, though as people have said above, the log sound needed to be a touch quieter. Absolutely loved it :D
danthegreat
03. May 2020 · 03:09 UTC
Nice artwork and mood. Linux version ran fine on my Ubuntu 18.04 LTS system.
AkirAssasin
03. May 2020 · 06:37 UTC
I think the story went a bit too fast - maybe add pauses in between sentences? Other than that it was a nice experience!