SideQuest by MorseAmalgam

made by MorseAmalgam for LD34 (COMPO)

In SideQuest you take control of a valiant… ish hero… kind of person. Who is exceedingly prone to taking up any old task that comes to mind. Gameplay is fairly simple - You are given a diverging path with different opportunities of… varying degrees of adventure. The game is completed by remembering what you were sent to do and doing it - without getting enticed by whatever the other path offers.

Mostly just challenging myself to follow through.

Windows	https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5YRBU_vfLtVSnhScHF1RTNRa0k/view?usp=sharing
OS/X	https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5YRBU_vfLtVSnhScHF1RTNRa0k/view?usp=sharing
Source	https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5YRBU_vfLtVSnhScHF1RTNRa0k/view?usp=sharing
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-34/?action=preview&uid=57477

Ratings

Coolness	66%	3
Overall	3.19	519

Fun	2.97	617
Humor	3.78	53
Innovation	3.28	401
Mood	2.93	503
Theme	3.87	362

Feedback

Baknik

14. Dec 2015 · 05:20 UTC

I enjoyed the idea of the main quest completely ending the game. It encourages actively avoiding the main quest, which is something I do anyway. Past that, there's not really much to do. Congrats on finishing a game!

MarekkPie

14. Dec 2015 · 05:25 UTC

I wanted to finish, but kept getting side tracked Kappa

graceavery

14. Dec 2015 · 05:47 UTC

Haha, this is cute. Would love to see made longer!

SgtBursk

14. Dec 2015 · 05:59 UTC

Surprisingly enjoyable! Avoiding your quest is harder than it looks. Level 6 was a slog, and I ended the game shortly after getting to level 7. Would be cool if there was a secret ending. Thanks for the game!

jackyjjc

14. Dec 2015 · 06:37 UTC

Haha what a brilliant idea! I love to see more of this game but it is a bit too short.

ProgramGamer

14. Dec 2015 · 07:21 UTC

Neat dialog tree. Definitely one of the more novel games out there!

AranHase

14. Dec 2015 · 21:13 UTC

At first I was confused why doing the quest was ending my game, and I re-read the title and felt dumb...

Anyway, nice little game. It's simple, but solid and well done. Good job..

TheMeorch

15. Dec 2015 · 06:35 UTC

This made me smile. At first, I didn't understand why it was so short! Nice execution of a funny idea!

maunovaha

15. Dec 2015 · 16:26 UTC

heh.. funny idea... I was more interested about side quests than the main one.. :B

blackbird806

15. Dec 2015 · 18:06 UTC

I find the concept funny and interesting.
But I found your game a little bit short/ with not enought content.
I was a good experience =)

blackbird806

15. Dec 2015 · 18:08 UTC

*it was a good experience(sorry for double post)

OccamsRazor

16. Dec 2015 · 14:16 UTC

Heh, that was cool. This is just me in every RPG I play.

Herzucco

16. Dec 2015 · 22:14 UTC

Great idea and humor here.
Sadly, it's lacks of sound

alpha_rat

16. Dec 2015 · 23:16 UTC

Nice idea! It was pretty fun but maybe a bit short

huminaboz

20. Dec 2015 · 01:41 UTC

Great tongue-in-cheek commentary on the side quest/main quest dichotomy of RPGs

EternalCastleStudio

29. Dec 2015 · 13:50 UTC

Interesting text-choosing game but much better metagame in it :-) I love the idea and I would like see it with more options and more work on it. Nice entry!