Dram Fireth by ded

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made by ded for Ludum Dare 46 (JAM)

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Our studio of experimental archeology would like to present Dram Fireth - a game based on words that has been buried in ice for centuries:

_ Keepeth t alive, mine own lief _
_ bringeth m're and warmeth up _
_ nobody knoweth how bitter cold _
_ the wint'r without fireth is _
_ what freezing has't i hath felt _

_ Keepeth t alive, mine own lief _
_ a dram fireth f'r thy hands _
_ alloweth not t wend out _
_ nev'r beest merit if 't be true _
_ t'd did cost thee life _

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* controls: *
* arrows / wsad *
* space to use the axe *
* E to pick up & drop stuff *

* EDIT 2020-04-21 *– fixed a few small bugs, added web version
* EDIT 2020-05-08 *– added thank you message at the end of the game

Ratings

Overall 1204th 3.5⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1781th 3.048⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1267th 3.262⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1372th 3.595⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 432th 4.167⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Audio 644th 3.548⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Mood 104th 4.214⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Given 48🗳️ 15🗨️

Feedback

BenjaminTausen
21. Apr 2020 · 11:43 UTC
Damn, i'm really digging the atmosphere of this game, it definitely has a silver thread running through it. Very mysterious. I love the weirdly sensual sounds from the flame :laughing:
The flame definitively reminds me of the flame demon from Howl's Moving Castle :thinking:
Also beeautiful graphics!


Overall a really nice game, with a mysterious aesthetic, keep it up :smile:


*SPOILER ALERT*
When the avatar appears in the flame, and i walk into it, then screen just goes black, is this intentional??
🎤 ded
21. Apr 2020 · 11:59 UTC
@benjamintausen SPOILER ALERT: yes that is the end :wink:
TheWustache
21. Apr 2020 · 13:03 UTC
I am very intrigued as to what's going on in this game -- definitely very atmospheric. I really like the look of the flame!
SarahMCreation
21. Apr 2020 · 21:23 UTC
Great atmosphere! Juste enough sounds to get you intrigued. Only thing I have to say was, I had a hard time understanding what the character was supposed to look like. Appart from that, amazing!
irwatts
21. Apr 2020 · 21:34 UTC
Awesome art! The high contrast works well to convey the harsh atmosphere. Really cool mood. Those fire sounds tho
Aj Jones
22. Apr 2020 · 06:46 UTC
Really like the presentation on this game, the graphics were fantastic!
Brachistosauro
23. Apr 2020 · 22:18 UTC
After reading the little poem and upon entering the game I really felt for a while like I was entering a norse myth - very short but what's there, I loved!
OndraSej
23. Apr 2020 · 22:20 UTC
This is really cool and stylish. The visuals are awesome, and the atmosphere is very dense. I'm not sure what to change - perhaps the only thing that was a bit confusing was the end, where the screen went black, but it seemed that nothing happened. With jam games, I'm usually taking this as "the game crashed", so a bit of visual or audio feedback would be helpful.

Also, happy to see another Czech game.
jelch
24. Apr 2020 · 19:43 UTC
It's always great to see something different! This art, sound, and game all blend very well to give this a great dreary mood.
Jorim
06. May 2020 · 19:38 UTC
The art is great. I think the ending could have been explained better, without looking at the comments I would have considered the game bugged. I like it as a short narrative experience.
🎤 ded
08. May 2020 · 16:44 UTC
thanks guys for the feedback! <3
we've added message to the end of game to avoid confusion
I think it's within the rules & will help other players enjoy the game...