Chthonic Cacophony by PureGarlic
Dig deep into the dictionary to help these philosophers sustain their dialogue for as long as possible. Connect their thoughts with the conversation and see how profound their rhetoric can get!
This game is playable in your browser, but we highly recommend downloading and playing the Windows build instead for better visuals and performance.
Content Warning!
- If you are sensitive to motion or flashing lights, please proceed with caution. The movement of the pillars in the background can be overwhelming for some.
- Our dictionary is taken from a GitHub repository, and has not been vetted for appropriateness. Please be aware you may see some words that could be considered inappropriate.
Controls
This game is controlled entirely with the mouse. Left-click on the words coming out of a philosopher's head that match with the ones in the dialogue box to progress.
Credits
- Game design and core gameplay programming by puregarlic
- Environment art and visual processing by hextraza
- Character art and additional programming by tepichord
- Music and sound design by Holofoil
Attributions
- Fonts used are Redacted Script, Kalam, Flow Block, and Yatra One through the Open Font License
- Roman Marble Column model provided by Ergin ERYILDIR on SketchFab through the CC Attribution 4.0 License Textures used from Material Pack Stone And Bricks -01 provided by Julio Sillet 3D Art through the CC Attribution 4.0 License
- Julius Ceasar bust image provided by Following Hadrian on Openverse through the CC BY-SA 2.0 License
- Marble bust of Emperor Antonius Pius image provided by Snapshooter46 on Openverse through the CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 License
Built using Godot Engine, ProCreate Dreams, Inkscape, GIMP, Affinity Photo, Blender, Openverse, and Ableton Live.
| GitHub | https://github.com/puregarlic/ludum-dare-57 |
| Itch | https://puregarlic.itch.io/chthonic-cacophony |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/57/chthonic-cacophony |
Ratings
| Overall | 520th | 3.442⭐ | 28🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 494th | 3.308⭐ | 28🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 192th | 3.692⭐ | 28🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 533th | 3.5⭐ | 28🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 354th | 3.404⭐ | 28🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 81th | 3.904⭐ | 28🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 313th | 3.769⭐ | 28🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 22🗳️ | 39🗨️ |
Also big props for being so dilligent in listing where you got the assets, and what you used to create the game. It's a shame that we can't rank the game's graphics
Great job love the vaporwave vibes!
Only thing I that could be improved is: more gameplay. Like, add more mechanics and funny things that could happen. Everything else is really fine.
I really never have seen a game like this before, so :thumbsup:
The game has a fun and simple dialogue mechanic, addictive as a clicker game :D
Although I would like the "hitboxes" of the words to be a little bigger in size, so that I can hit them normally when the dialogues are already 4-5 words long, otherwise I don't have time to read them, and I don't have time to hit them with the cursor :D
The animations, sounds, and appearance of the game (and the cursor too) are very well suited to each other and everything looks very stylish! Gorgeous entry!