(You Only Get One) Friend by cbear_wallis

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made by cbear_wallis for LD28 (COMPO)
I had a lot of fun making this game. I was able to explore my skills at narrative like I never have before. The game I have submitted is best played in browser and has certain rogue-like elements. The game explores the feelings around not being sure of your decisions...I hope everyone likes it <3


*note* if you play the desktop version please keep it windowed since there is no way to close the window if it is fullscreen <3

**note** the source is the entire unity project assets and all.

Ratings

Coolness 32% 1435
Overall 2.85 622
Audio 3.28 143
Fun 2.00 948
Graphics 3.45 244
Innovation 2.85 538
Mood 3.50 105
Theme 3.20 313

Feedback

ntaso
16. Dec 2013 路 09:48 UTC
First: The narrative is nice.

But: Are you sure it works? Because it feels weird and I don't get it. At first I thought the title switching thing cycling through friend/enemy/etc. has anything to do with the game. Apparently not.

So, then I see these people talking, which, btw. is waaaaaay to slow. I read 10x faster and it annoys the heck out of me. Sometimes, if I hit return on the title screen, the first person starts talking right away. I can't distinguish whether the speech ended or not, because the Return key makes them talk again.

What I think how it works: You get a description of your friend. You have to find him or her. But it is unclear how you actually select your friend and if it's negative to let them all talk to you or not.

Your game would benefit a lot from:
- Clear instructions
- Faster faaaaaster text
- Make it clear when a dialogue ends and when I get to select somebody
- Retry button? Is this necessary? I thought so, if you get only one chance to select somebody.

Confusing.
馃帳 cbear_wallis
16. Dec 2013 路 12:44 UTC
@ntaso thanks so much for the feedback! This was a really big experiment and I've never done anything like this. That being said, I can totally understand all of your concerns. I might keep working on it and I'll fix all of these things. Thank you again <3
lordjosephdeburg
16. Dec 2013 路 16:39 UTC
I enjoyed it, good concept. Faster text and a retry button would be good as already said. And so the night goes on!
postmodestie
16. Dec 2013 路 18:58 UTC
in Update():
if(Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.Escape)) {
Application.Quit();
}

Just saying :)
Gazpachogames
16. Dec 2013 路 18:59 UTC
Good job...the narrative and the ambient is great.
ThatGuy
16. Dec 2013 路 19:05 UTC
Very interesting concept to explore. Dialog choices and being able to speed up text would make this a much more engaging and interesting game. Nice work!
馃帳 cbear_wallis
16. Dec 2013 路 20:23 UTC
@postmodestie Yes I'm aware of how to program in unity
Marcellus
17. Dec 2013 路 01:33 UTC
I liked the idea but it's true that the text shows too slowly
馃帳 cbear_wallis
17. Dec 2013 路 03:03 UTC
yeah i have it fixed now but not in the build that is up unfortunately :(
xrm0
19. Dec 2013 路 12:27 UTC
Nice concept. The text goes too slow.
soy_yuma
19. Dec 2013 路 20:41 UTC
As it's already been said, the text goes soooo slow. The idea is interesting. I feel like it's a bit sad, but interesting.
Jupiter_Hadley
20. Dec 2013 路 00:24 UTC
Really cute, wish the text did go faster, but good job over all! I included this game in my Ludum Dare Compilation series, if you'd like to check it out :) http://youtu.be/OVru4uI3W-s
DanielSnd
20. Dec 2013 路 00:33 UTC
This game seemed really nice, but I dont know how to select my friend, and again, the text is slow for me.
馃帳 cbear_wallis
20. Dec 2013 路 13:42 UTC
thanks @Jupiter_Hadley and thanks to everyone who commented >.< <3
rogueNoodle
20. Dec 2013 路 19:59 UTC
I really like the idea behind this - one of the more unique uses of theme I've seen and it really does make you think about how some choices are made, sometimes with less thought than they should be. Nice job!
Kohijin
26. Dec 2013 路 12:13 UTC
Very interesting concept... like the narrative and mood, but the characters feel very bit alien at the same time. Also who am I to "choose" a friend? Maybe overthinking it a bit, but that comes with the theme of your game I guess ;)
BradleySmith
04. Jan 2014 路 20:25 UTC
This is by far the most interesting entry I've played so far, it stands out simply by feeling quite personal - not sure if that's true or not but nonetheless it's definitely my sort of game. Rated 5 stars for audio and mood. Good work!