The 10 (other) Seconds Journey by PaperBlurt

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made by PaperBlurt for LD27 (COMPO)
Made by PaperBlurt - http://twitter.com/paperblurt

This is my first time attending Ludum Dare.

Went around all weekend pondering upon the theme, and finally I think I got something good together.

Made in: Twine
Graphics/Style: PaperBlurt

About "The 10 (other) Seconds Journey":

I thought about the theme and felt that I wanted to do something different with the theme, at the same time as I want the ones playing it maybe laugh or stop and think for a second. I hope I've achieved that.

I always try to incorporate parts from my own life into what I create..

Enjoy and don't forget to rate!

UPDATE 28/8:

Just realised that my game actual is permadeath, I just wanted to add a bit of challenge in the game. But permadeath stays during the compo at least.. then we'll see!

UPDATE 30/8:

Wrote a Post Mortem that you can read here: http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/2013/08/30/post-mortem-the-10-other-seconds-journey-2/

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall 2.71 878
Audio 1.37 951
Fun 2.38 962
Graphics 1.84 1119
Humor 2.71 306
Innovation 2.78 694
Mood 2.72 559
Theme 2.57 1003

Feedback

ananasblau
26. Aug 2013 路 07:21 UTC
Took me a few runs to get through to the last floor and had none to spare. But then I got it right :)
Good idea, good looking theme but I feel that sounds to accompany the text are missing, specially with those short lines.
馃帳 PaperBlurt
26. Aug 2013 路 08:14 UTC
Hi man.

Thanks for playing the game, and kinda enjoying it. You mean I should add in sounds too?
RobotParking
26. Aug 2013 路 14:58 UTC
Delightfully bewildering.
madk
26. Aug 2013 路 15:20 UTC
"Jew Bet". Heh. You're a bad person.
withoutpillow
26. Aug 2013 路 15:49 UTC
creative take on the theme, i like it!
BradleySmith
26. Aug 2013 路 16:40 UTC
Quite deep, but in a good way.
Spelchan
26. Aug 2013 路 17:05 UTC
Surprisingly fun text adventure. I might have just restarted the game from the current chapter instead of restarting the game as replaying multiple chapters is a bit annoying.
Latcarf
26. Aug 2013 路 17:09 UTC
That's, hum, odd. And a bit boring, to be frank. You should at least add some music to it.
Mesene
26. Aug 2013 路 17:11 UTC
I felt like science dog :S
dmastergames
26. Aug 2013 路 17:11 UTC
Was amusing. Worth Playing. Good Job.
pbdiode
26. Aug 2013 路 17:22 UTC
Interesting! Great use of twine!
Puzzlem00n
26. Aug 2013 路 23:49 UTC
Huh. Fun. It has those little hints of feeling deep. It's good.
everblind
27. Aug 2013 路 18:13 UTC
Good entry :) Congrats
doonay21
27. Aug 2013 路 18:14 UTC
Nice work!
Lokarunith
27. Aug 2013 路 19:24 UTC
It was very nice and fun to play, some music would help to settle the mood.
Mr. Jif
27. Aug 2013 路 19:45 UTC
Very interesting little text adventure
馃帳 PaperBlurt
27. Aug 2013 路 20:12 UTC
Hmm.. Seems like music would've added that little extra..
tripleVisionGames
27. Aug 2013 路 20:22 UTC
Great mood. Quite strangely poetic, bit frustrating starting again each time though.
devi ever
28. Aug 2013 路 05:53 UTC
At first I was like.... uh... ok... I guess... and then I was like... Heck yeah!

I found it amazingly thoughtful. :)
garygreen
28. Aug 2013 路 19:15 UTC
That was off-the-wall, and I thought it was great. :-)
TammiLion
28. Aug 2013 路 19:15 UTC
Wow! I made it in one play through and didn't understand to much of the jokes as I am dutch XD Hilarious :P
Pinktreeleaf
28. Aug 2013 路 19:18 UTC
WTF
this stands on the line between quirky and I have no idea whats going on.
Fluffy Tigers in the Sky
28. Aug 2013 路 19:47 UTC
Interesting
Toshiro
28. Aug 2013 路 20:48 UTC
Liked a lot !
Cryovat
28. Aug 2013 路 21:05 UTC
...wh... what. Rock Hudson? Titanic.. My head hurts. This is hillarious, but so, so confusing... And my sides hurt too. And my eyes are full of tears. :D

My hat off to you!
udo
28. Aug 2013 路 21:12 UTC
Wow, that was surreal. Thanks for making this, as weird as it made me feel at times ;)
flamecow
28. Aug 2013 路 21:31 UTC
An interesting and amusing idea. Not bad!
Gabriel
28. Aug 2013 路 22:35 UTC
Lovely! It really does get you to think about life and choices... The burning people part is incredibly visceral. Congratulations! I admit I got curious about your personal story. :)
theholychicken
29. Aug 2013 路 00:07 UTC
Ahaha.. Enjoyed this one, feels like an interactive poem. Nice work!
matthewvermaak
29. Aug 2013 路 02:09 UTC
Great writing. Took a few times, but I got there! Good job :0)
Liz England
29. Aug 2013 路 20:06 UTC
I enjoyed this. I love all the fast switching I have to do mentally each time I get to a new (second) story. Kind of like quickfire trivia, where I felt I had to answer fast but the questions were always totally from left field.
Christina Nordlander
29. Aug 2013 路 21:20 UTC
You've done some very cool stuff in Twine here (speaking as someone who has Twine but is very far from having learnt all the tricks). Nice use of colours, visuals, timers, etc.

Some of the story snippets were pretty good (the war zone bit was probably my favourite), and I like the story/story pun, but as a whole, this seemed a bit too incomprehensible for me. I've got nothing against absurdity and symbolism, but here, it all seemed too vague to add up to much.

Hard one to rate: I enjoyed playing it, but I can't quite put my finger on what I was doing.
Eddy93
29. Aug 2013 路 23:47 UTC
Very original concept
馃帳 PaperBlurt
30. Aug 2013 路 05:16 UTC
Hi @Christina.

Like your comment and I understand it. This is not for everyone, but I haven tried to make a game that excludes anyone either.

Glad for your feedback..
GSM Productions
30. Aug 2013 路 10:28 UTC
Funny twine game, if a little disconcerting :D Managed to beat it on my second run though, felt pretty good. And all in all a very nice experience, really different!
Hayawi
30. Aug 2013 路 11:38 UTC
I liked the idea, but I felt that some desicions were sort of random, while others actually did have meaning. Made it on my second try :P (I just had to punch that guy in the face)
panurge
30. Aug 2013 路 15:50 UTC
Fun, quirky and thought-provoking. I breezed it on my second playthrough. :)
馃帳 PaperBlurt
30. Aug 2013 路 16:06 UTC
I really like that so many actually finish the game. Permadeath can be a bummer!

Appreciate it!
BenWhi
30. Aug 2013 路 17:43 UTC
I enjoyed playing this. Made me (happily) frustrated and I almost quit, but managed to win. Fun text game!
kristof
30. Aug 2013 路 22:33 UTC
Interesting approach.
Dry Tree
31. Aug 2013 路 08:04 UTC
Well written, could have used some sound or music. Each level felt unrelated and the choices felt random - instead I would have liked your story to create a world and for my choices to relate to what I'm learning about your world as I play.
lazyeels
31. Aug 2013 路 14:26 UTC
Interesting idea and one of the first twine games i've played ever.
Alexander Ponomariov
31. Aug 2013 路 15:41 UTC
Crazy pink quest) I like it!
The Evil Cult
31. Aug 2013 路 16:42 UTC
A bit confusing and most of my stuff was just guessing/luck really. Nonetheless still enjoyable.
farmergnome
31. Aug 2013 路 23:57 UTC
Awesome entry, loved the take on the theme!
Linus Lindberg
01. Sep 2013 路 18:27 UTC
Very interesting. I like it!
Some music really could've added to the eerie atmosphere.
Diogo Muller
02. Sep 2013 路 16:46 UTC
Funny game, great humor and creative interpretation on the theme. Great!
blackotus
04. Sep 2013 路 17:11 UTC
Very unique.
I specially like how it works with your imagination.
OldPeculier
04. Sep 2013 路 20:52 UTC
I don't get it.
Jhelle
04. Sep 2013 路 20:56 UTC
I don't really know how to interpret and/or rate this. It's interesting but also so so very weird .
rissatto
05. Sep 2013 路 16:12 UTC
Really nice game!
infernet89
05. Sep 2013 路 18:39 UTC
Oh, a text-based game! Nice narration, but i don't like trial&errors system in this kind of game, sorry.
foumart
06. Sep 2013 路 16:24 UTC
ohh, got "wrong" around past half.. but it was interesting to try again and then... sooner or later :)
Super Hamster
11. Sep 2013 路 16:07 UTC
Interesting idea
porglezomp
14. Sep 2013 路 21:14 UTC
Very frustrating when I get sent back from near the end, I wish you'd put some checkpoints.
GeorgeBroussard
16. Sep 2013 路 06:50 UTC
Interesting. I failed the first couple of floors, then finished all of them in one go, generally just not being a dick :) As I got closer to the end I was like "pick right, pick right!" because the fear of failure took over.