Slices of Life by epiplon

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made by epiplon for LD27 (JAM)
Slices of Life is a typing game, with a philosophical message.

Type the words written in the background in 10 seconds.
If you succeed, the next scene is brought to you.
If failed, you must try again.


Ps.: should work in any modern browser.

Ratings

Coolness 61% 3
Overall(Jam) 3.19 256
Audio(Jam) 3.18 179
Fun(Jam) 2.54 440
Graphics(Jam) 2.86 400
Humor(Jam) 2.11 371
Innovation(Jam) 3.14 219
Mood(Jam) 3.69 54
Theme(Jam) 3.49 113

Feedback

Alex Shestakov
26. Aug 2013 · 19:02 UTC
Very nice atmosphere, thank you!
ivo
26. Aug 2013 · 20:22 UTC
love how it gets really stressful over time, 'you are not your job'
Frozen Fractal
26. Aug 2013 · 20:54 UTC
Nice and moody, but the difficulty is probably too high for most people. I got stuck on "That's natural. It's nature doing her job. You have the only option to accept fate." and there's no way I could type even more than that in 10 seconds :)
pg
26. Aug 2013 · 23:46 UTC
I've helped on the development on this game and i'm very happy with the feedback about the difficulty and the mood of the game.
I would like to hear from you guys about the sentences in english, cause it's not my native language, so.
I know we got some other things to fix but i'm very happy with our result.
Thanks Ludum Dare! =)
claudiovc
27. Aug 2013 · 01:06 UTC
Great game, loved the mood and the music. The artwork really adds to the "atmosphere", as Alex said. I agree that's really hard, just couldn't get through the 4th message...maybe you could add/shuffle some easier messages in future versions, so that'd be less frustrating for the starters (myself included =]) Nice job \o/
Cherno
27. Aug 2013 · 04:04 UTC
Atmosphere is great. Sentences, you wrote "a opportunity" instead of "an opportunity" at one point, but that's all right. It's legible. :)
andwhatnot
27. Aug 2013 · 04:08 UTC
Philosophy! I like philosophy. Nice graphics and text, and having to type what i read (and on a timer) really makes me pay attention to the words.
tigerj
27. Aug 2013 · 04:09 UTC
@pg The only thing I noticed grammatically is that I kept stumbling trying to type "an opportunity" instead of "a opportunity" in english we use an if the next word begins with a vowel. a banana, an apple.

I like the gameplay and the concept. the scenes were really cool too!
futuristteletex
27. Aug 2013 · 04:34 UTC
whoo.. gets tough! and i thought i was okay typist.. enjoyed it.. even if it was depressing haha good job .. never thought i could enjoy a typing type game..
🎤 epiplon
27. Aug 2013 · 06:43 UTC
Are we allowed to fix the language mistakes for the Jam? Because I think it falls on the typo category.
flamecow
27. Aug 2013 · 15:37 UTC
Feels a little morbid, but still made me think. Not bad.
Nick Weihs
27. Aug 2013 · 15:43 UTC
This game just has something that Typing of the Dead just cannot give me.
eckcz
27. Aug 2013 · 15:58 UTC
Its really hard for who is not a native writer of english :D but awesome atmosphere.
Diptoman
27. Aug 2013 · 17:12 UTC
This is a wonderful entry! There are grammatical errors here and there, and the "philosophy" seemed kinda shallow, but I digged the idea behind the game. Awesome work!
agumaster
27. Aug 2013 · 17:42 UTC
it was a hard game that lead me into remember my every day depression...AWESOME. Incredible mood, and because life is passing by, and we are dying every second, i want to make more games :D !
Ithildin
28. Aug 2013 · 01:23 UTC
Good work! The mood is excellent (we should always keep present that "You are not your job"), and the difficulty becomes a challenge (but not something impossible) soon enough, which is a plus for me.

I can type at a reasonable speed, even though I'm not a native English speaker. Still, I struggled through the last levels to complete them (which I did...yay!). I found it interesting how I had to "unlearn" typing punctuation marks to separate words to save on unnecessary key strokes.

Congratulations! :D
lmatiolis
28. Aug 2013 · 03:43 UTC
Beautiful game! Very moody and a great experience. I just love the unsettling feeling it causes on the player... and the fact that its not just another thing you load, play and in the next 3 minutes you don`t remember it anymore. I`m sure this game will last long in my memory as something truly unique! Great work guys and thanks for the game!
Shmarah
28. Aug 2013 · 04:19 UTC
A few nitpicky grammar things like "You born" should instead be "You are born"
It definitely achieved the mood it was going for, even if that mood was a saddening, "Life is pointless" kind of message. I'm glad I can type fast, but the line with the numbers in it threw me off!
Starspell
28. Aug 2013 · 18:34 UTC
I was enjoying it til the opportunity screen came up. A little too hard for me and I'm a pretty fast typist. An interesting idea for a game.
GrooveMan
28. Aug 2013 · 18:39 UTC
I can't touch type, so when passing the stages I ended up missing a lot of the animations. It's a cute idea though, saying nothing of the philosophy.
Martin_Monosys
30. Aug 2013 · 21:45 UTC
Nice enough, but I can't type fast to save my live...Isn't this a bit difficult?!?
Lokarunith
31. Aug 2013 · 18:48 UTC
I can't get past "from 10 to 10 (...)" It's too hard but despite I never got to the end I get the message perfectly, very intresting game with a strong atmosphere.
futuristteletex
31. Aug 2013 · 18:54 UTC
Very philosophical.
Purplescape
31. Aug 2013 · 21:26 UTC
Very contemplative mood. The graphics and gameplay make you think about the messages and your existence. It was challenging not to type punctuation because it's second nature.
Travis Irby
01. Sep 2013 · 01:01 UTC
Very unique concept! Fit the theme well and the game is thoughtfully done, nice work :)
theholychicken
03. Sep 2013 · 04:21 UTC
maybethsisjustabadtriporanopportyunijtynto maybthisijustabadtriporanopportunityjtomejf
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!

Awesome game though!!
blackotus
03. Sep 2013 · 15:56 UTC
This is a very nice production.

Very hard too! I got stuck in "Life's passing and you're not doing anything useful". I'm not a very fast typer :(

I like the moody feel. Nice job!
Foxtacy
04. Sep 2013 · 00:19 UTC
Great! a typeracer with some storyline!

Great job! :D
Raiyumi
05. Sep 2013 · 01:14 UTC
Was pretty easy, but difficulty was just right. I could see this with a more fleshed out story and better graphics. :) would be cool to add those spaces and commas too.