Nocturne by Awpteamoose
WASD to move, mouse to look and left click to interact.
This game, as all things, has a definite ending.

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| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/38/nocturne |
Ratings
| Overall | 664th | 2.818⭐ | 24🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 723th | 2.318⭐ | 24🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 657th | 2.524⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 373th | 3.455⭐ | 24🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 389th | 3.5⭐ | 24🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 289th | 3.19⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 89th | 3.909⭐ | 24🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 17🗳️ | 16🗨️ |
I decided I had to enact some metaphor for modern life, so I spent most of it in the chair, staring blankly at a screen with the lights off.(I'm not sure what you call it, but I definitely breezed through it!)
I super hope the music was a recording of you being awesome on the piano ('cause if not, it sucked! Ha, get it. Sucked? Like a thing with no atmosphere. 'Cause it's in space?)
Finally, I died. Finally finally, I read my life's achievements, kind of like the world's loneliest eulogy. Alone, corpsified, in my sweet space bed, dulcimer piano notes sounding out my existence (only they weren't, on account of no atmosphere, you see.)
Thanks for a fun, thoughtful game that really showcases ~~the necessity of air~~
~~the dangers of space radiation~~
~~why lunar penthouse suites are a bad idea~~
something.
Felt very lonely at first. And at the end, with what felt like a mocking little list of what you've done during the game. It felt nihilistic. Something about how pointless and lonely life achievements are, leading up to your death. Death in this case wasn't inevitable, wasnt a some threat or danger, it was just something to get to once you've exhausted everything else, because it has to end somehow. Death as a last point on a checklist of pointless things you will have done, down there in the abyss!
Stream where I played it: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/139473859 (starts at 3:31:31)
Until i reached the end. and then seeing you did not ...
made me just want to replay it to see what would happen, i am not disappointed.
Feel free to check out our game, [E.(a)T.](https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/38/e-at), if you have a few moments :slight_smile:.
The game was stellar. These are the kind of games I like, the far-out artistic ones that bring the feeling of being alone where no one can hear you... r Chopin. The graphics (made by yourself, I assume), were heavenly, the choice of music was delightful (I just wanted to drink tea and watch the sun get smaller). An excellent game.
```
I climbed a mountain today.
It wasn't very high.
Ah well.
Armchairs. Records. Time. Mountains.
Lights.
Dreams.
Good things to fill a life with.
Good things to have done before you die...
```
I played this on stream at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/141469699 - time 1:40:40