The Death Wrapped By Feathers by egggrass

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made by egggrass for Ludum Dare 54 (JAM)

A short interactive fiction about death issue.

On the deathbed of an old man, falling feathers tenderly hug him, as if mother's fingertips were touching him, bringing him the final peace.

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Ratings

Overall 632th 3.5⭐ 17🧑‍⚖️
Theme 757th 3.353⭐ 19🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 322th 4.028⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Mood 49th 4.265⭐ 19🧑‍⚖️
Given 10🗳️ 12🗨️

Feedback

Vincent89
03. Oct 2023 · 12:23 UTC
I liked the atmosphere of the game, the graphics and the music are very nice!!
thebmxeur
03. Oct 2023 · 14:14 UTC
The mood was "good".

It felt like English is not your mother tongue (but I may be wrong) and the phrasing was a bit weird, which somehow added to the atmosphere (something can be better than the sum of its parts). The slashes ( / ) in the text felt weird, especially in one of the screen where it was supposed (I guess) to separate sentences (or groups of words), but I instead read it as an option between two words. For example: "something/something something/something" reads to me as "something/something" "something/something" instead of "something" "something something" "something".

The ambiance reminded me a little of Baudelaire's "Les fleurs du mal".
🎤 egggrass
03. Oct 2023 · 14:38 UTC
@thebmxeur lol you are right, I am not native speaker~ I'll try improve the expression later.
I use slashes instead of comma to avoid a technical problem when reading the csv format text in Unity. Still unfamiliar with c# now, sorry for making you confused..
Thank you for the advice and recommendation, "Les fleurs du mal" added to my reading list<3
🎤 egggrass
03. Oct 2023 · 14:41 UTC
@vincent89 Thank you~~the background music is from https://slip.stream
Fiora The Purple
03. Oct 2023 · 14:47 UTC
Great story, calming like a short story. It quickly made me think of The Last Leaf.
The music fits well.
I personally hope for improved story presentation to make the game more fun.(*^▽^*)
Foursay
04. Oct 2023 · 03:03 UTC
- totally my dream job, since I would like to be called "THE DEATH" as well and stare at old man's face
- really good mood though
- I assume the "/" problem mentioned above is that you are using fullwidth comma instead of halfwidth comma ("," and ","), should be a quick fix if you can ctrl+F your excel sheet and replace those slashes
- all in all good job!!
LDJam user 206001
04. Oct 2023 · 03:10 UTC
I do not know what to think. I had difficulty because English is not my native language and I am weak at it. But we don't have many options here, just the occasional dialogue choice and some falling feathers. The music is ambient and not original, but it matched the mood. I don't know, I don't think it fits the theme. But I like the art, even though it's all very static.
🎤 egggrass
04. Oct 2023 · 04:06 UTC
@foursay aww yes!!always find old(very old) man's face mysterious and attractive
Stuck in this problem for long time, even switched to another pc - -||
Thank you sooooo much!!
🎤 egggrass
04. Oct 2023 · 04:27 UTC
@lincolnsalles haha me not native speaker either!Language barrier is always an eternal problem, especially for a narrative-oriented work~Find it difficult when trying to depict subtle sentiments.
True, quite limited gameply, basically only throwing feathers...
The "limited space" concept is applied when shaping the situation of the dying man, both mentally and physically(I hope so), not straightforward and not well expressed lol
Thank you for the detailed feedback!!!appreciate that~~
bucharlardy
04. Oct 2023 · 10:36 UTC
视觉看起来太酷了
SnekOfSpice
04. Oct 2023 · 10:48 UTC
I really liked the story!! also, the visuals were stunning, I really love your style.

On a more technical side, I'd look into random pitch variation for repeating sound effects, like the crow squaks, so they're less grating over time. Also, you mentioned that you used slashes"/" to replace commas"," because you're not very familiar with csv and file parsing, so definitely look into that. Also just because slashes can be used effectively in writing, and it's a shame to use them non-purposefully!
🎤 egggrass
04. Oct 2023 · 12:34 UTC
@bucharlardy 谢谢!开心!
(你们的视觉第一酷
🎤 egggrass
04. Oct 2023 · 12:48 UTC
@snekofspice Haven't thought about this! Yes, it will definitely be more interesting to have random sound effects. I also found the crow really annoying when testing...Very helpful suggestion!

It is a pity for not ultilizing slashes as a part of expression, you remind me of how delicately it is used in poem. I'll think about this when rewrite the dialogue. Thank youuu SnekOfSpice!!><
Aio
05. Oct 2023 · 11:39 UTC
Amazing art style! The overall atmosphere of the game is very attractive!
DSK
06. Oct 2023 · 14:38 UTC
游戏的氛围很有感染力,视觉冲击也很强,太帅了!!!
🎤 egggrass
07. Oct 2023 · 07:03 UTC
@dsk 感谢!你们的设计才是让人眼前一亮啊,我们是酷酷联盟!
Mitch Miller
08. Oct 2023 · 23:20 UTC
Artsy and atmospheric but not much game here, essentially just a click through dialogue... I'm likely not the target audience but even a few simple things, like clicking the crow to make him leave, or dragging and dropping feathers down onto the scene would add more of the interactivity to it. Some minor camera movement based on mouse position would add a lot too; make it feel like you're in the space with them instead of simply looking at a picture.
🎤 egggrass
10. Oct 2023 · 03:26 UTC
@mitch-miller Very insipring!True it is actually a visual novel with little interactions now...I am considering rebuilding a 3d project instead, which may provide more immersive experience. The interaction with crow/feathers is undoubtedly a good point to add, thank you so much Miller!!!