The Machine by jeremyfa
A machine from several billion years ago is talking to you, and needs your help.
Technical notes:
- This game was created with pixi.js framework and haxe programming language.
- While the game is playable "as is". The story nor the gameplay are finished. There is room for a lot of improvements and additions that go beyond this LDJAM.
- There is no sound.
I hope you will like it!
Technical notes:
- This game was created with pixi.js framework and haxe programming language.
- While the game is playable "as is". The story nor the gameplay are finished. There is room for a lot of improvements and additions that go beyond this LDJAM.
- There is no sound.
I hope you will like it!
| Web | http://jeremyfa.com/apps/themachine/ |
| Original URL | https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-36/?action=preview&uid=50305 |
The reminds me of the old game Zork.
No bugs to my knowledge, well done.
The puzzles inbetween were a nice change after learning something new about the world the game takes place in.
All in all, a fun game, and a nice take on the theme :)
@Aree Vanier Thanks! I will check out "Zork" :)
@Vaiaphraim Yea, I hope I can improve the puzzles on an updated (post-jam- version :)
Almost perfectly executed! It's so well polished. I liked the story, although because you are trying to be cryptic/mysterious it also becomes a bit hard to follow. Shame you weren't able to finish it in time.
I really how well the timing of the text is tuned. Such a small detail to get right in 72 hours.
Adding a puzzle to break up the storytelling was a great idea, but the puzzles are far too simple to be interesting. Obviously, understandable with the time constraint.
Great story, cool puzzles. It could also use some sound to make a better effect on the player, but I understand it's hard to do in such a short amount of time.
If you ever happen to finish this game, please message me on Twitter (@kacperski1), I wanna know how the story ends :D
It would be awesome if you always had more than one option to communicate, to give a sense of control over the story.
Super cool visual effects: the fading in/out, the really smooth animation, the timing on the drawn text. I liked the font and color choices too.
Also really intriguing story. Humans as “one of the few/only successful” civilizations is a very interesting theme for an astronomy nerd like myself. Would love to see more.
I really like the combination of text game with some slight logic mini games! Interesting story! Nicely done.
I would like to play "full" version based on this "demo". So continue developing this and don't forget to add more than only one option.
A little logic issue maybe towards the end:
Not sure how well the ancient computer can navigate and interpret the internet already after connecting, but I would have expected that he could just search online for the term smartphone and would maybe understand what it is. But maybe he's not yet used to the internet yet :)