Update on the progress so far on the contest game.
Had a block for a while. I didn't like the gameplay and the options presented to the player. It felt interesting to me but didn't feel very interesting to the player.
I changed up a few things and I like where the game's at and the direction it's taking. I have a very clear view of how to proceed with the game.
Just discovered Seraphim's Javelin. The writing is clean and neat and was fun for what you can do. However, does the game just "end" on day two? After completing the second mission there's nothing more to do. I did note that "Sobriquet" showed up on the work computer after mission two when I never ran across that name prior to this (on both play-throughs). Just something very random. There were several errors that popped up--asking the player if s/he's the author and that certain values were missing. These typically happened after around trying to complete mission two. For example, an error dialog box pops up checking if you have the doctor's body. You can ignore errors and still continue play at this time. Just something to get your attention. Short, but detailed enough. Good game so far!
ReplyDeleteIt's a great game- unfortunately this update is for another project that is being worked on. Very skilled game writing- but I know many of us are anxious to see what happens next in SJ. So you are correct- you cannot get very far in SJ yet.
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