This game has been quite a big surprise to me. I had never seen before such a visual novel made with video, and it works great. I can imagine the amount of work needed to create the videos and images (even if it's AI, because you had to obtain footage that was making sense all together, including the characters that had to look quite similar), and then to make/script the game itself, with all the writing. There's a unique atmopshere. I love the black and white parts particularly, and I would have enjoyed it even more if the whole game had been like that. I think the recipe would work greatly for a film noir. Excellent ideas!
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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Intuitive perception of the theme/Perception intuitive du thème | #2 | 3.750 | 3.750 |
| Use and respect of the diversifier/Utilisation et respect du défi optionnel | #4 | 3.250 | 3.250 |
| General interest of the project/Intérêt général du projet | #5 | 3.250 | 3.250 |
| Atmosphere - finishing of the project/Ambiance – finition du projet | #5 | 3.500 | 3.500 |
Ranked from 4 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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- This constant black and white video overlay is a real success. It gives the game a monster life, while highlighting the part of the books, colored in drawings. A very beautiful staging, a certain taste for making a narrative game a rich and sumptuous experience. Everything is beautiful, everything is interesting. The story, the characters, the choices, the narration, ... In itself, it is the best way to make a Visual Novel lively. I had never seen so much care given to the finishing of such a game which raises it to the top of the basket of the genre.
- J'ai aimé le thème choisi pour raconter l'histoire. La DA est magnifique et mêler dessin/photo/vidéo donne tout le relief au jeu. Chapeau bas pour le côté émotionnel. Merci aussi pour l'effort de traduction.
- I will be posting a comprehensive YouTube video of my multiple playthroughs and feedback soon. https://www.youtube.com/@JimmyBriggs
Diversifier/Défi optionnel
I used a couple of times de "YAY" expression, but not intensively. I also used the number 5 a couple of times. Again, nothing "nuclear".
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1 year ago (+1)
Thank you very much for your comments! ^^
It was all new for me, I was experimenting. With 2-months-experience with GDevelop, never done a visual novel interactive fiction, first time using AI video prompting… The central idea of the story was clear in my head, but my skills were very limited. It was a huge huge (huge) effort to get this game done, a lot of days planning, editing, writing, making schemes, prompting, solving problems, etc., and I´m very proud of the results.
The colours and scenaries are symbolic or metaphoric. The “present” is black and white. The past is static oil painting color style, with only a bit movement in some parts. “Happy” recent memories (Bregoán) or oniric parts are colorful (oniric parts has different style of colors) and with movement… There are some minor exceptions, but with a symbolic significance.
It´s like the sound. There are a lot of sound effects in chapter 1, but when Sara goes deeper in the “dream”, the sound effects slowly fade out. Only music remains.
And… You are right. I think this type of recipe would work perfectly for a film noir ^^
Oh, the game has instructions in this minigame. I added it after the first gameplay of Tiger J. It says: “(Hold down the left mouse button until you inhale the exact amount of air; release to exhale)”
You need to hold down the left mouse button until the white circle colides with the gray ring. In that moment, the ring changes to green, and you must release the left mouse button. There is a bar you need to fill (5 times doing it right). If you hold too much the button, the ring changes the color to red, and lost part of the progression bar.
1 year ago(+1)
Oh, thank you very very much… I´ve been working so hard to make this game, that your words are like a gift ^^!
Yep, I am also not fan of using AI in video games, but I have not experience in 3D modeling, neither in drawing or coding. I needed to tell this story, because of my aunt (she had a different experience, but same “condition”). So, I used the tools permited ^^!
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