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Title: Him - #AdvJam2016
Post by: Calin Leafshade on Sat 21/05/2016 01:32:24
Him - A Horror Adventure

A good old fashioned haunted house story.

Made by:
Calin Leafshade (@CalinLeafshade (http://www.twitter.com/@CalinLeafshade)) - Words and code
Sookie Sock (@SookieSock (http://www.twitter.com/@SookieSock)) - Graphics

http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/site/games/game/2055/ (http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/site/games/game/2055/)

(http://i.imgur.com/VEPEW10.png)
Title: Re: Him - #AdvJam2016
Post by: Cassiebsg on Sat 21/05/2016 09:27:46
Congrats on the release.

Can you provide a mirror, please? :)
Title: Re: Him - #AdvJam2016
Post by: Haggis on Sat 21/05/2016 10:31:23
I love the look of this - downloading now.

Edit - Just finished - short and sweet, some nice little puzzles, spooky story and great atmosphere. And I loved the interface.

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I had to look up what a score and a gross were, but felt proud of myself when I solved that :)
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Do you plan on expanding it at all - the UI has lots of possible interactions but I don't think I used some of them. Such as 'strike'! Maybe I missed some secrets?
Title: Re: Him - #AdvJam2016
Post by: Calin Leafshade on Sat 21/05/2016 12:55:35
Quote from: Cassiebsg on Sat 21/05/2016 09:27:46
Can you provide a mirror, please? :)

Added a direct download mirror : http://users.sanctuary-interactive.com/~steve/Him-v1.1.zip

Quote from: Haggis on Sat 21/05/2016 10:31:23
Do you plan on expanding it at all - the UI has lots of possible interactions but I don't think I used some of them. Such as 'strike'! Maybe I missed some secrets?

Probably won't expand this particular story since it's kinda done but we do plan to use this UI for further stories that aren't built under such tight time constraints
Title: Re: Him - #AdvJam2016
Post by: Mandle on Sat 21/05/2016 13:26:03
Very nice atmospheric game...

Given more time I'm sure you can develop some very chilling stories using this interface as this one was quite emotionally affecting despite being a tad confusing...
Title: Re: Him - #AdvJam2016
Post by: shaun9991 on Sat 21/05/2016 19:00:54
This looks excellent! Downloading now. The quality of games in this years AdventureJam is rather lovely!
Title: Re: Him - #AdvJam2016
Post by: blur on Sun 22/05/2016 12:41:55
I have two technical problems with the game:
1. The window is too wide for my screen: This can be mitigated by running the game in full screen mode.
2. A left mouse button click skips more than one page of text. If I keep the button pressed all texts and actions zap by after one another. This makes the game impossible to play.
Title: Re: Him - #AdvJam2016
Post by: Gord10 on Sun 22/05/2016 18:27:17
Very nice game! I loved the atmosphere.

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How to open the doors?
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Title: Re: Him - #AdvJam2016
Post by: Calin Leafshade on Mon 23/05/2016 13:45:14
The game is part of Adventure Jam so rating the game and voting for it is very much appreciated if you enjoyed it!

http://gamejolt.com/games/him/150136
Title: Re: Him - #AdvJam2016
Post by: MonochromeMolly on Thu 26/05/2016 03:03:10
Are there any plans to make a game with this (gorgeous) format but with a longer story and more locations?
Title: Re: Him - #AdvJam2016
Post by: Calin Leafshade on Thu 26/05/2016 13:04:51
The game was something of a test of the format, yea. I'm surprised at how well it's done considering how niche it is (even for adventure games).

So yea, expect something else in this format with a bit more meat.
Title: Re: Him - #AdvJam2016
Post by: Stupot on Mon 30/05/2016 03:39:02
I'm liking this a lot. Very atmospheric. I had to get ready for work though, but I'll play it again in the week.

One niggle for me is all the randomised messages telling me I'm being stupid or absurd for trying to do crazy things like... pick up a cloth :shocked:

But yeah, it's a very cool game :-)
Title: Re: Him - #AdvJam2016
Post by: Calin Leafshade on Thu 02/06/2016 15:55:55
you tried to "pick up" a cloth? I don't even understand what that would entail.

What absurd nonsense.