Dark Black: a minimalist monomyth (Ludum Dare 26)

Started by dactylopus, Tue 30/04/2013 12:51:39

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Dark Black: a minimalist monomyth

This weekend marked the 26th Ludum Dare Game Jam.  This time, the theme was Minimalism.  I participated in this 72 hour game design challenge with a good friend of mine.  This is my first game, and I'm very excited to have completed it.  I hope you all enjoy it!

Dark Black is a short science fiction adventure game made by Purplescape and dactylopus.  It tells the story of a cruel villain and his evil plot to transform you and your village.

Screenshots:

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Download the game, now!

(Ludum Dare entry.)

Dark Black is in the AGS Games Database!

Gribbler


dactylopus

Thanks, I really appreciate it!  Let me know what you think when you get a chance to play it!

I'm pretty happy with the results, even though there are a few things that I never really got around to.  I'm sure I could do a lot more with more time.  I was just happy to finally make a game, rather than just talk about it.

By the way, The Bum was an awesome game.  I actually played it whenever I was taking a break from making this game, it was a great motivator!

piperhcombs

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Couple things I noticed:
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I attempted to use the screwdriver on the exhaust tube, but the game went ahead and used the potato on the tube instead.

Also, I'm still not sure how I triggered the escape pod. I set the buttons to Red, Green , and Blue, like the RGB letters on the CD indicated, and the lever moved. After that, I tried to used the lever but the hotspot seemed to be gone. I clicked around a bit randomly and then suddenly the escape pod triggered. Where you just supposed to wait after setting the buttons?
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The items in the inventory sit rather high up in the inventory box, actually pressed up at the top.


Anyways, it was entertaining and a good first game!
:cheers: + :claps:

Temperance&Booth  Sydney&Vaughn  Nadia&Weiss

arj0n


dactylopus

Thanks for playing, guys!

And thanks for the feedback!

There are a handful of issues that I never resolved, like the Escape Pod.  Originally, it would have been more of a puzzle, but I was pressed for time.  72 hours is a lot shorter than it sounds!

I would like to add some more polish to the game, but I think I'd rather just accept this game for what it was and use all of the knowledge I gained on the next project.

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