EDIT: Now that I've slept a bit, I can comment a bit more...
Really this was meant to be an exercise in plot writing to see how well I could do in that regard. I knew due to my lack of time (over half the 48 hours were accounted before due to prior engagements... oops!) text-adventurey type thing was pretty much my only route to an entry.
Twine is pretty awesome, if you're into this sort of thing. I found it very easy to add in variables and whatnot, although unfortunately there's no "else if" type of scripting in there - something that made implementing the endings an exercise in "Screw it - just list 'em all!"
With some more tweaking to twine, and addition of some sort of inventory and combat mechanics (beyond simple variable storage) I could see it really being the best way to make online Zork-like games.
Next game I'd love to do one with actual graphics. I had designs of doing little silly doodles to add along with all the passages but time cut me short on that front.
This was really fun to make, and hope to have a much better entry next time around. This is silly, and barely touches on evolution (that theme really threw me for a loop) but it's here and it's done. I have a game I can literally say I made, even if it's simple and only takes a few minutes to play. :)
-ABP03
p.s. if anyone knows where I can put the actual twine file for my source, let me know. I think technically I'm violating Compo rules but couldn't find a proper host in time.
This game is hilarious! I saw the title fromagist and instantly wanted to check out your cheese game. Wait, wasn't the theme evolution?
I guess you've got bacteria and stuff, which is related to evolution.. and you have to try different combos which is artificial (unnatural?) selection in a way.
Anyway, this was hilarious to read and click through. There are a lot of really funny lines and twists contrary to what I expected.
Well... I guess I could put the RTF up there on github, or the HTML source - but I was thinking the Twine file is the proper source, and that's not really anything but a Twine-openable project file.
Unless I'm mistaken - I just want to keep right by the rules of the compo :)
That's.. not.. what I expected to happen. (Ending SkO). Great work though, really nice little adventure and also presented really well.
Not sure if it's down your alley, but you might want to look into Inform 7. It's a text adventure engine that a friend told me about recently and, based on this, you might enjoy using it. It seems really powerful and has an "else if" style thing, I think.
Thank you! I'll have to look into Inform 7 - I remember as a teen mucking about with the Frotz engine but never really got around to making anything with it.
Really, I'd like to do something with real graphics and sound and whatnot next LD... I was just really bad with my scheduling this time around.
Thanks to everyone who commented and liked my little adventure. It's not much but at least something got in :)
I enjoyed the game (and I typically am not into text adventures!). Very funny, and I love that you put all the endings on the last page, even though that probably wouldn't be good practice in a normal game. Not sure I see the "Evolution" connection, though.
I got one of the beaver endings. I appreciated the unicorn and zombie endings. ;)
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Cake&Code4 Sep 2012, 01:53
That was so much fun! I've never played such a ridiculous text-adventure before and laughed quite so much. Sorry humans, I mixed up quite the noxious and deadly Toxxie. No hard feelings eh?
I guess you've got bacteria and stuff, which is related to evolution.. and you have to try different combos which is artificial (unnatural?) selection in a way.
Anyway, this was hilarious to read and click through. There are a lot of really funny lines and twists contrary to what I expected.
Good work.