Less

by tomc
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.03
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.70
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.33
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.15
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.03
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.67
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.46
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★48%
A point-and-click puzzle game about minimalism.

In Less, you reminisce about your past while removing objects from your room. However, you get to choose which item relates to which memory! The ending you get will depend on which objects were involved in each event in your life. Did you give your wife flowers or a potato? Are you moving out to start a new life, have you just been dumped, or has something much, much worse happened?

Less can be suggestive and/or dark at times. It is not recommended for children or the easily upset.

I worked on the writing and the graphics (there are some original pieces of art as well as all the clip-art). My friend Brice (@fractallambda) wrote the code and helped with the writing.

Comments16

Masadow30 Apr 2013, 22:54
I'm sorry, I'm so so sorry ahah :D I killed my wife ! What a great husband I make ! I really enjoyed to try experience every endings ! However, It was hard to get them all so I missed one :)
CherryNukaCola
CherryNukaCola2 May 2013, 08:33
Really, really interesting. I like how the narrative adapts to your choices. Thank you!
juaxix2 May 2013, 09:09
I always end up with the noose!,
need a walkthrough xD
interesting idea and execution , well done
heuermh3 May 2013, 06:20
Well done. Seemed to have a slight glitch at one point, but still proceeded to one of the endings fine.
Tom 7
Tom 73 May 2013, 21:43
Very interesting! I liked how my choices produced meaningful text, and I had a lot of freedom. Found a few different endings. Good job!
GarethIW
GarethIW3 May 2013, 21:58
Such an interesting concept! I managed three of the endings, one was pretty depressing :D

One mechanical issue I noticed is that the text disappeared a little too quickly (IE10 if that matters).

Good stuff!
MinionStudios
MinionStudios3 May 2013, 22:02
An atmospheric and poetic game! I hung myself on the first try.
loxo3 May 2013, 22:06
Great stories and unexpected endings! Some music would be nice, though. And I would like the text to stay a little longer on screen.
Martin Vilcans3 May 2013, 22:39
Great concept. A bit sad as it's hard to get to an ending that's not depressing. I want to select the right things and be a nice guy, but game's interpretations of my clicks make me seem more of a dick for everything I do. Good game though.
zanzindorf3 May 2013, 22:41
I couldn't read the text fast enough, so I was a little lost on what I was supposed to do. Also, the game kind of wigged out when I would accidentally double click.
_Rilem3 May 2013, 22:48
Interesting game, love that there are different endings :D
The first time I played I missed a lot of the text and ended up killing myself :P
PsenFilip4 May 2013, 12:43
I liked it. Graphical decision making and text adventure output.
Some times, the texts fade out just a little too fast to my foreign brain to follow up.

Seems like I'm a really bad guy on there. My ending was... well... full of blood.
Rather engaging and pretty philosophical.
Christina Nordlander
Christina Nordlander11 May 2013, 14:53
More of an interactive story than a game, but innovative and interesting no less (pun not intended). The narration being in haiku format was a nice touch. I got two of the endings; will probably come back for the others later.

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