Shards of One

by gungnir

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.26

Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.32

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.76

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.03

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.36

Audio★★★★★★★★★★1.20

Humor★★★★★★★★★★1.41

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.55

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★64%

One day, one man, one chance. Can a soul, once shattered, be reclaimed whole?

Now is the time.

Game Description:
SHARDS OF ONE is a short text-driven adventure, set within a fictitious cold-war scenario. One defining choice is the key to revealing the past, present and future.

Notes:
- There is no absolute end, as such. When to stop is up to you.

- Use ESC key to exit the game

@Grinning_Pickle

Comments18

SpellingPhailer16 Dec 2013, 17:38

Awesome story! You really manage to portray this depressed but still human character. I also like how the death article (?) changes depending on where in the story you choose "Now is the time".

Cipher17 Dec 2013, 13:31

That gave me some chills. Its amazing how you could portray such depression is such a short length of text! I call that kind of thing talent :)

KeyMaster17 Dec 2013, 13:40

Really great game/interactive story! I played through every ending and enjoyed learning more and more about the protagonist's life and backstory. Good work!

Ludipe17 Dec 2013, 13:47

I really like the game, the story is very deep and it gets to the player. It keeps you thinking about life for a while.

fullmontis17 Dec 2013, 14:26

There isn't much gameplay wise, but it's compensated by a quite powerful story. I really got immersed in it. Wish it had some music for atmosphere.

phi617 Dec 2013, 14:28

Wow... didn't expect that. The 2nd text game I've played this LD. Great font, great story! A bit depressing.... but that's a good thing!

Diptoman18 Dec 2013, 16:29

I applaud your writing skills, that was certainly something else.

Gungnirauthor18 Dec 2013, 16:49

Thanks guys. Was interesting to try something different this time around. We also wanted some music in there, but ran short of time and couldn't come with anything quite suitable (droning and soviet). Lesson learned - find a sound guy :)

AndreRodrigues19 Dec 2013, 15:11

Great. Short but really well executed. Good job!

Warzone20 Dec 2013, 18:05

This is pretty interesting and unique.