A short horror game. You play as a nameless character (though I call him Marshmallow Monk) who has through a stroke of luck managed to escape death row. He takes to an underground subway. Can he break free, and can you please close your eyes?
If the text appears off-adjacent with the game window and trails off the screen, install the font from the font folder
@jtpup0: as it says in the description on this page, "If the text appears off-adjacent with the game window and trails off the screen, install the font from the font folder"
great music, and the setting was well put together. I got to a point where the only way to progress was a cross-shaped room, but it just kept repeating. I tried inspecting every square in that room and the room before it, and I even tried going back up the ladder, but I couldn't figure out what I was supposed to do.
The long hallways really killed it for me. You have to walk down for 30+ seconds before anything happens (I was about to close the game except when I started to walk back up I noticed the screen getting lighter.)
As for the game, it's an ok attempt to do something like "Silent Hill" except it beats you over the head and tells you everything, repeatedly. Please take a course in creative writing -- show, don't tell. :)
I want to give this game a good score for the effort that went into it. You've got potential; it just needs professional guidance. :)
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SPOILERS below
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2. [WEST] [Green] [Yellow] [Red] [Blue] [EAST]
3. Train starts at [Red] and goes to [Blue]
4. Train returns to [Red], then hits [Yellow], then [Green]
5. Train goes to [Yellow], then hits [Green], then ends at [Red]
1. Train comes from east and goes west and stops at [Red] when the station closes.
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(Left?), Right, Left, Up, Down
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Beware of screamer at end of "game show"
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Wait out the spider part and turn off the sound because it doesn't get any less annoying than this.
I always love to see RPG Maker projects! I worked on one myself for about 4 months earlier this year, I find that platform gets a lot of undeserved hate. Nice work, I liked your game!
Since you used RPG maker, and the install comes with a whole mess of content you didn't create, can I ask if you actually made all the content (audio in particular) yourself within the time limit? I also get the silent hill vibe, very moody :)
Yup, I didn't use any of the RTP, all the music was created by me on the first day and was actually the first thing I set out to do. All the spritework too. I prefer to make things from scratch.
You should think about investing some time making an RTP-free version. I think it counts as "port" :P. And it will improve the chances of people playing it.
Any question, look around at the RMW forums, there HAS to be a tutorial about RTP independization.
My favorite part of this was the music you wrote! The first hallway was a bit too long, and the framerate suffered a bit even though I have a decent rig. Great take on the theme though, I didn't even think of subways :P
Kind of an interesting game, with a good story at the start! I included it in part 2 of my LD29 compilation video series, if you'd like to check it out :)
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@jtpup0: as it says in the description on this page, "If the text appears off-adjacent with the game window and trails off the screen, install the font from the font folder"
As for the game, it's an ok attempt to do something like "Silent Hill" except it beats you over the head and tells you everything, repeatedly. Please take a course in creative writing -- show, don't tell. :)
I want to give this game a good score for the effort that went into it. You've got potential; it just needs professional guidance. :)
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SPOILERS below
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2. [WEST] [Green] [Yellow] [Red] [Blue] [EAST]
3. Train starts at [Red] and goes to [Blue]
4. Train returns to [Red], then hits [Yellow], then [Green]
5. Train goes to [Yellow], then hits [Green], then ends at [Red]
1. Train comes from east and goes west and stops at [Red] when the station closes.
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(Left?), Right, Left, Up, Down
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Beware of screamer at end of "game show"
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Wait out the spider part and turn off the sound because it doesn't get any less annoying than this.
Any question, look around at the RMW forums, there HAS to be a tutorial about RTP independization.
Come on, you know what you're doing! I'm not going to keep brute forcing this until I finish it :|