Deck the Halls with Nightmares

Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.60
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.67
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.60
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.33
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★26%
My first game ever!
It's text only, but not quite interactive fiction?
Very short, definitely a work in progress.
P.S. I managed to do both themes! Woo!
(Source is part of my .zip file)

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Comments10

MercuryXGames13 Dec 2015, 21:47
why did you make a batch script? it's scary to open xD

In all seriousness, it was a fun game, and I hope you make your next game, a little less looking like a virus :p thankfully I know that language, and I didn't find anything dangerous in your file :D (That's a note to everybody! It's safe!)
MercuryXGames13 Dec 2015, 22:00
never mind batch :p I saw python on my title now. Still good job!
Zer0li14 Dec 2015, 16:48
I really like text based games. You should keep on working on this one and give as a bit more information about the story and stuff that happens. Possibly more decision possibilities and more text. Good job!
issa15 Dec 2015, 12:24
I would suggest using Twine for this kind of game, more accessible for end users.
IAmSpencer17 Dec 2015, 00:09
Kind of short, but was a interesting idea / story, nicely done. For your first game, you did a pretty nice job, and congrats on actually finishing something!
thetenthsicariusauthor17 Dec 2015, 10:37
thank you everyone for your kind words!
1. apologies for the scary .exe, I've really only just started and that was the method most accessible to me; that said, as i continue learning i'll definitely be sure to learn better distribution methods along the way, including Twine, as you (@issa) suggested.
2. i'm definitely planning on expanding on the game for more learning and practice, so thanks for the support! sorry for the brevity, it took a lot more effort than i thought it would, despite being pretty remedial even by my own beginner standards, in terms of code at least
Dohxis18 Dec 2015, 23:15
Could you please make Linux version? I don't think it would be that hard :P
Shovix18 Dec 2015, 23:16
i like the idea
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Gamepopper21 Dec 2015, 13:27
That was pretty good, considering the limits you had with being purely text based. Liked some of the humour as well!
Dietrich Epp26 Dec 2015, 08:49
Interesting concept. Might help to print out the die rolls "visually", so you could make the explanations shorter.
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