Ludum Dare #37compo
Ask Her
"Ask Her" is a narrative parser-like game where you get to... well, ask her about whatever subject you want :)
Ask, get to know her... and delve into the narrative.
INSTRUCTIONS
Finish the "Ask her about..." phrase by writing whatever you want to ask, then press 'Enter'. For example:
"her job"
"winter"
"my face"
(hint: only 1 of these 3 will actually work! :P)
Try to get deeper into the hidden narrative by catching relevant information and understanding the context.
If you are lost, just think about either the subjects you previously talked about or the situation you are experiencing.
And yes, there is an ending :)
Hope you enjoy it!
ATTENTION:
For those who have requested an explanation on the ending/plot, or just are stuck in the gameplay and wanna solve it themselves, I've published the keywords and a plot summary in the link section below.
P.S: Although I did everything else myself, I didn't have enough time to do the music, so I'm using an awesome song by Chris Zabriskie. That's why the audio category isn't available for voting.
P.S2: The web version may be a bit slow if you try to play it fullscreen!
Ask, get to know her... and delve into the narrative.
INSTRUCTIONS
Finish the "Ask her about..." phrase by writing whatever you want to ask, then press 'Enter'. For example:
"her job"
"winter"
"my face"
(hint: only 1 of these 3 will actually work! :P)
Try to get deeper into the hidden narrative by catching relevant information and understanding the context.
If you are lost, just think about either the subjects you previously talked about or the situation you are experiencing.
And yes, there is an ending :)
Hope you enjoy it!
ATTENTION:
For those who have requested an explanation on the ending/plot, or just are stuck in the gameplay and wanna solve it themselves, I've published the keywords and a plot summary in the link section below.
P.S: Although I did everything else myself, I didn't have enough time to do the music, so I'm using an awesome song by Chris Zabriskie. That's why the audio category isn't available for voting.
P.S2: The web version may be a bit slow if you try to play it fullscreen!
Genres: visual novel
Tools: Unity
Comments25
Apart from that: I love the idea and what you have come up with. The background image and the music underlay the well-written story very well. A shame I don't get to play the end D:
If any of you want to know the key questions you can ask, I can link you to a document containing the recognized words. Or I could just hint you and give u a couple key words. Your call, just tell me if you want to!
Anyway, nice idea and a not-too-annoying text parser, which is a win. Nice one.
Excellent game.
When the game starts, maybe any key should start it, since I just clicked/pressed some keys and nothing happened.
Great narrative you got going!
If you give up or just wanna check the plot, you can check it at the description link, but it kinda spoils the experience of finding out by yourself!
The reactions to the various words and themes were spot on, and worked really well to discover which parts of the narrative would move the story forward.
The parser also worked really well! I only got confused on one point, where I tried to ask her about her age, but both "my age" and "your age" resulted in her talking about my age.
The art and chosen music made for a very effective mood. All in all, this was a very interesting (and sad) game!
Had a little issue where sometimes when pressing delete once two of the letters were deleted.
I was a little disappointed that my face was the option that did not work!
The game sets a really nice mood and it's interesting to talk with her.
Of course i needed the keywrods
Liked the interactive fiction approach. Something different.
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Excellent story telling. Well done. 5 stars.