Secluded

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.33
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.83
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.10
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.32
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.09
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.95
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.47
Screenshot1.pngSecluded is a game about rooms. Their world consists of secluded rooms. How does these rooms affect the lifes of these people?

OPT-OUT: Music. The music is from Night in the Woods.

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Download: https://niklasg.itch.io/secluded

Comments21

simonhutchinson
simonhutchinson30 Apr 2017, 16:27
Cool! This is a great little interactive experience, and I love the scene transitions.

I might have found a bug. When I say "Okay" to my partner offering to get something for me, I seem to get stuck in a loop. Is that intentional?
🎤								nikkilak
🎤 nikkilakauthor30 Apr 2017, 22:12
@simonhutchinson It's not really intentional as much as it is a compromise I've made to avoid going to far with the branching! Every third option causes a scene transition and I built the narration around that there are around 3 points in the game where the dialogue is looped :) Thank you!
xnblank
xnblank1 May 2017, 01:29
Whoa that ending really threw me off. Great job!
kr4ft3r
kr4ft3r1 May 2017, 01:45
Nice drawing style and flow. I like the ending, but can't really say why without making a spoiler.
EveningWayward
EveningWayward1 May 2017, 14:03
Such a dramatized and theatrical narrative it is, I felt like I was watching a play unfolding. The chalk font you used suits your style well, it's a shame there is not much to do except for choosing options.

I would love to see more of your projects in future as you're a great artist, the contrast of those lowpoly models and their colors looks perfectly smooth.
doppelgunner
doppelgunner2 May 2017, 00:13
nice dialogue, audio and graphics. No bugs at all I think.
Kingsmart2 May 2017, 15:22
Whoa that ending tho
ToonTeamJ7 May 2017, 22:12
Now that's just depressing. At least I enjoyed it.
Huitre
Huitre11 May 2017, 00:27
Nice clean graphics, bravo!

I don't know if it was my phone lagging, but the text apparition was a bit too slow for me!
Tuomo
Tuomo12 May 2017, 11:36
I love the minimalist style of your graphics. Only concern about the style is that I was confused sometimes who was talking. Maybe placing bubbles on different part of screen would make scenes with multiple characters more clear. Overall really interesting story based game!
jk5000
jk500012 May 2017, 17:46
Interesting and a bit weird.
Fiery Squirrel
Fiery Squirrel15 May 2017, 05:38
Interesting and unique idea, I like the graphics of the game, simple but good. I don't really have suggestions on how to improve it, I think it's pretty solid game, I would say you can add more content or maybe illustration for the characters while they talk. Good job!
heini16 May 2017, 11:43
I liked the unique idea you had, instead of copying something- good!

Ilked the story idea and drama, there is nice dept in this game. Rooms what tell different story. what an hard idea, but still you pulled it off. I liked the graphics, the mood could have been even stronger. Ilked the crazy ending also. Hope you continue the project.
slueta16 May 2017, 11:50
Nice Game, got curious about evolution of the story during gameplay. Attractive graphics, soundratck fits in well. congrats! If you have the opportunity, please rate my game: NUKEBALL - https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/38/nukeball . it is WebGL.
DavidRico16 May 2017, 11:51
Scene transitions are weird. Are they supposed to be the same characters, or different ones each scene? Am I one of them? I don't get it.

Graphics are cool, and the game seems like an interesting idea. Keep it up!
theoddpotion
theoddpotion16 May 2017, 17:53
I really enjoyed the experience! I think the shining moment was the first room when I accidentally clicked the TV attempting to choose a dialog option and the TV turned on. Great job!
Moonleaf16 May 2017, 18:02
Cool game! It got me pretty engaged and I wanted to see what happens next. Some typos in the text. My ending was weird, made me think that there are no meaningful choices, but it's just my impression, there might be different endings based on your choices.

If you have time, please have a look at our game https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/38/atomic-clicker
Porcus_Pie
Porcus_Pie17 May 2017, 07:16
I liked the mood of this game, it was kinda calming despite the rather complex and deep conversational topics. I felt like I was looking into the lives of these people, and I got really attached to some of the people in the scene. The narration was done well, and the character were well defined. I would liked to have seen some sort of physical representation of the characters within the world, as whilst the environments looked really good they felt kind of empty without it. I also felt the ending was just weird and didn't work, even if it was a prototype the ending just felt out of place, as if done from a completely different game. I look forward to seeing if this develops
Jupiter_Hadley
Jupiter_Hadley25 May 2017, 12:54
Nice rooms and game! I included it in my Ludum Dare 38 compilation video series, if you’d like to take a look :)

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