gxf1 blends a typical chess simulation with a narrative structure heavily reminiscent of visual novels. The twist : you are a pawn trying to survive in the midst of the board...
I was expecting chess with narrative and instead I got a narrative about chess. I love this, I wish the music started at the main menu is was so good. Thanks for the game!
Nice!! I think this is a great MVP version of the full game. Good visuals and sound to match the interesting mashup theme. The narrative was funny, and I generally enjoyed how the mechanics worked. Though I did wish I got to have some say in where I went, but I get this was made in a weekend! :)
The blood! The gore! The smell of death on a battlefield! Loved the story and I have to say it ... this is some quality storytelling right here! This is such a unique mix of themes that I wouldn't know how to start describing what type of game this is. It was fun while it lasted. Good job!
Sadly, this is more story than game right now, but the idea is amazing and unique! It would have been perfect if there were some branching movements decisions so the chess simulation aspect gets to shine even more. I would love to play that game! Also, the graphics do their job really well and the song is outstanding! Great job! Have a fish! 🐟
I like the writing the humor. It's true that it's short, but I did enjoy it. Maybe you could enhance it with a "choose your own adventure" kind of gameplay, depending on whether the player decides to follow orders or not.
I don't know what to say, you got plenty of perfects scores from me. It's short but this is a jam game so, your proof of concept was incredible. It can even be generalized into a full story. Near perfection!
I really enjoyed the idea, and would like to see it expanded on. Maybe add a branch to the story with a different outcome, or dialogue between the characters between matches?
Either way I'd like to see a bigger, more fleshed out version of this - you have a talent for writing!
I loved the Idea, when I finished it I just wanted MORE. Nice mixing and nice narrative, the beggining had an undertale vibe to it that made me eager to play it.
really enjoyed it! i love the idea of following orders as well that feels like a really interesting consequence of the visual novel formula. beautiful writing as well, really got a sense of the characters
I really enjoyed this, great story! The idea of playing a game where you only control one chess piece is interesting, although in this one you don't actually control it. Since there's only a few options for one pawn during this game, it would be interesting to do a branching story where you can make any valid move. Anyway, just a thought. Great work!
This is easily one of my favorite games I've played in this LD, and as a chess player I enjoyed it much more. This is awesome, you chose a brilliant game between two legends that I personally hadn't looked at before, Larsen-Spassky. A great way to show off a great game; I would love to see this done with other historical or neat chess games. The music really fit the feel of the game, and the writing was great too! Very well done :) I see what others have said about maybe having the choice to disobey, but I feel like that would deviate from the purpose of showing off an actual game played by top players. If combined with some analysis, this would be a great way to teach kids learning chess about games from the past.
Ha! Great little game! Full of drama and intrigue. Easy to jump into and play. Great to see something made with Godot. I love that this is kind of a docudrama as well. Thanks so much for the game!
Excellent set of incompatible genres. I was about to settle in to play chess. My brain was plesantly surprised to get a well written chess-based story instead. I dig the retro computer chess graphics too, good choice.
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Maybe you could enhance it with a "choose your own adventure" kind of gameplay, depending on whether the player decides to follow orders or not.
Great job!
Near perfection!
Either way I'd like to see a bigger, more fleshed out version of this - you have a talent for writing!
Just wish it was longer, but great job :)
I left my rating of your game, if you can leave your feedback in our game, Witch's Escape.
https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/witchs-escape
I see what others have said about maybe having the choice to disobey, but I feel like that would deviate from the purpose of showing off an actual game played by top players. If combined with some analysis, this would be a great way to teach kids learning chess about games from the past.