Empty box

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.54
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.20
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.83
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.28
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.20
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.46
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.80
2019-10-13 07:08 UTC v.0.24: Eliminated a lot of typos.

2019-10-09 04:34 UTC v.0.23: Since final cutscene wasn't meant to be silent, I added some small SFX to make it a little less dry.

2019-10-08 03:50 UTC v.0.22: Fixed a bug making sound effects loop during dialogues.

2019-10-07 10:55 UTC v.0.21: I was short on time for the music... But at least it's fully functional ! Maybe I will add them later.

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A micro adventure game where you search for your favorite video game. You know the feeling. You open the box, and the game is not there...

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Made in 72 hours with Pico-8.
Chara design and artworks by Sedeto.

Comments17

ShellDragon
ShellDragon8 Oct 2019, 01:28
well gosh golly this game is just so charming!
simple but sweet!
love the controller support.
Fragment Games
Fragment Games8 Oct 2019, 05:47
Cute graphics! Solid art direction on this game :-)
scalliondelight
scalliondelight8 Oct 2019, 06:20
very cute! i love the retro text scroll sound effect, and the functional mirror was a nice touch. the ending cutscene was adorable. I just wish there'd been music.
dygar8 Oct 2019, 06:22
I like the art! These kinds of adventure games are my favorite
Adam Konig
Adam Konig8 Oct 2019, 06:22
This was very wholesome. Thank you for making this.
AFestiveDolphin8 Oct 2019, 06:25
Wow such a wholesome game! I loved the message, the graphics, and it was pretty entertaining! If you added some cute music that would really tie everything together. Great job!
Jackaraia8 Oct 2019, 06:29
Very adorable game, with a really nice set of graphics and story. I love room puzzle type games, and this is packed with a nice story along with it.
Corentin Benoit-Gonin
Corentin Benoit-Goninauthor8 Oct 2019, 06:59
Thank you guys for the warm feedback! And I agree with you: I wish too there was music! I was a bit short on time :)
ImportantCreations8 Oct 2019, 15:37
Very nice game! Music would be nice, but even without I felt as if I was in the room :)
Slight critique: Text was sometimes hard to read in the pixel style
ynneblack
ynneblack9 Oct 2019, 01:09
First some criticism: I missed an option to go back in dialogue when I accidentally clicked too fast, but that's a minor issue. There's a typo ("... it's been a while since I didn't *played* it"). Oh, and personally I had problems with this pixel font, I had to focus a lot to be able to read it. Now for the positive! I adore the concept; room-search is always fun and I liked that you didn't always outright say what to do. The mirror was a great touch. But the story and the mixed emotions (switching back and forth between missing the friend and being angry/sad), and then the sweet ending, were definitely the best part! I did not even mind that it's a linear story, I enjoyed uncovering the next part. :) Well done!
shaurya_juneja13 Oct 2019, 04:22
Nice game 👍 I really liked the concept of the game!
johjoh13 Oct 2019, 04:57
Really enjoyed it! (Other than some grammar errors and typos, though not sure if English is your first language) Worked well in a one-room setting, and sound while minimal was effective.
Corentin Benoit-Gonin
Corentin Benoit-Goninauthor13 Oct 2019, 05:01
Edit: I corrected a lot of them! :)

Indeed it's not!
Did you write the errors down by any chance? I should correct them quickly.
PIXAMENTORY
PIXAMENTORY13 Oct 2019, 09:17
"Impressive game, Very cool concepts. I left wishing that there is more.
Had a lot of fun "
Catusfelony
Catusfelony23 Oct 2019, 09:10
Aaaaahh that was so cute and wholesome

I was able to play it from the browser on a phone, which is a first.

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