Ludum Dare #48compo

The Ancient Key

by jaybaus

Overall★★★★★★★★★★4.08

Fun★★★★★★★★★★4.29

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★4.16

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.13

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.78

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.90

Humor★★★★★★★★★★4.81

Mood★★★★★★★★★★4.02

"It's a beautiful Summer's day and you're enjoying a leisurely stroll across the moors, when you come across a wooden bridge leading to a mysterious forest."

The Ancient Key is an FMV interactive story with 3 possible endings.

All code, UI, music/sound, acting, filming and narration was done entirely by myself.

Contains a flash of light in some places and suggestive humour.

Tags: #fmv

Genres: interactive fiction

Comments33

Spit26 Apr 2021, 02:36

Both me and my partner were laughing our asses off playing this game. I genuinely loved it. Great humour!

LakshyaIsAGod26 Apr 2021, 04:24

TODO: review game

The126 Apr 2021, 10:23

very original graphics ;) overall i like it Good job!

eeperdeheap26 Apr 2021, 10:32

Interesting to see a FMV game here, it's really nice looking. Very funny, we we're laughing out loud!

crowvax26 Apr 2021, 10:38

Hilarious game! Loved it. Good job.

dhim26 Apr 2021, 10:38

Yes a mac version!

Ghost_Wave26 Apr 2021, 10:43

Woaw I'm not usually a fan of these types of games, but this was really funny and a lot of fun :)

RuslanCH26 Apr 2021, 10:44

AHAHAH, very nice

Phoenix Fireflower26 Apr 2021, 10:45

Nice to see a FMV game being made for Ludum Dare.
Also, nice use of self-deprecating humor!

jaybausauthor26 Apr 2021, 12:30

Thanks for the comments, it's so nice to see people enjoying the game!
I've just updated the Mac version as I realised one of the main endings was still pointing to the "hidden" ending which wasn't quite the tone I was going for...

kristinamay26 Apr 2021, 14:16

Oh HELL yes. I think we have pretty similar senses of humor, this was fantastic. First time I've ever seen an FMV game in Ludum Dare. Spoilers: do you ever stop me from sleeping with the ghost? because I did it a few times just to see if I could. And then I laughed a lot at "spooky passion." Genuinely really fun, great work.

BubakGames26 Apr 2021, 14:16

Great game. It's lots of fun.

Esosek26 Apr 2021, 14:20

I like the sound of cars when you enter the mysterious forest! Interesting idea and I like it overall, especially the red/blue pill reference.

kristof26 Apr 2021, 14:34

Great idea and execution! You got some good laughs out of me :D (*spoilers*) My favourite part was not picking up the key :-P I think I found the three endings? Though I was eaten by birds in two. Nicely done!

blaster39126 Apr 2021, 14:42

A masterpiece of 4th wall breaking humour

dhim26 Apr 2021, 16:04

Nice, I played and replayed to try to get all the hidden bits. I am laughing so much!

jaybausauthor26 Apr 2021, 17:36

@kristinamay Thanks for playing, I'm glad you enjoyed it! Spoilers: the game will never stop you, so you can enjoy as many nights of spooky passion as your heart desires

Glaas27 Apr 2021, 21:25

Man that was GREAT, it cracked me up multiple times, I loved it !!

xxAtrain22328 Apr 2021, 01:33

I think the ghost and I are married now...

Hestrateja28 Apr 2021, 14:22

@jaybaus wow, how did you add this many waifus in just 48h??? Best visual novel so far with great animations, just as if it was real or something

zondarg28 Apr 2021, 17:00

Hah, that was good. :rofl: Really funny! "yes I know there are three doors.." So cool, having a FMV game in the jam. (For replay maybe a "skip scene" button would be great, but dont worry, was great as is) Amazing entry! :thumbsup:

Alchemic28 Apr 2021, 18:58

SLEEP WITH GHOST

10/10

Daniel Whittaker28 Apr 2021, 19:18

Super fun game and a really unique idea! Very funny, and super sexy ghost

edgeboyo28 Apr 2021, 22:38

Set up a watchalong with my Jam buddies and we had a blast. It's a shame the Oscars were already passed, because the Narrator an the Ghost would be great contenders.

AssertFailure28 Apr 2021, 23:03

Haha, this was genuinely funny! Loved it! Only thing I missed was a way to skip scenes you've already seen when you restart.
10/10 would refuse picking up the key again :D

cavedens29 Apr 2021, 15:02

Super funny. Great job. Very innovative

mvasko229 Apr 2021, 20:33

Really funny game, I had a few laughs :slight_smile:

I would like to have an option to skip some of the cutscenes for replays.

Also nice graphics, did you create all the assets yourself?

blob30 Apr 2021, 03:41

I got 3 endings but two involved ( Spoiler) crows. Is there another one?

jaybausauthor30 Apr 2021, 19:29

Thanks so much for playing and for the lovely comments and feedback, it's really nice to see people enjoying the game!
@blob (Spoiler) There are 3 endings in the game and two involve crows so it sounds like you got all of them :)

blob30 Apr 2021, 22:27

Gotcha, thanks! :D