Stuck In The Hypertext
Stuck in the Hypertext is a short point and click adventure where you can travel between rooms by clicking on certain text.
IMPORTANT- If you are sensitive to slightly flashy visuals, press "TAB" to turn off wild room transitions. A small symbol with an X will appear in the top right corner confirming the change.
Asides the usual clicking, controls are:
TAB to toggle wild room transitions /
ESC to exit the game /
F to toggle fullscreen /
Something that might be worth noting, there is an inventory system, but it is a very simple one where you don't need to click on the item or drag it to use it on another and there is no combining of items. If you click on something you can pick up, it is picked up automatically and shown in the top left corner, and if there is something that item is to interact with, if you click on that item and the necessary object is in your inventory it will automatically use it.
TOOLS
Gamemaker Studio 2 /
Gimp /
Aseprite /
Protools /
Story, Art and Programming by Leanne Rath (it'sa me, Realtanhen!)
Music and Sound by Kris Silver (https://soundcloud.com/krissilver92).
Stuck in the Hypertext is a short point and click adventure where you can travel between rooms by clicking on certain text.
IMPORTANT- If you are sensitive to slightly flashy visuals, press "TAB" to turn off wild room transitions. A small symbol with an X will appear in the top right corner confirming the change.
Asides the usual clicking, controls are:
TAB to toggle wild room transitions /
ESC to exit the game /
F to toggle fullscreen /
Something that might be worth noting, there is an inventory system, but it is a very simple one where you don't need to click on the item or drag it to use it on another and there is no combining of items. If you click on something you can pick up, it is picked up automatically and shown in the top left corner, and if there is something that item is to interact with, if you click on that item and the necessary object is in your inventory it will automatically use it.
TOOLS
Gamemaker Studio 2 /
Gimp /
Aseprite /
Protools /
Story, Art and Programming by Leanne Rath (it'sa me, Realtanhen!)
Music and Sound by Kris Silver (https://soundcloud.com/krissilver92).
Genres: interactive fiction
Comments25
The inventory system was also a definite improvement to a mechanic i've never enjoyed about point-and-clicks; clicking items from the inventory and trying them in failed combinations can get really tedious. I think you're onto something with that!
Overall, a really great experience!
It took me a while to figure out that there was something to be done, not just lore-exposition and scene-transition. Maybe it was just because (spoilers!) ||the drawers|| were barely visible on my screen, so it was hard to click.
It's still an enjoyable game, you did great!
Audio was great. Loved the background noises in the coffee shop.
Will keep in mind for future projects though and I might make an updated build at some point and add it to the itch page. Another thing on my "must keep this in mind for future projects" list! :)
Loved the style and the colour scheme on this one.
I did have a little trouble with the resolution, the window was larger than my screen and wouldn't resize.