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[raiten]

I've combined philosophy with a game boy tribute. If you're not Yu, Rorher or Fish I might just be a little bit indier than thou.

http://www.kongregate.com/games/raitendo/free-will-the-game



(this pic is actually an old wip but I can't be bothered to start up photoshop to take a new screenshot)

EDIT: if you enjoyed the game and have a digg account, please consider digging it!
http://digg.com/playable_web_games/Free_Will_The_Game

[Edmund]

Gish FTW!

[Tanner]

I fell out of my chair at the end.   

[raiten]

Oh yeah, Edmund is of course indier than me too.

[Alec S.]

 :D

[ஒழுக்கின்மை (Paul Eres)]

it's hilarious that some of the comments think the repetition thing is a bug

[Aquin]

This game is just...   

[Farbs]

Heheh, it's pageview-tastic! Fun and very polished also. Haven't finished it yet.

[agj]

Determinism: The Game, eh? Neat.

[raiten]

Determinism: The Game, eh? Neat.

Yeah, that's actually the Japanese title, "Ketteiron" (it switches to Japanese automatically if you have a Japanese OS), but I thought "Free Will" sounded better in English.

[Noyb]

This is so hard. I keep making the exact same mistakes each time.

It might be cool to see something like this where the play again phase only accepts the same input as before, but doesn't move until the player performs it. Or to make a game so simple (timed reaction test to click on a target?) that the player doesn't even realize he's lost control until a few times through.

[Gainsworthy]

This is so hard. I keep making the exact same mistakes each time.

It might be cool to see something like this where the play again phase only accepts the same input as before, but doesn't move until the player performs it. Or to make a game so simple (timed reaction test to click on a target?) that the player doesn't even realize he's lost control until a few times through.

Yeah, at the moment it's kind of just a replay feature. When one can circumnavigate it with a simple refresh it loses much of the impact.

Uh, gag aside that game's pretty nice. I like the blobby enemies especially.

[raiten]

Yeah, at the moment it's kind of just a replay feature. When one can circumnavigate it with a simple refresh it loses much of the impact.

You think? Could you explain in a little more detail why? (that maybe comes across as irritated, but it's meant to mean I'm interested in what you think)

[Gainsworthy]

Oh, well... I'm not sure if I missed something, haven't figured out how to make a certain jump - the one with the slime under the block.

I mean, I do get that it's a determenism thing (I didn't think it was a "STUPID GLITCH FIX PLZ"  :D), but unfortunately, way I play this is that I want to see more - it may be simple, but it's also fun and polished. So, I press F5.

Could be because I'm used to seeing replays in games, but when I died I wasn't satisfied with the concept of re-watching my death and calling it a day. Sadly, it simply ended up being a lengthy barrier to re-entry, the "retry?" button a mislabelled "replay?". Matter of perspective I suppose! Plenty of people seem to get it.


Maybe the determinism would cut it for me if, as above, it forced my hand at crucial points - you know, I have to kill That Enemy, I have to miss That Coin, I have to take the Low Path, I have to die to That Fall. Or, like Noyb just said, only accepts certain inputs. Or you could chuck an Excecution and turn that single playthrough into a permanent save. I know they're probably all difficult, but they're my thoughts on the matter. Certainly not saying to go and do them. But if I were to make this game, I'd try that approach.

I'm not sure if this answers your question - if not, do tell! As the people who I've beta'd for can attest to, I can always go into more detail.

 

[mirosurabu]

Oh, you got the name all wrong. It's "Superstition: The Game".

Haven't finished it yet. Will do that though!

[Gainsworthy]

 

 



 :D


(I beat the game.)


Well played Raiten. Well played.

[mirosurabu]

Yeah, the ending wasn't expected.

[Kianis]

That was indeed realistic! :D You're awesome!

[joshg]

 

I'm with you up to the face slap.

(Fun game though!)

[JamesGecko]

Win! 

(No, actually, I lost. Repeatedly. The same way.)

The automatic selection of "retry" after the first replay made me laugh.