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A jam submission

Nocturne of PostsView game page

Try to have a nice time on the Internet in this esoteric comedy/horror visual novel.
Submitted by AKA Y — 46 minutes, 10 seconds before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Innovation#243.7503.750
Overall#953.3333.333
Gameplay#1013.1673.167
Graphics#1253.3333.333
Theme interpretation#1353.1673.167
Audio#2172.5832.583

Ranked from 12 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

GitHub repository URL
https://github.com/foxmcloud555/Game-Off-2020/

Theme interpretation
We took the "moonshot" idea to mean achieving something very unlikely. In our case, that meant having a nice time on the internet.

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Submitted

The theme is interpreted here perfectly :D
Cool visuals and sound effects. Loved seeing the internet on the internet!

Submitted

I'll preface this by saying that I don't usually play 'visual novel' games, in fact this is probably my first. But I had a lot of fun with it!

I think you managed a surprisingly authentic simulation of an old-school browsing experience. I especially loved the alternate-universe game/console references on the gaming forum! The UI and sound effects turned out great and I was impressed by the amount of small details you managed to incorporate. You also managed to build up a very unique and unsettling atmosphere and I was quite surprised by some unexpected things that ended up happening. Very cool!

One question though, was the 'homescape' web search supposed to be functional? I kept looking for special keywords that would show results, but the 'GO' button never seemed to have any effect (maybe I just didn't manage to find the right ones though).

Developer(+1)

Thank you! No, the search isn’t functional at the moment. We were planning some stuff with it that might make it to a later build, but it ultimately got cut to meet the deadline.

Submitted

Had a lot of fun with the game! Bringing me back to the 90s and the first interactions with the Internet. The virus animation is really cool and spooky!

Very interesting experience! Well done!

Submitted

That made me remember how little I miss windows 95 :-p

Submitted

Very funny take on the theme :D

Did a great job implementing it.

Fun game to explore.

Nice job!

Submitted

This is really fun and weird.  I love your writing!  And it looks like AOL.  My coworkers never even had CDs, much less dial-up.  :-)  Thanks for creepy nostalgia!

(+1)

I've been libeled in this game via the character of Snidecooper, but it still rules so i'm letting it slide. 

Submitted(+2)

Very original game !

A lot of cool references and good humor :)

It almost feel like the real Internet... but better