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A jam submission

Epimetheus: The Show Must Go OnView game page

A theatrical production that gets completely out of hand!
Submitted by cookiesriot — 1 hour, 11 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Originality#7903.6573.657
Overall#18013.0003.000
Presentation#20253.0293.029
Fun#22342.7142.714

Ranked from 35 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How does your game fit the theme?
A stage play, but you don't know the lines. Other actors will interrupt you if you hesitate. You may not be who you think you are. But no matter what the mistakes, the show must go on!

Did your team create the art for this game during the 48 hour time slot?

Yes

We created all art during the game jam

Did your team create the audio for this game during the 48 hour time slot?

Yes

We created all audio during the game jam

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Submitted

Cool theme and it has some nice educational things in it too. I don't really understand how it fits with the theme though.

Developer

Thanks! I tried to make the NPCs stick to the original myth as much as possible so it would have some semblance of accuracy. That's actually one of the three "themed" features -- that you can't change the plot like in most visual novels. The other two are spoilers: there's a hidden turn timer so that NPCs can interrupt you if you don't respond quickly enough, and the protagonist is not actually controlled by the player; you are merely a voice in their head. If you have a better way to get those across, I'm all ears!

Submitted

My favorite part was the sound effects. I'm not much of a visual novel person, but this was fun and the dialog was witty. Good job!

Developer

I hope you mean the awful eagle screeches! The neighbors probably think I'm slaughtering pterodactyls. I'm glad you sat through the game despite not being a visual novel person -- I'm generally not either, but I felt it would be a unique take on the prompt, and Ren'Py is not a very programming-intensive environment.

Submitted

Very original use of the theme! It was fun and I really enjoy the art. I would appreciate if you would rate my game as well.

Developer

Thanks! I thought it would be an unusual take. I had hoped to work more on the art, but due to time constraints I ended up slapping on coloration and hastily-drawn faces. A problem for after the Jam, though! Gotta play everybody else's games now.

Submitted

The voice acting gave me a good laugh, haha. I feel like if you told the myths you're referencing here beforehand, this would be a cool little educational experience for quizing students on greek mythology. Pretty interesting!

Developer

Thanks! I frantically self-recorded about 40 random grunts and 2 eagle screeches at the last minute just to have some semblance of sound. It was a blast. Unfortunately I don't think a play that goes horribly wrong is the best setting for telling a story correctly -- but I do see how this medium could be used for that kind of thing. Really interesting concept.

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