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Daddy's Birthday's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Implementation | #7 | 3.318 | 3.318 |
| Presentation (Text, Graphics & Sound) | #9 | 3.273 | 3.273 |
| Help, Hints and/or Instructions | #9 | 3.045 | 3.045 |
| Writing (General Quality) | #11 | 3.136 | 3.136 |
| Story (Plot, Setting & Objective) | #14 | 2.682 | 2.682 |
| Overall Rating | #15 | 2.864 | 2.864 |
| Puzzles | #17 | 2.136 | 2.136 |
Ranked from 22 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Overview of Game
It all started with a walkthrough of an imaginary game that 8-year-old Ruth typed for Daddy's birthday... then Daddy converted it into a real game, with Ruth's help. It is possible to play it exactly as in the original walkthrough, or to enjoy a very different birthday.
A short interactive fiction story written using Inform 7.
Requirements to Play
You can play this game online by clicking "Run game".
To download and play on your device you will need suitable software, for example: Gluxe or Git for Windows; Spatterlight for Mac; Fabularium for Android; Frotz for iOS; Gargoyle for various platforms, including Linux and FreeBSD (URLs are available on the game page).
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Comments
The game and the story is as sweet as the cake that is in it! :D
(You could say I'm biased, having just had a daughter myself).
I especially like the symbiosis of childlike spirit and adult implementation. Both are really very good. As an adult, it's probably almost impossible to convey this carefree lightness in a story....
I only have one question: Why are the rooms connected in diagonals?
Chapeau bas aux chefs !
"Why are the rooms connected in diagonals?"
The rooms are based on the rooms in our house. I drew a compass and orientated it to the room we were in, and she went round the house working out the directions between rooms :-)
A cute, simple, extremely tiny game — really, a birthday card in game form. I like that verbs natural to the situation (kiss, hug, play, rub) are implemented.
Typo: “whicih was fun”