Scratching the Surface
A downloadable game for Windows
The goal of most of the levels is to help Zoey reach the doors that lead to the next levels, but not all the doors are unlocked immediately.
It's not a "game" in a traditional sense, but relies more on the player's imagination to decide what else is included in the world that each line introduces.
Uses Public Domain works
Romeo and Juliet (~1597) --William Shakespeare
Jane Eyre (1847) --Charlotte Bronte
Peter and Wendy (1911) -- J.M. Barrie
The Most Dangerous Game (1924) --Richard Connell
Fonts Used
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I think that some calming music would help with this. I also would like to see more images that Zoey interacted with like the first puzzle with the Romeo and Juliet opening. Also a walk/run cycle for Zoey would be nice, but I can understand not quite getting to that during a jam.
Thank you for the feedback! The romeo and Juliet puzzle was definitely the one I put the most time into programming, which led to me not having as much time for the other puzzles, and I had a list of possible complicated puzzles for other stories.
Well, this is new. I'm not sure what to say, it was a different concept from anything I've ever seen, but creativity is always good! The zoey blinked a bit too much as the screen was moving, and felt a bit distracting... I couldn't quite read the passages properly since the font was way too big XD Interesting idea nonetheless, meow!
Yeah, this was my first time making a game that would have the background scroll, so some of my techniques were very amateur, and something that will get better as I do more game making. And this idea was definitely meant to be a very out of the box entry.
You got my imagination running. I like writing stories so I was thinking about how I would continue each line perhaps in different directions from the original works. Great Job!
Thanks!