EVERY TIME YOU BLINK
JAM ENTRY FOR LUDUM DARE 51: EVERY 10 SECONDS
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DESCRIPTION:
Recently single, you reconnect with an old friend and agree to get a house together. But when it comes time to sign the papers, you hesitate.
How is it that I'm so 'important' to you and yet you're always somewhere else?
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HOW TO PLAY:
At every blink, you'll be faced with a new puzzle/scene. Solve each puzzle/complete all scenes in order to achieve the ending.
PUZZLE 1: Wordle. Correctly guess the secret word. Yellow squares mean right letter, wrong space, and green squares mean right letter, right space.
PUZZLE 2: Remember. Remember the words given to you and recite them back when you see the puzzle again.
PUZZLE 3: Wordsearch. Find all words in the square.
PUZZLE 4: Wedding Math. Budget for your wedding and get all your expenses correct.
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KNOWN BUGS NOT FIXED FOR THE JAM:
- If you enter an answer too close to the "blink" transition, you might get a messed up bg for the final scene. You can still finish the game.
- Sometimes, when finishing the game, the puzzles will still be completed when you start a new game.
- Sometimes the Wordle puzzle doesn't display your attempts. In that case, to bypass the puzzle, please reference the puzzle guide below for the answer.
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PUZZLE GUIDE:
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TEAM:
robobarbie - programming, abel/ui art, game design, narrative design
destini islands - writing, bgs, game design, narrative design, sfx
allie vera - writing, editing, music finder
zero, redstormpopcorn - QA
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ASSETS:
MUSIC:
Purple Dream by Ghostrifter http://bit.ly/ghostrifter-yt Creative Commons — Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported — CC BY-ND 3.0 Free Download: https://hypeddit.com/ki2idc
BGs:
Sidekix Media (Kitchen) - https://unsplash.com/photos/UDDULE_eIBY
Michelle Myers (Locker room) - https://unsplash.com/photos/0ARznsol0Lc
Kelly Sikkema (Papers) - https://unsplash.com/photos/tQQ4BwN_UFs
Lisa Fotios (Hotel) - https://www.pexels.com/photo/sofa-chair-beside-window-2249055/
Erik Mclean (Pub Lounge) - https://www.pexels.com/photo/interior-of-traditional-english-pub-with-wooden-tables-and-leather-chairs-5662826/
Egin Akyurt (Seaside Wedding) - https://unsplash.com/photos/MeNE7Ockq4w
SFX:
blink - https://freesound.org/people/LAGtheNoggin/sounds/15545/
opening - https://freesound.org/people/qubodup/sounds/219590/
puzzle clear - https://freesound.org/people/MLaudio/sounds/511484/
Status | Released |
Platforms | HTML5, Windows, macOS |
Rating | Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars (312 total ratings) |
Author | robobarbie |
Genre | Puzzle |
Tags | LGBT, Ludum Dare, Ludum Dare 51, Romance, Slice Of Life |
Development log
- LDJAM 51 Submission is OUT!!Oct 03, 2022
Comments
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This is really good. I came here playing with no knowledge whatsoever, and was shocked with how the gameplay is. It's beautiful, the way my jaw drops every now and then every time I get answers on the puzzles that CORRELATES to the backstory and storytelling that's going on between the characters.
I love it so much. I wish I could learn more about the characters. :'D
SO fun.
It was hard to figure out-- that I loved
but they way the story was set? beautiful. the art? even more pretty
it was sweet, and comforting, strangely
even if it wasn't me there
that was weirdly comforting. Thanks :)
I sucked so hard at the wordle lmao,, the game was wonderful and the storytelling is amazing, thank you for making this game
this is my adhd in a nutshell I love it
i luv this so much!! why is this getting so little attention huhu
i love the storyline so much and pairing it with the minigames too the pressure omg i had to repeat the game just so i can focus more omg
Had to google the wordle one I'm so bad at that game. But this game is amazing. I don't think I've ever played a bad game by this person.
aaaaaaaaaaaaaa this is one of my favorite games i play it once every few months I love Abel dearly
that was hell
(so bad at wordle I used a list of words)
10/10
AAAA this was so good omg,,, the art's really nice too, i'd forget to respond sometimes just looking at him, or reading the little messages on the screen X3
it's good. thank you!
I love it! Tbh i was so stressed out abt the Math and Wordsearch and I was so horrible at it that I sent the questions to my friends bc one, he is very good at math and two my other friend she is a master at wordsearch and bro i was so stress but eventually i did it, very good game to release ur stress and the artwork is very beautiful!
I know that most likely you don't do translations, especially in Italian, but since it costs nothing to ask, can you translate it?
The game goes too fast for me and what I know of English I can't use it.
:D wow! It's a little tricky if you suck at spelling and word searches like me but the guide was my absolute best friend.
The story is presented in a very interesting way where we don't get all the information dumped on you instantly, but we're able to do our job as a player and put the pieces together ourselves and interpret them! Great job!!!
I had so much fun playing this! I was chaotic since I'm a slow kind of person but it was all fun. Loved how each puzzle made me understand the story little by little.
I loved this, it was just the right amount of challenging and I loved the story! Shit's complex, it's so great. You pack a lot of character into a short amount of dialogue.
AW THIS IS SO GOOD UR KIDDING
aww it took a little time but it was worth it and happy that we got a happy ending
THANK YOU SO FRICKING MUCH FOR THE GUIDE I COULDNT FIGURE OUT THE CROSSWORD OR THE WORD GUESSING FOR THE LIFE OF ME
my dyslexia could not but it was really fun just took a while
To be honest I didn't understand anything that happened and it was very stressful to play aha
I complete it in a intense rush of 5 minutes with stress.
Poor girl, did she get cheated on, I just wanna know?
I love the game so much! It was so fun to play the puzzles!
But I since I feel like Abel and the MC cheated... I really dislike them both. The only thing going for Abel is his tits, smile and tattoos.
Well your comment is kinda old but to answer, in my opinion MC didn't "cheat", as the locker room incident happened during university and MC very probably met and got engaged with their wife after.
MC just continued to have feelings inside of their heart, I guess.
I mean... technically yes, but it feels like emotional cheating yk?
I feel sorry for all of them. Emotions are fucking messy.
Wow... I do not like that guy.
Abel's language, while seemingly supportive, have undercurrents of a tone that seems very manipulative. The kind of guy who will respond to a situation that suits him and then lay claim that it's you who is responsible for all the drama.
This was a great simulation of someone who's so mentally scattered that it's difficult for them to get a handle on what's happening.
Huh... that makes sense. I was like, bro seems nice but I get that sinking feeling when the MC talks with him.
Nice to know I'm not the only one who felt like that.
one of the best games ive found on this site really well done
Very cool... I love the whole vibe
bro idc about the puzzles show me your tits
LMFAO
so real
every single game you do is amazing i loved this so muchhhhh
dude...
THAT WAS AMAZING I HAD TO WHIP OUT PAPER AND WRITE NOTES FOR THIS OMG I LOVE THIS SO MUCH
SAME
i swear every game you work on just hits different
very cool stuff! evocative! ty for sharing:)
omg !! your games always are BANGERS !! tysm for this !!
also - what gender is Myles ? I thought they were neural at first but idk anymore
probably a he/him but go crazy
noted ! ty :)
the moment I read the first round of floating locker room text it was over for me. Stressful in the best way and bittersweet and now in love with this hot [v-word redacted for puzzle reasons] guy. The music, the conversation being cut between the games, it really felt like a person trapped in their head. just lovely
I tried to play on mobile and it was just not possible and confusing the heck out of me, but I'm SO GLAD I got on my computer to play. I really liked it!!
i love this game so much holy shit, everything just clicks perfectly, it made so much sense the more times you guess and talk with abel ww<3 (english is not my first language so i struggled a bit, but proud to say i did it without any help :>)
its an amazing game and its hard for really anyone so dont worry if it was hard beacuz of language you did well!!
aww my heart... it's bursting
but i spent an embarassing amount of time to figure out the last wordsearch (F--------). i even took a pic of it so i can see better and still couldn't find it for so many loops lol. abel waiting for me like "take your time:)" i was taking my sweet time ok
amazing game, love it<3
OMG SAME i litery wrote forbiddens
and its forbidden and i thought that was wrong so i didn't try again and took em hours literaly
this was sooo good, but also english is a terrible langue that makes me mad when i have to go fast
WAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! ISH SHO GOOOD WAHHHHHH CRYING SOBBING!!!
LMFAO ty jenny 💚
<3