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Title: Save the Date: A game that's just really cool
Post by: Scourge of Ages on June 01, 2013, 01:04:03 am

http://paperdino.com/games/save-the-date/

for a brief overview, watch this: http://youtu.be/946flnd3ON8?t=10m13s

Then go play it.

EDIT: I've decided not to say what it's about, even vaguely. Go play!

Title: Re: Save the Date: A game that's just really cool
Post by: CommanderDJ on June 01, 2013, 02:29:52 am

This is absolutely brilliant. Like, I'm not kidding. Play it!

Title: Re: Save the Date: A game that's just really cool
Post by: Hobbie on June 01, 2013, 03:45:31 am

I played it.

I now have a severe headache.

That's not a bad thing. :P

Title: Re: Save the Date: A game that's just really cool
Post by: Killer Whale on June 01, 2013, 08:12:07 am

Wow. That was cool.

Spoiler:

I don't even know if I finished it, but it felt like it.

Title: Re: Save the Date: A game that's just really cool
Post by: Spoon on June 01, 2013, 09:43:59 am

****IN' NINJAS RUININ' MAH DATES

Title: Re: Save the Date: A game that's just really cool
Post by: Black Wolf on June 01, 2013, 10:24:20 am

It was clever. Bit poorly executed in that I had no idea what the author was trying to get at until I read his forum posts, but maybe that was the point.

Title: Re: Save the Date: A game that's just really cool
Post by: jg18 on June 03, 2013, 12:42:33 am

It's cute. A bit unstable on OS X.

Spoiler:

Damn decision trees and their mini-combinatorial explosion. Haven't won yet. Pretty sure the "invent your own ending" ending isn't the real ending. Good comparison to Groundhog Day though.

Title: Re: Save the Date: A game that's just really cool
Post by: Hobbie on June 03, 2013, 07:14:26 pm

Spoiler:

I would like to see if there's a way past the aliens. The option to get up and run is surprisingly lacking.

Title: Re: Save the Date: A game that's just really cool
Post by: Dark RevenantX on June 03, 2013, 07:34:25 pm

To win, you must first quit the game.  After that, if you have any semblance of curiosity, you will beat the game.

Title: Re: Save the Date: A game that's just really cool
Post by: Black Wolf on June 03, 2013, 08:08:55 pm

Author's comments (http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=33753.msg896094#msg896094).

Only read these after you've been playing for at least an hour and you're satisfied that you've found all you're going to. They're helpful in understanding what he was getting at.

Title: Re: Save the Date: A game that's just really cool
Post by: BloodEagle on June 03, 2013, 09:47:43 pm

This is pretty damned funny.   :yes: 

It's also similar to The Stanley Parable (http://www.galactic-cafe.com/the-stanley-parable/) (which has an HD version (http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=95511356) Greenlit and coming out on Steam in the year 20xx).

By the way, I am an awesome hacker.  :cool: