It's 12:35 am, and a solar panel is broken

(A submission for the 2023 Neo-Twiny Jam)

StatusReleased
PlatformsHTML5
Rating
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(9 total ratings)
AuthorI'm L
GenreInteractive Fiction
TagsShort, Singleplayer, Text based, Twine

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1.Concept (9/10)

It’s a late-night, modern-time story in chat-format between the protagonist and another character about a screwed up solar panel and a non-kept promise. You can feel the righteous fury of Earwyn through the game.

2.Structure (10/10)

You can follow the story by clicking on the choice-like links. Daeyang, the spectator of gladiator games, being you, the actual protagonist, has two choice to make between the options presented. Either add fuel to the fire for your amusement or stay indifferent to the whole situation. Take your pick.

The pacing is great and there are no grammar errors as far as I read.

3.Characters (10/10):

A great job was done in conveying the characters’ emotions and personalities, and I’m not speaking of the dialogue lines only. Searching the meanings of the characters’ showed some interesting results, one of them being their relation to water. Earwyn’s name means “friend of the sea” which explains the lighthouse mentioned while Daeyang means “deep ocean” which is fitting considering how his personality can kind of be defined by the choices the player makes.

Conclusion

The chat was provided a fun gameplay experience. Definitely recommended for people who like short and fun stories.

Overall rating: 9.66 (5 stars)

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Very fun! A brief little jaunt and an interesting presentation of a chatlog. I enjoyed the little bites of worldbuilding we got through their chatter, it was very well incorporated.

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you're a w for creating this.

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Really fun!

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loved this! wasn't expecting this format to lend itself to the group-chat genre, but it really, REALLY works :)

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This game was super funny! Love the group-chat style, feels like it came straight out of real life.

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#JusticeForErwyn   #JusticeForTheSolarPanel

#DaeyangTheDramaQueen

#ToHellwithNinad

#AwesomeChat

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Omg, the "Kano logged on 

Kano logged off" had me cracking up. Very fun chat! :)