Swan
A downloadable game for Windows and macOS
On her way to an outdoor live show as a performer, Melanie suddenly blacks out while on the train and finds herself in a strange new place.
1K words
One sprite
One bg
One song
Made in one week
A project originally made for O2A2 (2021) game jam... but we missed the deadline, despite having the completed project. So, rather than let it collect dust, we've decided to upload it as a solo project which follows the spirit of O2A2 (because I don't want to do any more work on this).
We hope you enjoy this short story.
Credits:
Kathana-DA -
Art (Sprites and BG)
Dusk Wrangler
Adorable superhero
Dusk -
Writer
Coder
Crazy evil horse
Perpetually deprived of sleep
Nicolle Zambrano -
Melanie VA
Motivational support
Slayer of monsters
Oak Studios -
Track: Every Little Thing Music
Composed and recorded by Oak Studios Creative
Commons - Attribution ND 4.0
https://youtu.be/udOBhsuWEJM
Special thanks to the entire DevTalk discord community for putting up with my many questions.
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Whatever I pick at the first choice (Encore / Draw the curtains) ends the game... was it a bug or did I miss something?
That's intentional. :'D
If I ever do a future update, maybe I'll put something there so people know it's not a bug. Or at least put a credits scroll or something. >~<
I see all the other commenters got it, maybe it was me too stupid to get it...! However from my point of view I was quite intrigued until I felt trolled... Maybe it doesn't matter talking since it was just a speed project but if you'll ever do a "serious" project I suggest to pay more attention on the way it closes.
PS: The voice acting was a pleasant surprise, but maybe next time you should consider to have a voice for the narration part too.
Cute, sad little game, i enjoyed the story i read, and i loved the voice acting. loved the character, you did a good job, and i look forward to what you create next.
I also did a video on it
Glad you liked it!
As for the clarification at the end...
Without giving too much away (because itch.io doesn't seem to have a spoiler tag system or a messaging system that I can see from here), the ending choices are basically deciding if Melanie should "move on" or "get another chance." Represented by "draw the curtains" and "encore."
I was limited to only 1k words, so I couldn't really add more to explanation to it, unfortunately. I don't think I can say more without posting a major spoiler on the game page. :'D
thank you :) great game by the way
You made use of that one song, dang.
Fun (possible) fact: "I put that song in the code, about 2 minutes before the deadline." If only I would've made it in time. :'D
Also another fun fact: "I did not actually listen to the whole song before I put it in, so if it fits it was a totally random chance." But don't tell anyone, it's a secret, let them think that I meticulously planned the whole thing~ xD
Cute art, melancholy story! The wonderful voice acting added a lot of emotion to the experience!
Thanks, I've known the VA for years, she got her lines to me really quickly! :D
Sad story :(
But the art is very cute <3
Believe it or not, I wanted to make it even sadder. ;u;
Yeah, Kat does great work~ <3