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Post by yeliorog on Jun 24, 2018 16:06:54 GMT
For years I imagined making a completely FMV interactive story/puzzle game (think Myst but made entirely with videos). Last year I finally got around to figuring out how to make the game mechanics work, and little by little put together Yeli Orog. The game takes place in Asturias, Spain and was filmed in various locations there. If you are a fan of Myst-like games, interactive stories with puzzle elements, and FMV games, I think you will appreciate Yeli Orog. If you have any questions about the game let me know. Here is the steam page, the game will be released on July 13th: store.steampowered.com/app/886270/Yeli_Orog/
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Post by yeliorog on Jul 13, 2018 12:40:08 GMT
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Post by doppelgregger on Oct 16, 2018 22:33:05 GMT
Hey, this looks cool! What engine did you use to make this?
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Post by yeliorog on Oct 19, 2018 2:39:30 GMT
Hey, this looks cool! What engine did you use to make this? Hi, I didn't use a game engine. It was made with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript and packaged with Electron. Initially I tried using Unity but found it difficult to work with for a FMV game of this type. The easiest solution ended up being webm videos set with HTML5, and a lot of JavaScript.
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Post by doppelgregger on Oct 19, 2018 5:39:55 GMT
Interesting... I just played it through. Creepy AF dude! I won't bother giving you any critique because I'm sure you've heard it all already, but suffice to say I really enjoyed it for the most part! Loved the imagery, LOVED the mood, story was cool... 1 question though: what's OJPLK signify? Got a bit frustrated by that part and ended up checking out a walkthrough on YouTube to get through it...
Anyhow, I've been considering doing an FMV myself. I don't know much coding, only a bit of python as I work professionally in Nuke (VFX artist), so I'm leaning towards using Ren'Py. HTML, CSS and JavaScript sounds a bit too intimidating to me tbh... been considering Unity as well, though it seems a bit overkill for what I want to do.
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Post by yeliorog on Oct 19, 2018 13:03:00 GMT
Interesting... I just played it through. Creepy AF dude! I won't bother giving you any critique because I'm sure you've heard it all already, but suffice to say I really enjoyed it for the most part! Loved the imagery, LOVED the mood, story was cool... 1 question though: what's OJPLK signify? Got a bit frustrated by that part and ended up checking out a walkthrough on YouTube to get through it... Anyhow, I've been considering doing an FMV myself. I don't know much coding, only a bit of python as I work professionally in Nuke (VFX artist), so I'm leaning towards using Ren'Py. HTML, CSS and JavaScript sounds a bit too intimidating to me tbh... been considering Unity as well, though it seems a bit overkill for what I want to do. I'm glad you liked it. I wanted to make the type of game I always wanted to play, something strange and esoteric that tells a story in its own way. We don't know what OJPLK means, they are unknown symbols in the strange language of Yeli Orog's world. That is a difficult puzzle where I wanted the player to have to make an abstract connection and have an "ah-ha!" moment. The key to that puzzle is in the news section of the phone. There is a story out of place, where three children say that their invisible friend told them which carnival costumes to wear: "an octopus man, a dancing skeleton with a hat, and the castle piece from chess". The player has to find the equivalent symbol for those three things. If you look again at the answer you will see the resemblance to an octopus man, a dancing skeleton with a hat, and the castle piece from chess. Those are not letters you are typing, but symbols. A tough puzzle, I think not many players have figured out it without any help. If you go the Yeli Orog game file and go to resources ->app, all the game files are viewable. "apartmentpart1.html" is the main game file that connects everything together.
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Post by doppelgregger on Oct 20, 2018 19:59:14 GMT
Well, I think you did a great job! Congrats!! Awesome! Thanks for the suggestion to check the source code and the link -- most appreciated!
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