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Zaphos · Pretty, Pretty Fairy Princess Joined: 20 Jun 2002 Posts: 9

Saw the extension and realized I have time to do this! So, I'm gonna do this.

It is not so much going to be an RPG as a choose-your-own-adventure dressed up in the trappings of an RPG -- hopefully it's close enough anyway!

The story is that our hero has a machine that is powered by regret, and he uses it to explore alternate histories ...

Version log here:
http://www.eecs.berkeley.edu/~jima/ifonly/ ... but nothing really to see yet -- just a very basic engine so far. and a tiny bit of story that goes nowhere good.

codeugly · Monkey-Butler Joined: 14 Aug 2009 Posts: 50

Guard, Definitely Guard. :)

I used to have a lot of fun with choose your own adventures. It's neat to see rpg/adventures molded around that concept.
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Mattias Gustavsson · Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 6:44 pm Post subject:

Attack, obviously!

This looks fun :-)
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PsySal · I wanna be a ballerina! Joined: 27 Jan 2010 Posts: 21

Since his machine is powered by regret, does it mean that every choice he makes changing history has to be a bad one that he regrets, in order to keep using the machine and changing history?

I like the idea of a game where you have the power to change history... but only for the WORST!

Zaphos · Pretty, Pretty Fairy Princess Joined: 20 Jun 2002 Posts: 9

Hehe, I like that idea psysal. I feel like it is a long standing tradition of devices that change history that they only make things worse -- or at least, that they always cause new regrets ...

Zaphos · Pretty, Pretty Fairy Princess Joined: 20 Jun 2002 Posts: 9

I'm done! Game is here: http://www.eecs.berkeley.edu/~jima/ifonly/v4/applet/

Remember to play until cake :)

RampantCoyote · Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 6:30 am Post subject:

LOL!!!

Okay, that was highly amusing.
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jrhill · Fluffy Bunny of Doom Joined: 14 Aug 2010 Posts: 18

I love this game.

js71 · Wandering DJ Joined: 22 Nov 2002 Posts: 815

Haha, very entertaining! Loved it :)

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Mattias Gustavsson · Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2010 8:59 pm Post subject:

I really, really liked this! very neat!
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codeugly · Monkey-Butler Joined: 14 Aug 2009 Posts: 50

I now see guard was definitely not the right option. :) I've got a tear in my eye this was so funny. Loved it!!!
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Zaphos · Pretty, Pretty Fairy Princess Joined: 20 Jun 2002 Posts: 9

Thanks guys! :)

DeveloperX · Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 1:25 am Post subject:

That was quite possibly the funniest mini game that I have ever played! 10/10 - the art was great, anything more detailed and it wouldn't be as funny. It reminded me of Farside comics a bit. :D

Great job!
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Rainer Deyke · Demon Hunter Joined: 05 Jun 2002 Posts: 672

A strange game. The only winning move is not to play.

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