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 What is it? A text based adventure game (remember Zork?) only much easier to play because it uses hyper-links instead of a parser. That means you click instead of type. It's about a firewall elemental--a fire spirit bound with C++ code to protect a network of people and places. You decide how she develops. She can be a caring protector or a dreamless automaton or a torrent of cleansing flame. During the game you can:
About The World Open Sorcery is set in a techno-magical world where magicians use technology to interface more effectively with mystical forces. You only get to see a small portion of the larger world in the game, but it's hinted at.  One of the main themes of the world is how the universe is fundamentally a comprehensible place. Magic, though complex and mysterious, is something that can ultimately be understood now that we have the tools to analyze it properly.  The magic users in the universe are called Open Sorcerers and their community is based on the cooperative, altruistic, and haphazard open source community in the real world. The main screen of the game is stylistically based on DOS and the Windows Firewall.  You don't need to understand programming to play the game. What is Twine? This game was built using Twine. Twine is a javascript library/IDE that was originally created to simulate old Choose Your Own Adventure stories online. It uses hyperlinks to provide the user with choices. Example games and access to the tool can be found here. Try it: Price on Steam: $3.99 Price on Mobile: $2.99 The variety of paths and endings mean you can replay the game multiple times and get entirely different outcomes. You can play the demo here Or just buy the game. tangwystal fucked around with this message at 20:23 on Mar 22, 2017 |
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your account is 4 years old...how is this your first post
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Feb 23, 2017 04:19
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I am extremely lurky.
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Feb 23, 2017 17:23
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lol you also bought a banner ad for your lovely non-game
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Feb 27, 2017 18:46
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Stuntman posted:lol you also bought a banner ad for your lovely non-game Man, who would be enough of a nerd to give money to a comedy forum? Next you're going to tell me there's an entry fee, too.
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Feb 27, 2017 19:02
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I'm surprised you didn't use that nice face shot in your ad banner, OP. The text-only ad is not that attractive (though I guess it succeeded in bringing at least a few of us here!). Have you done any other interactive fiction games before?
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Feb 27, 2017 19:13
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This is a really solid IF game actually. Love the world, and the writing is good and fun. Only played the demo though, which felt like a full enough game to deserve $4. Highly recommended.
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Feb 27, 2017 22:37
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While making a first post to promote your game is generally considered bad form, you DID register in 2013... and this game also seems Extremely My poo poo. This is almost definitely something I will purchase. (Nice work on the prose, too!)
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Feb 28, 2017 06:07
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Not lying, this looks like my poo poo.
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Mar 1, 2017 17:33
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Followed the ad, was intrigued enough to play the demo, and now I own the game. Cheers!
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Mar 1, 2017 18:28
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This is so my poo poo, I feel like I need to have a chat with my proctologist. Edit: Neat. That's the first bit of twine I've encountered with something approximating a keyboard. Bieeanshee fucked around with this message at 18:57 on Mar 1, 2017 |
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Mar 1, 2017 18:41
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This is good. And it's inexpensive enough that I don't feel bad pressuring my friends to buy it. I want to see more of the world the game takes place, though.
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John Lee posted:While making a first post to promote your game is generally considered bad form, you DID register in 2013... and this game also seems Extremely My poo poo. This is almost definitely something I will purchase. (Nice work on the prose, too!) It's really good if you have any love at all for classic-era IF.
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POOL IS CLOSED posted:Have you done any other interactive fiction games before? I have made one other called "16 Ways to Kill a Vampire at McDonalds." I refer to it as 16W2KaV@McD for short. It's free because I don't want to be sued. Playable here: Kill a Vampire John Lee posted:While making a first post to promote your game is generally considered bad form, you DID register in 2013... I admit I was hesitant, but I figured that spending money on the ad evens me out karmic-ly. Bieeardo posted:Edit: Neat. That's the first bit of twine I've encountered with something approximating a keyboard. Right?! I mean, technically you could just splice in an html input and grab the contents with javascript, but this looked way way better. Sorus posted:This is good. And it's inexpensive enough that I don't feel bad pressuring my friends to buy it. Stay tuned for Open Sorcery 2: Sea++
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Played the demo then hit that buy button on steam so drat fast I didn't notice it doesn't run on linux. oops.
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tangwystal posted:I have made one other called "16 Ways to Kill a Vampire at McDonalds." Hey this is kinda cool, I got a kick out of it.
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Sounds rad, my guy. I'll give it a look while BoTW downloads. 
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tangwystal posted:Stay tuned for Open Sorcery 2: Sea++ Calling subroutines from the vasty deep.
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I mean, a follow-up game would be cool, but I could easily see this making a jump to tabletop.
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I never liked coding or interactive fiction, but I gave in to the ephemeral goon pressure and bought the Android version.
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I just now got the triple pun of the game's title. I feel real dumb.
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GladRagKraken posted:Played the demo then hit that buy button on steam so drat fast I didn't notice it doesn't run on linux. I just finished the linux port. I need to test it, but it will exist soon. Bieeardo posted:Calling subroutines from the vasty deep. Exactly the vibe I'm going for. Sorus posted:I mean, a follow-up game would be cool, but I could easily see this making a jump to tabletop. There has actually already been a LARP.
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Demo is pretty sweet.
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precision posted:I just now got the triple pun of the game's title. I feel real dumb. What's the triple pun Open Source, Sorcery, what else?
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FirstAidKite posted:What's the triple pun My guess is sorcery out in the open. Open sorcery.
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I just finished, but not with what I assume is the "optimal" ending. There seems to be a somewhat required list of things to do in order for the final sequence to be completed satisfactorily. I was very glad to see that in subsequent playthroughs the time countdowns can be eliminated. I'd argue to take them out altogether as they decrease the ability to fully read what's happening, which was the reason I was playing it. I'm going to give it a second playthrough soon (Okay, third, because I'm dumb when talking to fairies and had to restart).
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Mar 5, 2017 22:04
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FirstAidKite posted:What's the triple pun Open Sesame
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tangwystal posted:I have made one other called "16 Ways to Kill a Vampire at McDonalds." just played this to 100% completion. yeah i think i need to buy your game. your style is very appealing to me.
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Bought it after trying the demo. A nice little fun thing to decompress. Good job, OP
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I really enjoyed this, bought a couple of copies for friends.
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Gumby posted:(Okay, third, because I'm dumb when talking to fairies and had to restart). Same here even though I have read a bunch of stories about faeries of course I had to follow the dumb chaos spirit 
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This game owns! I had a lot of fun for a couple hours. I love the fairy sequence. although I'm not sure if you were inspired by the dresden files, it fits with what I know from the series perfectly. Of course i told her my name once to see what would happen  And by the looks of it over 3 playthroughs, there are many ways to win the game, some more optimal than others although I lost my first run. Please make more like this.
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i just came here for the ad
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oh fine! I bought your game
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I liked the writing, expecially friendship with fireworm :3 you should collaborate with goon who created House of the Dying Sun because his fire destroys and yours is Fire that protects
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I like the game but it loads very slow on my N7 (2013) which is odd because I can play other Twine/text games fine. Yes I did tap the words to move on.
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I thought self-promoted game threads crash and burn? What's going on?
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Yeah its super weird to see something self-promoted be so good. This game evokes a real sense of wonder and invites multiple playthroughs with open arms. Making decisions has extreme lasting effects on how you approach the situation at the end, and I'm still not sure if I made the "right" choices by befriending certain side characters, being truthful about my expanding capabilities, or by accepting invites to do cool poo poo. BECOME THE ENGINE was the fastest i may have clicked a button ever in my life.
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OK this seems super fun and is definitely a cool theme on its own! Hope it's good when I get hope otherwise I'll be really angry I spent the equivalent of a starbucks coffee on a game that looks fun. The fact it's on mobile too just makes it even better. Cheers! EPIC fat guy vids fucked around with this message at 20:24 on Mar 15, 2017 |
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