Dead Weight
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During a thick and stormy winter hike,
Ronan is determined to make it to safety.
But there is one thing weighing him down.
Will he continue to carry it ?
Or will he go on without it?
Content Warning:
Includes depiction and description of death and grief
3000 words (30 minutes of playtime)
Partially voiced
3 CGs and 2 bittersweet endings
Endless scrolling progressive background
Particle effects
Original music and SFX
Adaptive music and SFX
Writer & Narrative Designer: haunthill
Composer: FoxHyode
Sprite Artist: sabimaki
UI & Background Artist: SummerOrigins
Sound Design: dmt_sonics
Programmer: Kotzwinkle
Script Editor: katface
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Development log
- Version 1.0.21 day ago
- Dead Weight Released!2 days ago
Comments
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The writing was great and I love the pencil style art! I like the first person view too. I love the mood set by the audio, the sound design was crisp and the music was so smooth.
Love that this was done in godot too!
I came from the "Ultimate BL Visual Novel Game Jam" submissions page. Hi! I really love the story, art, and GUI! I was trying to piece together what Ronan was carrying with him, and had a sudden horrifying realization and I was correct! 🥲 I love that stuff. I chose to continue carrying "it" by the end.
The moving background was such an interesting addition to the VN. :3c
Than you so much for playing! We're glad you enjoyed it! It's really cool to hear that the reveal had the impact we hoped it would!
I'm not a fan of sad stories, but the art was good & the writing was fluent. This felt like reading a small novel.
Thank you so much for taking the time to play! We agree. The writer and artists did an amazing job!