As the rain sings
As the rain sings
an open-map text adventure.
1.2 - Browser version only
Follow your character, a failed journalist, through the strangest weekend of his life: love at first sight, eccentric characters, and much, much respect for the dead!
Based on a true legend:
Originally started for a halloween contest, this story was embroidered on a true Italian scary legend, which was given a solid historical context.
_ You will advance the story by interacting with rooms, objects and characters. Paragraphs are interconnected rooms in which you can walk freely whenever you wish. The gameplay structure is similar to an escape puzzle (and what did you expect from me?).
Features:
_ Online version also optimized for smartphones!
_ Short adventure: about one hour of gameplay (11k words). To be enjoyed with a good Italian coffee.
_ Cinematic atmosphere, comedic surrealism, brilliant dialogues!
_ Realistic historical context.
_ Eight hand-drawn npc's.
_ 3 text sizes and 3 different fonts, including Open Dyslexic.
Resources:
_ Each graphic resource is original, hand-created and digitally finished.
Software: Twine, by Chris Klimas
Current IFID code: 522e2975-b57e-4098-a9d5-03b60aa9d026
Template: manonamora https://manonamora.itch.io/
as also specified in the in-game credits, and freely customized.
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Absolutely loved the game/story. It was a lot of fun. Reminded me of a lot of old folktales and horror stories about people marrying or going on dates with the dead. I do wonder which one specifically inspired this. 😁
Thank you so much, it's always a pleasure to receive comments and videos like this! This story is a little-known local legend, but I transformed the style of classic Gothic novel ghosts (Chambers, Irving, Bierce) infused with the bright character of 1930s American screwball comedy, which I personally adore. The protagonist, Bianca, is a recurring character of mine (she will appear in future games and stories, always with this winning attitude that I found absolutely perfect for her ch.design!). As for the gameplay, it was a bit of an experiment, and I hope it succeeded in entertaining, even though it's as simple as the simplest gamebook. Thanks again. I'll watch your gameplay soon. <3