Nightrun Theme
Mike LeiszI did the theme for Nightrun, Jereon’s One Game A Month entry, a couple weeks back.
Here’s the loop.
You can play Nightrun HERE.
Two recommendations for quick, enjoyable games!
The Mirror Lied is a 20 minute game built in RPGMaker but it’s like nothing you’ve ever seen on it. Reminds me of Ib in terms of creepy atmosphere, but the horror is really downplayed (you might not even see any horror in it; the studio says it’s not a horror game but I stayed up all night freaked out after playing it). Does some amazing things with music. If you give it a go I’d love to hear your theories! If you enjoy it I recommend To The Moon, by the same studio. It’s not freeware but again it’s built in RPGMaker and again it’s like nothing you’ve ever seen from that engine, and it will make you weep.
Second is a kinetic visual novel called That Cheap and Sacred Thing (TCAST). It takes about an hour to read through. Art is good (and, on one memorable occasion, horrifying and disturbing), writing is brilliant, characters are fantastic. It’s about androids: the heroine’s childhood best friend android and the sex-bot her friends buy her for her birthday are two of the leads. It deserves way more attention than it’s ever gotten, and I recommend it unreservedly (be warned: writer recommends 16+ rating for violence and sexuality). Like To The Moon, it made me cry.
They’re both free, and neither will take you more than an hour to play through. Seriously, play these games.
Hey freeware gameplayers, I need your help?
neftelia
Have you heard of neftelia? I believe it was brought to the English community through players like MikeNnemonic. (If you have not seen his LP of neftelia, it is here. There are other videos by other players too.) It’s an exploration game which uses RPG Maker 2003 engine, just like more popular known game, Yume Nikki. It was also likened to LSD: Dream Emulator. (I will use these as a tags to reach more people)
The game itself is a great veil of mystery… So long as you can actually get it booted up to play.
This goes along with neftelia2, also. I’m actually good friends with 14, the game’s creator. We have been discussing the issues but even he is unsure why there is difficulty in playing the game. Perhaps it is RPG Maker and it’s unicode issues? So this is why I would like to/find help; it’s for a friend. (btw he was really surprised how exposed his game became overseas★)
I thought I would ask those at Tumblr if they have found a sure solution… I know MikeNnemonic has a short tutorial video in which he thinks may help. I have used his advice before, among doing other things, however that was years ago and on a computer, not my laptop. (Which is in poor condition now and I doubt I could get it running again?) Thing is, I put the game in a flashdrive, and in an incident I had broken it;; (I lost other freeware games too…) I have not tried to modify neftelia2, but 14 believes you can use the same exact methods to start it?
I remember such problems I had encountered;
- Being unable to actually open the game
- Once opened, certain areas would crash
- Certain objects interacted with would crash
There may have been other things, but… I think the main connection would have been the sounds that needed to play, were unable to play…? Did the certain animations also contribute to the error? I am still discussing some things with 14, maybe get more detailed with the problems… but it’s hard for him to be able to do anything and I honestly don’t want to work him over and such.;;;
I hope the Tumblr community can provide some insight/help/tips/ect.
Who plays Knytt Stories??
Knytt Stories is a freeware platformer by Nifflas. (Click to learn more)
Some people make their own stories. My friend 14 (made Neftelia, ect.) created his own, “altf4”. After downloading Knytt Stories, you can download his story in the archives or here to play.
I thought I would just promote my friend’s works a little more. I’ve been anticipating it for months now. I can’t wait to play~
I need a good freeware game to play, preferable platform or osmething like Yume Nikki or Ib. It can be horror, just…. Make sure it’s not extremely graphic and that it’s just weird or interesting once you’ve been spoiled enough about what happens. I’d try one of the fanmade games based on Yume Nikki, but I have no freakin’ clue as to how you install them and not wreck your computer, and the instructions that tell you how are confusing.
So, you guys have any suggestions?
The Iconoclasts
indiegames.com
Ok guys, I have one request of you today. PLAY THIS.
If you like platformers, especially Metroidvanias, this will be the best game you’ve played in a long, long while. The art is amazing, the animation is utterly charming, the gameplay is fluid, the platforming puzzles are smart and really fun to figure out, the bosses are epic (as is usual with Konjak’s games), the character designs are original and creative… I could smoosh on about this for longer, hell I might even draw fanart if I find the time.
Honestly, play this. It’s unfinished, but so, so good.
And when you’ve played it? Tell Konjak (via http://twitter.com/konjak or his email) that you love it and that you’d be willing to pay for a finished version. Maybe even buy Noitu Love 2 from him, which is another fantastic, brilliant game worth way more than the 10 bucks he charges for it.
That’s all. ♥
Currently looking for any freeware RPG to sink my teeth into.
I’ve played:
- Cave Story
- Crimsoness
- Tower of Heaven
- Digital- A Love Story
- Ib
- Mad Father
- Misao
- OFF
- Palette
- Witch’s House
- also just kind of working my way slowly through Yume Nikki, it’s mostly taking forever
Downloaded, but haven’t played:
- Taut
- Space Funeral
- I’m Scared of Girls
Not generally a fan of dating sim RPGs. Too slow-paced and non-happening. If I had to get into specifics, I’d prefer an offline visual novel 2d puzzle RPG with a serious plot like you see in a ton of RPGMaker games.
Got any recs?
ze?t online riddle...
zestriddle.ovh.org
ze?t riddle is a psychodelic online adventure made of a hundred and one riddles…
it gripped the souls of thousands of jaywalkers over the last years…
join them or leave while you still can…
ze?t (or more commonly written as zest) is a horror-themed online URL game. What is that, you ask? A URL game is one in which you progress to the next level by entering the correct URL in the address bar. The hints to the next level’s URL are hidden in the previous one.
What you need:
- A PC with internet connection, obviously.
- Time. This (and other similar URL games, actually) is extremely addictive and time-consuming, especially if you are the ambitious type who attempts to finish it.
- A graphic editor—and no, MS Paint isn’t enough, apparently. You need something more complex like Photoshop or GIMP (links to DL GIMP on the ze?t page)
- Google. You will be using Google a lot.
Check their General Hints page for a crash course.
Ah…good luck.
