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A pause/Menu/Level Select game would be awesome. I was already in the extra levels, had to reboot and... Start all over again? Not good... :-(
It was pretty tricky making the levels. I had to lay out a normal platformer level while also keeping in mind of where I wanted things to be cut in half. It was pretty painstaking and a lot of levels were left on the cutting room floor when the end result was too easy.
There's no game without players. I'm highly appreciative of everyone taking the time to comment and share their feelings. There's not enough communication, especially in the AAA industry, between developers and players and that's something that needs to change.
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Great refreshing new mechanic for a platformer! The only thing that bugged me a bit is that it seems that you recorded the poem in individual sound files, one for each level, rather than recording it all in one go and splitting it from there. The poem loses the flow it should have, and thus, a lot of the beauty of the rhythm and sound of the poem is lost. Even if it's done deliberately as part of the Fractured metaphor, I submit that the game loses little by redoing the recording for those lines of poetry, but gains so much beauty.
They were indeed done as separate takes. I really like how disjointed it becomes. Every line has its own little inflection and meaning completely different from the last. I'm glad you picked up on that; very keen.
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A metaphor for the shattered mind of a child who has lost his mother. Very deep. Excellent gameplay. Tragic poetry. Never has a platformer made my eyes moist with emotion. Thank You.
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Such a great game! It's spatial reasoning aspect made it a nice refreshing change to the average platform game. The story fragments were a real clever addition and made the title "Fractured" even more validated and added a sort of reward for solving the puzzle. The story was short, yet held such emotion! One of my favorite games! 5/5
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By some reasons, a game window does not fit the player. This cause the "Play Game" button to disappear. For those who think the game doesn't load, try zooming your browser out a little bit.
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great game. its like a brand new take on a classic platformer, and was really enjoyable. also liked how it actually took some thinking to figure out
5/5
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That was surprisingly easier than I was expecting ^^ I was a little disappointed because I was hoping the bonus levels would reunite them, but maybe this means there'll be more chapters or something?
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Adorable! It's so amazing how once again a total new concept can come out so succesful, so creative. I read all the comments and agree with almost all of them. It always bothers me when there is no save function, but I finished the game all at once so I didn't even noticed :D Thank you for such a nice game!
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This is VERY original, not based off of anything (I'm looking at you hanger) and you SHOULD feel proud of yourself for making this.
I wonder why so many people are having problems. Are you using Chrome by any chance? I wonder if they pushed out an update that broke it. Having problems with any other games?
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wow, this game is a bit mind boggling. I can see what Dinochaur means when he says it doesn't have a lot of puzzle functions, but the screen fracture really makes this game a fun challenge even without a bunch of levers and buttons and such.
The screen just wasn't big enough to fit too much more. As a developer, you know how restrictive the dimensions of a Flash game can be some times. I wish I could've added more too. I'm glad you still enjoyed it though.
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A wonderful game indeed but nobody even mentions the music! It fits perfectly and creates a sad but beautiful atmosphere. Love it! 5/5
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An enjoyable game, the main mechanic is really excellent and done really well although I don't know if it's strong enough to be the basis of an entire game. The stanza of text is lovely and gripping, and you feel a good sense of achievement when you beat a level, but I feel the addition of a few more substantial mechanics would make a good game a great one.
I agree that more mechanics would really benefit it. Flash games are so small, unfortunately, you can really only make them about 800x600 at maximum. I needed the borders to move around the fractured pieces, so the game world itself is only 500x500. If I could use desktop resolutions...
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Excellent game, but the last bonus level was pretty cheap and annoyed me (SPOILER ALERT: you just use the box and jump straight across)
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Awesome game gets more difficult to interpret as you go along, really makes you think! Never seen a game like it- very creative and the words along with it were beautiful too :) Please make some more games like this! :P
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This was a great game. I can't believe how simple the areas look after i have completed them and the 'shards' go back in place! I'm only a casual player but i love puzzles! Progressing through levels were paced well. Never felt overly frustrated at any point but never felt like ti was too easy. Sequel?
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So what exactly is the mom doing while the kid is lost? Sitting home eating cake? Social Services should of show up around level 5
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I love the evocation of mental dysfunction. Good choice of background music and excellent voice work. This whole work fits together very nicely with itself. It's a shame the poem was so short, but a work has to be just as long as it needs to be :) Worth 6 stars if I could give it to you.
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THis game right here...This is absolutely a work of art really. I felt myself jumping through those platforms as the child myself. IT had an abstract grip on reality, but that grip was lost quite a few times when you had fallen and had to restart. YOu really need to have an open mind to play this game right, and if you think for a second, it will be easy, you are sadly mistaken. THe quotes at the bottom even made me feel like the whole story line was worth getting to the next page for. I am driven to give the 5/5 for you GRoZleR, good effort on your part, and an excellent story line for those of us who enjoy a good game. I hope to see more like it from you. GOod job.
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great game and fantastic concept. 5/5. but as someone said earlier, please put the story text at the end of the game cause i really cant remember a word after finishing the game. and if am not mistaken, we were promised the end of the story in the bonus lvls, but nothing happened!!. i enjoyed the game and hope to c more from u soon.