author=JosephSeraph
(c'mon, there's not even a dialogue screen.)

maybe it doesn't have any dialogue.

Egh, is there an ending to the game? Or is the part where the sad music kicks in while you wander more the whole point?

Actually the game isn't really that dark when you play it. That isn't even the problem with this game. You basically walk through a 300 tile map, avoid explosions that give you rpg maker game overs (meaning you have to walk through the 300 tile map AGAIN) and then get the ending. Could have made the same point with a 50 tile map and a more forgiving "dodge the explosions" minigame (a checkpoint would have been nice).

I really wanted to understand this game for I saw the title and screenshots and was immediately interested but with no initial instruction or direction for the opening scene, it was very difficult to become attune with the game.

author=Darken
You basically walk through a 300 tile map, avoid explosions that give you rpg maker game overs (meaning you have to walk through the 300 tile map AGAIN) and then get the ending.

I agree with Darken but I think there is or could be more to this game as it feels as if you are dropped in somewhere after an important scene and its as if you are suppose to know what to do after looking at a photograph of people standing infront of a house?

I would appreciate some closure on this matter.

Gotta give MarcL credit for where it is due, it was stated that this was a competition entry for a game with no words so you have to ask yourself, how do you direct or inform players of their objectives?

What would of been helpfull is a distorted path to follow so the direction is not entirely given away, allowing players to think for themselves without the stress of walking across 300 tile maps countless times.

You know you really should upload it here in RMN that way if other hosting sites disappear, which happens a lot, the game will still be available.

So I played it, given the premise I think you did an ok job, yes the massive map that you need to get across is over the top and could have been done with more skill in a smaller size and I've never been particularly fond of instadeaths, but it is one way of educating the player without words. Showing them that these things will get you killed means they learn not to do it again. However the frustration could have been alleviated with the ability to save everywhere, that way the player would learn to save more often and lose less progress because this place will kill them.

Thera re also quite a number of ways to education and instruct the player without words. There are a great many silent films that have entertained and educated over the years and even in the modern era films like Wall-E spent the first 30 minutes without any dialogue at all and there was never any doubt in the mind of the audience what that little robot was thinking or doing. Given the restrictions this game has to live up to the show not tell dynamic, show the consequences of actions to the player using a NPC who dies in the process will mean the player learns NOT to repeat that action. Use of music is also paramount in non verbal communication and whilst you do use some it's not quite right for what you are attempting to convey at least not to me.

Still given the restrictions you did an adequate job, but if you ever came back to this I;d think about tightening it up a little.