"To leave the room, feed the box an item. It will give you something in return."

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Made for the Jame Gam #28

A sorta prequel to Good Job!

Content Warning: 

  • absurd deaths
  • occasional screen shakes and flashes 

Features:

  • 4 Dead Ends and 1 True End (One DE activates randomly!)
  • Playtime: ~ 20 min
  • ~ 1500 words

Controls- Mobile:

Touch screen with one finger - walk around/interact/confirm
Touch screen with two fingers at once - open menu /back

Controls- PC:

Arrowkeys to move
Enter to confirm
Shift to run
Esc-Key to open menu

Credits:

Music:  Raine Eera
Sound Effects: Raine Eera, RPG MAKER,  Pixabay
Plugin: Jackkel Dragon (Persistent Data Plugin), SRD (Skip Title Screen Plugin)
Russian Translation: corvocures




Note for Web-Players: If the game somehow is stuck while playing, please refresh the site!


Updated 3 days ago
StatusReleased
PlatformsHTML5, Windows, macOS
Rating
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(186 total ratings)
AuthorKathinka
GenreInteractive Fiction, Visual Novel
Made withRPG Maker
Tags2D, Anime, Cute, Dark, Female Protagonist, Multiple Endings, RPG Maker, Short, Walking simulator

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Good Idea! - win -Russian.zip 76 MB

Install instructions

Note "WIN - no automatic closing" :  

After each death, the game window closes! If you don't want that to happen (because you're recording the window for example), please download this version ^^

Development log

Comments

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I do like the game, but I think you could work on the random DE. I have tried really hard to get one, and instead I keep getting the ax. Love the style though.

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This is a GOOD IDEA for a game I liked it

I'm glad to hear that UvU It was a good idea you played it :^)

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got the explosion ending like 4 times in a row i was about to give up lol

That's some bad luck omg

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Just replayed it, cute game!

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lovely game! really liked the true ending :]]]

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The randomness of explosions was actually a bit frustrating. Also it would be nice to have items interact which each other. Remember the glued pens? What if you could unglue them using the scissors? However I really liked the foreshadowing in the text box. But I do agree with another commenter in that the intro should only play on your first attempt. Otherwise it's just a waste of time.

Also what were the hidden words when you clicked on the sign again? I wasn't able to figure it out.

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i was really hoping the scissors and the pullover would let me get a piece to put it in the box-

Thank you sm for playing!I did like your suggestions - having the items interact is sth I wanted to do originally, but didn't have to time for :')


I don't really remember the hidden words all to well, but I think it was sth along the lines of "Run Away and Hide"?

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With such a try-and-see approach to the game, it really needs a way to skip the intro. Is there any logic to solving the game? I got 2 explosions and a split head so far...

Also, do items disappear? 

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I've interacted with everything and can only transmutate one item so I have no idea what else to do...

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you're supposed to get all of the 4 dead ends, then the true end will play automatically. If you got an explosion with an item you should try again cause the explosion actually is a random occurence from what i can see

in my case my i had all the items and then i used the item that i hadn't. then the explosion stopped lol

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The explosion happens every time though. Maybe 30% is too high a chance?

EDIT: I tried it again. I finally got a different result. In fact, they all worked this time and I was quickly delivered into the next part of the game.

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How did I get the explosion ending 4 times with the sisscors -_- 

funny thing is I thought the sisscors always exploded u lol

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i got explosion with stuffed animal

I LOVE THE GAME!!!!!

This is really cute I loved it!!

<33 the ending made me really happy !!

It said the game time was 20 minutes but I got both of the ending in like 5-10 minute

woahhhhhh, that was so coooool!!!! great work!

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reminds me of Escaped Chasm. just like ec i had no idea what was going on the whole time (due to my smooth brain) but it captured me enough to keep me entertained. good game 10/10

Masterpiece

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The Russian translation is finally here, yay!
It was a pleasure working with you!
– Corvo Nero & Various Methods of Escape
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又磕到了!love Olivia's stories!

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im confused... but I tried bc I love your games!!! (if u do see this I got all the endings but the true ending and the exploding one :,<

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 i believe its randomized, and you just got very unlucky.

dang it

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Guys i just understood the lore i was so confused at first

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I enjoyed this game

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Be happy KI56

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damn, nice

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how to get endings im confused

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The explosion ending is random (30% chance)

For the other endings, place a cup, a plushie or a cup in the box.

The true ending triggers after getting all these endings

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ohhh, alr, thanks!

Besides the one near the plant, where is the other cup? I can't do anything to the plant or pens....

It appears to have been a mistake in the above comment, the three objects are the cup by the plant, the plushie, and the scissors on the desk.

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I really love your games but i don't have time to play them so most of the times i watch ppl play and talk about the loreee

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Oh, that's what I like doing as well! I'm glad you enjoy the loooore

New fan of your games!

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review:
damn you make a lot of games that its making me look forward to the next game youll make. anyways, this was the chronological prequel of good job, it was very short, like, very... but i was curious to find out what would happen after the end. in short, kathinka always delivers with the art style even tho i literaly played almost all the kathinka games today, i found it nice, ty.

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Thank you for playing all of my ga(y)mes, haha! I love making fun, short games <33 I hope you'll enjoy the next game UvU

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cool game!!! i thought i'd keep exploding XDDD

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i kept exploding but eventually i got the ending ! :D

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I can't get all the endings, I only got the Scissors one, the Key one, and the axe one lmao I need help

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NVM! Everytime I did the scissors, they exploded. I thought that was the ending. Got the True Ending

key one? What’s the key one

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This was a delightful game, played it directly after Good Job! However, I did get the explosion ending about 70 percent of the time, which I assume wasn't your intention haha

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I am back, I finished the game, I swear bro Kathinka's games are actually good, And just like "Good Job!" I WASN'T EXPECTING THE PLOT TWIST BRUH, those plot twists be amazing, Overall, just G.O.O.D even if it was shorter then her other games, I still enjoy playing your games Kathinka.

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Olivia DLC is literally the perfect title for this lol

Also I'm rly happy that you enjoyed this game (and especially the plot twist - they're the most fun to think of hehehe) ^^

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OH MY DAMN GOD, IT IS OLIVIA'S DLC!

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Megon here, If this is another one of Kathinka's game, I gotta try, Also it just looks like Olivia DLC.

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this was a cute short game. wish there was more but i really loved it. keep up the good work!

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Thank you sm for playing!! Your reactions to the Dead Ends were rly fun imo haha

Also if you're interested in more story, "Good Job" has more to offer! This game was a little project for a short game jam to introduce a new chara :> 

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ooooooo!!!! I'm so down for more! can't wait!

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I FORGOT U MADE A NEW GAME AND FINISHED IT IN 1 DAY!! I GOT THE ENDING: TRUE,death 1, sissors ending, falling into void ending, and the one where the roof collapses- (I CANT REMEMBER THE REST BUT YOUR GAMES ARE ALL AMAZING! AND IM PLANNING TO PLAY ALL OF EM SINCE I ONLY TRIED 3 (the dress up, Good job, good Idea)

I'm happy to hear that you liked this game!!! Also congrats on collecting all of the endings hehe ✨✨

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AAA TYSMMM!!!!!!!!  (love yur games sm<3333333333)

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This was fun! I really liked how this game changed things up from "Good Job!" whilst also keeping its minimalism, and I liked learning more about Olivia's past.

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happy gays just don't exist anymore like they used to. you know back in my day the husband would go off to war while the lovely lady next door stole his wife/j (I loved the game I played good Job! and Heartburn You are so cool

Thank you very much for that story idea... I'm taking notes rn 📜 🖋️

But fr, thank you sm! I'm glad you enjoyed my games^^

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Aw thank you sm for your nice review^^ I'm happy to hear that you enjoyed both games! :3 (Especially the silly deaths... It was fun to come up with these!!)

Also generally, I'm happy to let you translate the games - I just need to figure out a efficient way on how that could work haha

Feel free to write me on discord regarding that^^

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doing my job to dilike your posts to take you back after you did dislike me. 

YOU AND DIOSHIBA ARE WORTHLESS IDIOTS WHO FOOLED ME AROUND.

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Fantastic!!!! Simple, yet intuitive. Your games are really unique!!!!!! Keep up the good work ! :)

How sweet of you! Thank you so much!!! ^v^

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