Braille walkthrough and commentary – 72h Ludum Dare #22 Jam compo game

Ludum Dare #22 – Braille

Me and Rudy Entered Ludum Dare #22 with a game we called Braille. We entered the 72 hr jam, you can see all the other entries here. The theme was ‘alone’  but everyone was expecting kittens. Our game was quite ambitious and some parts of it worked better than others, overall we were happy with our progress with the time we were given. One of its flaws is that there is not enough explanation that the young girl protagonist is blind and that the player only sees diegetic sounds that the girl is able to hear within the game. To deal with overall lack of vision the player is able to throw rocks in any direction. Once the rock collides with an object and producing a sound is made there is a brief moment of visibility on the point of collision. Think of these rocks as an extended walking stick for your character. You can see the game page here and download the game with the link provided. Be aware this game is XNA and you may need the framework (of which there is a link on the games site) if you do not own any previous XNA games. Enjoy !