malabagaa
  • The Tiny Bang Story
    The Tiny Bang Story

    4 hours playtime

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Finished The Tiny Bang Story. (3rd game for the monthly theme)
This was an sg win!
And I really liked it! Also, it has to be the fastest win I've ever completed, as I won it only 5 days ago.

Game is both Point & Click and HOG, had it under my radar since long ago (it also had a place in my wishlist, I'd say one of the first additions) and it arrived just at the right time =P
Back to the game-wise talk, you'll encounter no words in this title. Aside from title and menù (ok ok, and some in-game decorations), no story, no descriptions, even helps are drawings. Which in some cases can be more helpful.
Graphic is really nice, a particular style that caught me since the first time I saw it. Even if is a title from 2011, there's not much "aging" in this kind of games :)
Sound is not bad, it helps creating that relaxed atmosphere. I think there was only one piece/track/song which upset me a bit, but it could also be my fault, because it was late, I was sleepy and needed to go to bed, which resulted in me being a bit susceptible.
The story, again, is not there. Period. You'll journey through these 5 levels with no hint on what's going on. Oh, and you'll never find out at the end of the game =P
I'm saying this because when I finished the game no credits rolled in. I thought that there could be a puzzle to solve I wasn't seeing so I searched a bit (discussions/videos/internet) and that was really the end. Basically you'll end up in a room with all the NPCs you met before and the possibility of replaying all the minigames. Not that story is a fundamental thing here: objects are hidden well and minigames are varied and will make you stop and think.. and I guess it's all that matters


PS: Is the background annoying?
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GiseIIe

Congrats on finishing another sg win!
The background is very pretty and eyecatching.

malabagaa

Thank you ^_^

It was an experiment but if it gets positive feedbacks I can start adding one in every post :)

Lucky Thirteen

I like the background! :) As long as its “faded” like this and don’t obscure the text, it’s not annoying at all (in my opinion).

malabagaa

Thank you ^_^
I asked ‘cause I find the “story” part a bit too visible.. =P

mandrill

Hm. I don’t really like the background. It’s brightened enough so the text is readable, but it still makes for unpleasant reading.

… but you could always go full Geocities style ;) … my first semester algebra professor had this really beautiful website that totally doesn’t cause cancer!

malabagaa

That’s why I asked.
I, too, wasn’t completely happy with the result (mostly for the “story”) =P
ahaha :D I’m going to hire you prof. to create my next post! XD

rafaelgomesxyz

Lol I read fast and saw The Big Bang Theory. xD

I’ll have to say the background is a bit annoying, I don’t enjoy distractions when reading. But don’t let me stop you from using it. :)

malabagaa

Just wait until Telltale does a game about that show =P

Honestly, I think it’s a bit annoying too (especially for the “story”), that’s why I asked.
I like it and I knew I had to made it less “intrusive” but at the same time didn’t want to break the original color scheme.. I’ll try to come up with something better next time =P

Teakupo

I can’t read it at all with my custom user style but my initial reaction was “WOAH SO COOL” so I really like it :3

malabagaa

oh, didn’t think someone could have a custom style :\
I think in this case only solution is to drop invisible background in favor of a solid one and forcing text color
..or to not put background at all! =P

Thanks :) I like the idea too, I’m always looking for nice things to add. :)

Teakupo

Well don’t change it just for me. I just dislike sites with a white background :)
http://imgur.com/itLynxS

malabagaa

I used to do something similar years ago.. stopped when I changed laptop, don’t know why =P

That’s some unluck though, almost the same choiche of colors! =P

Ghostie

The background is a cool! but the black outlines and shadows is clashing with the text in parts. :s

malabagaa

Thanks :)
I had the same feeling, but I didn’t want to change the logo too much and wanted to try it anyway =P
Guess I’ll try something different next time :)

Ghostie

What about a screenshot?
Just something that doesn’t clash with text. :3

malabagaa

Yup, was more headed toward artworks though.. maybe they’re easier to handle :)