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Resonant Tale (Playdate) - A Small But Perfectly Formed Zelda Homage - an 8/10 review from Time Extension! Genuinely buzzing

OrangeRKN wrote:...an 8/10 review from Time Extension! Genuinely buzzing

Well played, man... well played .

Congrats! A great write up.


What are the calendar events that they reference - do we all need to jump back in for Christmas?

Picking up some great accolades with a lovely review and hopefully winning some of those awards. Congrats!

Really chuffed for you, well deserved!

OrangeRKN wrote:Resonant Tale (Playdate) - A Small But Perfectly Formed Zelda Homage - an 8/10 review from Time Extension! Genuinely buzzing

Yooo that's awesome congrats man! <3

Thanks all (again!)

Jenuall wrote:What are the calendar events that they reference - do we all need to jump back in for Christmas?

Nothing major, just some little bonuses like a line of dialogue changing or a small visual change. Over Christmas for example the trees around Melody Village get twinkling lights strung up on them. There's a full list of events and what happens during them here if you're interested!

OrangeRKN wrote:Thanks all (again!)

Jenuall wrote:What are the calendar events that they reference - do we all need to jump back in for Christmas?

Nothing major, just some little bonuses like a line of dialogue changing or a small visual change. Over Christmas for example the trees around Melody Village get twinkling lights strung up on them. There's a full list of events and what happens during them here if you're interested!

Cute!

Always fond of these kinds of little touches

Nicely done, OR!

All of the Playdate Community Award nominations have been announced and Resonant Tale is nominated in 8 (eight!) categories!

- Best Soundtrack
- Outstanding Visual Achievement in a Pulp Game
- Best Adventure Game
- Best Narrative Game
- Accomplishment in Accessibility
- Outstanding Technical Achievement in a Pulp Game*
- Outstanding Pulp Game of the Year
- 2023 Playdate Game of the Year

* I had another game, Daedalus Versus Minotaur, also nominated in this category!

aayl1 wrote:is the award show streamed?

7pm next Friday on the new @PlaydateSquad youtube!

twitter.com/Guv_Bubbs/status/1763622624989732963

Ooh, excellent! Here's hoping it can pick up some awards!

Fantastic set of awards to be nominated for. And good luck with the other game too!

OrangeRKN wrote:- Accomplishment in Accessibility

Very interested in the accessibility one. Gamers are diverse so accessibility and inclusion is important and should be encouraged.

Was there reason in particular Resonant Tale is up for an accessibility award? Did you have inclusion in mind when making the game (eitherway well done).

Or have I misinterpreted what "accessibility" means in this context?

OrangeRKN wrote:Resonant Tale (Playdate) - A Small But Perfectly Formed Zelda Homage - an 8/10 review from Time Extension! Genuinely buzzing

Incredibly well done for that very positive review. Must be nerve wracking while reading reviews - then feel amazing after reading

Thanks Barnsy! On accessibility, it's not something that has been typically addressed in Pulp-made games on Playdate, especially given the limitations of the engine and its target audience, and I tried to push that forward. I made it so that in the assist menu you can disable player damage, boss battles, crank usage and puzzles that require precise timing. If you're interested I went into more depth on accessibility in this devlog post.

OrangeRKN wrote:

aayl1 wrote:is the award show streamed?

7pm next Friday on the new @PlaydateSquad youtube!

Alas I will be volunteering then but will catch the recording later!

OrangeRKN wrote: I went into more depth on accessibility in this devlog post.

Thanks interesting post. Interesting you highlight that adding accessibility options was straightforward. As accessibility is apparently overlooked but simple to implement, hopefully you'll get the community thinking along the same lines and perhaps others can consider for their games too.

Hey. Won't be able to watch it live unfortunately. Best of luck this evening. You got this

Good luck OR!

Reactions over in the Playdate thread, but for posterity Resonant Tale won three awards - Outstanding Pulp Game of the Year, Best Adventure Game, and Outstanding Technical Achievement in a Pulp Game!

Couldn't be happier

Oh, that's awesome! Congrats on the wins!

Congratulations OR. Very impressive.