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Dual I: Rhythm

by DissoluteSolute profile

(based on 3 ratings)
Estimated play time: 2 minutes (based on 2 votes)
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About the Story

A short piece of kinetic horror poetry. Note that it relies on time-delayed text for rhythm.

Awards

29th Place, La Petite Mort - English - ECTOCOMP 2025

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Average Rating: based on 3 ratings
Number of Reviews Written by IFDB Members: 1
Dynamic horror poem about a dungeon, December 1, 2025
Related reviews: less than 15 minutes

This game boldly takes timed text and makes it the focus of the piece, using a relatively brief poem as the text with the interaction being waiting for the timed lines and occasionally clicking to bring forth the next part of the poem. Parts are fast, parts are slow; at one point I was waiting for a line and glanced at my phone and got distracted for ten minutes then came back to the computer and realised I hadn't finished (this shows I have a < 10 second attention span).

The poem itself is about a dungeon and escape. There were multiple lines where I thought, "Wow, I like this writing." The twist at the end was amusing as well.

I think this is a great format for Ectocomp. Instead of going for broad scope, you narrowly focus on a piece of writing and work it to become as polished as possible. Nice.

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