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About the StoryYou and Vincent were lovers. Now you are at death's door with his hand-mixed poison flowing through your veins. Having used his diary to track him down for a confrontation, this is your last chance to end things once and for all. What will you do with this opportunity? At the Poison's Edge is a gothic horror micro visual novel created in 10 days for Only One of Any Asset Jam 2023 (which limits games to <1000 words, 1 sprite, 1 background, 1 music track, and 1 sound effect) and Single Choice Jam (which limits games to a single choice). Content warning: Death; attempted murder by a romantic partner; attempted death by suicide. Recommended 16+ Features:
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42nd Place, Best in Show - The IF Short Games Showcase 2023
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A twine game built with minimal assets and choices, September 13, 2023This game is built around a pretty tight set of constraints, with limited words, graphics, choices, and music. But it manages to do some nice worldbuilding and scene setting in that time.
You play as a character who has been poisoned by their lover, a dashing rogue of a man. You have tracked him down, and have one choice to try to secure the antidote from him.
Due to the constraints, there is only one choice, one background image, one character image, etc. but what it comes up with is pretty memorable. It's not in any way a complete story, feeling more like a vignette from a larger work.
This short VN starts with a bang… or more accurately, poison. Realising what your lover may have done, you go onto confront him, and maybe get the antidote to avoid your demise.
You have multiple options to confront the man, some with violence, some pleading with his heart, and one asking Why. The truth lies in the lies, and life sometimes lies in death. Your survival is never really into question, but your feelings are another deal…
I wasn’t left completely satisfied with this entry. With the limited amount of words, it is hard to have a concise story pulling punches. In my case, it didn’t. Maybe because the outcome change little, or maybe because most is left unexplained. But maybe you’re not supposed to feel satisfied. Life usually isn’t…
The visuals however were lovely, and so was the addition of sound.
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The following polls include votes for At the Poison's Edge:Outstanding Ren'py Game of 2023 by MathBrush
This poll is part of the 2023 IFDB Awards. The rules for the competition can be found here, and a list of all categories can be found here. This award is for the best Ren'py game of 2023. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Eligible...
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