Old MacDonald Had a Farm

by Sam Ursu

2022
Humor
ChoiceScript

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Technical genius and a tedious grind, February 15, 2025

While snooping around itch, I found out that the Interactive Bonbons writer actually has a few choicescript games up there. Well, I’m off to take a look.

As with Interactive Bonbons, there is plenty of tech savvy here. This game was written in choicescript, but the use of custom styles, sounds, emojis and the overall display really shows how a choicescript game can look creative and great. Seriously… I might want to get my hands on whatever custom styles.css file this game used.

Unfortunately, the gameplay is just a grind. Day by day, I’m picking up feed from the barn, walking to my livestock and feeding them. If I forget to feed them, they fall sick and require medicine to get them back in health. Then, after feeding them, I butcher them one at a time, so that they can feed me instead.

After some time, the animals decided to spice up the party by breaking their own stalls, requiring me to spend time fixing them. Navigating the barn in choicescript is also pretty tricky, and a map could have helped.

I ended my playthrough stuck in an infinite loop, where I was unable to leave a stall. (All other options were disabled, and the ‘leave’ option returned me to the same screen.) Buutt… I got to enjoy the technical creativity on display so I guess that’s something. :)

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