The Soul in the Stone

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The Soul in the Stone
by Kethram

2023

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About the Story

This is my submission for the Single Choice Jam.
Rule: There should only be One Choice in the entire entry - only one page in the game may have multiple options to choose from.
There are a few places in the story with what looks like "choices", but as there is only one option to pick, they are not actual choices. Those should not be counted as the single choice allowed in the jam.
Near the end of the story you are presented with the real choice. Each of the options will result in a different ending.
The story is the same as my game "Crawl Back to Me", but adapted to a visual novel. All images were created in Unity, the visual novel itself was made with Ren'Py.
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Game Details

Language: English (en)
First Publication Date: August 18, 2023
Current Version: Unknown
License: Freeware
Development System: Ren'Py
IFID: Unknown
TUID: zj4u42qztal2kg4t

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

A visual novel about contacting your deceased wife, September 25, 2023

by MathBrush
Related reviews: less than 15 minutes

This visual novel was entered in the Single Choice jam.

My overall impression of it varied over time, as at first I thought the story was a bit trope-heavy but later on I enjoyed the progression it made.

You play as the husband of a recently deceased witch. After her death, you discover a letter from her telling you how you can contact her spirit.

You adventure through dungeons, killing goblins, to get a spirit orb to contact her with. Eventually, things come down to a difficult choice.

Overall, a lot of the game could have had more specific descriptions instead of relying on implicit common knowledge (like the fact that dungeons exist with goblins who are enemies, who the Lord of Light is, how heaven/hell work, etc.). But I liked the main narrative thrust of the story.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

What will you do for love?, August 29, 2023

by manonamora
Related reviews: singlechoice

This game is a remake of Crawl Back to Me from the same author, but in a visual novel form. You play as Alastair, a gallant knight who recently lost his wife, Cassandra, in an accident while away. Filled with grief, you would do anything to speak to your wife one last time, hoping it will help you move on. Incidentally, Cassandra left you instructions to help your quest.

The story might be a bit cliché, and the twist a bit too obvious, but it works quite well as a visual novel, with the clunky sprites reminiscent of old RPG dungeon crawlers games with all its campiness. I did enjoy the wide range of endings from the final choice, with the moderately neutral ending probably being my favourite out of all of them.