Iambic Saltshaker
made for the velox turbo 3 game jam.
no clanker bullshit, now or ever.
developed by devil's night / adam schedler
(writing / scripting / sound / artwork)
character portrait collages and "untitled" by luna
"drowned." by marce
made with rpg maker mz
audio produced with reason studios
pixel graphics in aseprite
image manipulation in pixelmator pro
"silver" pixel font purchased, used with permission.
| Published | 12 days ago |
| Status | Released |
| Platforms | HTML5 |
| Rating | Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars (8 total ratings) |
| Author | devils night |
| Genre | Visual Novel |
| Made with | RPG Maker |
| Tags | end-of-the-world, My First Game Jam |

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I loved the visual design of the characters in this one, the collage style is aesthetic while really feeding into the unease of the end of the world. Very well written dialogue, the characters feel real, they feel like friends. And the poetry itself is creatively wonderful, devastatingly reflective of the characters that wrote them and the world they reside in. All together a very compelling game to have played
Parroting what others have already said, but it cannot be emphasized enough how highly the pacing and spacing of the dialogue elevate Iambic Saltshaker. It is a pure joy to read through, and that also synergizes so nicely, thematically, with the premise of the piece. It's really beautiful!
i absolutely love how this feels & looks. & the way it ends... it feels so real because even if the world is coming to an end i think most of us will have things that we feel like we 'have' to finish that most people would think unnecessary, but they're important to us.
you're a corncob
LOVED this!! even the submissions really point to a sense of lived dread even beyond the world. really enjoyed the portraits, i got engrossed more than i realized. pacing of the text is a very nice touch, really great work here.
Very good! Very sad... Really liked the way you timed/displayed the dialogue, gave a nice conversational effect. The banter between the two felt natural and amusing and made me forget just for a sec the inevitable, so the ending hurt extra. Good work!