One Last Game
Please play with the sound on.
Play one last game of checkers in dreadful circumstances beyond your control.
Neither of you remember the rules that well. But it doesn't matter.
- A short ~3 minute narrative experience.
- Click a piece when its your turn and then click the destination.
- Made for the GMTK 48 hour game jam. The prompt was 'Out of Control'.
Please note that this game has received minor bug-fixes since the original game-jam release. The original build is available in the downloads section. See the devlog for details.
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Music 'Good-Night by the Knickerbocker Quartet' used with Public Domain License.
Some SFX used from freesound.org, pond5.com, and the Universal SFX Library bundle from Humble Bundle.
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Development log
- Game jam is over - new buildJul 19, 2020
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man that was depressing
kinda sad :(
wow... Amazing animation and art-work!
amazing
Brutal.
Congratulations.
Dang, this was so sad... And I mean it in a positive way
Wow, how a short story can tell that much. I love the game and impressive atmosphere! Congrats.
I really love how oppressive and aimless this was. Even without the name of the old man, nor any personality, I felt a familial connection with him as everything came apart. Gorgeous work.
My favorite version of Checkers now! I enjoyed the atmosphere and really wanted a win as you can see in my gameplay:
Goose Ladder Games, you created a special and unique experience with the story you were able to tell in this short game. I ended up having more fun with this than was possibly intended trying to find that hidden ending with the Win. Thank you for the time and creativity you put into this experience!this was so good.......
Oh man!!! :(((( Excellent thanks
симултор Украины ето круто
За неделю никто не выкупил
Amazing game but so depressing. When he holds your hand at the end... i sobbed
nice simple game, sad yes but what is life without sadness.
awesome
It is a crime that this wasn't in the top 20. The end had me reduced to tears, as well as pooping myself
damn. eu quase chorei aqui tá?
ive played this game before but it never fails to give me chills. so simple, yet painfully relevant today.
妙啊
This game is intense & very immersive. I loved every minute of this experience although the story was sad
wow very immersive experience.
my game crashed at the same time a bomb hit🤯
how immersive!
Shocked me how good it is. Also I have won. EZ (Creative )
Cool!
the man is a frickin cheater he skipped my turn and I almost threw him outside
great game though I'm on hormonal pills and it made me sob
it takes skill to make you understand an entire story with just a few things. You just know what is going to happen and that makes it worse. Awesome game
At first I was confused but now I am sad, this game was so amazing
I can't believe that something so brief could affect me so deeply that it brings me to the verge of tears.
Damn, this was a good one! Well done creating something so moving in such a short time
this just shows how many innocent people die during war, there was just an elderly man, and you sitting, playing checkers, trying to make the most of a bad situation, then they finally have to give in.
Nice game
Everybody else has already said it but this game feels incredibly real. For a 3 min game, it just is very masterful at conveying every bit of information and emotions it wants to. Really really interesting and poignant game.
wonderful game ! I think (at least to me) it is pretty clear a war is going on, and in their final moments they decide to play against each other one last time. I am however confused on the knocking at the door near the end. Maybe a soldier ? The soldier could have possibly been on their side ? Who knows, you left it up for interpretation, which i like. This game feels more like an art piece to me than an actual game. Good job
I thought the knocking was a from an enemy soldier going in to houses and clearing them
я живу во время войны и ета тема для меня очень близка к серцу в конце игра дала мне прослезится
Ты тупой педик, надеюсь, твой дом взорвут. Лол
тебе не следует жить
Immediately thought of russians playing this one. War is hell.
Loved the game, I can't recommend it enough. It inspired me to create a narrative analysis. (One Last Game as well as Three Jogs in the same analysis)
Forget the Game Mechanics it is time to cry
I like how we know we are doomed but don't even bother trying to save ourselves. Better than games where you unnecessarily try to avoid the unavoidable lol.
hmm it seems you're a digger, I don't really like diggers all that much. Whis, get the digger killer
Oh no they found me
What a bittersweet game. It made me tear up a bit at the end
Beautiful game
a good final game, my friend.