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SunnyKatt
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Posted: 26th Jan 2009 02:10 Edited at: 26th Jan 2009 02:27
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Hello TGC,

You Have To Burn The Rope is An excellent indie game that (I figured I would share) made it to the IGF finalists round (it may have actually won a prize for innovation or something). if you manage to beat it (it can get really hard) watch the entire credits.

Linky:
http://www.mazapan.se/games/BurnTheRope.php

Some other links if you need help:
Game manual:
http://www.mazapan.se/YouHaveToBurnTheRopeManual/

Walkthrough:
http://www.indiefaqs.com/index.php/YouHaveToBurnTheRopeWalkthrough
Another walkthrough:
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/images/april08/ropewalkthrough.txt
Fan Comic:
http://hempuli.deviantart.com/art/Hardest-Boss-Fight-Ever-84443956
Novel (longer than the game itself...):
http://theonewhoobserved.deviantart.com/art/YHtBtR-The-Novellization-83068547
Youtube speedrun: DO NOT WATCH UNTIL YOU BEAT THE GAME
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUt7p6uDdew

PUT SPOILERS IN CODE TAGS.

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Enjoy.

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AndrewT
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Posted: 26th Jan 2009 02:57 Edited at: 26th Jan 2009 03:00
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Ummm...was that a joke? I beat it on my first try, in like 30 seconds. It was still really cool, though.

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SunnyKatt
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Posted: 26th Jan 2009 03:00
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Yes the whole thing is a parody. It actually won big awards and such, which is why its so funny when we treat it like a real game.

Like so:

If anyone needs hints, I'm there for them.

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tha_rami
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Posted: 26th Jan 2009 03:00 Edited at: 26th Jan 2009 03:05
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I beat it in 21 seconds . (Started counting when the door closed)

Amazing game, extremely well done and blahblah.


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SunnyKatt
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Posted: 26th Jan 2009 03:01
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I actually didn't figure out that pressing down threw axes until my third play-through.

Until then I was thinking "What do you mean my weapons can't hurt him? WHAT WEAPONS?!"

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Xenocythe
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I'm so upset that the game was only 30 seconds long. I loved it


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ZackS28
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Posted: 26th Jan 2009 03:09
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Man, that final boss is pretty hard.
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flashing snall
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haha, "watch all the of the credits".... pft.

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Insanity Complex
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Posted: 26th Jan 2009 04:13
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That was so difficult, it's rare that you see games with a true challenge anymore >.> 20 seconds.


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Yodaman Jer
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Posted: 26th Jan 2009 04:35
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TOO SHORT!! I WANT MORE!!!

*caps*

Wait....what?
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BatVink
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Posted: 26th Jan 2009 09:43
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This won't be featuring in the newsletter, unfortunately.

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tha_rami
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Aww, BatVink, come on. This is absolutely amazing.


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Lucky you guys, actually beat the game and all. I'm still trying to find my way out of the tunnel.

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Posted: 26th Jan 2009 13:02
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~18 seconds. Not so bad...

Make games, not war.

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Oolite
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Posted: 26th Jan 2009 23:06
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Where are you people getting your numbers from?
It takes roughly 20 seconds to get out of the tunnel...

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Quote: "Where are you people getting your numbers from?
It takes roughly 20 seconds to get out of the tunnel..."

We are talking about the time to beat the boss, not the whole level...

Make games, not war.

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ZackS28
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Posted: 26th Jan 2009 23:30
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Funny how the credits are longer than the actual game...
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SunnyKatt
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Posted: 27th Jan 2009 00:14
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Yeah, the creds are about 2:16 long, according to windows media player.

The game isn't even close .

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ionstream
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This was funny I guess, but I don't think it should have won any awards.

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Neither do I, especially compared to the bigger games out there that developers spent ages on. As cool as it is and the idea, I don't think it should have paid off that much.

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Quote: "Neither do I, especially compared to the bigger games out there that developers spent ages on. As cool as it is and the idea, I don't think it should have paid off that much."


By that logic, Portal should not win any awards, because it's a lot smaller than projects like Crysis or GTA4.

I think it deserves any awards it gets This is pretty cool!

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Benjamin
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I think it sucks.

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SunnyKatt
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Posted: 27th Jan 2009 00:37
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I guess so...

Anyway, this is the IGF page for it:
http://www.igf.com/php-bin/entry2009.php?id=516

Quote from the website about an interesting indie fact:
Quote: "2008 - The team behind IGF Student Showcase finalist Narbacular Drop is hired by Valve. The game is reworked into Portal and goes on to win the coveted Game Developer's Choice "Best Game" award for 2008, as well as numerous game of the year accolades."


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Quote: "By that logic, Portal should not win any awards"


No, Portal was legitimately fun, and it wasn't nearly that small of a game either.

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Posted: 27th Jan 2009 00:49 Edited at: 27th Jan 2009 00:49
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Did you not lol at the end of this game? Not even a smile.

If you even smiled, then I'd say the game was a success

Just cuz you didn't think of it as a game, doesn't make it not a game. It has all the elements of a game, strategy, a boss, instructions, graphics, weapons, intro, credits.

Just because it wasn't long doesn't mean one can't enjoy it.

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Well I guess everybody will yell at me, but I really thought this was a stupid turd of a game. :X

0 game design
0 gameplay
0 graphics

It's not even bad in a funny way like many other bad games. It's just a waste of time.

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Overrated.


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a 40 second game for some laughs...I vote yay on this one. Awards, maybe not, but at least it amused me


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Quote: "Overrated."


Agreed.

Quote: "By that logic, Portal should not win any awards, because it's a lot smaller than projects like Crysis or GTA4."


Portal had a new idea done right. This one is simple and doesn't do anything new. It's alright if it was a fleshed out game. For 20 seconds of fun it's not worth it.


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lol, I didn't watch the credits at the end the first time... The Song at the end is hilarious!


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I found the Grinning Colossus or whatever the hell it was funny. It froze whenever you went behind a wall.

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I won't yell at you, draknir_. It's funny because it's so bad that it isn't even funny.

Uh... Wait.


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[oops]

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Quote: "It's funny because it's so bad that it isn't even funny."


That's kind of my view on it.

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I made my mom play. It took her about 4 tries to make it across the top section. She was very proud!

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