burn the old man's beard
Recommended with sounds on 🎧
I used to love picking things up in the forest and burning them in the campfire -
Hearing the crackles, seeing the sparks pop into the air.
It's harder to go camping in the city now, so I tried to recreate that feeling with this game.
Made with bitsy v8.13, pixsy, and borksy.
How to Play
- Arrow or WASD keys to move.
- Press any key to advance dialogue.
Borksy Hacks Used
- avatar by room (by Sean S. LeBlanc)
- bitsymuse (by David Mowatt)
- dialog jump (by Sean S. LeBlanc)
- dynamic background (by Sean S. LeBlanc)
- permanent items (by Sean S. LeBlanc)
- stopwatch (by Lenny Magner)
Credits
Sound
- forest spring birds windy 3bft 1pm by klankbeeld
- Walking on dry moss by soundskeep
- Fire (from a nettle) by urupin
- ATMO IT STARTS RAINING IN THE FOREST by Malte007
- Match - Strike and Light 02 by JarredGibb
Special thanks to Featherheart and Moonpetal for playtesting!
Comments
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aww, lovely! really cool to see the hacks being used like this. wonderful graphics and sound(:
Thank you so much!!!
darn, got called out for being a chronic dawdler. this was soft and mindful, great work thank u :]
Thank you too! (I getcha, I'm also the type who plays games slowly hahaha)
You've managed to gamify ethnolichenology (the study of the relationship between lichens and people)! I was really wowed by the clever use of hacks and audio to elevate the Bitsy game and cast a mood. Awesome job!
Oh wow, I didn't know that was actually a thing XD
Thanks for the comment and for sharing about ethnolichenology, it was interesting to read about the other uses of lichen, haha!
i loved this! It was so well made and the attention to detail/intricate gammeplay mechanics (the light changing in both the grabbing moss screens and walk, the sound effects, and the artwork/animations changing) were so well done and enjoyable :) really unique bitsy game.
Ahh thank you!!! It took some time to get the changing light mechanic to work as intended, but I'm super proud of it :D
That was cute!
Thank you <3