Blues for Mittavinda

Blues for Mittavinda

By Jack Spinoza - Added On 3/10/2013

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a game about chaos for the Gamejolt competition 01/03/2013

Arrows: move

Space: actions

Escape: Menu

alt+ENTER: Full screen

In his right hand he held a long string of smooth beads, which he rubbed one at a time while he visualized each member of his family, then his friends, and lastly those about whom he had harbored unkind thoughts. All these people he then embraced mentally, directing thoughts of loving kindness toward them. This exercise over, he began concentrating on the word death, more or less in the manner outlined above, fingering each bead as he focused on the word. 

Mindfulness meditation adapted from Vipassana

Thanks to Modern Algebra, Hanzo Kimura and Yanfly for additional scripts!!

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Calavera999
I could mention the Art style or how unusually brave the concept of this project is, but the most notable part is exactly the reason we love indie games. It succeeds in delivering a fresh dynamic to the relationship between the "game" and the "gamer" which leaves you asking "who is interacting with whom in this one?". The developer is clearly in touch with what makes a game an "experience" and isn't afraid to use advant-garde methods to make it so; which must be commended.
posted 2 weeks ago / user rated game: 4

Aira
Did a video game just teach me to meditate? Fantastic.
posted 1 month ago / user rated game: 5

 
Jack Spinoza
thanks for the comment Aira, glad you didn't hate it. Also, nice profile picture.
posted 3 weeks ago

 
Aira
Definitely didn't hate it. : ) I really enjoyed the experience. Looking forward to more from you. And thank you, I like your picture as well. : D
posted 3 weeks ago / user rated game: 5

 
Aira
Definitely didn't hate it. : ) I really enjoyed the experience. Looking forward to more from you. And thank you, I like your picture as well. : D
posted 3 weeks ago / user rated game: 5

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posted 1 month ago / user rated game: 5

 
Jack Spinoza
haha, very good
posted 3 weeks ago

Martin_Monosys
See, I told you this could be a winner !!! :)
posted 1 month ago

Moritz Nothignfinishedyet
I'm loving this so far but: since I'm in this memory of the three guys crossing the tracks the game is getting all hicksy, strong soundglitches and game totally slows down. Any idea whats happening here?
posted 1 month ago

 
Jack Spinoza
hmmm, not sure but I think that's how it's intended to be. Bad artistic decision on my behalf perhaps. they are meant to be walking a bit slower at that point and the "music" is meant to be distorted. However, it could be because each step is triggering a different sound sample at random and it is messing up. Sorry about that, thanks for letting me know and I hope it doesn't ruin the game too much.
posted 1 month ago

 
Moritz Nothignfinishedyet
hmm was thinking that first but it seemed a bit too extreme to be true...it takes me more than 2 minutes to go straight through the first dessert screen after the tracks and when I'm in chaos, the game seems almost frozen with each step taking almost 5 seconds.
posted 1 month ago

 
Jack Spinoza
gosh! Well that certainly wasn't intended! it should take about 12 seconds. Oh dear, I hope I can find the problem.
posted 1 month ago

 
Jack Spinoza
Ok, I think I've found the problem. Thanks so much for letting me know.
posted 1 month ago

 
Moritz Nothignfinishedyet
Managed to pull my through the scene by saving/reloading after slowdowns. I'll get another problem though when meeting tongo for the 2nd time - nothing to hear after his voice, and I'm stuck with the animation of him playing guitar.
http://youtu.be/zvvz03g7jqo
posted 1 month ago

 
Jack Spinoza
Moritz man, I've not got a clue. That's really very strange. I've asked a good dozen people, including my computer illiterate dad, if they've encountered anything at all similar and it seems that they haven't. I'm baffled.
posted 1 month ago

 
Moritz Nothignfinishedyet
Thanks for letting me know - I was already starting to think it must be an ilness of my pc (or my drivers or what the heck) with apparently no one else having it? Shall try to find other ways to play it.
posted 1 month ago

icanthinkofausername
Wow, beautiful art, beautiful music, beautiful message. This game is something else. It really took me for an emotional ride. I know from your portion of Sluggish Morss that you are a fan of Jodorowsky, and I just want to say that this game is the closest I've felt to the same level of raw emotional experience in this medium. Well done.
posted 1 month ago / user rated game: 5

 
Jack Spinoza
Thanks very much, I really appreciate your kind comment. Really happy that you got something from it. Jodorowsky is great, isn't he?
posted 1 month ago

orange08
[spoilers]
Sorry, but this is totally not my type of game. I found the ending dialogue extremely boring. He talks in such a monotone voice and nothing he says is of any substance. I would have preferred some actual gameplay of some sort, other than walking around and talking to people. I realize you're trying to tell some sort of story, which is why the gameplay is so simplistic, but honestly I don't feel like it was even a very good story.
[spoilers ahead]
Your father is dying, you walk around town trying to find whereabouts of "tondo" who might be able to save him. You find tondo who tells you to find someone who hasn't eaten fried beans. Everyone has eaten them. Tondo then tells you that he can't save your father. He then proceeds to bore you with his mindless rhetoric. Then the game ends.
I see there are others who like this game, but I honestly don't see the appeal.
posted 1 month ago

 
orange08
I'm not trying to be mean or rude... but I honestly didn't enjoy the experience.
posted 1 month ago

 
Jack Spinoza
fair enough.
posted 1 month ago

 
Matt
Ditto with orange. No elaborated comments this time, just saying I didn't enjoy the experience either all that much.
posted 1 month ago

 
Robert Hohn
Pretty much agreed. It's hard for me to even extract an emotional experience from this, seeing as it does absolutely nothing to remove me from the real world.

Not at all my cup of tea.
posted 3 weeks ago

noah vn
I downloaded it at first, tried it for a few secondsthen got bored and quit. I tried again later, and convinced myself to continue playing. Im glad i did.

This game is a work of art. The athmosphere was incredible, the grahics quite original, and the gameplay interesting. By far one of the most enjoyable games i"ve played. I guess I liked this more than Will you ever return because of the story, i found this one easier to undesrtand.

Overall, this is an amazing game, and deserves to be on the front page. Honsetly, This game is incredible. Good luck witht the competition.
posted 2 months ago / user rated game: 5

 
Jack Spinoza
Glad you stuck with it. Thank you, it's very encouraging to hear that.
posted 2 months ago

brraanndi
I didn't know people made games like this, I really enjoyed it! Thanks!
posted 2 months ago / user rated game: 5

 
Jack Spinoza
Thanks for the comment and rating. I'm happy you enjoyed it.
posted 2 months ago

James Earl Cox III
Great game! Could use a better skill tree though.
posted 2 months ago / user rated game: 5

 
Jack Spinoza
Thanks for playing James! How do you mean about the skill tree?
posted 2 months ago

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