Browser Game Pick: Today I Die (Daniel Benmergui)
Daniel Benmergui's Today I Die is a puzzle game created in a style that fans of his works should already be familiar with.
Similar to I Wish I were the Moon, the adventure is a short one and shouldn't take longer than a couple of minutes to play from start to end.
You'll be interacting with objects using only the mouse, but what you do with your surroundings is something that you'll have to figure out for yourself. The game also features multiple endings to discover. (source: Edmund McMillen)
Comments
Fun, yet short little game. Loved the music score in it.
Posted by: savanex | May 6, 2009 4:51 AM
This is not the official release for the game. This is the proper link:
http://ludomancy.com/games/today.html
Posted by: Daniel Benmergui | May 6, 2009 5:00 AM
Excellent game Daniel, I was impressed enough to go for the donation link which is something I don't usually do.
Posted by: KaL | May 6, 2009 5:22 AM
Sorry about that, Daniel - linked the correct version.
Posted by: simonc | May 6, 2009 5:55 AM
I thought it ended before it actually did. I had to play through the game twice before I realized there was more to the game and got the full [SPOILERS!!!]poem[END SPOILERS].
Posted by: David | May 6, 2009 8:48 AM
Hey... y'know... this would be great and all if it was... y'know... actually a game.
Posted by: lulz | May 6, 2009 9:33 AM
Is there really more than one ending?
Posted by: Anonymous | May 6, 2009 1:02 PM
Wow.
To me it is the most promising experiment in interactive narrative.
Keep on this track, i am already looking forward to your next game.
Posted by: Mitridas | May 6, 2009 3:39 PM
In the end I liked that,. but took me a few trys to figure out the game play,. But what is the message; 'girl is suicidal till she finds a man'? Feminists may not be impressed, or I am misinterpeting, as useual?
Posted by: jph | May 6, 2009 3:54 PM
I can't scroll the page down and I feel it is preventing me to see the game through to the end. Do I have to manipulate anything in the bottom part of the play field?
Posted by: louis | May 6, 2009 4:07 PM
@jph: you chose to go with the man :)
@louis: can you take a screenshot of the problem and send it to me at daniel[@]ludomancy.com? Meanwhile, try running the game in Internet Explorer or other browser.
Posted by: Daniel Benmergui | May 6, 2009 4:14 PM
I can't figure out what I'm supposed to do.
Posted by: Anonymous | May 6, 2009 5:18 PM
If you move her too fast, you can go outside the screen and the game is screwed.
Posted by: Grawl | May 6, 2009 6:12 PM
Anyone give me a clue on how to get a different ending??
Posted by: Ben | May 6, 2009 10:31 PM
Man at the end. What can you do?
Posted by: louis | May 6, 2009 10:56 PM
I liked the music and art, but couldn't figure out what to do. Don't Shit Your Pants was, sadly, more my speed.
Posted by: Nels Nelson | May 7, 2009 2:53 AM
This is really nice. Not knowing what to do and then figuring it out is a big part of the appeal, I think.
Posted by: c5 | May 7, 2009 8:18 AM
very nice game
really liked it
Posted by: Anonymous | May 7, 2009 6:03 PM
I really didn't think I would like this at first but you completely won me over once I figured out how it was set up. Thank you!
Posted by: Nikki | May 9, 2009 12:45 AM