Error: Save File is Abandoned
A downloadable game for Windows
Do you ever think about what happens to your old childhood games when you don't play them anymore? What do the NPCs do? How does the player character feel? In Error: Save File is Abandoned, you get to know the answer.
Take on the role of a player character stuck in an abandoned video game, where the world is slowly decaying. Even without your player, you must play through the levels yourself to clear the game and save your world and all the NPCs in it.
This was a project made for my final year of university, untouched, exactly how it was submitted. I hope to continue with it eventually. Controllers currently unsupported, my apologies for any inconveniences this may cause.
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Hey! No real feedback but I saw your game on Youtube and absolutly adore your designs ♡ I just dunno where to send it, so I'll drop this here . Hope you like it ^^
https://twitter.com/dehrasylum/status/1801801713206079634?t=lt56LdlKP5lc-PJRJaaU...
An adorable game that hits right in the feels, with just the right pacing. I played through it twice and enjoyed it the whole time. I love the character designs! The controls felt awkward at first, but after playing a bit i realized they were way more responsive than i thought they would be. Definitly gonna have to play any other games you've made.
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A lovely little game! I enjoyed it thoroughly, though not without minor qualms.
Mainly, my issues lie within the cameras awkward controlling, and the lack of controller support. Do I care enough about those to make me think less of the game? not even remotely.
Over all, this game is a lovely experience, and I would love to see the ideas that it brings to the table expanded upon.
this feels like it needs more recognition, but if you do update it, please add an option to de invert the camera
I hope this game gets more exposure...it's both heartbreaking and wonderful.
Lovely experience with a lot of charm and heart put into it! Shame it was so short, but I enjoyed my time with the story. Definitely deserves more recognition.
the texture of ollie getting more staticy the farther you get is a nice touch
Ollie taping on the glass is what got me. Makes me want to write a what if story of her getting out and trying to find the player.
I saw a youtube video of the game and I just wanted to say I love the animal character designs and I might try making some fanart of them.
After playing through this game and getting both endings I gotta say this is fantastic the controls feel smooth camera is a little weird but I got used to it story is great and the creepy atmosphere was done really well not sure if there's a 3rd ending or not nor if I'm missing any secrets but either way I had a fun time with the game. Glad I was told about it! also in level 3 there's some sort of collectable in the water not sure if I'm just dumb but I cant seem to find a way to get to it if anyone knows what I'm talkin about and has tips that would be great. hope you end up doin more with this!
I already want a plush if this little Ollie fella
i liked it! it was fun. I guess my biggest criticism is the camera. An option to un invert the camera would be nice! The story was nice and if you decide to eventually continue this then ill be happy to play as this owl again :D. I loved how the pause menu also got corrupted, its a neat lil touch
Thank you! I apologise for the camera, I'm not the best programmer, so I was limited with what I could do with it. I would like to fix this if I work back into it, and I will take your feedback into account.
I'm glad you liked my game - I'm mostly an artist, so I'm happy that the more visual aspects stood out best!
Thanks again for playing!
What console would you say this would have run on if it were designed for a console? N64? Ps1 or Ps2?
I looked at both N64 and PS1 games for inspiration, so there's probably a mixture of both aspects in there. It's not really any console in particular, but since it uses a pixelated shader, you could say it most resembles the PS1.
Thanks for checking out my game!
No problem, thank you for making the game
very well made! the main criticisms I have are how floaty the controls are, and how finnicky the camera is. the house in the ice level in particular was a pain to get up cause you have to get the camera just right.
that being said, I loved the character designs! I thought the air-strafe parkour was fun and creative, esp the city level! the monster starting off as just a thing in the distance was very good, and the tension in the last scene was great, good job setting expectations!!
Thank you! I apologise for the controls and the camera, I wasn't happy with them myself, but I'm not much of a programmer so I went with something simple as I had difficulties trying to implement anything more advanced. This would be my first priority if I work back into this.
As an artist, I'm so happy to hear you loved my character designs as they were probably my favourite part. I really wanted to create an atmosphere so I'm glad I was able to achieve that.
Thanks again for playing, I'm glad you liked my game!
I really like the game! Your PSX/N64 art direction was really good. You hit that styling very well, also the audio was really good too, really matched the style. The story was good, I am a sucker for PSX/N64 mascot horror. Your character design was super good really hit that videogame mascot look, looks like it could be real, reminds me somewhat of like Digimon. I will say I feel the camera movement might need work, as well I was not able to get the other ending because when I loaded my save it did not give me the other option again. I also got stuck on a jump in the city (but that might be because I am smooth brain). Overall, a realllly good game and world building, can't wait to see more!
Thanks so much, I'm glad you liked my game! I'm an artist mostly, so aesthetics were one of the most important aspects for me; I'm surprised you liked the audio since I've never composed anything in my life haha. And yes, Digimon was one of my main inspirations for my character designs - I love that you were able to recognise it!
I apologise for the bugs you encountered. I was aware of the weaknesses surrounding the camera controls, but I'm not a strong programmer, so I went for a simpler method and didn't have time to try anything more advanced. If I work back into this I will look into this further. I see what you mean about the endings; that was an intentional choice but looking at your video I can understand why that would be an issue. I will be sure to change this as well.
Thanks again for playing and for providing your lovely video!
You're Welcome! I jsut loved the creativity and characters designs! Also as an artist with little programming knowledge wanting to do the same, it gives me a lot of motivation! I cant wait to see what you do next! <3
Is there any way to remap the controlls? playing in WASD is pretty much impossible on non qwerty keyboards
Otherwise the aesthetic of this game is absolutely amazing. everything looks great, the characters are cute, the way things progress is really nice!
Not at the moment no, I'm really sorry for the inconvenience. I will look into that if I work back into this.
Thanks so much for playing though, I'm glad you liked it!
Apologies for such a late reply, this is the first time I've checked comments since uploading. I would have replied earlier had I seen it sooner!
Noo don't apologize it's okay! No pressure at all.
I did end up playing with the arrow keys since that works as well and while not the most practical it was still comfortable enough to finish the game so trust me it's much better than being stuck on WASD!