Have you ever wondered why the chicken crossed the road? I think we have finally found the answer! Make sure you ask all of the others so that they can help you figure it out...

Controls

  • PC : Left and Right Arrow Keys
  • Mobile: Swipe left and right to move, tap screen to advance dialog
  • Try to walk into the characters and numbers to start a conversation!

Credits
A 5-minute game by DatJuanDesigner (website / Twitter)

Thanks to Hesi Mendez and  Jonathan Morales-Rocha for their awesome feedback that improved the game 1000 times over!


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More information
StatusReleased
PlatformsHTML5
Rating
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(20 total ratings)
AuthorDatJuanDesigner
GenreInteractive Fiction
Made withbitsy
Tags2D, 8-Bit, Dark, Funny, games-for-change, Mystery, Narrative, serious-game, Short

Comments

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AmiYumiBonster38 days ago

I love This. Such an important message and so well done <3. Came here from your YT channel!

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influencia indebida359 days ago (1 edit)

Talk to everyone starting with Pollito and be wary of the Cat

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Demonskunk1 year ago(+2)

Holy shit, I wasn't expecting it to get so emotional. This is a finely crafted microgame.

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reatopia2 years ago (1 edit) (+2)

just finished playing this after watching your Youtube tutorial. This was really inspiring and touching. Thank you.

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DatJuanDesigner2 years ago(+1)

Thank you so much! Hope the video was helpful! :-) 

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nancadena3 years ago(+3)

Wow, I came here to play, not to cry  ...  o_o
Short but powerful - great job!!

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DatJuanDesigner3 years ago

Thanks for checking it out! :-) 

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DatJuanDesigner4 years ago (5 edits) (+1)

Hey DevLever! 

Thank you for playing! Would you mind letting me know where you got stuck? I'm working on ways to better guide the player to follow the appropriate path that I intended, but I think I'm still missing a few pieces. I'll be uploading a new version with some tweaked dialog soon, but in the meantime, here is the path that I intended players to follow....(SPOILERS AHEAD) 

  • Step 1: As soon as the game starts, talk to Pollito (baby chick) on the top left part of the road (they're the closest character to the player when the game starts). They will tell you to say your goodbyes to everyone on that side of the road before you cross over. 

  • Step 2: When you talk to the Turtle they will count in Spanish to four, and tell you to be careful of the Cat. The goal with this instruction is that it will encourage the player to talk to the different numbers on the road, and save the cat for their last interaction when they finally get across to the other side.

  • Step 3: When you finally cross the road, after reading the four "Why did the chicken cross the road?" jokes and think the game is just kinda senseless or silly,  I want the first character that you talk to to be  Pato and go up the line so the last character that you speak with is the Cat.

  • Step 4: This is where the reveal happens and the Cat tells you (the chicken) that you don't belong on that side of the road. After the game's color palette changes, I want the player to retrace all of their steps, so that they end up where they started. This means talking to all the creatures, as well as the numbers in the road once again, which no longer have the same jokes in there anymore. 

I hope this clears things up a bit! If you have any additional questions or suggestions, I'd love to hear you out! Thanks for playing! 

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Morpheus484 years ago(+3)

I recommend giving this a try! While you might think its basic in the beginning the focus of the game is not the numbers or jokes in the beginning but the dialogue with all the animals. TO get the full experience talk to the cat last.

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DatJuanDesigner4 years ago(+2)

Thank you for playing, and for including this tip for other players! I hope to tweak a bit of the dialog to better guide folks on their first play-through, so thank you!

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flyingsnail_art4 years ago(+1)

An amazing game, funny and smart and a very interesting experience. A must play.

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DatJuanDesigner4 years ago(+1)

Thank you for your kind feedback and for checking it out! :-) 

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flyingsnail_art4 years ago

You're welcome :) thanks for making such a cool game!

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