Do not worry. It's going to be okay.
Has today been rough? Are you feeling a distinct lack of emotion due to outside factors? Come sit down, relax, and distract yourself for a little. Play games of Othello against this sentient void, who will be here to support you. It will be okay.
Made for A Game By Its Cover 2023. Inspired by Lumbud84's cover art for Apathello from the Famicase Exhibition 2023. Developed for PICO-8. Also available on itch.io.
Instructions
- Arrow keys: Move cursor, change player difficulty
- X, V, or M: Start game, place disk
- Z, C, or N: Advance through dialog boxes
Version History
- 0.9.5 (August 13, 2023) Initial release for AGBIC 2023
- 0.9.6 (August 18, 2023) Added move highlight; skipped opening cutscene if last played <5 days ago
- 0.9.7 (August 19, 2023) Changed color of move highlight; added AI level (or human icon) to results screen
Planned Features
- My original vision was to have the sentient void talk to you while you play against it. Everything is in place in the cart for this to happen; I simply have to write enough lines of dialogue.
- It would be nice to include a tutorial option on the cart. I don't know if I have the tokens for it, but this would be nice to have for those unfamiliar with Othello.
- My brother keeps asking me to have the colors of the disks be changeable. This is a good idea, but I'd have to change a few things about the palette.
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