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Banshees of Inisherin: The Game

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Re: Banshees of Inisherin: The Game

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Not sure why you'd turn this into a game (it's awesome though!), but for anyone who hasn't seen the movie - I'd recommend it. It really has stuck with me long after I saw it. Starts out with "Father Ted" vibes, but end up going... in other directions.

Re: Banshees of Inisherin: The Game

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Love the art style, but I think you might need some sort of intro for the controls. Neither WASD nor arrow keys seem to have any effect, and the player seems to make random turns regardless of what key I have pressed, or whether I have any key pressed at all.

Sounds like your keyboard? Or you have some browser extension like Vimium

Re: Banshees of Inisherin: The Game

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post #9

Love the art style, but I think you might need some sort of intro for the controls. Neither WASD nor arrow keys seem to have any effect, and the player seems to make random turns regardless of what key I have pressed, or whether I have any key pressed at all.

Sounds like your keyboard? Or you have some browser extension like Vimium

The issue was apparently that I didn't realize the player started in the top-left of the screen. I thought I was meant to control the character that starts in the center of the screen and starts moving immediately (like pac-man).

Controls are still a bit clunky (slow to respond), but do work.

Re: Banshees of Inisherin: The Game

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"Banshees" was an interesting but puzzling film. I enjoyed it but I didn't think it was quite as approachable as McDonaghs other films. I suppose it's supposed to be an allegory to the futility of the Irish Civil War? If we the audience can't make a connection to something like that it feels a bit too abstract. I didn't make it far into the game, but it is a neat project.

It’s an allegory for something, but I can’t quite put my finger on it…

I'd have to hand it to you, that's a good one.

Re: Banshees of Inisherin: The Game

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post #13

Great concept. Has anyone else finished the film? I'm a bit past the thump on the door and not sure if I want to finish the movie if things keep going that way.

It's a wonderful meditation on friendship. A couple shots showing the aftermath of his threat carried out, but they're brief.

Highly recommend.

Re: Banshees of Inisherin: The Game

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Based on a recent "black comedy" movie: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11813216/ Which is one of the weirdest and heaviest hitting films I've seen recently, and while there is some comedy, it is not a funny movie.

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Umm... the two terms are synonymous to me. What distinction are you drawing?
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