Glissez-vous dans la peau d'un inkslinger, profession et race uniques dont la survie dépend de la rédaction de lettres et discours sur mesure pour les clients d'Isle Shammer. Cette aventure indie de 40-60 minutes se déploie comme une tragédie Romancepunk, mêlant mécaniques de typing-game à des défis cognitifs qui récompensent l'intuition sémantique plutôt que la vitesse. Des visiteurs excentriques défilent à votre bureau de Wordshop - une mère en manque d'affection, l'aide-poète d'un poissonier, un musicien envoûtant -, chacun réclamant des paragraphes personnalisés d'après leurs indices pour maintenir le flux de vos inkveins.
Des rêveries vives interrompent ces séances, vous plongeant en transe où un mystérieux garçon révèle des bribes de votre passé tragique et de la voie menant à Isle Shammer. Vos choix de connexion profonde avec les clients mènent à de multiples fins. Tous les joueurs s'y épanouissent, le jeu privilégiant la compréhension réfléchie pour novices comme habitués.
Inkslinger is a 40-60 minutes, story-driven, Romancepunk tragedy with typing-game mechanics and multiple endings.
YOU NEED TO WRITE
You play as an inkslinger, which is both a profession and a race. Your job is to help formulate the letters and speeches of your Isle Shammer clientele. Else, you start to wither; your inkveins becoming stiff, your body rigid.
SO YOU WRITE FOR YOUR CLIENTS
One after the other, the eccentric inhabitants of Isle Shammer visit your desk at the Wordshop. You have to find the right approach to each paragraph of their letters, depending on the clues they give you. At our desk, you'll meet:
· Tetherheart, a mother whose son never gets back to her.
· Smoothie, a young cointaker for a fishmonger by the Waterbed. She needs a poem written for a boy she slapped for calling her a damp oyster.
· Humstrum, a beguiling musician.
· And several others, making your inkveins thrive or wither!
BUT SOMEONE IS TRYING TO REACH YOU
Sometimes, however, these client encounters stir up vivid daydreams. You enter a trance in which a mysterious boy tells you about your past. Piece by piece, a timeline slowly forms, telling you about the tragic events that led you to Isle Shammer.
But who is this boy to you? And what can he tell you about your past?
WHAT'S THE CHALLENGE?
All types of players can play Inkslinger. To stimulate newcomers and experienced players alike, Inkslinger doesn't challenge you motorically but cognitively. This game doesn't care about how fast you are but how deeply you connect with your clients through your semantic understanding.
