60 votes

Messenger, a cute little 3d browser game

24 comments

  1. creesch
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    Came across it today, and it is a fun little game to play with a neat cute atmosphere and art style. You basically are running around doing a few quests on a tiny little planet. It even works very...

    Came across it today, and it is a fun little game to play with a neat cute atmosphere and art style. You basically are running around doing a few quests on a tiny little planet. It even works very well on my phone!

    A few fun things I noticed. The first is that you see other players running around doing their quests. On the bottom right is a menu to emote to them! You can also change your outfit a bit as well.

    6 votes
  2. artvandelay
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    Fun little game, worked great on mobile too which surprised me. Love the graphics, the little planet reminded me a lot of Super Mario Galaxy's planets. I only messed around with it for a few...

    Fun little game, worked great on mobile too which surprised me. Love the graphics, the little planet reminded me a lot of Super Mario Galaxy's planets. I only messed around with it for a few minutes so I didn't complete any deliveries but it was fun seeing the Easter eggs haha

    5 votes
  3. [8]
    xk3
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    I found a UFO on top of the mountain

    I found a UFO on top of the mountain

    4 votes
    1. [5]
      creesch
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      Did you also spot the owl and the fox? :)

      Did you also spot the owl and the fox? :)

      2 votes
      1. [4]
        xk3
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        The fox was an easy find but I didn't see the owl

        The fox was an easy find but I didn't see the owl

        1 vote
        1. [3]
          Narry
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          The owl shrine is beneath the temple if you head right and a bit straight, where you can see a post with a golden flame (or poo emoji, can't decide) instead of left up the stairs.

          The owl shrine is beneath the temple if you head right and a bit straight, where you can see a post with a golden flame (or poo emoji, can't decide) instead of left up the stairs.

          1 vote
          1. [2]
            xk3
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            Oh I saw the shrine--didn't know it was special! Is there a list somewhere with all of these "easter eggs"?

            Oh I saw the shrine--didn't know it was special! Is there a list somewhere with all of these "easter eggs"?

            1 vote
            1. Narry
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              I think we're just informally creating the list here...

              I think we're just informally creating the list here...

              4 votes
  4. FishFingus
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    That was cute, OP. Thanks!

    That was cute, OP. Thanks!

    4 votes
  5. Autoxidation
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    This was very chill and charming! Thanks for sharing, I enjoyed it.

    This was very chill and charming! Thanks for sharing, I enjoyed it.

    4 votes
  6. smoontjes
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    "Who knew following my lowest instincts would get me promoted in the corporate world?"

    "Who knew following my lowest instincts would get me promoted in the corporate world?"

    4 votes
  7. [5]
    DefinitelyNotAFae
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    This is incredibly cute but I'm really struggling with movement on mobile, I keep running into walls and zooming in and I swear it shouldn't be this difficult. Am I missing a trick or just notably...

    This is incredibly cute but I'm really struggling with movement on mobile, I keep running into walls and zooming in and I swear it shouldn't be this difficult.

    Am I missing a trick or just notably bad at this

    3 votes
    1. bo0tzz
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      I really struggled with the controls too, it's not just you.

      I really struggled with the controls too, it's not just you.

      2 votes
    2. [2]
      creesch
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      Can't comment on the latter bit. But the "trick" is that wherever you put down your finger is the center of a joystick. Basically, the circle you then see under your finger. The further you slide...

      Am I missing a trick or just notably bad at this

      Can't comment on the latter bit. But the "trick" is that wherever you put down your finger is the center of a joystick. Basically, the circle you then see under your finger. The further you slide away from that middle point the bigger your movements will be.

      So it only requires very subtle movements to let your character walk and change directions.

      1 vote
      1. DefinitelyNotAFae
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        Yeah that's what I'm doing but the "size" of my movements feels uncontrollable or at least non-intuitively so. I've used similar touchscreen joystick controls before but this feels rough

        Yeah that's what I'm doing but the "size" of my movements feels uncontrollable or at least non-intuitively so. I've used similar touchscreen joystick controls before but this feels rough

        1 vote
    3. skybrian
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      I found it easier to play on a laptop using the keyboard.

      I found it easier to play on a laptop using the keyboard.

  8. [4]
    nothis
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    This is amazing. How does this run so well and look so good? Is it just Unity? Any story of how this came to be? The website just says "we craft interactive real-time experiences" and nothing else.

    This is amazing. How does this run so well and look so good? Is it just Unity? Any story of how this came to be? The website just says "we craft interactive real-time experiences" and nothing else.

    3 votes
    1. [3]
      creesch
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      Pretty sure this isn't unity, unity in the browser has a very distinct way of loading afaik. In fact, it seems to be a custom engine entirely. I have no idea who is actually behind it, other posts...

      Pretty sure this isn't unity, unity in the browser has a very distinct way of loading afaik. In fact, it seems to be a custom engine entirely.
      I have no idea who is actually behind it, other posts on the internet mostly speculate as well. It's all very mysterious :)

      1 vote
      1. [3]
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        1. wowbagger
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          I found an in-game easter egg that seems to confirm this!

          I found an in-game easter egg that seems to confirm this!

          3 votes
        2. creesch
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          Ah, yeah I completely forgot but if you finish all quests you will get credits with those names. Good find on three.js, I think I have come across it before I remember this lovely little demo

          Ah, yeah I completely forgot but if you finish all quests you will get credits with those names.

          Good find on three.js, I think I have come across it before I remember this lovely little demo

          2 votes
  9. [2]
    gpl
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    This is amazing and charming! I can't quite tell, are these other messengers others playing at the same time, or NPCs?

    This is amazing and charming! I can't quite tell, are these other messengers others playing at the same time, or NPCs?

    2 votes
    1. [2]
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      1. creesch
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        I had one or two reply. Most people don't seem to know you can emote. If you look at them for a while you'll also notice it really is other people trying to figure out the game or doing quests.

        I had one or two reply. Most people don't seem to know you can emote. If you look at them for a while you'll also notice it really is other people trying to figure out the game or doing quests.

        6 votes