Snail Society
A downloadable presentation for Windows
Made for Worst Visual Novel Ever 2024.
I found out the jam was happening about 5 hours before it closed. Sorry-not-sorry that it's rushed.
This game has the Official Green Wrench of being fixed.
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Install instructions
Open in PowerPoint for the best experience.
LibreOffice Impress can open it, but some effects are wonky.
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This is incredible. Innovative. Showstopping.
I was equally thrilled as @Meiri this was a Powerpoint presentation, and was completely delighted from the first curtain transition. I saw this has the green wrench and only request that the frog remains exactly the same, as he is my best friend.
[The review below has spoilers!]
A deep, psychological, Kafkaesque thriller about capitalism, the wage gap and modern society. By embracing the forest and wanting to eat 'yummy food' all around, the snail expresses rebellion and a sense of justice against the system.
The boss snail wears a clean pressed blue suit and a tie despite being a snail. This juxtaposition reflects on the pretentiousness of corporate life such that you need to maintain a professional and distant facade even though underneath that, everyone is similarly animals. The frog's betrayal when the snail tries to escape from the boss shows that corruption exists beyond the elite and higher ups. The frog is a deep green and has a bulbous body, showing that it is the physical representation of greed which threw aside its morals for monetary gain.
Finally, the person 'turned snail' wakes up and reveals that the transformation is a dream, and this open ending is a hopeful one. This shows that unlike the predicament of the snail, the person/player has the choice and autonomy to change their life for the better.
(jk jk this presentation is perfectly horrible, good job)
I think that analysis has more words than the actual presentation
Nice to know that my literature class in school is paying dividends lol
Words cannot express how delighted I was when I saw this was a powerpoint file. 11/10 cute snails having a good time