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ir/rational Redux

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adventure
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logic
philosophy

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Jul 8, 2012 | 6:59 AM EDT
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18.5 mb
  • Daily 2nd Place July 9, 2012

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UPDATE 4 (8th September 2012): IR/RATIONAL INVESTIGATOR ANNOUNCED!

http://steamcommunity.com /sharedfiles/filedetails/
?id=92933628&searchtext=

UPDATE 3: ir/rational has made the front page with 45,000 plays in under a week! Thank you everyone - and keep your eyes peeled for announcements in the coming months!

UPDATE 2: Walkthrough available here: http://blog.tomjubert.com /2012/07/irrational-walkt hrough.html

UPDATE 1: Made 10,000 views and the Popular Games list in 24 hours! Thanks to everyone who's played!

Argue the toss in a twisted tale of logic...

In ir/rational you complete, create and discredit arguments by selecting propositions and filling in the blanks. It's a puzzle game based on propositional logic, and a graphic adventure all in one - only here you don't so much need to escape the room as prove why you'd even want to.

- Unique, language-based argument system: formulate logical proofs to progress through the game

- Dark philosophical comedy by Tom Jubert, writer of Penumbra, Driver: San Francisco and FTL.

- 10 screens and roughly half an hour of intelligent, challenging and inventive gameplay

- Musical score by award-winning composer Mikko Tarmia

My website: www.tomjubert.com
My narrative design blog, Plot is Gameplay's Bitch: blog.tomjubert.com

Instructions:
- Click to progress story
- Complete the arguments by selecting options from the drop-down menus

NB Some systems don't display all the dropdown options at once, and you have to use the arrow keys to scroll.

If you can't see the right answer, chances are you can resolve the problem with the arrow keys. Hope it's not dampened your enthusiasm!

Reviews


VanBakkerVanBakker

Rated 4 / 5 stars July 13, 2012

Very good game. Rudimentar arguments, I'd say, for they would be easier to elaborate a little more. The circular logic is prone to incredible flaw, but it worked in this game. I gave you a 4 out of 5 because IX really got me clueless for a while, so I cheated, because, as the philosopher I am, I studied Schopenhauer and Descartes.

Cheers~



naruhina433naruhina433

Rated 4 / 5 stars July 13, 2012

Had to go to the walkthrough for the last level, because I had NO FUCKING IDEA what it was saying. I understood the key, but I didn't under stand what letters had anything to do with each other.

Other than that, it was a pretty good game.



mutatiousmutatious

Rated 5 / 5 stars July 13, 2012

The last puzzle was actually the easiest for me. I've always been a more confident mathematician then philosopher and i have to say i hated if then statements in highschool but this was quiet entertaining. Very nice little game. I request more games like this. Please make some kind of sequal Got my brain warmed up this morning =)


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cousteaucousteau

Rated 4.5 / 5 stars July 13, 2012

The level about God got me for a while... the only answer that actually made sense didn't make any sense to be an answer... when I saw it was the right answer, I spent a while collecting the pieces of my brain that had been scattered through my room when it exploded.

Personally I like puzzle games and riddles. This is not quite exactly that, but it has the same style. Thanks for making it; it got me amused for a while, and was pretty interesting. :)



gamerman12gamerman12

Rated 4.5 / 5 stars July 13, 2012

Cool game. I feel all smart now.
The last puzzle gave me a bit of trouble.. but I got through it.