A small remake of a game jam game I created about having a cold beer with an old friend under the warm Texas stars. This version features new hand drawn art, new dialogue, an animated font and an additional song by Chris Schlarb. Originally created for the Mystic Western Game Jam hosted by Juegos Rancheros.
Client: Personal
Role: Art, Story, Developer
Programs: Construct 3, Photoshop, Twine
Music Composed by Chris Schlarb
Played by Chris Schlarb and Heather Sommerhauser
Audio engineering by Devin O'Brien
Recorded at BIG EGO, Long Beach, CA
Released: 07/2021
Gameplay
Stills
Development
The original game
PRESS
"...the sort of simulation that devotes itself to capturing a feeling." - Killscreen
"Imagine Kentucky Route Zero with one scene and done entirely in monochrome..." - Rock, Paper, Shotgun
"It’s easy to get lost in the moments Black Gold centers on." - Game Informer
"It’s easy to get lost in the moments Black Gold centers on." - Game Informer
"...scrumptious artwork and appropriately twangy guitar music, Black Gold is the best thing I've played all week." - PC Gamer