Can you save the villagers living on an active volcano? Make your way to the top while you’re trying to learn and speak a language you don’t understand.
## About This Game
Learn a fully functional symbol language by interacting with villagers that
settled on an active volcano! Collect and apply phrases and words you may not
immediately understand and discover that language is an expression of
humanity.
Eloquence is a point-and-click language puzzle game. You learn to understand
and eventually express yourself in a symbol language. The languages found in
Eloquence are living and are used by the characters inhabiting the world. Test
collected phrases and words on villagers and study their response, to find out
what the symbols mean.
Eloquence’s language contains varied linguistic features that can be found in
natural languages from all over the world. There is no writing in the game
other than the symbol languages. The game uses visuals and sound to enhance
communication with the player.
All conflicts and obstacles in Eloquence are cleared by using communication
instead of violence. Eloquence furthermore has the mission to show that
languages differ far less than you might expect, and that language is part of
being human.
Players build on the linguistic knowledge they’ve accumulated so far, and may
apply newly assembled phrases to islanders they’ve visited before to discover
their own micro-narratives that weave a story web of history and characters’
experiences that connect a culture.
Eloquence intends to start a discussion on language and its place in the world
– which is ultimately a discussion on humanity and mutual understanding.
Eloquence