Damn, what a game. The main character design is reminiscent of Oyasumi Punpun. I especially liked the Sally story-arc. That smile before going in is so captivating and horrifying at the same time. And a really well-written character in general, I'd like to see more of her, especially what happens in-between the time-skip to the mom's conversation.
i cant describe how haunting this is. everything about your art and your writing made this feel like a direct conversation. im sorry that you had to go through this.
Yeah, I am really scared right now. I keep expecting the hammer to drop and checking things. I should be offline and not here but it's hard not to hover over stuff.
I guess the most important thing is to let you know that, I did play it to the end, and it did emotionally affect me. I felt your pain and your suffering, even if just a fragment of them. I won’t forget this.
The things that happened to you are totally fucked up. Of course, you know this now.
Thank you for giving me the opportunity to learn about your trauma.
I hope you do have a happy ending, because you deserve one.
I honestly don't know how to respond to it or talk to people about it either and it's awkward.
I think at the core my goal is to just not feel so much shame about stuff. I think by having made this and sharing it maybe it's like getting desensitized to that fear and shame and just becoming a normal person again.
Thank you for playing this and your kind comment. It means a lot to me.
an incredible game. the art is beautiful, and im amazed at how you made the gameboy mechanics so integral to the story...thank you sm for sharing, taylor, this is like nothing ive played before
(Sorry for the fast reply but I've been nervous about reaction and probably overly refreshing.)
Thank you for your comment. I'm a little out of it but I wanted to share that this was actually partially inspired by a lot of games and is also similar to some of your work like Are u ok?
To be specific the main game that made me decide to try this approach was bagenzo's madotsuki's closet.
Before that game I was deeply lost about how to approach the topic and was thinking writing or a graphic novel would be the strongest way to talk about and deal with it. Unfortunately my issue was things like the "sample scene" or "convenience store" scenes were very much verbs and a graphic novel couldn't handle that.
I played alienmelon's EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE OK years ago and that game actually came the closest to articulating my experiences with trauma so if you are looking for something similar I would try that. There are actually a bunch of games I'm neglecting that are similar but I'm nervous and ranting but they are on itch.
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Damn, what a game. The main character design is reminiscent of Oyasumi Punpun. I especially liked the Sally story-arc. That smile before going in is so captivating and horrifying at the same time. And a really well-written character in general, I'd like to see more of her, especially what happens in-between the time-skip to the mom's conversation.
I haven't read Oyasumi Punpun but I need to do so. I should do that.
Thank you for your kind words and for playing my game to the end.
i cant describe how haunting this is. everything about your art and your writing made this feel like a direct conversation. im sorry that you had to go through this.
thank you for sharing your story.
Thank you for playing through to the end. This was not an easy game to play through and I appreciate it.
I can’t imagine how terrifying it must be to put something like this out there, let alone live through it. Thank you for telling your story.
Yeah, I am really scared right now. I keep expecting the hammer to drop and checking things. I should be offline and not here but it's hard not to hover over stuff.
I don’t know how to respond to playing your game.
I guess the most important thing is to let you know that, I did play it to the end, and it did emotionally affect me. I felt your pain and your suffering, even if just a fragment of them. I won’t forget this.
The things that happened to you are totally fucked up. Of course, you know this now.
Thank you for giving me the opportunity to learn about your trauma.
I hope you do have a happy ending, because you deserve one.
I honestly don't know how to respond to it or talk to people about it either and it's awkward.
I think at the core my goal is to just not feel so much shame about stuff. I think by having made this and sharing it maybe it's like getting desensitized to that fear and shame and just becoming a normal person again.
Thank you for playing this and your kind comment. It means a lot to me.
an incredible game. the art is beautiful, and im amazed at how you made the gameboy mechanics so integral to the story...thank you sm for sharing, taylor, this is like nothing ive played before
(Sorry for the fast reply but I've been nervous about reaction and probably overly refreshing.)
Thank you for your comment. I'm a little out of it but I wanted to share that this was actually partially inspired by a lot of games and is also similar to some of your work like Are u ok?
To be specific the main game that made me decide to try this approach was bagenzo's madotsuki's closet.
Before that game I was deeply lost about how to approach the topic and was thinking writing or a graphic novel would be the strongest way to talk about and deal with it. Unfortunately my issue was things like the "sample scene" or "convenience store" scenes were very much verbs and a graphic novel couldn't handle that.
I played alienmelon's EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE OK years ago and that game actually came the closest to articulating my experiences with trauma so if you are looking for something similar I would try that. There are actually a bunch of games I'm neglecting that are similar but I'm nervous and ranting but they are on itch.
ah thank you for sharing! i’ll definitely check these games out really soon ;w;
nonetheless i really enjoy your work and am excited to see what you create next!
Thank you, also just as a warning my next things probably not going to be too profound. I just need a break and to work on something fun. Idk.
But yeah idk (sorry im so tired x_x) Also Madostuki's Closet is really really good so I super encourage you to try that one.