Let your feelings out and see what happens. Take your time. You'll probably get as much out of it as you put into it.
Things will happen besides typing.
The game is based on experiences I had as a kid, hiding away on the computer in a rough home.
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[NOTE: Some players have found a bug where the game doesn't advance past typing. If you don't get any dialog after ~3-4 minutes, please leave a comment mentioning what platform (web/desktop), browser, OS, etc you were using so I can nail down the problem. Thanks!]
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Hint: (minor spoiler)
There are two endings.
Downloads and Links
Ratings
| #5 | Mood | 4.52 |
| #32 | Theme | 4.39 |
| #55 | Audio | 3.82 |
| #85 | Overall | 3.79 |
| #102 | Innovation | 3.93 |
| #125 | Graphics | 3.90 |
| #1461 | Coolness | 47% |
Comments
I found a SMALL glitch that doesn't even matter because the game is so awesome, but I'm not sure if you wanna fix it or not.
http://i.imgur.com/FOdNF61.png
Thanks laxeot, I did a lot of last-minute coding to try and get the text input clean, it could still use work!
Enjoyed that. Reminds me of diary program I wrote myself for my TRS-80 years ago.
I looked around and ran it for for about 5 minutes real time typing some random stuff and nothing did not seen anything but the screen I was typing on and the privacy screen. how long before something happens?
The old school screen effect is amazing. Definitely not a fan of waiting around for dialog though.
liquidmedia, it should be just typing for about 3 minutes. If it went beyond that there was a bug. What version were you running?
I actually teared up a bit at the end! And I didn't really have anything to confess. (I tried thinking of something personal I could write, but there was nothing, alas.)
Deep man. Wish there was a little more.
It's not clear at the beginning what you're meant to be doing, I was trying to open the files on C drive for ages lol.
Great game. Would love to see more dialogue but I love the silence and feel of the game. Great entry! cx
After 5 ingame Minutes I had to quit as nothing happened... Web Version.
Amazing. I don't really want to comment on it technically because it doesn't really seem... relevant I guess.
Really quite moving, though I didn't have anything especially personal to write, so it ended with Mum getting teary and giving me a hug after seeing the lyrics to Bohemian Rhapsody on the screen xD
@lissar, aaronjbaptiste, MjSpeCter, Blobby101, thank you so much! Glad people have been moved and/or found humor in it, either way that's pretty awesome.
Very interesting entry. The typing and darkness were really effective. Great interpretation of the theme.
Nice idea and good mood. For fast typists it seems to drop letters, and takes a VERY long time for anything to happen. A few minutes are ages when you've typed up a novel or three in the meantime!
Hi there. Like the look and feel, the background noise, the typing noises. Nice greenscreen simulation. Conversation happened with mom outside door at about 4 minutes in, but nothing else after a further 3... stopped then.
mrexcessive, if you're up for trying it again, remember to use the privacy screen (TAB)
This was excellent. It struck a cord in me since this I put myself in that child's position, and connecting it with my real-life experiences with my parents. The game really puts the player in that moment. Great game!
Awww, nice. I so wanted to run those taunting files in the privacy screen, or to save the confession somewhere. First time through I made up a confession which was pretty over the top, so there was just so, so much slightly creepy awkward guilt.
This was a really interesting experience. Well done I love this kind of weird game :)
Thank you all for the comments! Really appreciate your insight and experiences playing.
Nice atmosphere. I expected a little bit more of the reaction of the mother, but great mood overall!
I love the concept in play here, the atmosphere is great and the mood really turned out fantastic.
Beautiful use of the theme I think.
Thanks everyone who voted for getting me in the top 15 for mood, and for the fantastic feedback!
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The audio was great, and the mood was fantastic, being able to look around with the mouse was a nice touch. It took a while to get to the dialogue, and I'm not entirely sure if that's good or bad.
One last thing: If you quickly open and close the privacy screen before the door opens, you can keep the text screen open without the privacy. Needless to say, this can cause some amusing antics: http://bit.ly/1u9WsqC