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Very moving, meaningful, December 5, 2013With the recent outpouring of CYOA style games focused on depression, apathy, and other behavioral issues, I have to say, I was a bit hesitant about this one.
I shouldn't have been; this game nails it.
It reminds me of Emily Short's Bee in the way it presents indicators of how your character is doing. The writing isn't as good as Bee, but works; there is no 'bad' writing in this game.
This game presents a nuanced and accurate picture of depression, while using really solid plotting to move the story along through inter-connected vignettes. This game would be good for anyone to play--depression probably affects you or someone you know--and especially a good game for anyone seeking to make a game about depression.
The authors don't force the emotional qualities. They present them to you as matters of fact, which feels natural and lends to the progression.
I have on bit of constructive advice, however, to these developers and all others who build a twine/hypertext game. Text formatting matters.
I did gloss over some sentences/paragraphs here, because they spread across my screen, forming 20 word lines. I really think that if you're going to make a hypertext game, you should review classics like Bee and see the attention paid to the text. Make the type 14 pt or so, and restrict the width of the container so you aren't ever looking at a long row of soldiers.
I really enjoyed this game. I think text formatting would make it infinitely easier to read & enjoy.