hard office
A downloadable psychic transmission for Windows
based on a dream i had once. the game is rather obscure, rough around the edges and suffers from typical adventure game frustrating bullshit at times but i like it that way, i think it kinda fits the mood.
now for the bullet points:
- over 80 maps to explore!
- "choose" from 3 different endings!
- experience the obliterating burden of living!
- embark on a quest of self-discovery and other stuff!
the game is made with rpg maker 2003, so it's windows only, but it seems to work fine on mac os x and linux through wine (might have some problems with font rendering because rpg maker 2003, just install the correct font).
controls:
- Z/Spacebar/Enter : interact with stuff/select option
- X/ESC : menu (for saving purposes)/cancel
credits:
game, music, sound effects, most graphics - fotocopiadora
human-like character sprites - taken from charas-project.net
contains quotes and lyrics from songs by current 93, also piano magic, emily dickinson and who knows what else.
will probably update to fix some minor bugs.
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loved this. how well it captures the experience of dreams, in all their oblique, frustrating logic, where "meaning" is like a shadow always haunting the corners of your eye. i mean, meaning is there—it evokes something about the cold, alienating workplace; the warmth and weirdness of intimacy; capital and annihilation (on a personal and planetary scale)—but the way they're tangled together without explication is what makes it interesting. sometimes the dialogue hits a certain emotional note in a certain moment, and it just works. like the words you share with the person in the bed, the one you have to return to to reach one of the endings.
also, the art in hell is lovely.
i'm glad i eventually got around to playing this, even if it is 5 years later.
That was really good! Great control of tone and the puzzles kept me paying attention and engaged as I poked around, I felt consistently rewarded for being observant!
A message into the void...
I have seen the message "XXXX holding the XXXXX"
At this point, I'm uncertain how to proceed.
[Meditates on this]
you might want to meditate for a little longer in that room ;)
blessings