Home by Auzzie Jay
Custom - Neo-Twiny Jam Play the Game
Home is an atmospheric introspective piece, where, in the course of 12 minutes (or more, if you want), you get to roam the different rooms of a house (the one you grew up in), and reflect as you look around, graze the objects within. There is no real story, just a place. And a space for you to write your thoughts, a minute at a time.
I... don't think I am the target audience for this entry. I was confused for a long time when I started it - granted, I try to get into each entry with as little information as possible, only reading descriptions after playing a bit (or the whole) - and frustrated. The piece gives 2-3 actions in each room, but no response/consequence/acknowledgement to what you did in the previous room (only lists 12 minutes later which action you did and if you wrote notes). As well, each room is described with just a couple of words, but you are stuck there for a minute, regardless of what you're doing.
I just felt like a ghost, swept from one room to the next, trying to interact with the environment but nothing reacting to me.
On the other hand: the interface and sound design is very soothing - if you needed a space for reflection, I think it does manage to create it. And there is something interesting about giving almost full control to the player. Letting you write whatever you want, one minute at a time.
