I just played โmissed messages.โ I saw this game mentioned in NeverKnowsBestโs video on Romance in Video Games. And thought I check it out.
โgoth gfโs iPhoneโ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
Someone in the comments perfectly summed it up as โbeing there for a friend with depression.โ
I got the โhopeโ ending on my second play-through (I think you are kinda meant to fail the first attempt). It all hit so hard and brought me to tears. The illustrations are gorgeous and expressive. I love the choice of music. It gave the whole game such a fresh feel.
I decided agains trying to get the other endings. In my second attempt I already felt the gamer mindset settle in, when picking speech options. But the options provided where still immersive, even after this small immersion break happend. As they aligned with what I think I would have done/said, if I was in the protagonistโs place. I was reminded of conversations I had, where I felt a needed to balance leaving space, talking around the topic, and being direct. I also love how directly those two jsut say nice things to each other. I think Iโm still learning this. Because sometimes saying something like โyouโre a good friendโ seems like I need to add so many asterisks. But Iโm starting to learning that this is not true. The asterisks donโt need to be spelled out everytime. And just being positive to each other is so much more fulfilling than following every critical hunch I might have.
In recent years I find it more and more difficult to play games. I might play 1โ2 hours per week, but there are also a lot of weeks where I donโt play anything at all. Commiting to a game on those days seems like too big a hurdle. So, Iโm really happy I took the time to play this game this eveningโI was planning to do so almost all week (Where did all the time go?).
Itโs a short game and you can play it for free. Would recommend : )
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Found an app called live portrait maker and thought Iโd share it. Itโs a good way to help get some creative juices flowing if you need help visualizing an OC.
Edit: Just found out the artist is @zephyo so please go check out their blog and give them lots of love!
I woke up next to you again. is a short visual novel by @zephyo that I can only describe as an experience that everyone should have.
You can see above some examples of the gorgeous art that it has, but this is not the only reason that itโs so phenomenal. The storyline is symbolic of addiction, which is portrayed masterfully through a combination of simple but brilliant writing and clever auditory and visual effects.
The game itself has a seamlessly dreamlike feel, and can easily be replayed to get all four endings. If youโve played visual novels before and know how they work, you can probably get all four endings in 10 or 15 minutes - and let me tell you, those endings are worth getting.
Honestly, Iโve been trying to keep this post professional and informative, but what I really want to do is just gush. This game is beautiful, tragic, and has a deeply personal feeling to it that makes it all the more meaningful.
It can be downloaded on itch.io for free (although there is a pay-what-you-want option if you are willing and able to support the creator).
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