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Hi, my name's Ink, and I rely on a senior named Beth to calm down a bunch of stupid college jocks. Oh, but Aether's chill
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Game didn't save and no way to skip dialogue...not sure I can be bothered to work through five chapters again before getting back to where I was. :(
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Why have I played it? There's still no ending and I long for it! This game is too good to stop right in the middle! I want more!
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As soon as I got to chapter 6 the game kept crashing. Also if I switch computers all of my data is gone and I have to start from scratch.
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Some people may enjoy a visual novel type of game... but badging it and even make it part of the "Best of 2017" and force more traditional gamers to "play" it and mashing the spacebar for half a century before anything interactive is happening, just doesn't feel right ... it's not the game's fault, but rather poor decision making by the admins
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I just finished chapter 17 and my god... this game is so intriguing and has a perfect balance of story, puzzle, interactivity, and mystery. I couldn't even take a break halfway through and I'm dying to play more.
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It does seem that some lines are cut short mid-sentence and they aren't appearing when scrolling back. For example one such line is near the end of chapter 5.
Also, the game is great.
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Wow. I'm really impressed by this game. I've played many flash games and a few of them had a lot of text like this, but this is the first time I've ever been interested in what the characters actually have to say.
I love the constant twists that were in the story (especially the one in chapter 7). That twist made us (Ink) seem clever, while still leaving us (the player) in the dark. That made me feel like Sherlock, going around outsmarting people, and also Watson, the one being surprised.
This game let me have my cake AND eat it too!
If I could ask for anything, that would be a way to skip dialogue, as I LOVE exploring new dialogue paths, but having to replay an entire chapter for it seems a little tedious... I mean, I'll still do it because I'm curious, but still!
I can't wait for more updates.
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When I clicked at the "Chapter 5"-button my browser went all "website could not be found" on me, and I were 100% sure there would be a papier-maché guy appearing on the screen saying "Welcome contestants!"
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I hate this game. Lame, boring walls of text laced with stupid puzzles isn't a good combination of anything but crap. The pleasure of playing this "game" ends right after chapter 6 or 5, thanks to shitty personalities of the heroes and this suffering called "haha, you cna't skip anything, lolka, because i made this game this way"/ 2/666. Would never touch it again.
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This starts out good, then gets AMAZING, then gets predictable, then gets shit. Sorry to the author - yes, you chekov'd the ending to chapter 17 elegantly, but throwing in a SAW-style twist to your main plotline actually weakens it, imo. Not going to put any spoilers here, because playing through most of this was absolutely incredible. Excellent characters, fun puzzles - very solid. From the 'John Doe' puzzle onwards though, it just feels super-forced.
If I'd not finished chapter 17, I'd probably have given this 4-5*. With the forced bioware choice, and the totally-not-a-shock reveal from Sent, I'm going for 3. Still worth a play, but honestly disappointed. Thanks for chapters 1-16!
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I went into this extremely cynical about having to click through a bunch of dialogue windows (I usually HATE these type of games), but it was surprisingly likable enough to get to me hooked into the story and actually invested in the reading.
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Played this for a quest. It SUCKED. It's mostly a click through and read, followed by some annoying puzzle to complete the chapter. I go through the 7 required for the badge I needed, but was sucked into the story. Not a particularly good story, but just good enough I had to finish the story. Then it ends on a cliffhanger. Just don't bother.
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It's now even about clicking continue, only scrolling through text... I guess the story is compelling or something, but it's just to much to read for an internet flash game (i takes 5minutes to SCROLL thorugh text to the next puzzle, let alone ready this...).
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jebuv, 40 minutes of dialog you can't skip for one sliding puzzle.? please just give us a skip button. Only played for the 2017 badge.
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Why did it have to end there? This is an amazingly good game, some puzzles are a bit difficult but that is what makes it fun.
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Halfway though the story but it feels like it's a story that "everyone died" and it's just an afterlife way for ressurection or something similar.. it feels like it would answer all questions.. just like in other stories/games like that.. I am only in chapter 17 but I had a feeling since chapter 1, and it seems to lead to this type of ending..
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@flabbleblopp That's probably because it's not the end. This is the first arc, the second arc, which will conclude the story, is not finished yet. The end of chapter 17 is more of a cliffhanger than a definitive open ending. And for that, it's perfect.
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But... but... but I NEED to know what happens next and how it all ends! I kept getting forced to start over just to get to the end of what's here... I hope to see the rest of the story soon!
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Man I am really into this game, but twice now my browser has crashed and I've lost all progress. If it happens 1 more time I give up.
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OMFG. If you can tolerate the long-windedness of the game dialogue, this is actually a 10-star game. The story line is an incredible piece of work and had me sitting on the edge of my seat at the end of chapter 17. And I'm assuming there is more to come because that was a definite cliff-hanger: does she do it or not? One puzzle per chapter and I found them to be quite unique except for Chapter 13 which was a total pita to solve and needs a skip button imho. I for one would have done anything to skip the #13 puzzle! Developer....JOB WELL DONE. I appreciated the ability to speed up the text loading for each conversation so besides that tool I'm also giving this 5/5 for an excellent story and fun unique puzzles.