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Usualfool, art is what you make itout to be. That's merely your opinion, and the others have their own.
As for MY opinion, I think it was very good.
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I think that most people consider effort at art sufficient to comprise art. The idea of this game is interesting, especially of a man forced to relive the same moments over and over again. Unfortunately, as an allegory, it breaks down. Reliving events over and over again, for example, doesn't actually allow him to make progress, although it does in the game. The flowers, while a motif, don't rise to a theme, and the green box is ascribed significance without earning it. In short, it's an amusing puzzle game. But not art.
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Great game, beautiful dialog, awesome puzzles w/out those annoying ones where you have to get the movement JUST RIGHT to complete, no rush. and I loled at the last level. I went "Every man for himself!" and had them all run and jump and keep jumping as soon as they spawned, so I kept trying to 'mario' hop them to get there, and eventually i did, w/ about 20 dead jacks and 2 survivors.(one somehow got onto the ledge, but he just stood there, so he was useless.) All in all i give this game a 5/5, it was very fun. yet emotional, too. I hope they make more of these, cuz you rarely see these kind of puzzles, and this was the only one where they thought deeply about the puzzles AND story/dialog, and the music was great too. Good job, 2DArray(the author. are they the same person, or did 2DArray just find and submit this?
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100/100 this game is truly sad but has a great story line and also a tip on level 20 is what i did i just kept jumping of and running towards the box multiple times until i got to jump on the others and reach the end.
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I almost teared up, escpecially with the bonus message at the end. I feel there should be more games like this. In my opinion, "art" games are only truely good if they provoke thought, emotion, or better yet, both. This game does more than enough to do that. This game deserves an award of some sort.
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This is one of those games on kongregate that every player, played it atleast once. One of my favorite games and I continue playing it for the remindment of the game and the story. Truly one of the best games on kong, all time.
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After seeing the Badge of the Day, I opened the game and immediately earned my bonus 15 points, since I already had the badge. I played it again anyway, still a fantastic game. The only thing I'd knock it for is the jarring ending--I felt it could have been more mind-blowing, and that would have been easily done by including more details that we see included in the game. Imagery, such as the flowers, lends to a very interesting twist on the ending, and more things such as that would have made it even more impactful. Regardless, I love this game.
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I emailed David Carney, the guy who did the music for this game and congratulated him on his work. He truly made a great piece for this one, I'm sure we all agree.
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As I played this game I thought this guy "Jack" was a guy who lost his loved one and it was a really sad tale. But as you dug deep into his thoughts I saw that it was a psyciatrist talking to him. At the end they tell the tale of Jack in a mental hospital and he was the one who murdered his wife......I still feel sad and loney for jack's fate.
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I am so thankful that they made this badge of the day, just so people have to play it to get the badge. This is one of the best flash games out there.
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The symbology is intriguing, the two flowers he puts instead of one symbolizing that he has died with her. The green box in the levels always leads to more difficult levels, and in the end leads to nothing. The levels with Kathryn were the easiest. The ending (Under The End of credits) suggests that he may not be mentally insane, or not as mentally insane as he lets on (the game never gave us a diagnosis or character trait other then loner/killed his wife so I have no clue what to call it other then mental illness). Perhaps it was an accident, perhaps he knows what he did and he's afraid of ever letting anyone in again, perhaps he is trapped in a prison of his own mind where he was forced to watch himself do it without being able to stop it. So he acts dangerous, crazy, so they can lock him up to be by himself in solitary for life. Maybe as punishment, maybe so he will never let anyone in again, or maybe because, without Kathryn, he feels he will always be alone.
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Great game , i agree should be a "art" directory or something like that , for games like this.
@off topic: the rofl testers names ruined the end
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I'm loving the story..... my only problem is I'm stuck on floor.... 19? 20? The floor starting with "What? Don't leave yet! I've got more to say! I really do!" I can't figure out how to get across the chasm with no barriers or anything... Do I jump across my "shadows of a former self"? Can anyone PM me with some assistance if they can? I wanna see the ending m'self!
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I start tearing at the "the end" screen, then i see "thanks to all the testers" and names like "Justinlovespenis" and "gaywalker" pop up and ruined it for me lol
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@achievementdude: how can he come out with a sequel, 1. it said the end. 2. it said that this was his last time working with the patient.