Talk to Aya
Nice cute game… I hope that new things will be added.
– Real player with 11.7 hrs in game
Read More: Best Interactive Fiction Cute Games.
I have a crush on her but this game won’t let me confess my feelings smh
– Real player with 5.2 hrs in game
Talk to Saki
Just like Talk to Aya and Talk to Yuno I really like this game. I wish that new dialogues will be added. It will be really nice if all three will become a more complex and interactable game.
– Real player with 11.9 hrs in game
Read More: Best Interactive Fiction Casual Games.
So this is sort-of a companion to Talk to Aya. In this case, you are talking with Saki (who happens to be Aya’s best friend). Saki is a more outdoors/energetic type. So there are different keywords you must try, and times to access the “game” to get the achievements.
– Real player with 2.5 hrs in game
Talk to Yuno
Like Talk to Aya, this is a really cute little game. I’m happy you added a quiz!
– Real player with 7.7 hrs in game
Read More: Best Interactive Fiction Supernatural Games.
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– Real player with 4.8 hrs in game
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Detailed review:
This is based on my own opinions.
I will try not talk about the events and details of the story in my review. I think the less you know about it before you start, the more enjoyable it’ll be!
Context:
1. Value for money
2. Gameplay
3. Story
4. Graphics and Art
5. Nice-to-haves
6. Negatives
7. Recommendation to players (+18)
8. Summary
1. Value for money
For the price I payed, I have definitely got my money worth from this game. I have 40+ hours and enjoyed most of the game. I personally think anything below $2 that provides 40+ hours of fun is worth it, for sure!
– Real player with 44.3 hrs in game
The game was nostalgic for me. The sounds of the computer, keyboard, floppy disk are sensational and the fact that the game doesn’t have music gives you a very good immersion. The story holds your attention and you want to know all the endings. I loved this game, waiting for the second one already! :D
– Real player with 7.8 hrs in game
Stranded 2
The absolute worst game I have ever played. Complete horse sh*t.
I grew up on text based games so real excited about this but wouldn’t recommend to my enemies.
For $3 I’ll keep just in case it is ever actually playable.
– Real player with 6.1 hrs in game
Not just a text adventure. There’s art, sound and also has an advanced parser as you can see from the trailer. The puzzles are fun and challenging. Plus, as a bonus, you also get Zenobi Software’s Stranded 1 along with it (playable in the accompanied Spectrum emulator).
I do recommend reading the manual, even if you have played many text adventures before this one. It has tips and new features which you really don’t want to miss out on.
– Real player with 5.4 hrs in game
Hardwork Simulator
That didn’t work for me. I got caught and got fired for it. They put a younger, prettier assistant in my place. But I doubt she types as fast as I do. They were the ones who lost
– Real player with 3.7 hrs in game
On the one hand, I really want to give the game a thumbs up for a creative and somewhat neat idea for a really cheap price.
On the other hand, though, I really must give it a thumbs down for not offering much at all, even at this price level plus thirty percent off; because in the end, cheap does just not justify bland.
I do enjoy any just semi-rewarding grinding game for a while, but looking at the short time invested here, I had rather counted cars drive by my window - even if the game had been for free. Where the game mechanics in any way challenging or rewarding, it would be a different story. However, it is random key bashing in it’s dullest form.
– Real player with 0.9 hrs in game
Distant Transmission
I think this idea has a lot of potential, it’s a very fresh take on this genre of games but i really think the execution needs to be ironed out. I’m recommending this because i really do think this is such a great idea, but for example: the switching out of verbs imo really ruins it at some parts because sentences end up making 0 sense. It would a lot funnier if this game was more about improv writing exercises and then reading those out with your friends. Personally i would scrap the verb swapping entirely but i also wouldn’t mind if it was done less and the word changes had context behind them so it wouldn’t ruin every sentence.
– Real player with 1.0 hrs in game
Essays on Empathy
Incredible. I wholeheartedly recommend this release.
If you enjoyed The Red Strings Club, you will definitely love these as well.
They’re so much more than just games (maybe apart from Underground Hangovers, it’s the odd one out), they depict real, relevant issues, the characters feel so genuine and relatable; and the graphics together with the music and the sound design work together perfectly with the narratives.
Quoting the developers in reference to their style in one of the notes, you can expect “thought provoking concepts and stimulating questions and decisions”.
– Real player with 15.6 hrs in game
- Short Review -
Essentially a collection of short stories that cover a wide range of topics.
I will say there are strong themes in most, if not all, of the games present in Essays on Empathy. There are warnings before you play each one so you will not be blindsided. A lot of these games hit close to home, so please play with care.
- Toasty -
11.45 A Vivid Life
Eternal Home Floristry
Behind Every Great One
A Bookshelf Limbo
De Tres al Cuarto
Dear Substance of Kin
Supercontinent Ltd
- Burnt -
– Real player with 12.2 hrs in game
Crossword City Chronicles
Addiictive and not what I expected! Would recommend
– Real player with 28.9 hrs in game
Very simple game - quite repetitive as well. Admired the difficulty curve but ultimately very easy to get all of the Achievements. The same characters keep popping up every so often so it lacks variety in that area as well. I give it a 6 / 10
– Real player with 23.2 hrs in game
Ostatni Dzien w Pracy
Ostatni Dzien w Pracy (or The last day at work for English speakers) is a small indie game about a disgruntled employee causing trouble in the workplace as some sort of revenge. To do so, you’ll have a certain time to gather items, destroy/sabotage various objects (highlighted by yellow stars if you can interact with them directly and blue ones if you need something to activate it) & make your colleagues quite unhappy in the process (while avoiding them which is way harder than it sounds at times).
– Real player with 2.3 hrs in game