When playing this game I felt pretty stressed out because of the time limit, but once I had completed a few endings I really liked it. It's short, but cute and carries a nice message that made me think. I wouldn't usually class this kind of thing as a game, but because it's all about choice and how they impact the next web page options, therefore I would call it a game even if it is really simple.
With Those With Love Alive
During my first play through of this game, I was really confused and felt super repetitive, but it looked nice with all the coloured text. Then the second time I tried it, I realised that there is lot more than meets the eye and it really has some powerful meanings, it was also a little strange when it asked the player to draw on their body as games don't usually impact a person physically. Again, like the first game it is not what comes to mind when thinking of video games, but this I would say is even more so due to it's trial and error navigation.
Cat Petting Simulator 2014
This game felt a little too long and tedious, but it was funny at times and did make it feel very realistic. This one feels much more like a game because there is a definite ending and you receive scores at the end.
Depression Quest
The combination of the music and subject matter me feel very emotional during this one, but I also felt like I was learning about depression and what it is like having to live with it. It did feel more like an online interactive novel than a game' due to its themes.
Cry$tal Warrior Ke$ha
Whilst playing this game I was a little puzzled as to what the aim was or what it was about (apart from Ke$ha lyrics). It was also difficult to concentrate and read because of the song playing in the background. This one felt more like a tribute to Ke$ha rather than a video game.
Daymare 1: ritual
This game is the most intense of them all, the descriptive language made me feel a little uneasy at times and created vivid images in my head. The themes are very dark and morbid which actually helped draw me into the story as I enjoy horror fiction. This does feel like a game to me as there is a main goal and the concept of collecting objects felt rewarding as it does in traditional video games.
The Uncle Who Works For Nintendo
This game creeped me out because of the sound effects and dark images, also throughout the game it always felt like something was wrong even if something positive happened. The end screen shocked and confused me as it showed a computer screen as though it had been hacked which could imply multiple things. This one is much like Depression Quest, with the sound effects and images, however this was a little more upbeat and felt a little more like a ghost story.
The Domovoi
This game had a nice atmosphere provided with sound effects and beautiful illustrations but because of the large amounts of text I did begin to grow a little bored. You would think graphics would make it seem like a game but it even states that it is a "tale" so to me it just feels like a fairy tale taken from a children's book.
The two games that had the biggest impact on me would have to be Queers in love at the End of the World because it is different to anything I've ever come across and it really made me stop and think about what I really would do if everything I knew was about to end. I also liked the variety of endings and events that could take place and the ambiguity of the story. My second choice is With Those With Love Alive, although I didn't actually finish the entire game, I really enjoyed what I did play, I loved the soundtrack and idea of clicking text to change it to your liking. I also thought the idea of actually physically interacting with the story was really interesting and unlike anything I've ever experienced.
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