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The Walk [Psych][NaNoWinter 2015]

Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2015 9:17 pm
by OokamiKasumi
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The Walk
A Psychoanalysis Game
Created for the NaNoWinter 2015 Game Jam
Created by Morgan Hawke (That's me.)
Play-Tested & Proofread by the magnificent AntiquedFae
Typo-sniped by the ever vigilant Mad Harlequin

Updated 08/25/15
TheWalk-1.5-all.zip
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Also available from MediaFire.
Have you ever wondered what was going on in your subconscious? Well, now you can, and without the ungodly exorbitant price tag of a professional shrink.
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Welcome Test Subject!
-- Let's go for a walk through your subconscious with the help of a guided meditation of sorts. Using 'point and click' and what you write about we can examine all sorts of fun things that are going on inside your head.
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For your convenience, what you select and write down is all recorded in a Journal that you can examine whenever you like. (Just remember to save -- often.)
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When you're done, the system will tell you what it all means, and unlock the secrets of your mind!

Just keep in mind that it's all in good fun!

Re: The Walk [Psychological][NaNoWinter]

Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2015 9:31 pm
by Mad Harlequin
Ooh, neat! Downloading for later. :)

Re: The Walk [Psychological][NaNoWinter]

Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2015 9:41 pm
by OokamiKasumi
Mad Harlequin wrote:Ooh, neat! Downloading for later. :)
I hope you like it!

Re: The Walk [Psychological][NaNoWinter 2015]

Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2015 11:54 pm
by ketskari
First... whoa. Between the mood crafted by the graphics and music and the creative visualization sparked by the journal questions, this game felt meditative. I found it surprising and enjoyable... and I loved how the flow of the questions created a story/journey.

Re: The Walk [Psychological][NaNoWinter]

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2015 12:09 am
by Mad Harlequin
OokamiKasumi wrote:I hope you like it!
I did! I saw at least one typo (it's instead of its), but nonetheless, I really enjoyed The Walk. I'm definitely going to replay when I'm in a different mood and see how the results differ.

Re: The Walk [Psychological][NaNoWinter]

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2015 12:33 am
by OokamiKasumi
Mad Harlequin wrote:
OokamiKasumi wrote:I hope you like it!
I did! I saw at least one typo (it's instead of its), but nonetheless, I really enjoyed The Walk. I'm definitely going to replay when I'm in a different mood and see how the results differ.
Typo?! Where?
-- Anyway...
I'm glad you liked it. The results will vary pretty wildly depending on your mood.

Re: The Walk [Psychological][NaNoWinter]

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2015 2:08 am
by Mad Harlequin
OokamiKasumi wrote:Typo?! Where?
I'll go back and screencap it as soon as I can---along with any more, should they exist.

Re: The Walk [Psychological][NaNoWinter]

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2015 2:29 am
by OokamiKasumi
Mad Harlequin wrote:
OokamiKasumi wrote:Typo?! Where?
I'll go back and screencap it as soon as I can---along with any more, should they exist.
Thank you, sweety.
-- And I tried so hard to get them all too...

Re: The Walk [Psychological][NaNoWinter 2015]

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2015 5:48 pm
by OokamiKasumi
ketskari wrote:First... whoa. Between the mood crafted by the graphics and music and the creative visualization sparked by the journal questions, this game felt meditative. I found it surprising and enjoyable... and I loved how the flow of the questions created a story/journey.
Excellent!
-- That's exactly what I was aiming for -- to induce a meditative, almost hypnotic state so that the player could actually dream awake, then guide them on a journey through their own subconscious.

Yay! I'm glad you liked it.

Re: The Walk [Psychological][NaNoWinter 2015]

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2015 7:45 pm
by Mad Harlequin
Screenshots:

Gasp! A typo!

Besides this sort of minor typo---I think I saw something like "the an building" as well---I noticed that some passages contained extra spaces. I don't know if these were intentional, though. Some of the sentences could have been better written or punctuated (I know the capitalization was intentional), but they're not game-ruining. I just notice these things. Heh . . .

Solitude.

I would have written the last part as: "This does not mean that you don't like the company of other people. You're merely extremely selective in your choice of companions."

Glass or ice?

"Winter signifies a very Mature and reserved outlook. You prefer to keep one step back from the world at large, viewing those around you through a pane of glass---or is it ice?"

The missing period.

This last one speaks for itself. I have other quibbles with the text as it's presented, but these fall under the "I wish this were better written or punctuated" part of my post.

I hope these help! :)

Re: The Walk [Psychological][NaNoWinter 2015]

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2015 10:51 pm
by OokamiKasumi
Mad Harlequin wrote:Besides this sort of minor typo---I think I saw something like "the an building" as well---I noticed that some passages contained extra spaces. I don't know if these were intentional, though. Some of the sentences could have been better written or punctuated (I know the capitalization was intentional), but they're not game-ruining. I just notice these things. Heh . . .
. . . I hope these help! :)
They did indeed!
-- The only one I couldn't find was the first one you mentioned, "the an building".
Version 1.2 loaded and link changed!

Thank you!

Re: The Walk [Psychological][NaNoWinter 2015]

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2015 11:30 pm
by AntiquedFae
Thank you Mad Harlequin! I knew I would have missed some things! I could feel it...

Re: The Walk [Psychological][NaNoWinter 2015]

Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2015 12:14 am
by Mad Harlequin
OokamiKasumi wrote:The only one I couldn't find was the first one you mentioned, "the an building".
Version 1.2 loaded and link changed!

Thank you!
No problem! I'm going to see if I can find that one.

Re: The Walk [Psychological][NaNoWinter 2015]

Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2015 12:46 am
by OokamiKasumi
AntiquedFae wrote:Thank you Mad Harlequin! I knew I would have missed some things! I could feel it...
With as much text as this game uses, it was pretty much a guarantee that we missed things. Not your fault! This game uses a dizzying array of text combinations.
Mad Harlequin wrote:No problem! I'm going to see if I can find that one.
Warming up the Renpy to make version 1.3!

Re: The Walk [Psychological][NaNoWinter 2015]

Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2015 2:25 am
by Mad Harlequin
Okay, so it wasn't "the an building." It's a similar typo, though.

The a clearing in the trees.

Again.

Punctuation trouble and a run-on.

More punctuation trouble.

Subject-verb agreement.

I'm sure this isn't everything, but hopefully these give you a good idea of the tiny problems I've seen. (Why do I do this? I'm nuts.)