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Confessional by AmyDee

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made by AmyDee for LD31 (COMPO)
Let your feelings out and see what happens. Take your time. You'll probably get as much out of it as you put into it.

Things will happen besides typing.

The game is based on experiences I had as a kid, hiding away on the computer in a rough home.

Right click to go fullscreen.

[NOTE: Some players have found a bug where the game doesn't advance past typing. If you don't get any dialog after ~3-4 minutes, please leave a comment mentioning what platform (web/desktop), browser, OS, etc you were using so I can nail down the problem. Thanks!]

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Hint: (minor spoiler)

There are two endings.
Web http://www.amydentata.com/downloads/games/confessional/Web/Confessional.html
Windows http://www.amydentata.com/downloads/games/confessional/Confessional-WIN.zip
OS/X http://www.amydentata.com/downloads/games/confessional/Confessional-OSX.zip
Linux http://www.amydentata.com/downloads/games/confessional/Confessional-Linux.zip
Source http://www.amydentata.com/downloads/games/confessional/Source/Confessional-Source.zip
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-31/?action=preview&uid=26825

Ratings

Coolness 47% 1461
Overall 3.79 85
Audio 3.82 55
Graphics 3.90 125
Innovation 3.93 102
Mood 4.52 5
Theme 4.39 32

Feedback

ViKing Games
08. Dec 2014 路 03:21 UTC
The audio was great, and the mood was fantastic, being able to look around with the mouse was a nice touch. It took a while to get to the dialogue, and I'm not entirely sure if that's good or bad.

One last thing: If you quickly open and close the privacy screen before the door opens, you can keep the text screen open without the privacy. Needless to say, this can cause some amusing antics: http://bit.ly/1u9WsqC
馃帳 AmyDee
08. Dec 2014 路 08:23 UTC
Haha that is amazing :D Thank you for playing!
laxeot
08. Dec 2014 路 08:37 UTC
Hahah I love the War Games reference!
laxeot
08. Dec 2014 路 08:44 UTC
I found a SMALL glitch that doesn't even matter because the game is so awesome, but I'm not sure if you wanna fix it or not.
http://i.imgur.com/FOdNF61.png
馃帳 AmyDee
08. Dec 2014 路 19:55 UTC
Thanks laxeot, I did a lot of last-minute coding to try and get the text input clean, it could still use work!
XenosNS
09. Dec 2014 路 00:13 UTC
Enjoyed that. Reminds me of diary program I wrote myself for my TRS-80 years ago.
馃帳 AmyDee
09. Dec 2014 路 00:43 UTC
Ah the TRS-80! So many memories!
liquidmedia
09. Dec 2014 路 01:04 UTC
I looked around and ran it for for about 5 minutes real time typing some random stuff and nothing did not seen anything but the screen I was typing on and the privacy screen. how long before something happens?
foolmoron
09. Dec 2014 路 01:05 UTC
The old school screen effect is amazing. Definitely not a fan of waiting around for dialog though.
馃帳 AmyDee
09. Dec 2014 路 01:10 UTC
liquidmedia, it should be just typing for about 3 minutes. If it went beyond that there was a bug. What version were you running?
Lissar
09. Dec 2014 路 04:13 UTC
I actually teared up a bit at the end! And I didn't really have anything to confess. (I tried thinking of something personal I could write, but there was nothing, alas.)
aaronjbaptiste
09. Dec 2014 路 21:42 UTC
Deep man. Wish there was a little more.

It's not clear at the beginning what you're meant to be doing, I was trying to open the files on C drive for ages lol.
MjSpeCter
09. Dec 2014 路 23:52 UTC
Great game. Would love to see more dialogue but I love the silence and feel of the game. Great entry! cx
rodobodolfo
09. Dec 2014 路 23:59 UTC
After 5 ingame Minutes I had to quit as nothing happened... Web Version.
Blobby101
10. Dec 2014 路 00:11 UTC
Amazing. I don't really want to comment on it technically because it doesn't really seem... relevant I guess.
Really quite moving, though I didn't have anything especially personal to write, so it ended with Mum getting teary and giving me a hug after seeing the lyrics to Bohemian Rhapsody on the screen xD
馃帳 AmyDee
10. Dec 2014 路 01:46 UTC
@rodobodolfo, what OS and browser were you using?
馃帳 AmyDee
10. Dec 2014 路 01:47 UTC
@lissar, aaronjbaptiste, MjSpeCter, Blobby101, thank you so much! Glad people have been moved and/or found humor in it, either way that's pretty awesome.
whilefun
10. Dec 2014 路 03:49 UTC
Very interesting entry. The typing and darkness were really effective. Great interpretation of the theme.
Rnd
10. Dec 2014 路 07:09 UTC
I dont get it how to play it haha...
GAFBlizzard
10. Dec 2014 路 07:17 UTC
Nice idea and good mood. For fast typists it seems to drop letters, and takes a VERY long time for anything to happen. A few minutes are ages when you've typed up a novel or three in the meantime!
mrexcessive
10. Dec 2014 路 21:21 UTC
Hi there. Like the look and feel, the background noise, the typing noises. Nice greenscreen simulation. Conversation happened with mom outside door at about 4 minutes in, but nothing else after a further 3... stopped then.
馃帳 AmyDee
11. Dec 2014 路 03:10 UTC
mrexcessive, if you're up for trying it again, remember to use the privacy screen (TAB)
Caliber_Project
12. Dec 2014 路 01:06 UTC
This was excellent. It struck a cord in me since this I put myself in that child's position, and connecting it with my real-life experiences with my parents. The game really puts the player in that moment. Great game!
Norgg
13. Dec 2014 路 20:40 UTC
Awww, nice. I so wanted to run those taunting files in the privacy screen, or to save the confession somewhere. First time through I made up a confession which was pretty over the top, so there was just so, so much slightly creepy awkward guilt.
Simon
20. Dec 2014 路 13:02 UTC
This was a really interesting experience. Well done I love this kind of weird game :)
馃帳 AmyDee
21. Dec 2014 路 02:52 UTC
Thank you all for the comments! Really appreciate your insight and experiences playing.
efux
26. Dec 2014 路 15:24 UTC
Nice atmosphere. I expected a little bit more of the reaction of the mother, but great mood overall!
Ace
29. Dec 2014 路 14:14 UTC
I love the concept in play here, the atmosphere is great and the mood really turned out fantastic.
Beautiful use of the theme I think.
馃帳 AmyDee
30. Dec 2014 路 04:15 UTC
Thanks everyone who voted for getting me in the top 15 for mood, and for the fantastic feedback!
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