I over think a lot of things. Most of my actions and words are carefully planned out before I even being to say it. I run through all the possibilities that can happen, all that can go wrong, all that go right, and then I choose whatever has the least amount of risk. This "habit" has been reinforced by so many things. The seemingly endless amount of times I have hurt somebody's feelings just because of a few stray words. The mistakes and regrets that I have. So it brings me to this point, where I just simply "think too much".
But the thing is, I love what I do. I love planning out everything, I love it when everything falls into place, and the scenario that ran in my head plays out perfectly. It amazes me and I always want to learn more about the psychology of humans. So if you see me standing still or just sitting down randomly, then it's a safe bet that I'm thinking about what I just did or what I will do.
Back in the school year I told my friend Philman about this game, called One Chance. I recommended that he try it out, being a really short yet thought provoking game. I'm not sure if he actually did try it out or if he has just forgotten it, but for the same reasons I recommended it to Philman, I will recommend it to you.
One Chance is a browser based game developed by AwkwardSilenceGames. It focuses on a scientist who has discovered was is seemingly the cure for all cancers in the world. However, it becomes apparent that the cure does not stop at killing cancer cells, but all cells. You follow the main character as you make choices as to what you will do in the last days of your life.
This game surprised me honestly. I came across it not too long ago when I was Googling (of course that's a word) something along the lines of "thought provoking games". I found this game on Newgrounds and I was a bit nervous as to what I was about to see. However, by the end of One Chance I was shocked. It had my mind swirling, thinking about whether I had made the right choice here or there.
Repetitive music is played throughout the whole game (killed my ears), but there is one scene where the music just tells you that something bad is going to happen (and that song was a relaxing break). One Chance combines the-choices-you-make-create-your-game along with something that I have never seen in a game before.
You literally have one chance. Once you've made all your decisions and time has run up, then you're done. There's no "New Game" button, no "Exit Button". If you refresh the page, there's nothing but a scene that reflects your choices in the game. When I finished the game, I was desperately trying to refresh the page so I could make what I thought were the right choices, but you know what? I couldn't. However, a few days later I did find a way past this "one chance" thing (although it really makes the game stand out and pay homage to its title). The hint is that I reached into the cookie jar. Try out One Chance on Newgrounds here. It's a short game that'll leave you hanging.
There's Another Review
It seems that I'll be posting up a lot of "gaming reviews" this summer. In total I believe I have written up a total of four, and I really don't know how they've been working out. So if you've actually paid attention to a review or actually gave the game a try, it'd be nice to have some feedback. Whether privately by email or just anonymously on the blog, I don't care. If you want more, then let there be more.
I've been writing up pretty long posts as of late. Maybe I'll make posts shorter and start focusing on the content and figure out some decent and worthwhile things to write about. By the way, I restarted my Cave Story and this time, I saved Curly (and also got Chaco's lipstick, so, you know, success). Today was spent mainly on just Cave Story (still haven't finished it) and Science 10 homework. I am a 9.
"The love that lasts the longest is the love that never returned." - W. Sormerset Maugham
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