Today I Die

Second Game, Here We Go

I will begin this post with a clarification. I am in no way planning to die today. Today I Die is actually the title of the game that I'll be sharing with you today. So let's just jump into this one today shall we?

The game is quite unusual from the start. You start off with a girl who is floating at the bottom of the ocean, seemingly dead. Words are strewn across the screen and in order to figure out her story and save her at the same time, you'll have to replace the words and change the meaning of everything.

A lot of intuition is required and I can tell you that I absolutely did not go close to finishing the game on my first time. Based on my own experience, I think that patience is a must if you want to play Today I Die. The whole "intuition" thing isn't difficult at all, but the meaning behind what you're doing is what matters (if that makes sense).

Today I Die is another really short game. These three games you'll be able to finish in no time. While I did like the way Today I Die felt, and the whole "how one word can change everything" idea, I feel that the game fell short of being something more. I would like to see a longer and more in depth version of Today I Die, but I'm also extremely content with the way it is now. The game was developed by Daniel Benmergui and it is free to try at his site.

Once Again: Perception And Reality (Kinda)

I've definitely put up something about perception and reality in the past for this blog, but that's somewhere lost in the archives. Anyhow, lately I've been dealing more and more with this kind of perception and reality thing. Humans use their senses to develop an understanding of reality, but there are things that the single person cannot see. For example, I see this person who is really sad and wants to commit suicide. Do I know if that person actually wants to go through with it? Or is it all just a ploy for attention?

At a certain point it gets dangerous, especially when the situation at hand can lead to something terrible. As for the example above, I would've just treated it as a serious attempt. I think it's better to trust and regret than to doubt and regret. That way at least you don't have guilt hanging over you.

This kind of stuff happens in different scales. Sometimes it's just a person pretending to be down and other times it's like what I said before, suicide-related. Either way though, I'd trust that person just because I think it's the right thing to do.

Goodnight All

So for the end of this post I'll leave you with an image of Koko Kaga from Golden Time that (for some reason) makes me think of Kyou Fujibayashi. Really hope that you have had a nice time here at Kevin's blog and I also hope that you somewhat enjoyed the game review, the perception-reality thing, or both.

I'm (guess) an 8 for today. It's been a really busy week for me and I'll be glad when semester two comes around. Anyhow, to end this post I'll leave you with the usual thanks, and I'll see you in the next (and the last of the three game review) post. Night.

"Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better." - Albert Camus