Thanks for this game - a delight that really had me hooked. I have spent way too much time over the last few days playing this game &
I created a spreadsheets to help track my thoughts and notes. When the data was all collated, it really helped shine a light on the case. Got the right result, but came agonisingly close to getting 100% before using a walkthrough , save for 2 minor formatting errors.
@William Rous - was the timing intentional or coincidental that the lead character shared a name with a noted Fremantle resident that passed in an adjacent time?
Some final bigger picture thoughts/Answers (in ROT13)
V sryg gur fhzznel bs gur phefr vf fgenvtgsbejneq - naq yrff nobhg tubfgf.
Gur phefr gnxrf lbh jura lbh ernyvfr gung lbh unir sbetbggra gur crefba jub whfg qvrq.
Genpxvat onpx: rnpu qrngu jnf cerprqrq ol gur crefba sbetrggvat gur ynfg crefba jub qvrq.
GURER JNF BAR RKPRCGVBA:
Rir Qvqa'g sbetrg/erzrzore nobhg Gubeagba. Uryra qvqa'g sbetrg/erzrzore nobhg rir. Gurersber: Rqqvr xvyyrq Rir. Gnxvat gur 'Svany Qrfgvangvba' gurbel nobhg beqre, gung jnf gur bar gung qvqa'g svg.
FB: va nfxvat gur yvfg bs crbcyr gb arire frr gur yvfg, vg erqhprq gur punapr bs nalba erzrzorevat gung gurl unq sbetbggra nobhg 'hfreanzr1' / @.
Good Job man, pretty amazing story you got here. It kept me interted for a couples of days (i was playng in some dead times here and there) but it was always at the back of my mind, tryng to figure out stuff.
I just have a couple questions: (rot13)
Pna gur Unatzna tnzr or vagrenpgrq jvgu? vs V gel gb ragre n jbeq gb gel gb thrff vg gnxrf vg nf n pbzznaq naq whfg oevat zr gb nabgure vagresnpr.
V'z ng 98 svyrf, V gubhtug vg jnf svavfurq. Lrg V ernq nobhg crbcyr gnyxvat nobhg 00-zhfvp-furrgf naq 00-pnfrf. V gevrq hfvat gubfr svyrf anzr ohg gurl qba'g rkvfg nf svyrf. Qvq V zvff fbzrguvat?
Pretty phenomenal game, and an easy recommend to people who like these kinds of mystery games. I stayed up super late to finish playing through it in one sitting. Apparently, I missed a couple secrets, so I'll have to go back and check them out when I have time.
If you like any of the games the creator listed as inspirations and don't mind text-based interfaces, you should play this to completion. I liked the game's interface, but I also write code and use these kinds of UIs in my job.
I was curious about a specific aspect of the story. (spoilers rot13 encoded)
Nf V haqrefgnaq vg, erzrzorevat gur ynfg crefba va gur punva gb qvr pnhfrf lbh gb or gur arkg ivpgvz. Va nqqvgvba, lbh unir gb or gur svefg crefba gb erzrzore gurz. Uryra erzrzoref Rir svefg, ohg Rqqvr qbrfa’g erzrzore ure jura ur vf fpbyqrq bire vg. Ng gur raq, Wbua vf riraghnyyl noyr gb qrqhpr gung Naavr vf gur crefba jub jnf xvyyrq jvgu gur tha (urapr jul ur xvyyf uvzfrys, oryvrivat ur zheqrerq ure naq sbetbg), ohg Xngurevar vf gur bar jub npghnyyl erzrzoref ure naq guhf qvrf sebz gur phefr arkg.
Zl pbashfvba jnf nobhg *jul* fbzrbar erzrzoref gur ynfg ivpgvz. Vg graqf gb or orpnhfr bs n fcrpvsvp gevttre, fhpu nf Ehcreg erzrzorevat Nzryvn orpnhfr bs n cvnab cvrpr, be Rir erzrzorevat Gubeagba orpnhfr bs gur qevax ur znqr sbe ure. Ohg fbzrgvzrf vg’f qvssrerag: Ivp erzrzoref Qnzvra orpnhfr fur xabjf fur’f ratntrq naq vg’f na rkphfr gb erwrpg Rqqvr, ohg vavgvnyyl pna’g erzrzore jub fur’f ratntrq gb. Gbal erzrzoref Znegun orpnhfr bs na nethzrag bire gur frys-cynlvat cvnab. Naq Wbua *qbrfa’g* erzrzore Naavr qrfcvgr trggvat gur abgr jvgu “Naavr – zr” bss bs ure obql.
V jnf jbaqrevat vs gurer unq gb or fbzr bgure snpgbe gung erdhverq crbcyr gb erzrzore gur bgurejvfr sbetbggra ynfg ivpgvz va gur punva. Znlor rzbgvbany pbaarpgvba? Ohg Qnzvra jnfa’g gung pybfr gb Uryra, naq Gbal jnfa’g gung pybfr gb Znegun. Naq Naavr qvqa’g erzrzore Ivp, ure bja fvfgre, qrfcvgr frrvat ure qvr va ure bja ebbz.
V jnf guvaxvat gurer jnf n uvag gung zber pyrneyl rkcynvarq gur zrpunavpf bs gur phefr gung V bireybbxrq, fvapr lbh qba’g unir gb shyyl haqrefgnaq gur phefr gb xabj gung erzrzorevat gung ynfg crefba va gur punva qbbzf lbh gb gur fnzr sngr.
Vs gurer vfa’g, guvf vf ng yrnfg n grfgnzrag gb ubj vairfgrq V tbg va gur zlfgrel bs gur tnzr!
Vg sryg yvxr gur tnzr ernyyl fgnegf jura lbh pbzcyrgr sbhe npgf, ohg vg ghearq bhg gung gurer jrer whfg n pbhcyr bs rkgen fprarf jvgu n irel hafngvfsnpgbel raqvat.
That said, I have some practical questions.
1. Vf hfreanzr1 naq @ gur fnzr crefba, ernyyl?
2. Vs fb, jub vf @ gnyxvat gb va gur svyr naabgngvbaf? (Vg pna'g or crbcyr jub ner ernqvat guvf lrnef yngre orpnhfr ur abgrf gung ur'f abg fher vs ur vf vasyhraprq ol gur phefr be abg).
Just finished this, over the course of two long evenings. My only real misgiving is that the game's charms and eureka moments feel singular to me, and not something I feel I can recommend to anyone in my friend group. None of them are "comb a database counts as a fun time" gamers, which is why I consider it a minor miracle that I got one of them to play Her Story a decade ago. And that game's barrier to entry is nowhere NEAR as high as this one's. Hell, after an hour or so yesterday I was only 50/50 on being able to get into it myself. Glad I persevered, though.
I love this game and I'm psyched for the Steam remaster!
I wanted to share that I just finished working on an investigative game that wouldn't exist if I hadn't been completely inspired by Type Help. Thank you for showing how effective a novel search mechanic combined a lot of great mysteries can be, it got me really excited to explore this genre more.
This is an absolutly incredible game, the only part I didn't love was right at the end with the qernz svyr which I cannot for the life of me understand how you're supposed to find.
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Thanks for this game - a delight that really had me hooked.
I have spent way too much time over the last few days playing this game &
I created a spreadsheets to help track my thoughts and notes. When the data was all collated, it really helped shine a light on the case.
Got the right result, but came agonisingly close to getting 100% before using a walkthrough , save for 2 minor formatting errors.
@William Rous - was the timing intentional or coincidental that the lead character shared a name with a noted Fremantle resident that passed in an adjacent time?
Some final bigger picture thoughts/Answers (in ROT13)
V sryg gur fhzznel bs gur phefr vf fgenvtgsbejneq - naq yrff nobhg tubfgf.
Gur phefr gnxrf lbh jura lbh ernyvfr gung lbh unir sbetbggra gur crefba jub whfg qvrq.
Genpxvat onpx: rnpu qrngu jnf cerprqrq ol gur crefba sbetrggvat gur ynfg crefba jub qvrq.
GURER JNF BAR RKPRCGVBA:
Rir Qvqa'g sbetrg/erzrzore nobhg Gubeagba. Uryra qvqa'g sbetrg/erzrzore nobhg rir. Gurersber: Rqqvr xvyyrq Rir. Gnxvat gur 'Svany Qrfgvangvba' gurbel nobhg beqre, gung jnf gur bar gung qvqa'g svg.
FB: va nfxvat gur yvfg bs crbcyr gb arire frr gur yvfg, vg erqhprq gur punapr bs nalba erzrzorevat gung gurl unq sbetbggra nobhg 'hfreanzr1' / @.
Rirelbar sbetrgf, abg whfg gur arkg crefba. NAQ Rir unq pnhfrq gur guhaqre fbhaq, juvpu nf vf xabja sebz Wbua'f svany fprar, bayl unccraf orpnhfr bs gur phefr.
Good Job man, pretty amazing story you got here. It kept me interted for a couples of days (i was playng in some dead times here and there) but it was always at the back of my mind, tryng to figure out stuff.
I just have a couple questions: (rot13)
Pna gur Unatzna tnzr or vagrenpgrq jvgu? vs V gel gb ragre n jbeq gb gel gb thrff vg gnxrf vg nf n pbzznaq naq whfg oevat zr gb nabgure vagresnpr.
V'z ng 98 svyrf, V gubhtug vg jnf svavfurq. Lrg V ernq nobhg crbcyr gnyxvat nobhg 00-zhfvp-furrgf naq 00-pnfrf. V gevrq hfvat gubfr svyrf anzr ohg gurl qba'g rkvfg nf svyrf. Qvq V zvff fbzrguvat?
For the rest, amazing game man
You have to input letters one by one. It follows the consistent format of <command name> <argument>, in this case the argument being the letter.
No, as far as we know, that's all of them.
Pretty phenomenal game, and an easy recommend to people who like these kinds of mystery games. I stayed up super late to finish playing through it in one sitting. Apparently, I missed a couple secrets, so I'll have to go back and check them out when I have time.
If you like any of the games the creator listed as inspirations and don't mind text-based interfaces, you should play this to completion. I liked the game's interface, but I also write code and use these kinds of UIs in my job.
I was curious about a specific aspect of the story. (spoilers rot13 encoded)
Nf V haqrefgnaq vg, erzrzorevat gur ynfg crefba va gur punva gb qvr pnhfrf lbh gb or gur arkg ivpgvz. Va nqqvgvba, lbh unir gb or gur svefg crefba gb erzrzore gurz. Uryra erzrzoref Rir svefg, ohg Rqqvr qbrfa’g erzrzore ure jura ur vf fpbyqrq bire vg. Ng gur raq, Wbua vf riraghnyyl noyr gb qrqhpr gung Naavr vf gur crefba jub jnf xvyyrq jvgu gur tha (urapr jul ur xvyyf uvzfrys, oryvrivat ur zheqrerq ure naq sbetbg), ohg Xngurevar vf gur bar jub npghnyyl erzrzoref ure naq guhf qvrf sebz gur phefr arkg.
Zl pbashfvba jnf nobhg *jul* fbzrbar erzrzoref gur ynfg ivpgvz. Vg graqf gb or orpnhfr bs n fcrpvsvp gevttre, fhpu nf Ehcreg erzrzorevat Nzryvn orpnhfr bs n cvnab cvrpr, be Rir erzrzorevat Gubeagba orpnhfr bs gur qevax ur znqr sbe ure. Ohg fbzrgvzrf vg’f qvssrerag: Ivp erzrzoref Qnzvra orpnhfr fur xabjf fur’f ratntrq naq vg’f na rkphfr gb erwrpg Rqqvr, ohg vavgvnyyl pna’g erzrzore jub fur’f ratntrq gb. Gbal erzrzoref Znegun orpnhfr bs na nethzrag bire gur frys-cynlvat cvnab. Naq Wbua *qbrfa’g* erzrzore Naavr qrfcvgr trggvat gur abgr jvgu “Naavr – zr” bss bs ure obql.
V jnf jbaqrevat vs gurer unq gb or fbzr bgure snpgbe gung erdhverq crbcyr gb erzrzore gur bgurejvfr sbetbggra ynfg ivpgvz va gur punva. Znlor rzbgvbany pbaarpgvba? Ohg Qnzvra jnfa’g gung pybfr gb Uryra, naq Gbal jnfa’g gung pybfr gb Znegun. Naq Naavr qvqa’g erzrzore Ivp, ure bja fvfgre, qrfcvgr frrvat ure qvr va ure bja ebbz.
V jnf guvaxvat gurer jnf n uvag gung zber pyrneyl rkcynvarq gur zrpunavpf bs gur phefr gung V bireybbxrq, fvapr lbh qba’g unir gb shyyl haqrefgnaq gur phefr gb xabj gung erzrzorevat gung ynfg crefba va gur punva qbbzf lbh gb gur fnzr sngr.
Vs gurer vfa’g, guvf vf ng yrnfg n grfgnzrag gb ubj vairfgrq V tbg va gur zlfgrel bs gur tnzr!
Cool game about gaslightning
I understand the praise for the game, but gur raqvat jnf rkgerzryl qvfnccbvagvat.
Svefg bs nyy, vg sryg yvxr vg'f arprffnel gung `hfreanzr1` vf qvssrerag punenpgre sebz `@`.
Frpbaq bs nyy, svaqvat `00-qernz` sryg yvxr n uhtr qrny nsgre gelvat `00-zhfvp-furrgf`, `00-pnfrf`, rgp. rgp. Naq yrneavat gurve anzr sryg terng orpnhfr vg sryg yvxr abj jr pna qb fbzrguvat jvgu unatzna, ohg vg qvqa'g frrz fb.
Vg sryg yvxr gur tnzr ernyyl fgnegf jura lbh pbzcyrgr sbhe npgf, ohg vg ghearq bhg gung gurer jrer whfg n pbhcyr bs rkgen fprarf jvgu n irel hafngvfsnpgbel raqvat.
That said, I have some practical questions.
1. Vf hfreanzr1 naq @ gur fnzr crefba, ernyyl?
2. Vs fb, jub vf @ gnyxvat gb va gur svyr naabgngvbaf? (Vg pna'g or crbcyr jub ner ernqvat guvf lrnef yngre orpnhfr ur abgrf gung ur'f abg fher vs ur vf vasyhraprq ol gur phefr be abg).
3. Ubj qvq vairfgvtngvba fhcreivfref xabj gung Nyyna fubhyqa'g ernq gur pbzchgre qngnonfr?
4. Jul qvq ur qb vg naljnl?
I have never seen anyone use a cypher to encode their spoiler.
Just finished this, over the course of two long evenings. My only real misgiving is that the game's charms and eureka moments feel singular to me, and not something I feel I can recommend to anyone in my friend group. None of them are "comb a database counts as a fun time" gamers, which is why I consider it a minor miracle that I got one of them to play Her Story a decade ago. And that game's barrier to entry is nowhere NEAR as high as this one's. Hell, after an hour or so yesterday I was only 50/50 on being able to get into it myself. Glad I persevered, though.
dude. duuuuuude. absolutely beautifully constructed game, and the naming mechanics were all really helpful! can't wait to see the remaster on steam :3
This was a great game, I just wish it had more than one character.
There's 3 if you include yourself.
I agree with @shemx, should be more.
hfreanzr1 naq @ fubhyq unir orra gjb qvssrerag crbcyr. Fb znal zvffrq bccbeghavgvrf gb unir na rcvp raqvat.
Did anyone figure out jul Znegun qrpvqrq abg gb pnyy gur cbyvpr? Qvq fur whfg abg jnag gb jbeel Rqqvr naq ehva gur cnegl?
V'z abg fher, ohg vg zvtug qrcraq ba ubj ure zrzbevrf svyyrq va gur oynaxf ba jul fur jnf yvivat va gur Tnyyrl Ubhfr qrfcvgr ab ybatre erzrzorevat nal npghny pbaarpgvba gb gur snzvyl, nf uvagrq ol ure nethzrag jvgu Bfjnyq va gvzrfgnzc 8. Fur zvtug unir orra jbeevrq nobhg trggvat vagb gebhoyr urefrys.
V guvax fur gevrq, ohg tbg fcbbxrq ol Rqqvr naq Ivp neevivat naq gura jrag vagb shyy qvffnffbpvngvba zbqr.
that makes sense 🤔
I made an itch account specifically to leave a comment here - this game was genuinely a masterpiece.
I could not get the mystery out of my head and thankfully I found it on my day off because I had to play it to completion
The characters, the mystery itself, the cause of death itself - amazing. So completely well done.
I am obsessing over this game so hard I'm recommending it to all of my friends.
Really, truly, amazing work.
Dude, this is unbelievably good. Definitely stands alongside the other Obra Dinn-likes. Incredible work!
I love this game and I'm psyched for the Steam remaster!
I wanted to share that I just finished working on an investigative game that wouldn't exist if I hadn't been completely inspired by Type Help. Thank you for showing how effective a novel search mechanic combined a lot of great mysteries can be, it got me really excited to explore this genre more.
This is an absolutly incredible game, the only part I didn't love was right at the end with the qernz svyr which I cannot for the life of me understand how you're supposed to find.
Gur jnl jr sbhaq vg jnf gur sbyybjvat:
Jr unir qvyvtragyl jrag guebhtu nyy gur guvatf [@] fnlf.
Va bar bs gur svyrf va Npg VI ur zragvbaf "n qernz V jebgr nobhg orsber", ohg ur ARIRE JEBGR nobhg nal qernzf!
Ol gura jr jrer nyernql gelvat 00-zhfvp, 00-pnfrf, rgp., juvpu vf gur sbezng bs gur aba-gvzrfgnzcrq svyrf.
Fb gura jr glcrq 00-qernz naq sbhaq qvfnccbvagzrag.
Ah ok, so at least I didn't miss something obvious.