{"author_link":"\/author\/amydee\/","author_name":"AmyDee","author_uid":"26825","comments":[{"author_name":"ViKing Games","author_uid":"30758","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 3:26am","epoch":1418008860,"text":"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. \r<br\/>\r<br\/>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"},{"author_name":"AmyDee","author_uid":"26825","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 8:28am","epoch":1418026980,"text":"Haha that is amazing :D Thank you for playing!"},{"author_name":"laxeot","author_uid":"45502","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 8:42am","epoch":1418027820,"text":"Hahah I love the War Games reference!"},{"author_name":"laxeot","author_uid":"45502","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 8:49am","epoch":1418028240,"text":"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.\r<br\/>http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/FOdNF61.png"},{"author_name":"AmyDee","author_uid":"26825","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 8:00pm","epoch":1418068500,"text":"Thanks laxeot, I did a lot of last-minute coding to try and get the text input clean, it could still use work!"},{"author_name":"XenosNS","author_uid":"28415","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 12:18am","epoch":1418083980,"text":"Enjoyed that. Reminds me of diary program I wrote myself for my TRS-80 years ago."},{"author_name":"AmyDee","author_uid":"26825","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 12:48am","epoch":1418085780,"text":"Ah the TRS-80! So many memories!"},{"author_name":"liquidmedia","author_uid":"45679","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 1:09am","epoch":1418087040,"text":"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?"},{"author_name":"foolmoron","author_uid":"36186","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 1:10am","epoch":1418087100,"text":"The old school screen effect is amazing. Definitely not a fan of waiting around for dialog though."},{"author_name":"AmyDee","author_uid":"26825","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 1:15am","epoch":1418087400,"text":"liquidmedia, it should be just typing for about 3 minutes. If it went beyond that there was a bug. What version were you running?"},{"author_name":"Lissar","author_uid":"27179","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 4:18am","epoch":1418098380,"text":"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.)"},{"author_name":"aaronjbaptiste","author_uid":"19914","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 9:47pm","epoch":1418161320,"text":"Deep man. Wish there was a little more.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>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."},{"author_name":"MjSpeCter","author_uid":"44757","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 11:57pm","epoch":1418169120,"text":"Great game. Would love to see more dialogue but I love the silence and feel of the game. Great entry! cx"},{"author_name":"rodobodolfo","author_uid":"44770","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 12:04am","epoch":1418169540,"text":"After 5 ingame Minutes I had to quit as nothing happened... Web Version."},{"author_name":"Blobby101","author_uid":"5567","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 12:16am","epoch":1418170260,"text":"Amazing. I don't really want to comment on it technically because it doesn't really seem... relevant I guess.\r<br\/>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"},{"author_name":"AmyDee","author_uid":"26825","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 1:51am","epoch":1418175960,"text":"@rodobodolfo, what OS and browser were you using?"},{"author_name":"AmyDee","author_uid":"26825","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 1:52am","epoch":1418176020,"text":"@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."},{"author_name":"whilefun","author_uid":"7424","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 3:54am","epoch":1418183340,"text":"Very interesting entry. The typing and darkness were really effective. Great interpretation of the theme."},{"author_name":"Rnd","author_uid":"26247","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 7:14am","epoch":1418195340,"text":"I dont get it how to play it haha..."},{"author_name":"GAFBlizzard","author_uid":"12278","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 7:22am","epoch":1418195820,"text":"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!"},{"author_name":"mrexcessive","author_uid":"20788","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 9:26pm","epoch":1418246460,"text":"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."},{"author_name":"AmyDee","author_uid":"26825","time":"Dec 11, 2014 @ 3:15am","epoch":1418267400,"text":"mrexcessive, if you're up for trying it again, remember to use the privacy screen (TAB)"},{"author_name":"Caliber_Project","author_uid":"41779","time":"Dec 12, 2014 @ 1:11am","epoch":1418346360,"text":"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!"},{"author_name":"Norgg","author_uid":"5283","time":"Dec 13, 2014 @ 8:45pm","epoch":1418503200,"text":"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."},{"author_name":"Simon","author_uid":"9596","time":"Dec 20, 2014 @ 1:07pm","epoch":1419080520,"text":"This was a really interesting experience. Well done I love this kind of weird game :)"},{"author_name":"AmyDee","author_uid":"26825","time":"Dec 21, 2014 @ 2:57am","epoch":1419130320,"text":"Thank you all for the comments! Really appreciate your insight and experiences playing."},{"author_name":"efux","author_uid":"36287","time":"Dec 26, 2014 @ 3:29pm","epoch":1419607440,"text":"Nice atmosphere. I expected a little bit more of the reaction of the mother, but great mood overall!"},{"author_name":"Ace","author_uid":"10247","time":"Dec 29, 2014 @ 2:19pm","epoch":1419862440,"text":"I love the concept in play here, the atmosphere is great and the mood really turned out fantastic.\r<br\/>Beautiful use of the theme I think."},{"author_name":"AmyDee","author_uid":"26825","time":"Dec 30, 2014 @ 4:20am","epoch":1419912900,"text":"Thanks everyone who voted for getting me in the top 15 for mood, and for the fantastic feedback!"},{"author_name":"binasa","author_uid":"147832","time":"Jul 24, 2017 @ 4:42pm","epoch":1500914220,"text":"From Many Tricks: Desktop Curtain is a simple tool to hide the clutter on your desktop.http:\/\/ersh-service.ru\/photography\/endymion-dan-simmons-pdf.php Apply makeup on the face and use some glitter effect for extra shine."}],"images":["ld31\/26825-a766bf60e30c39e95b2917d238ac7622.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.amydentata.com\/downloads\/games\/confessional\/Web\/Confessional.html","text":"Web"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.amydentata.com\/downloads\/games\/confessional\/Confessional-WIN.zip","text":"Windows"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.amydentata.com\/downloads\/games\/confessional\/Confessional-OSX.zip","text":"OS\/X"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.amydentata.com\/downloads\/games\/confessional\/Confessional-Linux.zip","text":"Linux"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.amydentata.com\/downloads\/games\/confessional\/Source\/Confessional-Source.zip","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"14614","g_author":"26825","g_event":"LD31","g_eventkey":"26","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"14644","g_title":"Confessional","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"85","g_commentcount":"30","g_site2_node_id":"0","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":[],"node":null,"orig_images":["http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/407933\/26825-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"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.\r\n\r\nThings will happen besides typing.\r\n\r\nThe game is based on experiences I had as a kid, hiding away on the computer in a rough home.\r\n\r\nRight click to go fullscreen.\r\n\r\n[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!]\r\n\r\n...\r\n\r\nHint: (minor spoiler)\r\n\r\nThere are two endings.","title":"Confessional"}