Hello, thanks to a demo that was still on my boyfriend's computer at the time the game crashed, some of the game is still salvageable, meaning that perhaps at some point in the future I can finish it.

Unfortunately, I am not at a time and place where I have enough time or energy to devote to it as I once-could. I am currently attached to a newer project with a community of people devoted to creating a truly terrifying game. They're a talented bunch, and I'm honored to be allowed to work with them as we all try to tell the best possible narrative with an unsettling atmosphere.

Please enjoy the demo.

Thank you again,

-Dorian

Have programmed events following up to the ending of the first act, and should begin working on the second act shortly. The game is so far approximately an hour/half an hour long, but this is only an estimate based off of my speed-run, and for those who really take their time to explore every area properly, getting through the first initial act shouldn't be too much of a hassle.

Sound design is minimalist, though effective, I may be bolstering it shortly as I feel that the presence of background effects will achieve a stronger dynamic in order to better immerse the player in this world.

Have altered the system graphics for a more fitting menu and dialogue scheme, as I felt the blood-red colors, while pretty to look at, clashed with the overall look and feel of the game. I've used primarily a gray-based, muted palette for each area, and the red was a scathing and ugly contrast every time there was a bit of dialogue. By changing the color scheme to match the environments, I'm hoping a much more aesthetically pleasing effect has occurred. In my opinion, it's a vast improvement.

I've stopped really caring about gameplay at this point, and right now I just seem to be using this game as a venue to vent all my own personal bullshit, different thoughts and emotions and ideas manifested in surreal imagery and unusual characters. Every area is emotionally based, sometimes angry, sometimes serene, at other times in a very jovial/joking mood, really dependent upon where I am at the time I open up my computer and begin working on the next area.

Some might say that this is a big no-no, and it really is if you're trying to make a professional game that's polished and smooth and just incredible.

But, I'm honest with myself. I lack the necessary talents and the discipline in order to deliver such a product, so I'm not even going to try. I'm just going to try and make the best, most interesting game that I can make, and that's really anyone can ever do.

I do believe that games are works of art, so who is to say that someone can't use art as a medium for expressing personal bullshit? It may make my game less enjoyable to others, and possibly more enjoyable for other types of audiences, but in reality, you can't ever create for other people.

After all, in the end, no one spends as much time with your game as you. You're the one that's going to live with it, so you might as well do whatever makes you happy with it.

This is not an excuse for lazy or shoddy work, mind you. I can't be happy without knowing I've done my utmost best, and I WON'T be happy unless everything about this game was made with love and diligence.

When Jared emerges from his apartment to find the world tossed into madness and disorder, there are very few humans left remaining, among those are a collective of orphan children that can be found rummaging around in dumpsters, and living in the ramshackle remains of an old school-house. He learns that they're being governed/oppressed by three little girls who parade around like princesses. They are the Sisters Malice, and while they may appear childish and innocent they are cunning, cruel, and very wicked. They seem to be employing the orphan children to make things for them at their factory, though the purpose to the constructed machinations remains elusive, if there is a purpose at all.

The orphans seem to have found themselves caught in the crossfire in an unspoken war between the Sisters Malice and the Shadow Beings, spawn of the mysterious and frightening Mothman who resides in an old hut at the edge of the forest. Jared will watch the battles between them rage with a vague interest, and will at times provide assistance to both sides in exchange for items and keys that he will need to advance on his own spiritual journey for meaning, as well as a personal healing from old emotional scars.

One particular orphan, Alphonse is one of the few amiable faces in the game, and he'll befriend Jared by giving him a jacknife as a symbol of their bond. Later on, Jared will have the choice of killing him in order to be able to advance more quickly throughout the world, or spare him in order to preserve the one connection he has to another human being. There's a question of morality here; is it worth it to sever your connections to another soul for the mere purpose of advancement, or is it better to hold onto those friendships? Also, can the player really bring themselves to kill an innocent child?