Save The Date
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Save The Date by Paper Dino Software starts out as a dating sim visual novel, but becomes rather something else. Windows Mac Linux downloads.
Soundtrack by Francisco Cerda available for pay-what-you-want.
Rather spoilery discussion about the game over at Rock Paper Shotgun.
Paper Dino previously.
Soundtrack by Francisco Cerda available for pay-what-you-want.
Rather spoilery discussion about the game over at Rock Paper Shotgun.
Paper Dino previously.
Even discussing this game is spoilertastic.
But it can't hurt to ask: how do you get the hacker ending?
posted by Yowser at 12:09 AM on June 5, 2013
But it can't hurt to ask: how do you get the hacker ending?
posted by Yowser at 12:09 AM on June 5, 2013
Yowser: Quit the game and poke around at the files.
posted by aubilenon at 12:15 AM on June 5, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by aubilenon at 12:15 AM on June 5, 2013 [1 favorite]
how do you get the hacker ending?
hover mouse for spoiler
posted by juv3nal at 12:16 AM on June 5, 2013
hover mouse for spoiler
posted by juv3nal at 12:16 AM on June 5, 2013
It's definitely interesting and worth the experience, though at some point it becomes less than subtle about the point it's making, which I think is a mistake. Moreover, though, I'm not sure I agree with the point it makes, as I think there is an implicit contract between developer and player.
posted by Han Tzu at 12:25 AM on June 5, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by Han Tzu at 12:25 AM on June 5, 2013 [1 favorite]
This was a neat game btw. Maybe I should put game in quotes. "Game".
Anyway, my overthinker was getting tired of beans, so this was a welcome break. Thanks.
posted by aubilenon at 12:28 AM on June 5, 2013
Anyway, my overthinker was getting tired of beans, so this was a welcome break. Thanks.
posted by aubilenon at 12:28 AM on June 5, 2013
The hacker ending should have actually made you write the ending text.
posted by Serf at 1:10 AM on June 5, 2013
posted by Serf at 1:10 AM on June 5, 2013
On the other hand, could you be more-than-subtle about the point it makes/you make with it?
posted by CrystalDave at 2:02 AM on June 5, 2013
posted by CrystalDave at 2:02 AM on June 5, 2013
Ah the contract being that this is a game, and not a story. I mean those terms don't need to be strict categories, but if we're calling this a game, and the author does call this a game, then my goal isn't simply to negotiate my own narrative; it's to construct my narrative within the negotiated bounds of the environment we've agreed on.
That's why walking away doesn't feel like a victory state. Besides, what is a victory state in a narrative, even? I need a wink and a nod back from the game/creator because otherwise it's not even a collaboration, it's just me picking up my ball and going home.
posted by danny the boy at 2:15 AM on June 5, 2013 [2 favorites]
That's why walking away doesn't feel like a victory state. Besides, what is a victory state in a narrative, even? I need a wink and a nod back from the game/creator because otherwise it's not even a collaboration, it's just me picking up my ball and going home.
posted by danny the boy at 2:15 AM on June 5, 2013 [2 favorites]
The negotiated bounds of the environment already include editing the game files. Writing your own ending in the RenPy language is therefore a legit mode of play.
posted by LogicalDash at 2:30 AM on June 5, 2013
posted by LogicalDash at 2:30 AM on June 5, 2013
So basically, you have to be able to program in one particular language to get all the modes of the game?
posted by corb at 4:19 AM on June 5, 2013
posted by corb at 4:19 AM on June 5, 2013
I just discovered this game and I loved it. The ending --- my ending --- was extremely satisfying.
posted by painquale at 1:05 PM on June 11, 2013
posted by painquale at 1:05 PM on June 11, 2013
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