blackle moriplayed tr-49 today. felt like it held my hand too tight when it didn't matter and didn't when it did matter
we turned off extra hints but the game still felt a little impatient with us. a lot of inkle games give that feeling and I can't say I particularly appreciate it
like, I don't like it when voiced NPCs say "uhm are you listening to me?" while I'm trying to do the command they're asking me to do. like come on, I'm trying to type
it's just not normal to badger people to do things! nobody I know does that!! it's so rude!!! whatever, I'm not getting tilted about the imprudent behaviour of inkle NPCs. I'm not. I'm NOT tilted!!!
in heaven's vault our superior at the university got mad at us for lingering in her office for too long. like, 30 seconds too long. I'm still learning the controls here my guy... please... I'm just a funny fish...
Goldkin@suricrasia I really appreciate Inkle game writing, except where it feels like it's pressuring the player.
TR-49 had the same feel to me by back half, and I needed to tell my brain that the game wouldn't unceremoniously end if I took too much time. These are cool story beats (!!), but they also need to build an expectation of player safety around them.