Would love to play through this, but the initial jumpscare just turned me off. I wish I could watch someone else play it but, perplexingly, there is not a single playthrough on youtube.
How many jumpscares are there?
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There are some other scenes throughout that may be tense, but that is the only big, dumb, and loud one! Sorry.
Also, if you come across anything that has you stuck feel free to contact me for hints. We also set up a sub when the game was released that may be helpful: https://www.reddit.com/r/TheGladdeningChamber/
Thank you for checking out our game!
Oh, good to know then! The scare wasn't that bad, but it's the expectation of more LOUD jumpscares that really made it too stressful to play through. I had no way of knowing if I'd be pulled from the computer with a FNAF style jumpscare or not, lol. Thanks for the response, I'll definitely check it out more later!
Ok, I finally played it and finished it, and it was really good! I thoroughly enjoyed my time with it, particularly reading all the horror stories scattered throughout.
The puzzles were pretty difficult, good thing the subreddit was there, otherwise I don't think I could have done it... even though I played it with 2 other people. Still it was fun and it reminded me of when I used to play notpron.
My only gripe is that I replayed the loop too many times, to the point I wished there was a skip cutscene/fast forward/day select button.
Oh, and it would also been cool if the whole game could be played with only the mouse. As the only keyboard button needed is the ALT key, maybe if it was mapped to the middle click, it could have been a little smoother and also more accessible for some people.
Anyway, I'm going to recommend this for sure, and probably check out your other games too. I'm surprised it's not more popular. I don't even know where I heard about it.
Thanks again for playing - we knew it'd take a lot of patience to fully experience this game for anyone compelled to dig into it. Even with some of the quality of life improvements you suggested, it'd still be quite a lot of reading and puzzling so your efforts are appreciated!
It's a unique title, and we'd love to revisit it some day in the form of a spiritual successor if not a direct sequel.
I think there's still a lot of potential in the realm of stories-happening-inside-computers-inside-your-computer. I do have a couple of other recommendations for those, if you're interested:
- Location Withheld, by Bryce Bucher
https://bryce-bucher.itch.io/location-withheld
- DEAD LETTER DEPT., by Mike Monroe/Belief Engine
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1627350/DEAD_LETTER_DEPT/
Hi again! I tried both of those recommendations and I just wanted to say you definitely outdid them
For Location Withheld I made the error of playing the demake. While it certainly has a little more charm, it definitely lost appeal in the transformation, as there's less interaction with the environment.
As for Dead Letter Dept, it was more of a job than a game, lol. It kinda dragged on too long doing that dull chore, even for a demo.
I also played the 2000 Navidson lane and it really got me at the end...
I really found nothing like The Gladdening Chamber where you have to parse through lots of information and filter the clues to find a solution. I guess I'll keep looking :)
This time I'm coming to you with a recommendation of my own.
Have you played Stories Untold? The recent announcement of Silent Hill Townfall from team No Code reminded me of Stories Untold, a game they made some years ago.
I haven't played their other game, Observation, yet, but Stories Untold is very much in the vein of the games we've been discussing, and it is pretty good I would say.