I really liked this game!
Would you mind if you could explain the whole idea or meaning behind the story?
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Hi, I haven't checked on this site in a while so I didn't see your message until now, sorry.
I'm glad you liked the game.
The story/idea is a little vague, but it was mostly based off of events surrounding my life and people in my life.
The "Grandma's House" in the game, for example, is loosely based off of my real grandparents' house.
The game is about a boy who goes through the memories of a person they know in the future, but not at the present moment. They meet their future self in the end (That part probably wasn't very clear though).
The "orbs" that they keep meeting are all the same person but from different stages of life. They meet the person as a baby, as a child, as a pre-teen, and as a teen- nearly an adult.
It is mentioned throughout the story that this unseen person goes through certain struggles- they lose their grandparents, they're poor, and they have some sort of mental disorder which makes it hard for them to make friends as they get older.
The player's job is not only to find their lost name, but to also save this unseen person's life by getting their future self to realize that this unseen person needs their help.
The meaning of the game is supposed to be about finding happiness by moving on from your past. Though I'm not sure how well it conveys that meaning.