This game really nails the little things man. I'm totally guilty of skipping teeth brushing every now and then. In my opinion, this game has a very uplifting ending placing the responsibility on the main character as well as on the players who relate. At the end of the day, it's your life. You must take every day into your hands and take care of yourself before you take care of business. For those who prefer to watch, this is my playthrough of Paper Cages:
I have a brief discussion about my experiences at the end of the video and the things that I've learned through those experiences. If you're interested in the final thoughts and not so much in the gameplay, you can find that at timestamp 21:08
Thank you for this game. It was simple, but it was able to visualize some of the struggles people go through with depression. I am also a big fan of Death & Taxes and its story, so I knew Paper Cages was going to be good. Again, great work. I made a video about it.
The game has a great story and great graphics, a little bit hard but OK. I really would like to translate your game into Turkish. If you want to contact me, you can reach me via this email address: meliksahcivitt@gmail.com
I really enjoyed this game! i thought having to press Z was a fun idea, and trying to press it quick enough..
at the end, it was nice having to type out what was needed, almost like having to save him from his thoughts by happier things. i loved this game, great job. <3
I feel like this is an accurate description of my life. At the end, things got intense with all the typing and stuff. You probably will give someone a hard time that can't type as fast. But I think the game get the point across.
Beautiful game. I think it might be a problem that I kind of relate to this. Also on the 2nd day it took me like 5 tries to get dressed😭 why was that so harrrrd
well... life is hard, sometimes! all of the game is based on our own personal experiences (not verbatim, but close enough). and... yeah. sometimes it's even a huge effort to get pants on.
I uh, should've read the warnings before I started, lol!
This game was really cool! The concept and design were really nice, and as a person with depression (as well as anxiety and dysphoria, woo!) it felt very real and relatable. The frustration and disgust in particular is 100% accurate to my experience. And I appreciate the message at the end.
That said, I do think the positive message is slightly overshadowed by the jumpscare and scary movie vibes right after the player admits their depression. That moment is what took me aback and while I liked it, I feel like leaning so heavily on the 'depression is scarier than any boogie man monster' concept is counter-productive for some if you're trying to send an encouraging message. I definitely felt more anxious about the in-game scary thing at that moment than the real life reminder the game was trying to give me. Also, the prompt to get dressed on day two feels kinda broken? I understand they're supposed to be way harder, but every other prompt on day two was either doable or, once failed, still progressed the dialogue. I had to try to get dressed 10+ times before it worked.
Overall though, this was really cool. I love the art style, the cat, the gradual shift in colors as you fail activities on day two, the self-talk loop... this is a very intimate portrayal of mental illness that I think will make people who struggle with it feel seen and people who don't have a slightly better understanding of it. And as a horror fan, I'm enjoying the trend of people sympathetically incorporating mental illness into the genre to explore and vent those issues. Thanks for sharing this!
That was amazing, and actually pretty close to the depsessing states.I wish people cuould just type different works fast to beat the depression in real life.
it took me 10 minutes to just get the typing part. I'm not great at spelling when I cannot, in fact, see what I am typing. nor when the words I want to type are obscured. Story was good. This just killed the experience for me.
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This game really nails the little things man. I'm totally guilty of skipping teeth brushing every now and then. In my opinion, this game has a very uplifting ending placing the responsibility on the main character as well as on the players who relate. At the end of the day, it's your life. You must take every day into your hands and take care of yourself before you take care of business. For those who prefer to watch, this is my playthrough of Paper Cages:
I have a brief discussion about my experiences at the end of the video and the things that I've learned through those experiences. If you're interested in the final thoughts and not so much in the gameplay, you can find that at timestamp 21:08Thanks for making games!
It would be nice if we can see what we are typing in the typing part ;-; i mistype so many time and get panic ;-;
I spent 10 minutes on the typing part
very nice game!
I thoroughly enjoyed this game! It really showed the struggles of mental illness and how sometimes every day tasks just seem impossible.
Odlična priča sa odličnim stvarima, dopalo mi se sve oko ove igrice i stvarno se radujem ostalim igrica, svaka čast!
The game has a great story and great graphics, a little bit hard but OK. I really would like to translate your game into Turkish. If you want to contact me, you can reach me via this email address: meliksahcivitt@gmail.com
Demons been spanking me today. But I still got out of bed.
i have been play for what feels like 30 mins now just typing...
Great game, I enjoyed playing through it
the instructions: u only need the z key :D
the GAME : HAHA LARGE WORDS GOESS BRRRRRRRR
ME:BRUHHHHHH
I really enjoyed this game! i thought having to press Z was a fun idea, and trying to press it quick enough..
at the end, it was nice having to type out what was needed, almost like having to save him from his thoughts by happier things. i loved this game, great job. <3
instructions: "keyboard with a Z"
game: nope
Who would have a keybourd only with the z key
Me!
This was VERY good. Perfectly emulates what I've been going through for the past few months.
Nothings certain but mental illnesses
I really loved playing through this.
The type thing is too hard and really boring
Well if you know how to type properly its actually quite fun!
you just need to take your time and spell correctly <3
Is it possible to break the z key to the point where you can actually go to work and do stuff?
I think we implemented a failsafe, but I can't remember anymore what happens... :D
I'm legit trying 20 minutes to type fast and I can't, my hands hurt :(
Sorry x_x
it's okay, be patient with yourself. overstressing won't spell the words right..
the heavy slowness, how hard it is to do even the simplest things. this seemed a little too real haha. anyways, i loved the game! good job! (´꒳`)♡
Thank you! <3
I feel like this is an accurate description of my life. At the end, things got intense with all the typing and stuff. You probably will give someone a hard time that can't type as fast. But I think the game get the point across.
Thank you for playing and thanks for the video :3
this game just made me frustrated because I cant type that fast, I legit am crying
Awh sorry about that! x_x
It's a game jam game, we didn't have that much time to balance out the gameplay, unfortunately.
Beautiful game. I think it might be a problem that I kind of relate to this. Also on the 2nd day it took me like 5 tries to get dressed😭 why was that so harrrrd
well... life is hard, sometimes! all of the game is based on our own personal experiences (not verbatim, but close enough). and... yeah. sometimes it's even a huge effort to get pants on.
Great game
wow. this game was great
This game is actually pretty cool.
WHY CANT I TYPE PROPERLY TODAY :(
This actually happened to me.... so i kinda panicked while playing .... good game tho... i relate so much to this.
This game is great, I just feel targetted and after finishing it, it made me cry. Not a lot of games manage to do that.
100/10
5/5
I give up, seem like I can't win this. Is it an hour long game? Ughhhhh my typing speeeeeeeeeeeed I caaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan't :(
Same here same here lol
the typing is the end, thankfully
Interesting game for sure. I also liked the overall message of the game. Thanks for an enjoyable play!
I uh, should've read the warnings before I started, lol!
This game was really cool! The concept and design were really nice, and as a person with depression (as well as anxiety and dysphoria, woo!) it felt very real and relatable. The frustration and disgust in particular is 100% accurate to my experience. And I appreciate the message at the end.
That said, I do think the positive message is slightly overshadowed by the jumpscare and scary movie vibes right after the player admits their depression. That moment is what took me aback and while I liked it, I feel like leaning so heavily on the 'depression is scarier than any boogie man monster' concept is counter-productive for some if you're trying to send an encouraging message. I definitely felt more anxious about the in-game scary thing at that moment than the real life reminder the game was trying to give me. Also, the prompt to get dressed on day two feels kinda broken? I understand they're supposed to be way harder, but every other prompt on day two was either doable or, once failed, still progressed the dialogue. I had to try to get dressed 10+ times before it worked.
Overall though, this was really cool. I love the art style, the cat, the gradual shift in colors as you fail activities on day two, the self-talk loop... this is a very intimate portrayal of mental illness that I think will make people who struggle with it feel seen and people who don't have a slightly better understanding of it. And as a horror fan, I'm enjoying the trend of people sympathetically incorporating mental illness into the genre to explore and vent those issues. Thanks for sharing this!
Thank you for your feedback <3
And you make very fair points!
It's nice to see that even to this day people enjoy this little jam game :3
i have a question how do i brush my teeth cause i can not figure it out
you just smash the Z key like it owes you money
mk well that helped me 😊 i feel dumb now🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😅🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
No worries! :D
That was amazing, and actually pretty close to the depsessing states.I wish people cuould just type different works fast to beat the depression in real life.
this game hit me in the heart. it was short and meaningful, oddly relatable, and fun.
it took me 10 minutes to just get the typing part. I'm not great at spelling when I cannot, in fact, see what I am typing. nor when the words I want to type are obscured. Story was good. This just killed the experience for me.
idk whats wrong with yalls eyes but i got that shit done in like ten seconds