Creatures Such as We
A philosophical lunar romance with game designers. What defines a "good" ending?
"Creatures Such As We" is a philosophical interactive romance novel by Lynnea Glasser, where your choices control the story. Its entirely text-based--without graphics or sound effects--and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.Living on the moon is lonely, and stressful, and exhausting. Video games have always offered you an escape to a better life. The easy, happy life you wish you had. Which makes it so frustrating when the game youve been playing ends badly. But you have a chance to figure it out, because the next tourist group is the designers. You can debate with them about art, inspire them with the beauty of outer space, get closer to any one specific designer in particular, and finally find out how to get the ending you always wanted.Awarded Second Place in the 20th Annual Interactive Fiction Competition (IFComp)"You absolutely need to play through Creatures Such As We" -- Leigh Alexander"Well-paced and richly written" -- Emily Short"I couldnt tear myself away" -- Game Theory Podcast• Immerse in the beautiful setting of a moon-bound tourist destination a tourist destination.• Explore the meaning of gaming as a form of artistic expression with a cast of game designers.• Inspire profound discussions, courage, and even love with the visiting space tourists.• Six unique character paths, with options to be romantic or maintain strict professionalism.• Play both your character, and the character of the game-within-a-game.• Decide for yourself the best way to bridge the gap between game players and designers.• Inclusive options for gender identity, orientation, race, and age.Weve switched to a new advertising provider. If you enjoy "Creatures Such as We", please leave us a written review. It really helps!
"Creatures Such As We" is a philosophical interactive romance novel by Lynnea Glasser, where your choices control the story. Its entirely text-based--without graphics or sound effects--and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.Living on the moon is lonely, and stressful, and exhausting. Video games have always offered you an escape to a better life. The easy, happy life you wish you had. Which makes it so frustrating when the game youve been playing ends badly. But you have a chance to figure it out, because the next tourist group is the designers. You can debate with them about art, inspire them with the beauty of outer space, get closer to any one specific designer in particular, and finally find out how to get the ending you always wanted.Awarded Second Place in the 20th Annual Interactive Fiction Competition (IFComp)"You absolutely need to play through Creatures Such As We" -- Leigh Alexander"Well-paced and richly written" -- Emily Short"I couldnt tear myself away" -- Game Theory Podcast• Immerse in the beautiful setting of a moon-bound tourist destination a tourist destination.• Explore the meaning of gaming as a form of artistic expression with a cast of game designers.• Inspire profound discussions, courage, and even love with the visiting space tourists.• Six unique character paths, with options to be romantic or maintain strict professionalism.• Play both your character, and the character of the game-within-a-game.• Decide for yourself the best way to bridge the gap between game players and designers.• Inclusive options for gender identity, orientation, race, and age.Weve switched to a new advertising provider. If you enjoy "Creatures Such as We", please leave us a written review. It really helps!
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It was amazing. It was written well and u really get to have an emotional connection to the characters. I hope they continue to make games like this. Keep up the amazing work!
Brought me close to tears and I got a bit too attatched :')
always love these types of games. great story, very deep and i loved all the messages. each scene painted a picture in my head. loved every second of it.
Decent storytelling — failed to excite me though. I doubt there were much choices to begin with, which in itself is all dandy long as the character writing latches onto me. I get that this was all about dialogue interactions but none of them popped out. Didn't make me think, feel or wonder. Underwhelming.
This game is incredibly philosophical and last's forever. It was written about the Mass Effect 3 ending controversy but still holds a lot of deep questions that are relevant today.
Even though it's not as interactive as other interactive novels, I love the story. The writing is great and the message really makes you think. The choice to*SPOILER* choose your own ending was also very creative and pretty awesome in my opinion. Just being free to choose what I wanted after being so connected to the story really is satisfying. I thought it would of been a dark or morbid ending, and I would of been fine with that. Really shocked me.
I have enjoyed many Choice of Games titles. This one stuck with me the most. It's a simple story but it resonates on an emotional level
Words don't even describe how much fun this was. I love the questioning about what defines a good ending. This kept me hooked itching to know what happened next. The message of the game really hit me hard.
very good
Absolutely loved the story and the psychological elements in it. I got really attached to the interactions with Grant. My only complain would be that it ended. Definitely recommend it.