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Oh holy shit I was just thinking about this story today; I'd read it in 8th grade and couldn't remember the title.
Me before weeks 5-8: "How is this supposed to be a horror game?"
Me after weeks 5-8: "OH GOD"
More like some futuristic Sims or something. The chores were boring and the only story really only happened when the parents talked in bed, but the biggest highlight of the game was probably the nursery. Is it suppose to be some sort of futuristic playroom? It would be pretty neat to see in real life.
The best goddamn interactive narrative I've ever played. There is something cinematic in the way you tell the story. Somehow I even felt that games predicts my impressions and feelings. It knew I would eventually get tired with automatized cleaning and try to make kids do it, the human way; that I would get terrified of three family members not getting out of the house for weeks and not even interacting with each other except infocom and dinner time, while everyone is trying to ignore it; that I would feel there is something completely wrong and try to fix it, isolate my loved ones from the machine's reign. Though everything turned out to be reverse and ending was terrifying. The way an ending of a good movie which makes you think twice over something is terrifying. What I am trying to say is, please, make more games like this because world needs them and I can't wait for your next Bradbury game. You guys rock together.
holy heck
The World the Children Made is an interactive narrative adaptation of Ray Bradbury’sThe Veldt.
Arrow Keys, Number Keys to play. ESC to restart, if not on the intro screen, and quit if on the intro screen.
T̶̶̶h̶̶̶e̶̶̶ ̶̶̶g̶̶̶a̶̶̶m̶̶̶e̶̶̶ ̶̶̶i̶̶̶s̶̶̶ ̶̶̶f̶̶̶i̶̶̶n̶̶̶i̶̶̶s̶̶̶h̶̶̶e̶̶̶d̶̶̶ ̶̶̶i̶̶̶n̶̶̶ ̶̶̶t̶̶̶h̶̶̶a̶̶̶t̶̶̶ ̶̶̶t̶̶̶h̶̶̶e̶̶̶r̶̶̶e̶̶̶ ̶̶̶w̶̶̶i̶̶̶l̶̶̶l̶̶̶ ̶̶̶b̶̶̶e̶̶̶ ̶̶̶n̶̶̶o̶̶̶ ̶̶̶a̶̶̶d̶̶̶d̶̶̶i̶̶̶t̶̶̶i̶̶̶o̶̶̶n̶̶̶a̶̶̶l̶̶̶ ̶̶̶c̶̶̶o̶̶̶n̶̶̶t̶̶̶e̶̶̶n̶̶̶t̶̶̶,̶̶̶ ̶̶̶b̶̶̶u̶̶̶t̶̶̶ ̶̶̶t̶̶̶h̶̶̶e̶̶̶r̶̶̶e̶̶̶ ̶̶̶i̶̶̶s̶̶̶ ̶̶̶a̶̶̶l̶̶̶w̶̶̶a̶̶̶y̶̶̶s̶̶̶ ̶̶̶r̶̶̶o̶̶̶o̶̶̶m̶̶̶ ̶̶̶f̶̶̶o̶̶̶r̶̶̶ ̶̶̶i̶̶̶m̶̶̶p̶̶̶r̶̶̶o̶̶̶v̶̶̶e̶̶̶m̶̶̶e̶̶̶n̶̶̶t̶̶̶. I lied. I have some amazing feedback and have a few features to add.
The Veldt short story this game is based on
Winner of Silver at Serious Play Conference
Winner of Game of the Year 2014 by AIMSGame Center at Miami of Ohio
Winner of Best Digital Game 2014 by AIMSGame Center at Miami of Ohio
Featured on Warpdoor
Featured on GameJolt
Featured on Newgrounds
Mentioned on IndieGameMag
Displayed at 2014 Meaningful Play Conference
"The World the Children Made is psychological horror at its finest."- Waypoint
“I spent half my time with The World the Children Made wishing that James Earl Cox III had made the movement speed a little faster, and the other half smiling at the extraordinary pixel art and synthy ‘80s/Egyptology-esque soundtrack.” - PCGamer.com
