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Wait! This game is beatiful
A beautiful game of a dark subject.
This was really hard for me. Both as a past suicidal person and as a gamer. I couldn't save anyone and that wasn't easy.
Thank you for drawing attention to this.
I have no words...I just recorded the prologue and it was amazing. The level of depth and emotion put into every conversation was truly astounding, I can't wait to experience the full game.
This is giving me Dean Lied Vibes, where a paranoid man works extra hard due to the fact that the person who killed his parents might just kill him, and loses himself in the process.
Wait, I just spoiled a Roblox Game.
There’s something lonely about this game. But that’s what makes it interesting
Wait! Life is Beautiful! - W!LIB! is an interactive psychological thriller about suicides with a touch of black humor. Playing the game is like watching a spine-tingling film or TV show where the viewer is immersed in the main character’s tense mental state.
HIS NAME IS WILL, AND THIS IS THE STORY OF HIS LIFE
The story revolves around a young man, an ordinary office clerk. He’s an everyman, not a hero or a wizard. As we watch him, we lose ourselves in his emotional state. He’s exhausted by the monotony of life and hounded by thoughts about the meaninglessness of existence.
To hell with it all! It's time for a change!
SUICIDE BRIDGE
Abandoning his monotonous and meaningless office job, Will tries to imbue his life with new meaning by saving people who have given up all hope of finding it themselves. Every night he goes to a bridge beloved by suicide victims, hoping to save as many lives as possible.
WAIT! LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL!
It isn't just the name of the game. The main character speaks this fateful phrase every time he tries to strike up a conversation with another visitor to the bridge. Every story is unique — you’ll have to learn to cope with unpredictable reactions. Just remember that you can't save everyone.
THE RIGHT TO DIE
While hoping to save as many lives as possible, Will encounters an unexpected opposing force: a group of “freedom of choice” activists led by a spiritual guru are actively campaigning for a person’s right to commit suicide. Will the main character be able to resist them?
MONEY CAN'T BUY HAPPINESS
You can't live on happiness alone! Having lost his regular income, Will has to borrow money from his parents. However, he isn't completely dependent on them because he occasionally manages to get “tips” from the grateful people he’s saved and their family members or bribes from those who want to rid themselves of an unexpected savior.
I'M JUST MINDING MY OWN BUSINESS, OFFICER
When it comes to mass deaths, anyone can become a suspect. Will has to explain himself to the police on more than one occasion. Why was he the last person to see these people alive before they committed suicide?
PSYCHEDELIC DREAMS
The psyche is a fragile thing. Needless to say, you can't talk to suicidal people every day without letting it get to you. Will eventually starts having psychedelic dreams that give rise to the sensation of an approaching mental breakdown and the protagonist’s fear of it.
WHERE WILL IT ALL END?
Like every interactive film, Wait! Life is Beautiful! has multiple endings. Some of them may seem like an obvious development of the narrative, but others will shock you and subvert your expectations. How will the story end? It’s all up to you.
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Intense Realistic Violence
Alcohol Use
Drug Reference
Tobacco Reference
Sexual Themes
Mild Language
Mature Humor
Core to our game is gradually experiencing how Will (who set out to help others) gradually becomes the one that needs help as his mental state slowly slips. One of the ways that we show this is through the dreams that he has.
#SuicideAwareness #PixelArt
Intro to this #WLIB week:
- An introduction to the dream system, a special mechanic that we use to show what is happening to Will's mental state
- A chat with the developer to find out exactly why he wanted to use pixel art
- A look at the first dream
One of the characters that you will eventually encounter in #WLIB is the Puppet Man. He doesn't know anymore if he's a human or a puppet. Most importantly, he doesn't like kids. He never did.
#ScreenshotSaturday #PixelArt
We found that simplicity was the best way forward for our game. Take the bridge, for example, it may be pixel art but the more you look at it, the more details spring out of it.
#ScreenshotSaturday #PixelArt #WLIB
Wait! Life is Beautiful! – Progress update #6
This week we’d like to share what we have been working on and give you some fun work-in-progress teasers!
#DevUpdate #SuicidePrevention
We're working on a new animated trailer for #WLIB. It takes extra time to get everything correct, from the animation to the text - and for a game like ours - the text is one of the most challenging parts!
#GIF #WIPwednesday #IndieGame #MadeWithUnity
Did you know that we're on several platforms? You can also find #WLIB on Steam and Itch io! Are there any platforms that we've missed that you'd like to see us on?
#IndieGame #IndieDev #PixelArt #SuicidePrevention
Though we focus more on dialogue and text to tell the story of our game, the scenes also play a big role. What sort of interactions do you think Will will have when he comes here?
Wait! Life is Beautiful! – #DevUpdate #5
Hungry for more details about #WLIB? How about we do a review of what we’ve been doing in the last few weeks and also tease you with some previously unseen content?
Why do you think that people tend to shy away from talking about mental health issues? Is it because it's uncomfortable and people are afraid to face it, or is it because too many people do not know how to respond to it?
#MentalHealthAwareness #WLIB
