Horse Whisperer by nucky
Flavor: some humor, remains an untested alpha build
Playtime: 9 minutes
I was excited at the concept of “a social manipulation game for horses,” but alas, the execution fell short.
In terms of gameplay, the game felt very unfinished as of 9/23 (I mean literally messages that say “coming soon. Sorry!”).
In terms of writing, I think the concept is intriguing, and the author has thoughtfully provided 3 fairly distinct horse-voices to interact with. But the writing had an unedited, could-be-the-first-thing-a-funny-person-thought-of feeling. E.g., you ask a horse what it wants money for, the horse replies “Stuff. And things” and the two allowed responses are “Like what?” and “Too bad nobody in their right mind would ever give a bum like you that kind of money.” Also, I was surprised in a bad way by a scene where the PC is implied to have a sexual encounter with a horse.
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All in all, I see definite potential, but it was with equal parts amusement and relief that I was stabbed by a horse with a switchblade and died.