WOW

At first i didnt understand what was going on but i kept at it until the power-up shows and the game got loads better.
I think i understand all the walls and the girls. Very clever metaphores showed when u get the power-up.
I have to say im impressed.
=]

There's an end? I clearly need to get back and try again.

@antony

I dunno I kept losing so I assumed their was no way to win...

I guess I suck at this.

Hmmm, I'm pretu sure I get it. But I'll save my thoughts for the post mortem.
Good work guys :)

Nice try, but no indie game can live up to the potential of "JFK Reloaded."

I'll play this ASAP. Looks great tho.

That's definitely a bug...could you be more specific? The way you describe it it sounds as if you did everything right, except after those obstacles something else is supposed to happen rather than the two running for eternity.

@Anthony - Ah right, just making sure since I saw the dedicatation in two different playthroughs, once when I ran past that person and the dedication popped up shortly after that, then at the end of the playthrough when I interacted with the person. Just making sure.

Can't wait for this write up next week, I'm pretty sure I got the idea of most of it now.
Was very interesting to play and the animation and art in it was great. Good job to all you guys who worked on the game.

Oh, okay! I think that makes sense. I can't recreate it myself because I'm evidently a noob at my own game, but I think I've done something that will fix that problem in the next version.

I don't have windows :o(

I'm going to have to get up early and go to work to use my PC before work starts and play the Hell out of this game in as little time as possible...

For me, it won't just be Tuesday.

Great work, you are such a bunch of legends.

Am I in the game?

Hmmm,a lot of thoughts in my head about this. Like some others said, I too am having Braid flashbacks. I would like to do a write up of my opinions on the game before you post your real ideas behind it. Just to say though, after about 6 or so playthroughs, trying different actions and paths, I think I know where you were going with this. Great job though, it was a really enjoyable experience, like Braid - the puzzle pieces.

Just in case, I would like to ask your permission to do a write up of my interpretation before I start on it.

Once again, bravo.

Bug... can't play the game anymore.

Whenever I start the game now (I re-downloaded it), all that comes up is an "open" dialog box for a "game" file, with the directory defaulted to My Documents.

Trying to click open brings up an error saying that "there is no game file" and the game doesn't start.

oh well

I've finally finished it and I have to say I've become much more intrigued now that I've seen the various endings. During my first few times playing I didn't realize there was an actual ending as well, and I kept getting grabbed by the same girl at the same time so I thought maybe that was how it was supposed to end though it seemed kind of sudden. Luckily, my interest kept me coming back and I eventually got the typewriter and realized there was more and finished the game a couple of times. Job well done! My only complaint is sometimes it's hard to pay attention to the story bubbles and watch your character at the same time but I can see that being a conscious game play decision. Applause

KorJax: Mine did the same thing. Make sure you extract the files to a folder on your computer and when the dialog box comes up to find the game file browse to the folder you extracted to and select the runner.exe. That worked for me.

yea i get the same message as scotty G at the same time

crashes when I jump the first obstacle :/

I was running winamp in the background so it may be interfering with the audio playback

It turns out I'm retarded, and in trying to replace the old game files with some new fix-filled ones I screwed up the level order, so the crappy scenario with no music shows up instead of the actual game. The link should be fixed now, though -- sorry for the inconvenience. Jesus, I can't believe I did that.

obviously the people playing it who are annoyed by the picture bubbles and don't like that aspect of the game don't realize that it's a metaphor for having your mind clouded by thoughts of things you'd rather not think about which makes it difficult to get through your daily life (daily life being the doors and barriers)

the later girl obviously shows that love can break through barriers until you ultimately mess up the relationship some how and that girl is now in your past, chasing you, and haunting you with her memory

excellent game, i just wish it was longer

I see some people complaining about how those thought bubbles cover your character, but come on...they could have put those anywhere...maybe they intentionally blocked your view with them because that's part of the game, and the story....

...or I'm wrong.

Anyway, good times!

I love my lady, too. It's good to play a game with pre-meditatted vision. Love games FTW.

I'm** Wow I fail.

Just finished it. Well done Rev. I'm sure I didn't grasp the meaning behind everything. But you did a good job incorporating gameplay mechanics which portrayed the ideas/thoughts you were attempting to convey. It all tied together very nicely.

WHAT WAS THAT!!

This game has some flaws but I guess you could see them as "metaphors" or something.

Was I supposed to pick up the girl who shows up at the end of road? Am I afraid of commitment? Does that girl represent Ashly Davis? Oh god I am so confused right now. I haven't felt like this about an indie game since I played Passage.

Not sure if this is a bug or just a minor annoyance. When I got the typewriter and was in the air typing, i moved as far left as i could with the girls directly below me.

After I finish typing and the character moves back towards the ground, you can't control him, and he ends up getting caught and I had to retry.

The problem is it's a possible scenario where the player is able to accidentally put themselves in a position where they have no control over the game, and lose as a result of having control of the game being taken away. Which can be frustrating, obviously.

As for the game, I enjoyed it, and I'm pretty sure I understand the message, which is surprising, since I never understand messages in games. I was able to finish it on my second try. I found I was able to beat the game fairly easy by not paying any attention to the bubbles and focus on the movement of the character.

Makes me think that this was an intended design choice, the only way past the barriers and obstacles is to ignore or forget the memories that are preventing you from getting through them.

Good stuff.