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 If you are interested in Detention, you can buy it now on Steam! What is "Detention"? It's that thing that I got sent to a lot as a kid. It's also the name of a Taiwanese horror game by a new developer, named Red Candle Games. The game is set in 1960s Taiwan, when the nation was put under martial law; you play as a student attempting to leave school, when it has been abandoned due to a typhoon. Detention is a 2d horror-puzzle game that heavily dips into Taoist, Buddhist, and East-Asian influences, which for a horror game is something that is new and unique (to me at least!). The game reminds me heavily of The Cat Lady if you've ever played or watched it before. This LP will probably be fairly short; reports are that this game is approximately 4 or 5 hours, but its a neat horror game that I figured I'd play through and help get some exposure towards, as the demo I played was really fun! Content warning: this game deals with fairly heavy subjects of gore, suicide, depression, family abuse, and is at times pretty hosed up! If you feel uncomfortable around these subjects, you may wish to avoid this LP.  #01: Wei Too Spooky #02: Ray Too Spooky? #03: Do You Know The Puppet Man? #04: Puppet Killer #05: Nightlife #06: Was It Worth It? // Final Episode boy are my arms tired fucked around with this message at 06:54 on Mar 7, 2017 |
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.hack and another vlp? Suffering must make you real strong, dude.
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Jan 19, 2017 02:31
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This looks neat
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Jan 19, 2017 03:07
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its true, the more i suffer the stronger i get detention is real cool and i figured i'd give text-reading a try but i've already received reports that its distracting or annoying vs the podcast style im used to, so let me know your thoughts! i'll probably do this game the same way throughout but it'll be something to keep in mind for future LPs
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Jan 19, 2017 03:38
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I'd prefer to read the text myself, but I'd be lying if I said your voice work didn't give me some laughs. Not to be a jerk, that is hard work and you're not doing a bad job. I consistently enjoy your commentary and probably would like more of it versus reading lines, though.
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Jan 19, 2017 03:46
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POOL IS CLOSED posted:I'd prefer to read the text myself, but I'd be lying if I said your voice work didn't give me some laughs. Not to be a jerk, that is hard work and you're not doing a bad job. I consistently enjoy your commentary and probably would like more of it versus reading lines, though. thank you very much!  i really did try to make it sound a bit spicy vs just a monotone voice over
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Jan 19, 2017 04:01
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When I'm not at a bar with loud music I will peep the video and almost comment
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Jan 19, 2017 04:12
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Episode #02: Ray Too Spooky? these puzzles are nuts
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Jan 22, 2017 07:21
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boy are my arms tired posted:Episode #02: Ray Too Spooky? These puzzles actually don't seem very crazy. I mean, yeah, cutting his throat was pretty hosed up, but playing the older Silent Hill games has numbed me somewhat to crazy puzzles. You and the game have definitely gotten my attention.
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Jan 23, 2017 03:29
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Well... okay that was disturbing but not so disturbing as to make me want to stop watching. So I guess that's what they are going for.
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Jan 23, 2017 05:21
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verbal enema posted:When I'm not at a bar with loud music I will peep the video and almost comment Stop looking at the internet and have fun
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Jan 23, 2017 06:39
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azren posted:These puzzles actually don't seem very crazy. I mean, yeah, cutting his throat was pretty hosed up, but playing the older Silent Hill games has numbed me somewhat to crazy puzzles. cokerpilot posted:Well... okay that was disturbing but not so disturbing as to make me want to stop watching. So I guess that's what they are going for. yeah its not quite a silent hill poetry puzzle but my first thought would not be to slice a friends neck, even if he's dead; if it wasn't for that scrap of paper (that i almost missed even!) i dunno how stuck i would have been there
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Jan 23, 2017 15:07
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yeah that wouldn't have crossed my mind 
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Jan 24, 2017 19:48
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The funny(?) thing is, there isn't even any supernatural reason to use blood to reveal the carvings in this case, since you had to make an impression of them on a page anyway. A pencil rubbing would have sufficed perfectly well!
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Jan 24, 2017 21:09
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howdy thread, i'm not dead combination of business trip + re7 and new jiujitsu routines (and being way too tired/sore to sit and edit/record) kicked my rear end last week, but i'm back in it Episode 3: Do You Know The Puppet Man? Future episodes will be coming at a much quicker clip; this game is short and shouldn't take me a week between episodes, lmao. e: oh huh, my noise gate also didn't work for the mouse clicks, sorry about that boy are my arms tired fucked around with this message at 16:14 on Jan 31, 2017 |
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Jan 31, 2017 16:12
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Look on the bright side, at least it's not those creepy-rear end traditional Japanese dolls!
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Feb 1, 2017 03:32
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SSNeoman posted:Look on the bright side, at least it's not those creepy-rear end traditional Japanese dolls! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILESKhR7XPk
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Feb 1, 2017 03:54
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This game is so good! The atmosphere is really good. It kinda reminds me of a mix of The Cat Lady and Siren.
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Feb 1, 2017 08:00
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Episode 4: Puppet Killer I'm still extremely interested in whatever the wooden cashew rolling things were if anyone has links or any idea
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Feb 9, 2017 13:45
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boy are my arms tired posted:Episode 4: Puppet Killer When do the cashew things come up? Also, I liked the spooky effect you used for some of the lines.
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Feb 9, 2017 16:24
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POOL IS CLOSED posted:When do the cashew things come up? Its when Ray is attempting to divine her fortunes at the big shrine thing. She's throwing these wooden slices and depending on which side is face up, I guess, is what her fortune is? I'm v interested in mystical mythological stuff so I'm trying to find info on it. Also thanks!
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Feb 9, 2017 16:53
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aha i found it, it's called Jiaobei: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiaobei Poe Diviniation is a subsection of it, but its just like in the game; they throw two wooden pieces and the positioning determines answers for "should i / shouldn't i" style questions (i.e. will i find love)
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Feb 9, 2017 19:44
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"I didn't think a real bullet would come out." This game is not what it presents itself as at first. It's not horror, it's tragedy.
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Feb 9, 2017 20:06
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So looks like Fang reported her teacher as the person behind the illegal reading material and thus got her killed. I like that it's a gun, that was great. also: http://www.rferl.org/a/norilsk-nickel-red-river-spillage/27983372.html Seraphic Neoman fucked around with this message at 21:00 on Feb 9, 2017 |
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Feb 9, 2017 20:40
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SSNeoman posted:So looks like Fang reported her teacher as the person behind the illegal reading material and thus got her killed. I like that it's a gun, that was great. nice Also yeah, I started to piece that together after I finished recording; I'm real curious what types of books would be considered "illegal reading material" to the point of being depicted as a gun for that time period i also have this mental image of fang reading some garbage like atlas shrugged and going "hmmm...yes....yes" Montegoraon posted:"I didn't think a real bullet would come out." 
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Feb 9, 2017 21:20
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boy are my arms tired posted:Also yeah, I started to piece that together after I finished recording; I'm real curious what types of books would be considered "illegal reading material" to the point of being depicted as a gun for that time period Martial law regimes aren't really known for their nuance. Any book that could even vaguely be perceived as being pro-communist or anti-government would do it.
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Feb 9, 2017 21:42
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Montegoraon posted:Martial law regimes aren't really known for their nuance. Any book that could even vaguely be perceived as being pro-communist or anti-government would do it. Yeah, you're right. I do like how we're kind of shifting from the martial law aspect of the story to explore other issues drunkenness and family abuse in homes is fairly universal, imo, but i would imagine during martial law/war time it'd be even harsher especially considering what comes next
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Feb 9, 2017 21:53
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boy are my arms tired posted:I'm real curious what types of books would be considered "illegal reading material" to the point of being depicted as a gun Our regular government is pretty stupid when it comes to books, like with the whole Looking for Alaska debacle, so martial law regimes are like that ^2. Any excuse will do. Especially since it makes it very easy to force regular political values. Shades of Gray? Promoting unwholesome/anti-family values. Anne Frank's diary? Themes of fascism. History of Cambodia? Promotion of anti-communist rhetoric. and so on
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Feb 9, 2017 22:24
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SSNeoman posted:Our regular government is pretty stupid when it comes to books, like with the whole Looking for Alaska debacle hahaha holy poo poo i did not hear about this jesus christ thats terrible
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Feb 9, 2017 22:32
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Episode 05: Nightlife I think that the person in the theater that Fang gets cozy with isn't actually her dad but it may be her counselor? boy are my arms tired fucked around with this message at 05:05 on Feb 13, 2017 |
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Feb 13, 2017 05:00
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boy are my arms tired posted:Episode 05: Nightlife Yeah seems so. I guess he decided to break it off though. Also in asian cultures monkeys are used to represent people who can't keep it in their pants.
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Feb 13, 2017 13:53
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SSNeoman posted:Yeah seems so. I guess he decided to break it off though. nice
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Feb 13, 2017 14:49
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As I put the pieces of the story together I come to agree withMontegoraon posted:"I didn't think a real bullet would come out." More and more.
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Feb 13, 2017 22:03
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Alright, so, I've mentioned this elsewhere but the past few weeks have been rough on me. I'm still sick and I recorded this while drowsy from medication so I ramble about pointless poo poo, please forgive. At the same time though, I didn't want to leave this unfinished...while wanting to work on other LPs, so I figured I'd toughen up and get it done. Here's the final part of Detention. I give my final thoughts during the credits after rambling about dumb stuff but ultimately I liked this game a lot and am excited to see what Red Candle Studios makes in the future. Thanks for watching.
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Mar 7, 2017 06:51
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I prefer the interpretation that says that in the good ending Ray escapes the loop by accepting, or at least acknowledging, what she did. If only because it makes things a little less bleak.
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Mar 7, 2017 22:22
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I watched the bad ending and it was basically just saying "you're not ready to move on yet" so this ending is Ray basically owning up to what she did, and the last thing she has to do is own up to Wei before moving on.
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Mar 7, 2017 22:29
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Montegoraon posted:I prefer the interpretation that says that in the good ending Ray escapes the loop by accepting, or at least acknowledging, what she did. If only because it makes things a little less bleak. I'm with you. Do you remember the old woman who appeared in the afterlife, and seemed to appear here? I don't remember her name, but she is a figure in mythology like the Judge of the Dead... her purpose is to brew the tea of forgetfulness to be given to sinners who have repented, so they can forget their shackles and rejoin the wheel of reincarnation- a bit like Lethe in Greek myth, with a slightly more hopeful tone. The message the old lady gives is initially pessimistic, but- given that Ray has left her Hell and seems to have accepted her sins- that the old woman is here possibly means that Ray is ready for the draught soon... once she tries to forgive herself. So yeah- still horribly sad. but ultimately hopeful. This is a nifty little horror game, OP- thanks for showing it off!
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No problem! I just wish I didn't have so many problems near the end, my original run through where i pieced it together was really cool and fun
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