.heartbeats
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.heartbeats is an experimental game focusing on interactive narrative and dynamic music in order to evoke feelings from players. The game tells the emotional story of four individuals in four different moments in life (a teenager facing depression, a young man regretting his actions, an adult woman looking back on her life choices and a young girl enjoying life). The game features plenty of different connected branches, featuring a âtry to learnâ approach, and an interactive help system which tells you tidbits of information about each individualâs story. Each decision will affect every characterâs life imminently, as everybody is connected (by their hearts beating in unison).
.heartbeats is all about decision making, and plays like an interactive storybook, where you live each of the charactersâ stories and help them decide on their outcomes. In order to activate the playerâs imagination, the visual aspect is handled in a minimalistic way, yet giving strong feedback on each characterâs mood by playing different music tracks and sound effects. The different heartbeats play as indicators of each characterâs chance of living or dying. Should a heart beat too fast, then the character may trigger another personâs death. Should it beat too slowly, then he or she will die.
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dotheartbeats.wordpress.com
project page where the game can be downloaded, free of charge
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Game added by Sebastian Trelles.
Additional contributors: Sciere.
Game added May 26, 2012. Last modified May 23, 2024.