Anyone Else Having Trouble Playing Other Games?

[DarkKnightCuron]

This isn't a technical issue, but rather, almost like a motivational one? It's hard to describe. After playing through Snoot Game and I Wani, it just feels like all of the other games I usually play on rotation just... don't seem appealing or compelling at the moment. I thoroughly enjoyed the experience of both of those game, and they really made me have to process a lot of emotions--about the games and myself--and I wonder if there's still something I'm trying to process, but I can't consciously think of what. The OST isn't helping as it's top-tier addicting.

Idk, maybe I'm just odd.

[Neonblaze]

What i really like about snoot/wani is how at a certain point depending on your choices the story goes to different endings around half way point and all of them are different and last quite a while too. Unlike other visual novels who pretty much stay the same course till you nearly reach the ending or the end and then its between option A for good ending or option B for bad ending. Its super cheap and really feels like your choices through out the game never mattered till this one at the end

[DarkKnightCuron]

Originally posted by Neonblaze:

What i really like about snoot/wani is how at a certain point depending on your choices the story goes to different endings around half way point and all of them are different and last quite a while too. Unlike other visual novels who pretty much stay the same course till you nearly reach the ending or the end and then its between option A for good ending or option B for bad ending. Its super cheap and really feels like your choices through out the game never mattered till this one at the end

Yeah, absolutely. There's so many ways that things seem to diverge, making it feel like the world has life in it.

[Soul]

Originally posted by DarkKnightCuron:

This isn't a technical issue, but rather, almost like a motivational one? It's hard to describe. After playing through Snoot Game and I Wani, it just feels like all of the other games I usually play on rotation just... don't seem appealing or compelling at the moment. I thoroughly enjoyed the experience of both of those game, and they really made me have to process a lot of emotions--about the games and myself--and I wonder if there's still something I'm trying to process, but I can't consciously think of what. The OST isn't helping as it's top-tier addicting.

Idk, maybe I'm just odd.

Then I gotta be extremely odd since I listen to one specific track frequently, ending 2 theme Je suis un Homme.

[Soul]

Originally posted by DarkKnightCuron:

Originally posted by Neonblaze:

What i really like about snoot/wani is how at a certain point depending on your choices the story goes to different endings around half way point and all of them are different and last quite a while too. Unlike other visual novels who pretty much stay the same course till you nearly reach the ending or the end and then its between option A for good ending or option B for bad ending. Its super cheap and really feels like your choices through out the game never mattered till this one at the end

Yeah, absolutely. There's so many ways that things seem to diverge, making it feel like the world has life in it.

I agree except ending 1 needs a rewrite, it goes all in on shock factor and scenes like the photograph and the hug at the stairs lack substance, it should have focused more on Inco's actual flaws like pressure from everyone around him to make Olivia *normal*.

[Soul]

Ending 1 fits old before rewrite Inco, not the current one.

[Dude_84_Dude]

Originally posted by Sir Knight:

Originally posted by DarkKnightCuron:

Yeah, absolutely. There's so many ways that things seem to diverge, making it feel like the world has life in it.

I agree except ending 1 needs a rewrite, it goes all in on shock factor and scenes like the photograph and the hug at the stairs lack substance, it should have focused more on Inco's actual flaws like pressure from everyone around him to make Olivia *normal*.

I started a thread three months ago talking about problems with Ending 1 and ways to possibly fix it. As far as I know in the base game, the only foreshadowing that exists to how Inco becomes in Ending 1 is the scene where Ben face plants into Damien's meatloaf and he gets the urge to take a picture, and then later muses about Ben's "disaster avoidance," hinting at him taking the wrong influence from Ben.

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1895350/discussions/0/6297799115129524487/

I'd be interested in seeing earlier drafts of Wani. A friend did link me to one fan project attempting to remake the original.

[Dude_84_Dude]

No, you're not odd. I've been having the same problem recently. I haven't even been playing any games lately, and I uninstalled them all (though that was to make it easier for my toaster of a PC to run while working on an important project).

I recently quit sugar and started going for long walks like I used to, and physically I feel great. And some of that motivation has come from this game (and Snoot), which also motivated me to do other things.

And yet at the same time, I've also been feeling depressed from what I can only call Post-Wani-Depression. These games also get me thinking about my own life, both past and present, and they make me self-reflect a lot more.

My own high-school experience wasn't too bad. In fact, I remember coming into my own in senior year, becoming more outgoing to the point I was one of the popular kids with lots of friends. Unfortunately, I never did get with the girl I had a crush on. Even after I finally worked up the courage to talk to her and ask for her number, she ended having to go to rehab for something, I don't know what. I ended up going to prom alone, though I still had fun hanging out with friends.

But once she got out, there was no resuscitating that, and it took me a while to get over her and move on. But it taught me an important lesson: nobody owes you anything, and it's better to learn to be happy for others if they can get their life together.

My post high-school life wasn't Ending 2, but it wasn't quite Ending 3 either. It was just me hanging out with a small group of close friends until I had a falling out with one, then my social life collapsed. I was friendless for a while, until I got a union job and made new friends working there.

Then six years ago, I lost that job, and it was entirely my fault, too. That was the worst year of my life and clawing my way back from that mess was the single hardest thing I've ever done. I learned a trade, got a new career, but adjusting to it and my new life took time, and for years the regret lingered until I just became numb to it.

This year, I managed to get a better job (in the same field) than my last; more pay for less work. And it was around that time I discovered Wani. I had never played a VN before and playing this game seemed to coincide with my turn of fortune.

But after dumping so much energy into this game for months, I'm left with a gaping hole and I find old wounds reopening. I don't know how Cavemanon do it. I'm guessing their writers have studied psychology or something, but these games just have a way of worming their way into your soul and awakening dormant feelings, for better or worse.

So I guess in summation, I understand.

[Soul]

Originally posted by Mister Dude:

Originally posted by Sir Knight:

I agree except ending 1 needs a rewrite, it goes all in on shock factor and scenes like the photograph and the hug at the stairs lack substance, it should have focused more on Inco's actual flaws like pressure from everyone around him to make Olivia *normal*.

I started a thread three months ago talking about problems with Ending 1 and ways to possibly fix it. As far as I know in the base game, the only foreshadowing that exists to how Inco becomes in Ending 1 is the scene where Ben face plants into Damien's meatloaf and he gets the urge to take a picture, and then later muses about Ben's "disaster avoidance," hinting at him taking the wrong influence from Ben.

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1895350/discussions/0/6297799115129524487/

I'd be interested in seeing earlier drafts of Wani. A friend did link me to one fan project attempting to remake the original.

If you are refering to wanigamu I have very huge doubts that it is trying to properly follow the original.

[Dr. Freaky]

Originally posted by DarkKnightCuron:

This isn't a technical issue, but rather, almost like a motivational one? It's hard to describe. After playing through Snoot Game and I Wani, it just feels like all of the other games I usually play on rotation just... don't seem appealing or compelling at the moment. I thoroughly enjoyed the experience of both of those game, and they really made me have to process a lot of emotions--about the games and myself--and I wonder if there's still something I'm trying to process, but I can't consciously think of what. The OST isn't helping as it's top-tier addicting.

Idk, maybe I'm just odd.

Same sentiment for me - however it's mostly been life altering or outright changed my perspective on things based on how I see relationships, people and thoughts I never given the time of day. Everyday I think about this game deeply, and no other game seems to achieve something as beautiful, meaningful or as fulfilling as IHWTG. I guess the game's message grabs me by my soul and squeezes it, is through Olivia - a paraplegic alligator is all it took for me to breakdown and enter oblivion for a month, still going through it.

For me - game made me really motivated in my artistic expressions (guitar and art). I think this game made me realize I just don't have that energy to waste my time playing PVP, competitive or Sandbox games when I have so much talent behind me - I can't say this for everyone, yet IWHTG made me realize so much about my self thorough introspection: Good, Bad and Ugly.

Sadly - I haven't beaten IHWTG because I still resonate with the messages heavily, although the only things I need to complete is Ending 4 + Epilogue. It's not that I'm not interseted in seeing that beautiful ending, but I just have a deep seated sadness about this whole game - I was baptised in fire, clothes caked in mud and blood and the only road now is the path of beauty and happiness and yet, I feel unworthy of it.

Side note: I just think you discovered something deep about yourself, or gained some kinda enlightenment, however, this game is meant to have fun and you can take the messages to heart or at face value - personally resonated heavy with it

TLDR: I discovered what it's like to be grateful, sadly through a smut game.

[SaltyBoi]

TL/DR: If video games aren't making you happy anymore, don't play them. Find something else that makes you happy/fulfilled.

Dude I thought I was the only one! The same thing has been happening to me! I'm finding it very difficult to just play games by myself after playing Wani and SG. I'm still not fully sure what it was, but something clicked inside me and I realized I have so much more potential than I thought to the point where video games just don't seem fun to me anymore because I would rather be using the time to better myself.

After I completed Wani and SG, my world kind of came crashing down around me. These games put me in such deep and depressive self reflection that it was hard to fully process all of the emotions I was feeling. It made me think about my time in high-school where I missed out on so many opportunities because I was basically addicted to video games. As a result of this, I never pushed myself out of my comfort zone which stunted my growth as a person. This continued into college and was heavily exacerbated by the pandemic. It got to the point where I was playing video games non-stop, not because they were fun, but as a coping mechanism to drown out all of the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ that was happening around me.

I've been out of college for over a year now. I'm struggling to build a career and I don't fully know what I want to do with the rest of my life. But Wani taught me that I can "still take the reins of my life back" and live it "unshackled by fear and doubt" so that's what I'm doing now. I've started volunteering and exploring more hobbies and interests that aren't media consumption and it's been nice! It feels like my life has a little more purpose and direction even if I don't know where that direction is.

So to conclude, I think you should see your dwindling interest in video games as a sign to make positive changes in your life. If video games aren't making you happy anymore, don't force yourself to play them. Find something else that makes you happy/fulfilled. Do something creative, hone a craft, or find a hobby that will force you to socialize with people. It may not fix everything right away, but if you keep at it, the results will show in due time.

All of this because of two games about anthropomorphic dinosaurs in high-school... I still can't believe that even a month after completing these games that I'm still thinking about them, especially because I've never been one for visual novels. Cavemanon really made something special here and I hope we get more from them in the future.

Sorry for the long winded essay friend, hope this helps though.

[Azayzle]

Originally posted by DarkKnightCuron:

This isn't a technical issue, but rather, almost like a motivational one? It's hard to describe. After playing through Snoot Game and I Wani, it just feels like all of the other games I usually play on rotation just... don't seem appealing or compelling at the moment. I thoroughly enjoyed the experience of both of those game, and they really made me have to process a lot of emotions--about the games and myself--and I wonder if there's still something I'm trying to process, but I can't consciously think of what. The OST isn't helping as it's top-tier addicting.

Idk, maybe I'm just odd.

I think it's the call to meaning, I feel the same, I feel re motivated to follow my dreams and stop watsing time on things especially the greater margin of meaningless games with no good story/OST. If my hands were not tied while on vacation with family I would be Very Busy making things happen, Im still doing what I can even.

[actuatedgear]

Did you know that if you give mice cocaine they'll only take it if you don't let them socialize?

Video games are a coping mechanism, even the best ones that teach us skills and to be better people. They have a component that hooks into our core needs that right now is for most of us going completely unfulfilled. And when you get a game that hits that, as I have found with stories that hit the same note being that I am a VORACIOUS reader, suddenly you feel satiated. And if you could get that by having a fulfilling relationship with someone or something, you wouldn't have needed the game that bad.

We're here because the world wasn't everything we needed it to be. And when this is, we find it easier to go back and try the world again. That's more than a little sad, but it's comforting I think to have the game and it's empowering that it makes us want to try again.

[CrusaderKing]

To me, both Snoot and Wani rekindled my enjoyment of writing stories and actually starting to pursue a new career that actually makes me happy. From time to time I play something different but both games ended up giving me more to reflect about myself and my life.