She Could Fly: Documentary Escape Game
- July 11, 2024
- Wowbagger Productions
Get on SteamShe Could Fly: Documentary Escape Game is a point and click game with looping levels, which features comics, documentaries and gaming to explore OCD and anxiety. You become trapped in a flat and are forced to figure out how to escape. In this lo-fi game your guide is narrator TIGER ORCHID - a Twitch/ YouTube style narrator who is with you all the way. Played by Shaniqua Okwok (Small Axe, It's a S…
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- The game provides a moving and immersive experience that accurately depicts the challenges of living with OCD, making it both educational and engaging.
- It combines humor with serious subject matter, offering a unique blend of entertainment and insight into OCD, which resonates well with players.
- The puzzles are cleverly themed and encourage players to recognize and understand OCD habits, while the overall production showcases thoughtful design despite limited resources.
- The game can feel rough around the edges due to its limited resources and manpower, which may affect the overall polish.
- Some players may find the educational aspect too on-the-nose, resembling more of a school assignment than a traditional gaming experience.
- The gameplay may be considered short, leaving some players wanting more content or depth in the story.
- story2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The story is more of an experiential journey that explores living with OCD and the path to recovery, rather than a traditional narrative.
“It is less of a story than an experience of what it's like to have OCD and how to recover from it.”
- humor2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is unexpectedly delightful, providing consistent laughs through a charming narrator, quirky characters like knitted birds, and clever meta references, all of which lighten the serious subject matter. Players find themselves grinning throughout the experience.
“Knowing the serious subject matter of the game, I was surprised to be constantly laughing at the humor at every corner - whether that's from the great narrator presence to derpy knitted birds or fun meta acknowledgment of CGI water, I was grinning!”
- gameplay2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The gameplay is praised for its hauntingly accurate representation of OCD, reflecting the insights and experiences of individuals who live with the condition, which enhances its authenticity and emotional impact.
“The gameplay is a hauntingly accurate depiction of the condition, clearly centered around the experiences of those with OCD.”
- atmosphere2 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The atmosphere of the game is highly praised for its impactful artwork and music, which effectively convey the complexities of OCD. The varying atmospheres enhance the overall experience, illustrating the different manifestations of the condition.
“The artwork, the music, and the varying atmospheres really helped illustrate the different ways OCD can manifest.”
- graphics2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 100 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The graphics are praised for their artistic quality and ability to convey the emotional depth of OCD through diverse atmospheres and music, enhancing the overall experience.
- music2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 100 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The music in the game is praised for its ability to enhance the atmosphere and effectively convey the complexities of OCD, contributing significantly to the overall emotional experience.
