EPISODE · Oct 25, 2021 · 1H 20M
293: Devotion
from The Short Game · host The Short Game
Our spooky game for spooky season this year is Devotion, an atmospheric first person horror game from Taiwanese developer Red Candle Games. Devotion was well received at its 2019 release but was very quickly pulled from stores due to a very strange situation involving the Chinese Communist Party and Winnie the Pooh. The game remained as hauntingly unavailable as PT for years, until Red Candle began selling it direct to consumers via their website this March. Devotion tells the tragic story of a family in 1980s Taiwan torn apart by mental illness and religious fanaticism. It combines storytelling devices from the ”walking simulator” genre with horrifying visuals and cinematic editing to create a uniquely haunting domestic tragedy. You can buy Devotion direct from Red Candle Games via their website for $16.99. It is available DRM free for PC and Mac. Expect it to take 3-4 hours to complete. We’ll be back next week with more IFComp 2021! The Short Game is supported directly by our listeners on Patreon! Supporters at any level get access to our Discord, where we discuss games, plan episodes, and talk about what we are playing in real time. You can also support us by writing a review on Apple Podcasts! You can follow our show on Twitter at @_shortgame Your hosts this week were: Raygan Kelly – @raygankNate Heininger – @natestl (00:00) - Intro (03:24) - Devotion (07:03) - Development (13:57) - Release And Controversy (25:40) - Gameplay and Storytelling (46:36) - Wrap Up (51:53) - Spoiler Break
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Our spooky game for spooky season this year is Devotion, an atmospheric first person horror game from Taiwanese developer Red Candle Games. Devotion was well received at its 2019 release but was very quickly pulled from stores due to a very strange situation involving the Chinese Communist Party and Winnie the Pooh. The game remained as hauntingly unavailable as PT for years, until Red Candle began selling it direct to consumers via their website this March. Devotion tells the tragic story of a family in 1980s Taiwan torn apart by mental illness and religious fanaticism. It combines storytelling devices from the ”walking simulator” genre with horrifying visuals and cinematic editing to create a uniquely haunting domestic tragedy. You can buy Devotion direct from Red Candle Games via their website for $16.99. It is available DRM free for PC and Mac. Expect it to take 3-4 hours to complete. We’ll be back next week with more IFComp 2021! The Short Game is supported directly by our listeners on Patreon! Supporters at any level get access to our Discord, where we discuss games, plan episodes, and talk about what we are playing in real time. You can also support us by writing a review on Apple Podcasts! You can follow our show on Twitter at @_shortgame Your hosts this week were: Raygan Kelly – @raygankNate Heininger – @natestl (00:00) - Intro (03:24) - Devotion (07:03) - Development (13:57) - Release And Controversy (25:40) - Gameplay and Storytelling (46:36) - Wrap Up (51:53) - Spoiler Break
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