Leave a Review Able Black
Wonderful game
I was fascinated with this game pretty quickly. It's true as other reviewers said, you can go through the puzzles presented and finish the game in a short time. But I really enjoyed going through the game again and again afterward looking for all of the little things I missed and working out what they meant.
The developer wrote the story carefully, and everything he wrote that doesn't overtly move the story forward has meaning somewhere in it. It was fun to find these things and work out their meaning. I've spent more time with this game after I finished it than I did finishing it.
Skot, thanks for this game, I look forward to what you put out next!Show lessAwesomenessness99
Beautiful and intriguing
I love this game, it's addressing many moral dilemma and interesting psychological storytelling. I haven't even finished it yet, there's a large amount of hidden content. The most surprising part is it's free. I would most definitely not mind sinking a few bucks into a work such as this if I had some to spare. But, seeing as I don't, I am ever thankful I get to experience this anyways. But seriously, you could make this cost $2.99 and people would definitely still buy and play it. Great game, and hope to see more in the future.Show lessD0ct0r11
Challenging Puzzles, Cool Plot, Solid Game.
I got this game because I've been in a game mood lately, and this managed to catch my attention. And boy am I glad it did. The puzzles where hard enough for me to scratch my head for a bit, and the plot was intriguing and made me care for and relate to the protagonist. I've played through the main story bit twice now, and still have some hidden stuff to find yet! Mark my works Scot, I will find all of the secrets here yet! Seriously though, play the game if you have a couple bucks, it's worth it.Show lessMagpie1230
Breathtaking.
This is possibly the best mobile game I've ever played. The story scenes are well written with beautiful ambient noises and music, as well as pretty colorful designs that contrast with the black background and white text. The only issue I found is on the end test results for the 4th exam, there is a misspelling of you're, spelled your. The puzzles in this game are very challenging and really require you to think. The spider key one really stumped me, and I had to look up an online walk through to solve it. Even better, once the story is done, there are a few mini games and other features that can be unlocked and played around with. My only question is where do you go after you beat the high score of 143 and read Skot's note? I haven't found an answer. All in all, this is a beautiful and thought provoking game with challenging puzzles and an interesting story. I would love to see more of these in the future. Great job Skot.Show lessLonely Walrus
Great Writing, emotional story!!
Skot! Am doing as I m told to ;-) Thank you thank you for this experience. I want more of your work! I hope you will eventually have this as a novel as well. In a mere couple of hours you have definitely earned a fan. Currently the puzzles are just hard enough but not breaking the flow and enthusiasm to continue the story. Though I didn't get the fear + surprise initially as I thought it had to rhyme and the answer didn't quite make sense in the context. As feedback, I think the puzzles are fine now, but they have so so much potential to be further integrated to the emotional flow and the stages of the tests. Short of doing Meyer Briggs or Strength Finders but there could be a lot of psyc tests that can build into the flow of the story that make the reader invest even more personal connection. Plus of course you can also make this highly replay-able by allowing the 99 wrong paths :-)Show lessJumpgate fan
Emotional roller coaster ride
Hmm it's hard to define exactly how to express my feelings for this game. I had to spend two dollars for this game that was recommended to me by a close friend and it only took one hour to complete. That being said, the story and interaction within this game led me through emotional ups and downs of which I have rarely experienced in most of the console games that have taken me weeks or months to complete. Skot, you truly have a gift and a talent for storytelling and drawing people in like never before. Please make a game like this that lasts much longer with a story that continues much further. I loved this game and looking back, two dollars was chump change compared to the intense experience I was able to feel in playing this unique, captivating game. Thank you so much and keep up the good work!!!Show lessChasen young
Great Puzzler, Great Plot
Well, Skot, you've consumed a few of my hours, so far. I've played the main game and am now working on those Easter eggs. I still need a few. I've replayed a few times to try and see if they were hidden there, but I'm still not sure what to do. I need a few more, the Tree, Ghost, 1124 and 11:11. I'll figure it out, eventually.
The game itself was very immersive, as your description would suggest. I needed a bit of help on a few of them, my first time around. While the hints worked for most, I could not, for the life of me, understand the spider key. I had to look that one up. Creative. The puzzles were generally doable, even if I had to resort to hints, a few times.
My first play through took about an hour or so. While some may say that isn't worth the price, I quite enjoyed the story itself. Predictable, at times. Even so, the introspective aspect was something that really interested me. I enjoyed it, at least. In addition, while I did only spend an hour the first time, I've replayed several times. Right now, I think I've spent a total of four or five hours on the game. Well worth the price, I would say. Thanks for the game.
Tl;dr: Challenging but doable puzzles, interesting if a bit short and predictable plot. Recommended to anyone who likes text-based games with good plot. Not recommended to someone who can't stand puzzlers and/or can't bear to spend money on games.Show lessBeanerboo2
Top Notch Puzzle Game
I have been looking for a puzzle solving game like this one and found it! I really love that the puzzles stand alone. They do fit with the story, which I did find a bit strange, because it wasn't so much an interactive game, but rather a story that in order to move on you had to solve puzzles. This was perfectly fine with me, because I don't like the games where you have to locate items and use them in conjunction with other items to solve "puzzles" to move on. These were simply puzzles, built off of riddles that you had to use your intuition and common sense and some brain power to solve! I would definitely recommend this to puzzle game lovers!Show lessDancelotta
Hesitant 5 stars
Don't get me wrong it's a wonderful game with challenging puzzles. Wonderful writing and dialogue, but it feels a bit rushed. It's a fairly short game. I will say the twist at the end wasn't as surprising as it felt it was supposed to be. This app successfully incorporates wonderful stories and questions about artificial intelligence. Kinda like lifeline whiteout. It is a fairly good game but considering the price I expected more content. Also the ending feels incomplete. Don't get me wrong I get what the makers were trying to go for, but it's not very satisfying. I'd still recommend it though.Show lessnicknam3s
Worth every penny - an immersive, compelling, and beautifully simple experience
It was a short little game (though it says there's more secrets, and I look forward to exploring those just as soon as I finish writing this!) You'll find yourself anticipating what's going to happen, as some of the plot devices are recycled, but then there's twists that are so satisfying. At no point did it feel stale, every character felt distinctive and real. I found myself thinking of what I'd do in Able Black's position, found myself relating to their cycling emotions.
I don't write reviews, ever, because I don't know what to say. I don't buy apps, because I work a part-time minimum wage job, and when I do buy them, I always feel guilty for it.
Not this time. I don't regret it at all, this was a completely enjoyable experience from beginning to end.
And that's why I'm writing a review. Because I would absolutely love to see more from this developer.Show lesslockedreams
