NEW MEDIA: Heileen
Well I played this game, Heileen, for a few minutes, and the characters are usually static against a static background that regularly is changed after a bit of dialogue. Here’s a screenshot of my venture:
The story goes on through conversation and eventually a choice comes up as in the two boxes at the bottom of the screen (forgive my Dashboard, couldn’t get the image otherwise). Again, it’s a click one or the other choice to follow a new direction in the game.
Now the blurb on the site for this game (there are a few others) states:
Heileen, cute 18 years old english girl.
She has a quiet life, without any real problems. But one day, her uncle
Otto, a famous english merchant, decides that it is time for a change, and
forces her to follow him on a journey to the New World.
During the voyage, she’ll meet old and new friends and discover lots
of secrets, and ultimately find what really wants for herself.
Play with her this fantastic voyage along eight chapters of intriguing
dialogues. Each choice you make will have a consequence in your relationship
with the other crew members and will determine which one of the three
different finals you’ll see.
This game is intended for players age 13 and up.
The story could be interesting, the graphics are similar to comic book style and very nice and colorful. My problem may be with “This game is intended for players age 13 and up.” Perhaps there’s some sex and violence further into the story; maybe John lays Heileen, I don’t know. But up to this point, I can’t see many 13 year-olds playing with this. My feeling would be more like for 7 and 8 year-olds (though if John does indeed get lucky, that part would need some editing).
Okay, I’m done. I suspect that I was sort of directed to this more by the presentation as an example and for sure, there are some cartoonists out there that would do well to explore this option for their artwork and story.
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