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Detention

Developer: Red Candle Games Publishers: Coconut Island GamesRed Candle Games
12 January 2017
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#912 All-time
#33 for 2017
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Psychological horror#35 Point-and-click adventure#34 Myth and folklore#25 Surrealism#47 Ghost#10
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Set in an alternate 1960s Taiwan under martial law, a student named Wei falls asleep in the middle of class and wakes up to find that everyone has disappeared. Wei then encounters a fellow student named Fang Ray Shin, who was found unconscious in the auditorium, and explores the school to unravel this strange turn of events.
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Bloopber Blupus Blimbo Blopo Begone!!
To say nothing of either the state censorship this company has experienced from the government of China nor the uncritical anti-Chinese and anti-Communist frenzy that has rallied certain dumb ass gamers to this game...

Unlike Devotion, RedCandleGames' follow up project to this one, Detention isn't burdened by a proven boring mode of storytelling--the Blooper Team style horror walking sim--and so their talent for luring you into emotional complicity with the drama of the game is able to shine especially bright. I would say, except for the last 30 minutes (or last chapter) of this story, where things become ambiguous and surreal as psychological horror stories have always felt like they have to, Detention offers a really compelling story that is grounded in a place, time, and sequence of psychological motives. This is an emotional kind of horror, which is less scary but more haunting than anything made by (sorry to mention them again, they just suck this bad and are far too popular) Blippo Team. Detention is just about 2 hours long, I guess. It's a wonderful experience, with beautiful understated art, a simple control scheme that is operated with one hand, reminiscent in non-cringey ways of the great Silent Hill, and a really satisfying story as well. Along side maybe The Cat Lady, I think Detention is one of the best indie horror games that has graced any digital storefront.
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Damn what a ride. Recommended for all who like a good story.

Wanted to try Devotion but it seems like it was deleted from steam for political reasons..
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Martial Law
Detention is a taiwanese developed horror game.

Very strong vibes of the Cat Lady and silent hill, in its brand of symbolic and psychological horror and level design. You basically explore through the levels looking for keys to move forward as well as some minor puzzles. Its very simple in this regard which is great when it comes to the pacing of the game being consistent. There are also some enemies in the game, and you get through them using stealth, but they are poorly developed and essencially pose no challenge when you figure out their patterns.

I adored the atmosphere of this game, it made me tense everytime i played it, which is a great feat considering the very budget production of the title. Great drone soundtrack, unique setting and very strong symbolism. Its a short 3 hours game but a must play for fans of horror games.
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  • Lazlo77 2018-08-13 10:06:55.876293+00
    A Brighter Summer Day [牯嶺街少年殺人事件] meets Silent Hill, and then some. Essential for those learning Taiwanese history.
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  • PyreOfAsh 2021-07-01 19:32:36.10422+00
    Fantastic for picking up an interest in Taiwanese history. Excellent sound and visual work and a memorable plot with well written twists. Highly recommended.
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  • Marmalade88 2023-04-25 05:14:31.44134+00
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    • watercolour 2023-07-12 06:25:06.85666+00
      should have rolled with it to get to the next 'level' in her irl vn
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  • Aysenthesys 2023-09-30 19:20:56.019848+00
    It's so cool. I was expecting more of the survival aspect of the game at first, but I'm glad they dropped it. I enjoyed the second part a lot more. Feels like a classic already.
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  • possayy 2024-03-01 04:45:02.529712+00
    sucks the female protagonist tag on steam kinda spoiled the false protagonist angle
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