Thank you so much for the hint! I've just finished the game, and it had as wonderful an ending as I had hoped. I will definitely be playing it at least two more times. I said something to this effect in my previous post but this is the sort of ghost story I absolutely adore: dreamy, dusty, soft and grey, full of fairy-tale creatures and uncanny nostalgia. And most importantly, it made me feel things I hadn't expected: affection and longing and regret for childhood memories I hadn't thought about in a long time. I have never been accused of sentimentality, but somehow this game evoked in me a combination of emotions I had never felt before in my life, manifesting as a (frankly perilous) desire to send my childhood piano teacher a rambling apologetic letter. Lethophobia holds a special place in my heart. Thank you for making it. <3

This is fantastic! I'm greatly enjoying the story so far. It's funny without being too flippant, and dark without being morbid. A good dose of things that go bump in the night

(However I admit that right now I am utterly stuck trying to find something that fits the doll's head. I feel like I've been cycling though the house maybe three or four times to no avail... If anyone could lend a hand that would be awesome haha)

at the prompting of a number of people in the IRC

Amazing writing and story

I love the little twist about 1/4 way through, as I wasn't expecting the reasoning behind my character's amnesia to be what it was, and the mechanics are simple yet effective. It's fun to play, but the story especially drives it on and gives massive incentive to finish

I do find it a little confusing at times; there's a lot of back-and-forth going through every room and option, as you seek for the one thing you might have missed or unlocked (some sort of clue system could be useful).

I think I'm about 3/4 through so far; intent on finishing it, but a bit stuck at the moment (so just doing the back-and-forth again, lol).

Loving it, though; fantastic work

My main criticism remains that in a game filled with animal friends; the cats, the miniature giant space hamsters, the spiders and their genteel king, the hedgehogs, the moths....- there's an alarming lack of a comforting canine presence. To put it plainly, there's not a single dog in the entire game.

babelfishwars wrote:

Aww, thank you! If you're stuck, my main clue is 'menace areas aren't that bad'? That might not be why you're stuck, of course - it could be the RNG hating you.

No, no. It was just a question of where to go.

Luckily, the game is kind of the perfect mixture of challenging and forgiving; I was able to find the exact spot, get what I needed, then move forward to complete the game. I think I've spent a good few hours today in all, but it was very addictive and very much worth the long play-through I'm actually tempted to play again one day; there are a couple of unanswered questions, so I'm hoping to learn more with another play, in case I missed anything or other paths unlock more information

Again, amazing game! Can't praise it enough

maximumstats wrote:

I can't seem to acquire a Mystery Cube. i also recall seeing an option for channel five on the television, but i never had the chance to take it, and now it shows only 1 3 and 7 - but that might be intentional since i think its basically hints?

If you DM me your character name I can have a look where you are, and give you a hint/check nothing's broken. Otherwise - have you been to the tunnel recently?

(This is me posting as me about a personal project; it's nothing to do with Failbetter. Started it way before joining, and didn't get a chance to work on it much since then, till recently.)

Hello people... My co-writer and I finally finished. Yes, it's been years. A few of you were kind enough to help answer various questions along the way, and get me from complete novice to dubiously competent with StoryNexus. Some even play tested, and helped make it a better game.

So, thank you. And if you're interested, the final game is here: http://lethophobia.storynexus.com/s If you try it, I hope you enjoy it. It's very different in style (and content) from Fallen London and it's fairly easy (I hope, I don't have the required distance) to complete. It's not open-ended.

Em Short was kind enough to do a brief analysis/review of it: https://emshort.wordpress.com/2016/09/09/lethophobia-olivia-wood-and-jess-mersky/ - but it does contain (very) minor spoilers.

That's it really - a thanks for all the fish, and a gentle nudge that if you're bored, I won't hate it if you gave it a look. Co-author is @notmoro on Twitter, I'm @babelfishwars - if you want to say nice things, yell at us?