My Father's Long, Long Legs

Okay I am a dunce

Sat here in the dark head phones on - all anticipation at Dora's review

I cant get past the first screen ......

What problems are you having, yaddab? Remember to click the bolded text to advance. The first text link should be "dirt floor", and it should highlight when you mouse over it.

Thanks Dora off I go ....as I said I was being a dunce :)

missed the bold

Does this game have multiple endings?

5/5 and back to try for another ending tomorrow--- keep John under his desk and well done Dora for a fab spot !

Amazingly, unquantifiably, astoundingly....BRILLIANT! Ambiguous ending or not, I don't care. That's art.

A mildly interesting short story. It's not very "interactive" - for the most part, the interaction is the same as turning a page or pressing a button to advance a fixed dialogue. But given how annoying the later interactive loop is, it's probably for the best that there isn't much of it. It was irritating enough that I don't want to trudge through it again in search of a potentially happier ending than the one I got.

I've been a fan of horror games for many years, and like to think my nerves are fairly steady. I made it through "Exmortis" 1 and 2 in a dark house, wearing headphones, with only a desk lamp on. "The House" got me a bit more frazzled and I stuck with speakers. But when

That did it: lights went on, sound was turned down. And I admit the

creeped me out enough that I found myself physically moving back from the computer.

Hopefully this is the first of many such works. Lutz builds atmosphere slowly and effectively, pulling you into the narrative step by step. You don't realize how deep you are in it until the screen transition ... and by then, you REALLY want to stop, but your curiosity's grown too strong to go back.

A slow, deliberate, beautifully sadistic piece of work.

Are there sound effects early on, or do they only show up later? I want to make sure this is working for me before I go any further. I'm just past the parts where you read about the narrator, her mother and brother, and so far haven't heard anything

Can definitely see the Junji Ito in this -- reminds me very much of that one comic about the holes. Deliciously creepy, although

. Either way, I liked this very much.

I, too, would like to know if there are multiple endings, and if so, how I might influence what I get.

I've been through the game thrice now, and I get the same ending, even though I did different choices each time. Then again, I could just be doing it wrong. The last scene does not lend itself well to carefully reasoned choices, with the deliberately minimalistic presentation and the necessary constraints of the mood the author was trying to create.

I do not know what I am doing wrong, but towards the end when

It keeps repeating paragraphs. Am I supposed to select bold words in a sequence?

Enjoyable, and I would read more works like this.

The writing is stylish entertaining to read, and the narrative was brief enough that you didn't lose interest. The interactive bits at the end gave it a House of Leaves vibe. I'd argue that it's simply an example of ergodic literature (although ergodic literature is rarely simple) rather than a game, which is fine by my.

I thought the circular part near the end did exactly what it was meant to do - relay a sense of confusion to the reader. I suspect there is really only one 'ending', triggered when you realize that you can't "solve" the last section.

Once again, I would read more works like this.

Hi zbeeblebrox!

To everyone having issues with the ending "puzzle" sequence,

Dear Diary
Today Dora went mad with power
It has begun
Remember to pack the cookies
This will be fun

All I can really say is this absolutely resounds with Junji Ito. And I can't say that as anything but high praise.

Holy cow that was amazing! It doesn't seem terribly hard to make, (Though it probably is a lot more work than I realize) and I want to read ALL my creepypastas in this format from now on! XD

The relevant Junji Ito comic is called "The Inn". Well, the closest one I guess. They're all probably related.

Would someone who has already played this tell me if there are any 'screamers' (upsetting imagery suddenly popping up on the screen or unexpected loud noises)? I love creepy things and read a lot of Lovecraft, so I'm not concerned about the material, but sudden jolting sound or visuals are not good for my nerves.

@Troy Navarita

There isn't anything like that, unless you count the sound of digging.

I'm not even hitting any loop... Whatever I do it ends when

That does seem like a valid ending and there definitely doesn't seem to be anything else after that (I've left it for over an hour). But I feel like maybe I'm missing a branch somewhere? The only branches I've found are

Ah, having now found the original it seems that the next line of text at this point falls outside the bottom of your frame for some reason.

I had the same issue as Ruth, actually. Hitting tab a few times got me to the option, but it did indeed load outside of the screen region.

While it wasn't much of a game, the story was brilliantly creepy. Like a Franz Kafka story.

I am stuck at the part where