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One Chance seems to be a blatant ripoff of EDTSD (apologies to all concerned if it’s the other way around), but rather misses the point. EDTSD doesn’t distract from the real point about banality and despair (already commented) with a plot about the end of the world. The graphics and music are also way better and more atmospheric. I would pay for a copy of the EDTSD music.
It was definitely the biggest inspiration I used. Suspiciously so. I mean, I certainly didn’t set out thinking: “Right, I like that game. I’ll take it”. It just stuck with me. There’s a line between paying homage, or being inspired by and while I tried to sneakily tip toe across it, I wouldn’t be surprised in the slightest for being called a rip off. That being said, the games are completely different. Not only in look or in tone, but at the core. ‘Every Day…’ is about the monotony of life and work, while ‘Once Chance’ is about a bearded doctor trying to save his family. I guess the morning routine of people going to work is just a good way to identify with people.
Zl vagrecergngvba bs “Rirel qnl gur fnzr qernz” jnf gung rirel qnl rkprcg sbe gur ynfg qnl jnf n qernz, naq gur ynfg qnl jnf ernyvgl. Naq gung gur thl jub lbh frr whzc ng gur raq vfa’g lbh, vg’f gur ynfg bs gur bgure rzcyblrrf, naq rirelbar ryfr va gur pbzcnal unq nyernql whzcrq, nf n erfhyg bs rvgure gur pbzcnal snvyvat (lbh fnj gur tencu?), be gurve bja fgerff, be obgu. Naq gung gur ernfba jul lbh’er abg whzcvat nybat jvgu gurz vf orpnhfr lbh unq guvf frevrf bs qernzf va juvpu lbh rkcyberq nyy bs gur cbffvoyr bcgvbaf, vapyhqvat fhvpvqr, naq orpnzr cflpubybtvpnyyl pncnoyr bs abg whzcvat.
Nf sbe “Bar Punapr”, V tbg gur orfg raqvat, ohg nffhzrq gung vg jnf gur frpbaq-jbefg raqvat bhg bs n cbffvoyr guerr, hagvy V ernq gur YJ pbzzragf. V gubhtug gung gur tnzr jnf enaqbzyl chavfuvat zr sbe tbvat gb gur ebbs ba gur frpbaq qnl vafgrnq bs tbvat qverpgyl gb gur yno. V nyfb fhfcrpgrq gung zl cebterff ng gur yno zvtug unir orra fybjrq qbja nf n erfhyg bs orvat oheag bhg, naq gung V fubhyq unir gnxra ng yrnfg bar bs gur bccbeghavgvrf gb gnxr gvzr bss sebz jbex, gb nibvq oheavat bhg. Naq vg jnf naablvat gung gur tnzr qvqa’g fubj nal qrgnvyf nobhg jung jrag ba va gur yno.
I would like your interpretation of EDTSD, except it doesn’t explain gur nofrapr bs lbhe jvsr be gur ryringbe ynql nsgre lbh whzc. V’z cerggl fher vg’f abg n cbfvgvir raqvat.
13: V nterr gung ‘Bar Punapr’ jnf zber rzbgvbanyyl pbzcryyvat naq vg unq n zrffntr V’z unccl gb frr orpnhfr vg frrzf zber yvxryl gb tvir crbcyr n “srry” sbe K-evfxf. Ba gur bgure unaq, gur zrffntr sryg xvaq bs jrveq orpnhfr vg frrzrq gb fnl “Tb gb jbex erthyneyl rira vs lbh’er abg trggvat nal cbfvgvir srrqonpx sbe vg ng nyy orpnhfr vg zvtug fnir gur jbeyq bhg bs gur oyhr jvgu ab uvagf sebz gur jbex VGFRYS gung gung’f tbvat gb unccra” juvpu frrzrq yvxr n jrveq zrffntr… hagvy V sbhaq bhg nobhg ‘Rirel Qnl’ whfg abj gung’f vgf pyrneyl ersrerapvat naq znlor shapgvba gb pevgvdhr.
Va ‘Rirel Qnl’ (gnxra gb or fgnaqvat nybar orpnhfr vg’f gur svefg tnzr) gur zrffntr (vtabevat gur fhvpvqr) nccrnef gb or “Lbh pna frrx bhg zrnavatshy rkcrevraprf va nal pbagrkg, rira vs gur pbagrkg frrzf gbgnyyl fbhy pehfuvat ng svefg tynapr.” Gung’f npghnyyl n zrffntr V ernyyl yvxr! Ohg gura gur fhvpvqr ng gur raq… htu. Naq gura lbh jnxr hc NALJNL naq gur jbeyq vf rzcgl naq lbh trg gb jnyx nebhaq n gbgnyyl rzcgl jbexcynpr (anxrq vs lbh jnag) hagvy lbh tb hc gb gur ebbs naq frr lbhefrys whzc bss. V’z fgvyy fpengpuvat zl urnq bire gung bar. Fhvpvqr tbbq? Fhvpvqr onq?
Va n pbhcyr cynprf V gubhtug znlor vg jnf shapgvbavat ba n ernyvfgvp gvzrfpnyr fb V jnvgrq sbe 4 zvahgrf sbe gur genssvp fvtany gb punatr naq yrg zr pebff gur fgerrg. Vg qvqa’g jbex sbe gur fvtany ohg vg qvq jbex sbe gur yrns. V’z nyzbfg jbaqrevat vs lbh cynlrq gur tnzr sbe 2000 qnlf jbhyq lbh trg cebzbgrq be fbzrguvat? Jbhyq xvqf fubj hc? Gung jbhyq or xvaq bs njrfbzr, vg vg jbexrq gung jnl, ohg V qba’g jnag gb fcraq gur gvzr gb grfg gur gurbel.
If you liked this game, then you should try Every Day The Same Dream. It’s really really good.
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. One Chance seems to be a blatant ripoff of EDTSD (apologies to all concerned if it’s the other way around), but rather misses the point. EDTSD doesn’t distract from the real point about banality and despair (already commented) with a plot about the end of the world. The graphics and music are also way better and more atmospheric. I would pay for a copy of the EDTSD music.
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Just played EDTSD, and had a much lower opinion of it than One Chance.
rot13: Cerggl zhpu rirel ryrzrag V unir na bcvavba nobhg jnf fhcrevbe va Bar Punapr. Gur cybg bs “lbhe gvzr vf ehaavat bhg, jung qb lbh qb jvgu fpnepr erfbheprf, naq guvf vf erny sbe lbh orpnhfr bs gur zrgntnzr” vf n ybg zber nccrnyvat gb zr guna gur cybg bs “lbh’er n pbecbengr qebar jubfr yvsr vf hapunatvat hagvy lbh xvyy lbhefrys.” Gur zhfvp va BP jnf n ybg zber rzbgvbanyyl nssrpgvat (rfcrpvnyyl jura vg punatrq). Juvyr gur tencuvpf bs RQGFQ jrer funecre, V’ir tbg n ybg zber nssvavgl gb gur byq-fpubby tencuvpf guna funec synfu tencuvpf. Ohg rira orlbaq zl ovnf/cersrerapr, gur tencuvpf va BP pbzzhavpngrq n ybg zber, or vg nccyrf ba gur tebhaq be gur tenlvat bs crbcyr be oevtug erq. Cerggl zhpu gur bayl cneg bs RQGFQ gung nssrpgrq zr ivfhnyyl jnf gur jnyx gb lbhe phovpyr, jurer vg rkcnaqrq bhg gjvpr.
Wbua’f qrpvfvba gb fgbc jrnevat uvf pbng fgehpx zr n ybg zber guna “Uz, V unir sbhe fgrcf yrsg, jung unccraf vs V tb gb jbex anxrq?”
Zl vagrecergngvba bs “Rirel qnl gur fnzr qernz” jnf gung rirel qnl rkprcg sbe gur ynfg qnl jnf n qernz, naq gur ynfg qnl jnf ernyvgl. Naq gung gur thl jub lbh frr whzc ng gur raq vfa’g lbh, vg’f gur ynfg bs gur bgure rzcyblrrf, naq rirelbar ryfr va gur pbzcnal unq nyernql whzcrq, nf n erfhyg bs rvgure gur pbzcnal snvyvat (lbh fnj gur tencu?), be gurve bja fgerff, be obgu. Naq gung gur ernfba jul lbh’er abg whzcvat nybat jvgu gurz vf orpnhfr lbh unq guvf frevrf bs qernzf va juvpu lbh rkcyberq nyy bs gur cbffvoyr bcgvbaf, vapyhqvat fhvpvqr, naq orpnzr cflpubybtvpnyyl pncnoyr bs abg whzcvat.
Nf sbe “Bar Punapr”, V tbg gur orfg raqvat, ohg nffhzrq gung vg jnf gur frpbaq-jbefg raqvat bhg bs n cbffvoyr guerr, hagvy V ernq gur YJ pbzzragf. V gubhtug gung gur tnzr jnf enaqbzyl chavfuvat zr sbe tbvat gb gur ebbs ba gur frpbaq qnl vafgrnq bs tbvat qverpgyl gb gur yno. V nyfb fhfcrpgrq gung zl cebterff ng gur yno zvtug unir orra fybjrq qbja nf n erfhyg bs orvat oheag bhg, naq gung V fubhyq unir gnxra ng yrnfg bar bs gur bccbeghavgvrf gb gnxr gvzr bss sebz jbex, gb nibvq oheavat bhg. Naq vg jnf naablvat gung gur tnzr qvqa’g fubj nal qrgnvyf nobhg jung jrag ba va gur yno.
I would like your interpretation of EDTSD, except it doesn’t explain gur nofrapr bs lbhe jvsr be gur ryringbe ynql nsgre lbh whzc. V’z cerggl fher vg’f abg n cbfvgvir raqvat.
I realize that this is kinda stretching the limits of plausibility, but maybe...
obgu lbhe jvsr naq gur ryringbe ynql jrer arire erny va gur svefg cynpr. V zrna, vg znxrf frafr gung gur ryringbe ynql vfa’g erny, fvapr fur unf 4gu-jnyy-oernxvat xabjyrqtr, ohg vs gur thl’f jvsr vf vzntvanel, gura gung zrnaf ur’f ernyyl penml, naq qrfcrengryl arrqrq gurfr qernzf gb fanc uvz bhg bs gur penmvarff. Gur ynpx bs pnef ba gur svany qnl pbhyq or rkcynvarq ol gur bgure pnef nyfb orvat vzntvanel, be ol gur thl orvat fb yngr gung qnl gung ur pbzcyrgryl zvffrq ehfu ubhe. Npghnyyl, guvf pbhyq rkcynva gur nofrapr bs uvf jvsr gbb, znlor ur jnf fb yngr gung qnl gung uvf jvsr naq gur ryringbe ynql jrer nyernql fbzrcynpr ryfr.
13: V nterr gung ‘Bar Punapr’ jnf zber rzbgvbanyyl pbzcryyvat naq vg unq n zrffntr V’z unccl gb frr orpnhfr vg frrzf zber yvxryl gb tvir crbcyr n “srry” sbe K-evfxf. Ba gur bgure unaq, gur zrffntr sryg xvaq bs jrveq orpnhfr vg frrzrq gb fnl “Tb gb jbex erthyneyl rira vs lbh’er abg trggvat nal cbfvgvir srrqonpx sbe vg ng nyy orpnhfr vg zvtug fnir gur jbeyq bhg bs gur oyhr jvgu ab uvagf sebz gur jbex VGFRYS gung gung’f tbvat gb unccra” juvpu frrzrq yvxr n jrveq zrffntr… hagvy V sbhaq bhg nobhg ‘Rirel Qnl’ whfg abj gung’f vgf pyrneyl ersrerapvat naq znlor shapgvba gb pevgvdhr.
Va ‘Rirel Qnl’ (gnxra gb or fgnaqvat nybar orpnhfr vg’f gur svefg tnzr) gur zrffntr (vtabevat gur fhvpvqr) nccrnef gb or “Lbh pna frrx bhg zrnavatshy rkcrevraprf va nal pbagrkg, rira vs gur pbagrkg frrzf gbgnyyl fbhy pehfuvat ng svefg tynapr.” Gung’f npghnyyl n zrffntr V ernyyl yvxr! Ohg gura gur fhvpvqr ng gur raq… htu. Naq gura lbh jnxr hc NALJNL naq gur jbeyq vf rzcgl naq lbh trg gb jnyx nebhaq n gbgnyyl rzcgl jbexcynpr (anxrq vs lbh jnag) hagvy lbh tb hc gb gur ebbs naq frr lbhefrys whzc bss. V’z fgvyy fpengpuvat zl urnq bire gung bar. Fhvpvqr tbbq? Fhvpvqr onq?
Va n pbhcyr cynprf V gubhtug znlor vg jnf shapgvbavat ba n ernyvfgvp gvzrfpnyr fb V jnvgrq sbe 4 zvahgrf sbe gur genssvp fvtany gb punatr naq yrg zr pebff gur fgerrg. Vg qvqa’g jbex sbe gur fvtany ohg vg qvq jbex sbe gur yrns. V’z nyzbfg jbaqrevat vs lbh cynlrq gur tnzr sbe 2000 qnlf jbhyq lbh trg cebzbgrq be fbzrguvat? Jbhyq xvqf fubj hc? Gung jbhyq or xvaq bs njrfbzr, vg vg jbexrq gung jnl, ohg V qba’g jnag gb fcraq gur gvzr gb grfg gur gurbel.