Pet Cam

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This is a decent game but its not really clear how to get anything other than the noob ending. The story did a good job of immersing me in the characters life. After the initial wave of spooks, I was very much on edge and kept thinking more was gonna happen. This didn't exactly go away when i reached the noob ending. Being met with a realization that i had missed something, I thought maybe I didn't move fast enough or just needed to let a jump-scare happen to find out. Fortunately for me this, isn't a survival game that requires reflexes. Rather, this is a game that very much requires you to think around its limitations. The Pro Ending involves understanding what you can't do with the options provided to move or interact with things in the game. Then, accounting for that, (and anticipating the ending) you do something random. It was disappointing that to get the Pro Ending i had to do something that the story doesn't really sync with. Ultimately after reaching the Pro Ending (with a little help) i didn't get a satisfying extra bit of content. It would have made more sense in my mind to make the alternate ending something that you could have accidentally have run in to. I guess that wouldn't make sense though, given the objective was to play the game "better" and get a different outcome than before. If it were up to me, after the story begins to add spooky stuff in your house, you would suddenly have a thematic motivation to start moving or changing things to your bedtime routine. Even after a playthough to the end, it would have made sense to take action when the nightmare turns real. But no, you just have to know that the end is coming and purposefully go out of your way to take advantage of a staged prompt that, if you miss, you cant remedy later. After knowing and understanding the Pro Ending mechanics, i kind of get it. But it largely only made sense Back-to-Front, you know? Now that i know the answer i can see that i was asking the wrong questions....but the actual question is kind of a let down. I never would have guessed what was needed after the work done to immerse me in the story and character. Maybe if you've played a lot of these Indipendent-horror games it seems obvious, but as someone who is new to the genre i was disappointed. The grief i went through spending a few hours trying to figure it out was all due to my immersion and the spooks. If i had pulled myself out for a second and realized it was a game design decision i was trying to solve for and not a story one, i may have guessed it quicker (and without help). All in all this game is a good try to make a quick spooky story, but it should be free considering the length and lack of reward for your effort. The music was cool tho and the spooky maze part was fun. If your new to the genre and need something to dip your toes into that can offer a challenge and give you a couple of spooks for the cheap, this is a good game to start with.