How Happy Are You?
A downloadable interactive story game for Windows
My first game. It is an interactive story made in 3 days out of boredom. Somewhat based on true events.
It's all about trying to be happy; remembering your childhood but not being stuck there in the past.
This game is short:
Approx. 45 minutes long if you read everything.
Approx. 15 minutes long if you skip everything.
If you need help with anything, just leave a comment I guess. I have all the free time in the world right now, so if I see that someone needs help with something, I'll try to help.
I'm very socially awkward so don't expect much if you want to have an actual conversation with me. Sorry.
Download
Install instructions
-unzip the zip file (happyAgain.zip) into a new folder.
-run the game.exe file and enjoy :)
Comments
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well to answer your question I'm not happy I always looked happy but I have done it for so long it looks like my natural smile but I'm sad I have thought of death but I just said to live and the school does not make it ez it fill like ever one judges you without judging you but the game is an amazing and don't mind my spelling
Hermoso, me gusto mucho el juego nwn, esta muy bonito
Gracias
this game is amazingg and i didn't think your piano skills were bad lol
I loved this game. The ending was perfect!
Thank you!
the game (so far) is nice, and i like it, but for some reason i can't get passed grandma's house. i ran around the house several times, but it just isn't working.
Yeah a lot of people get stuck there.
Here's the steps to complete the chapter. Sorry for the late reply, I haven't really looked at this site in a while:
-From the starting room go up to the room called "Hallway".
-Enter the 2nd door from the left, it will be called "Child's Room".
-Check the cabinet by the pink bed and take the "funny glasses" from inside.
-Exit the room and go back to the starting room then go left into the room called "Entryway"
-Check the cabinet behind the purple chair and look at the notepad inside.
-Go back to the starting room and walk all the way down and enter the southernmost room. (You will get a message saying that the boxes blocking this room are gone or something similar to that)
-Go all the way to the left and enter the "organ room"
-Check the organ
If you need help with something else, feel free to ask me about it. Thanks for checking out my game.
I really liked this game
5/5
Thanks!
I really liked this game!
Would you mind if you could explain the whole idea or meaning behind the story?
Hi, I haven't checked on this site in a while so I didn't see your message until now, sorry.
I'm glad you liked the game.
The story/idea is a little vague, but it was mostly based off of events surrounding my life and people in my life.
The "Grandma's House" in the game, for example, is loosely based off of my real grandparents' house.
The game is about a boy who goes through the memories of a person they know in the future, but not at the present moment. They meet their future self in the end (That part probably wasn't very clear though).
The "orbs" that they keep meeting are all the same person but from different stages of life. They meet the person as a baby, as a child, as a pre-teen, and as a teen- nearly an adult.
It is mentioned throughout the story that this unseen person goes through certain struggles- they lose their grandparents, they're poor, and they have some sort of mental disorder which makes it hard for them to make friends as they get older.
The player's job is not only to find their lost name, but to also save this unseen person's life by getting their future self to realize that this unseen person needs their help.
The meaning of the game is supposed to be about finding happiness by moving on from your past. Though I'm not sure how well it conveys that meaning.
Was this made in RPG Maker VX Ace?
Yes
i r depresso
i dont understand how to do this.. :
What do you need help with?
hmm.. :v
owo
What game maker do you use?
I use RPG Maker VX Ace
Okay.. I feel dumb but I am stuck at the beginning in Grandma's house. I have funny glasses and a blue teddy and can't find a way to enter the room in which organ plays.. HALP
Hello! Don't worry, you aren't dumb. This was my first game and uh... it shows. Go to the entryway of Grandma's House (the room with the giant purple chair) and check the cabinet there. After reading the notepad in there, you should be allowed in the southern room of the house. If you need anymore help, I'd be happy to lend a hand. Thanks for playing my game :)
im sorry but for me it wont work HELP PLEASE
Hi, it's alright. I'm here to try and help.
I'm assuming you're stuck in Chapter 2 as well with "Grandma's House". Since I don't know how far you've made it in the chapter, I'm going to list all the steps to complete the chapter:
-From the starting room go up to the room called "Hallway".
-Enter the 2nd door from the left, it will be called "Child's Room".
-Check the cabinet by the pink bed and take the "funny glasses" from inside.
-Exit the room and go back to the starting room then go left into the room called "Entryway"
-Check the cabinet behind the purple chair and look at the notepad inside.
-Go back to the starting room and walk all the way down and enter the southernmost room. (You will get a message saying that the boxes blocking this room are gone or something similar to that)
-Go all the way to the left and enter the "organ room"
-Check the organ
If you need help with something else, feel free to ask me about it. Thanks for playing my game!
im sorry but for me it wont work HELP PLEASE
Hey, the story is actually pretty good! Some scenes were really touching, and I globally liked the experience. It's your very first game, and it shows (There's a lot of beginner's errors in RPG Maker), but I've seen way worse first games!
I suggest you to look at Yume Nikki and its fan-games! I'm sure you'll love these games, and you could learn a lot by playing them.
Thanks for the advice! I'll check out those games when I can.
I love this Game. I was like a child in a candy store. just running around spamming the action button on everything.
Touching and Original story, 10/10. Hope you win the contest.
Aww, I'm glad you like the game. Thanks for the compliments!
Hey, your game looks cool! Just letting you know that the game won't run on computers without the VX Ace RTP, so it'll be disqualified from the jam unless you update it :0 Good luck!
Thanks for letting me know that. I looked around online to see how to make it so that my game can run without the VX Ace RTP and I followed those directions as best as I could. I tested the new game file and it works on my computer, but I have no idea if it will run on a computer without the VX Ace RTP. Um... Hopefully it works without it now. Thanks for the tip!
Yes, it works now!
Yay! :)