Goodbye Robert
A downloadable Journey for Windows, macOS, and Linux
You are Robert, The Kelpie seer and medium of the mythic court - you've opened a cursed box that transports you to the sinister dark realm called the Neverplace. The Chaos Prince tells you salvation awaits within in the Chamber of Adoration. But the wild creatures of the dark are deeply attracted to you and long for you to stay with them. Can you make it to the Chamber? Or will you have to say goodbye to all you are and were? This is a short visual novel project for AmareJam and part of a series of games set in the world of the ‘Folklore’ series. It is a prequel to 'Inside the Box'.
🌘Content warning: This game is intended for mature audiences. There are no explicit scenes, but player discretion is strongly advised before continuing.
Trigger warning (Nothing is depicted in-game but be aware of):
Implied physical and sexual abuse, Emotional abuse and toxic behaviour, hints of predatory sexual behaviour, Possession and supernatural psychological manipulation, cult-like behaviour, Eldritch horror, Sustained and significant mental erosion over time, Drowning and Death.
Information: ❗️ This game contains flashing visual effects, suggestive sound effects, unsettling sounds and morbid visuals and atmosphere.
📕 11k words (around 1-2 hours of gameplay dependent on endings)
💎8 endings
⌨️Keyboard Accessible
🎤 Fully voice acted (in Windows and Mac versions).
Thanks, Production and Cast
Script, Graphics, Coding and direction by me Seraten04 ||Voice direction, engineering and general support by Jett Barker|| Testing by MidsH
Robert, Oculus Sinister and Pandemonium performed by Manni DP || The Chaos Prince performed by Liv Smith || Jenny Greenteeth and Doomed One 1 performed by Sarah McManus || The Reynardine performed by J Cuevas || Hyun-Woo and Doomed One 2 performed by Swann Grey|| Whispers and creature noises by Jett Barker|| Morrigan performed by Lauren Tucker|| Sean performed by Ryan Negrón
Download
Comments
Log in with itch.io to leave a comment.
[Vague spoilers]
.
.
It was very bittersweet (and even distressing at times)
But, I really enjoyed the theme of Identity. Although that almost made the experience sadder, since Robert really didn't exactly get to retain his in most of the endings. But, sometimes the way he gave himself up for some of the creatures in the Neverplace seemed... sweet? In a rather unsettling way, admittedly.
I do look forward to seeing what happens in the rest of the Folklore series, both with Robert as well as the other characters that are present in the other games. I'm still holding out for a relatively happy ending!
Besides the heart-wrenching story, your art was as beautiful as always. I love the character designs and the backgrounds so much!
Also, the VAs did a wonderful job. They really brought the characters to life.
Keep up the good work! I'm definitely excited for more of the Folklore series and getting to see more of these characters 💜
Thank you so much Cryptid. I really took the time to sit and enjoy your playthrough and I was moved by how much the story resonated with you, so thank you so much for playing it so sincerely ✨
The voice actors really outdid themselves here, making the challenging material engaging to listen to and watch through.
Everyone will be back in one game or another and there will be some happy endings for sure 😉
Is this the full game?
Hi eshetkhayil,
Thanks for your comment.
This is a part of Robert's story arc in the Folklore VN series, the final part of Robert's/Oculus Sinister'story - although out of chronological order will release next year. There are other bits in Bloodlines, Inside the Box and Only When you Sleep.
I hope that's helpful. Thank you
What a delight it is to have caught the release of this so soon(all thanks to your reply to one of my comments on Bloodlines, of course). An intriguing continuation to the series as always, though more of a prequel in the case of the main series, setting up the events of Inside the Box. Speaking of that!!! My worst fears have come to fruition alas, poor Robert! I do find it fascinating and very satisfying the way you set up and elaborate on story beats and in doing so expand the worldbuilding of your games. And I have to say, this is best played after playing most of the series. The realisation that the little voice who helped you escape all the way in the beggining is quite one! All in all this was a great elaboration into the Robert we were introduced to in Bloodlines. Also, I like how the more that is explained about the Neverplace and Pandemonium, the more of a nuanced a picture that is painted on whether Pandemonium is truly the absolute moral evil that it is established to be. The amount of moral greyness and nuance in the world building is very satisfying when you play through all the games and realise just how truly intertwined everything is.
As per usual, the lore of the chaos prince and john faust continues to fascinate and continues to remain the unsung core of the story
Thank you ✨
I felt really bad when I saw you said 'I'm really worried that Robert is...' when I was sitting on this release, so I thought I would wait until the 'reveal'.
I'm so happy that you've read into the moral ambiguity of the Neverplace. King Tier and the mundane realm have their views on the place, that's for sure. But depending on your motivation for going/being there/existing there perceptions might be quite different.
It's not that everyone is coded good or evil in either realm, and I wanted to explore that.
Thank you for taking the time to comment and reading through all of the series so far ✨