Lifestream - A Text Game
$3.39About Lifestream - A Text Game
Lifestream is a haunting and innovative text adventure game that plunges players into the roles of Randolph and John Holton, a father and son desperate for answers to the mysteries surrounding a mysterious realm known only as "the Lifestream" and an enigmatic brotherhood.
ABOUT
"Father Randolph Holton was dead. Not literally, of course. But in his heart, he knew he could not live on...not after everything he had learned. Sitting at his dark oak desk in the corner of the dimly lit, cozy study, the white-haired, frail Catholic priest--even frailer of late--dipped an old quill into a container of jet-black ink and began to write..."
Lifestream revolutionizes the genre of interactive fiction, combining classic room-based explorative text game mechanics with a stylish graphical interface and plenty of modern bells and whistles like pictures and sound. The result is a game that looks and feels modern while remaining true to the essence of interactive fiction.
Lifestream plays like an interactive novel. You make a series of choices that determine what happens next in the story. But unlike in traditional gamebooks and visual novels, Lifestream also features more advanced adventure-based game mechanics, including locations to explore, items to interact with, characters to meet, and puzzles to solve.
STORY
John Holton's father, a Catholic priest named Randolph, has been missing for two weeks. Unable to go to the police for help, since doing so would tarnish his father's reputation as a celibate priest, John takes it upon himself to search for his father.
Over the course of Lifestream, players take on the roles of both John in the present and his father, Randolph, in the past. While John searches for answers, players see the troubling events that led to Randolph's disappearance firsthand.
FEATURES
- Explore multiple detailed locations, including a quaint Victorian home and small village church
- Enjoy over 150 pieces of original artwork
- Solve a multitude of challenging puzzles
- Interact with a variety of interesting characters
- Play as two separate protagonists across two time periods
- Unlock 30 achievements to view a special post-game bonus scene
- Experience an emotional, hour-long soundtrack
- Play 8+ hours of content with over 78,000 words--the text equivalent of a full-length novel!
- Adjustable font size for smaller devices
IMPORTANT LINKS
Developed by Unimatrix Productions - http://www.unimatrixproductions.com
View more games like this at Storycentric Worlds - http://www.storycentricworlds.com
Like us on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/UnimatrixProductions
Follow us on Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/UnimatrixGames
ABOUT
"Father Randolph Holton was dead. Not literally, of course. But in his heart, he knew he could not live on...not after everything he had learned. Sitting at his dark oak desk in the corner of the dimly lit, cozy study, the white-haired, frail Catholic priest--even frailer of late--dipped an old quill into a container of jet-black ink and began to write..."
Lifestream revolutionizes the genre of interactive fiction, combining classic room-based explorative text game mechanics with a stylish graphical interface and plenty of modern bells and whistles like pictures and sound. The result is a game that looks and feels modern while remaining true to the essence of interactive fiction.
Lifestream plays like an interactive novel. You make a series of choices that determine what happens next in the story. But unlike in traditional gamebooks and visual novels, Lifestream also features more advanced adventure-based game mechanics, including locations to explore, items to interact with, characters to meet, and puzzles to solve.
STORY
John Holton's father, a Catholic priest named Randolph, has been missing for two weeks. Unable to go to the police for help, since doing so would tarnish his father's reputation as a celibate priest, John takes it upon himself to search for his father.
Over the course of Lifestream, players take on the roles of both John in the present and his father, Randolph, in the past. While John searches for answers, players see the troubling events that led to Randolph's disappearance firsthand.
FEATURES
- Explore multiple detailed locations, including a quaint Victorian home and small village church
- Enjoy over 150 pieces of original artwork
- Solve a multitude of challenging puzzles
- Interact with a variety of interesting characters
- Play as two separate protagonists across two time periods
- Unlock 30 achievements to view a special post-game bonus scene
- Experience an emotional, hour-long soundtrack
- Play 8+ hours of content with over 78,000 words--the text equivalent of a full-length novel!
- Adjustable font size for smaller devices
IMPORTANT LINKS
Developed by Unimatrix Productions - http://www.unimatrixproductions.com
View more games like this at Storycentric Worlds - http://www.storycentricworlds.com
Like us on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/UnimatrixProductions
Follow us on Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/UnimatrixGames
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Game History & Updates
What's Changed
This update fixes a bug that can, in rare some instances, cause certain items to disappear from the player's inventory.
This update fixes a bug that can, in rare some instances, cause certain items to disappear from the player's inventory.
Version update Lifestream - A Text Game was updated to version 2.2
More downloads Lifestream - A Text Game reached 50 - 100 downloads
Price update Price changed from $4.29 to $3.39.
What are users saying about Lifestream - A Text Game
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The story in this game is very interesting, and the gameplay is fairly intuitive. It's kind of like an old-school text adventure but with images and sound and without the frustrations. The game has a map showing the locations you have visited, so there's no getting lost. Things you have read are available for review in a journal, so there's no need to write things down. The puzzles are fairly easy; the focus is more on the story. The game is very linear, so the replay value is limited. Overall, though, I felt it was well worth the price. *Update: The game has been updated, adding some new content and puzzles. The update is an improvement on an already excellent game.
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This is a very polished game. I usually prefer parser interactive fiction, but the creator of this game has put much thought into how you can use this interface and include puzzles. The puzzles are well constructed and there is no real counterintuitive elements. For future games I would like the option to save progress so I'm able to retry chapters where I missed some of the achievements that unlock the bonus content. Good story, good main characters and enjoyable story.