The Light


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TEAM

  • Yang Cao - design and development

  • Qinyu Zhang - design and writing

ABOUT THE GAME

The Light is an RPG puzzle game based on a real story. A few years ago, Qinyu’s uncle suffered from a brain aneurysm that incapacitated him permanently. Qinyu’s aunt has been taking care of him ever since. Even though now they are cannot communicate with each other like they used to, Qinyu hopes that they can still do so in a spiritual level.

Chapter 1 depicts the sudden outbreak of a stroke where the husband’s subconscious had gone to a graveyard. He could not remember who he was, but there was a light in the bleak setting that guided him and even sacrificed itself to help him. When the husband finally got to the island in the center of the lake, he regained his memory after digging up a photo of him and his wife. He wanted to get back to her.

Chapter 2 depicts the wife’s real world experience at the hospital. At the end, she received his husband’s calling, and was determined to save him.

Chapter 3 is about the wife’s journey in searching for her husband in a gory maze. At the end, she met a light that promised her that they would see each other again, in real life. When she exited the maze, she was told that her husband had woken up.

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