The Thin Silence

Nice platformer/puzzle game, with (for me) relaxing atmospehre and music. Thumb up! https://youtu.be/W0nfMnFPD8M

I didn't understand it all but it gave me a cry. When a game shows signs of understanding you, it's something else.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1371632242 I have suffered from clinical depression and have let you into my personal story of how I overcame this dark shadow that loomed over me. I'm glad this game is partnered with this charity to bring awareness of the mental health stigma. I've only scratched the surface of this game but I can see how this game is leading you into the depths of what depression is somewhat like. If you suffer from depression please talk to someone. Don't let this overtake your life by isolating yourself. Here are some people you can talk to if there isn't someone nearby! https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ Call 1-800-273-8255 https://www.crisistextline.org/ Crisis Text Line is the free. Text HOME to 741741 in the United States.

[h1]The Thin Silence ▸ Brève[/h1] [b] Version vidéo accessible ici :[/b] https://youtu.be/_0PddPeQ6wA C’est d’un gameplay presque lourd mais surtout lent avec lequel se construit The Thin Silence. Oui le premier point qui en rebutera plus d’un, c’est cette lenteur qui pourtant est aussi l’une des forces de ce titre ; par la lenteur on en comprend davantage les enjeux et la découverte en devient plus intéressante encore. The Thin Silence n’est pas un titre “populaire”, son but premier n’est pas de divertir mais d’aborder une thématique peu abordée sur un média sur-utilisé. A contrario de certains jeux n’utilisant pas les mécaniques propres à ce média. The Thin Silence s’adapte totalement et reste bel et bien un jeu vidéo dans lequel le joueur sert à quelque chose. Et ce joueur, il ne sert pas à quelque chose parce qu’il dirige la trame narrative… Non il sert à quelque chose parce qu’il vit aussi ce que vit le personnage, il vit la difficulté, la dépression, l’histoire du personnage. Et quelque chose d’assez fort, ce titre est certainement l’une des oeuvres vidéoludique les plus adéquates pour réaliser une introspection ou même pour se remettre en question. Les développeurs suggèrent de faire attention à ce titre du fait qu’il aborde des thèmes assez lourds et noirs tels que la dépression, le suicide et toute forme psychologique assez négative. Je ne sais pas quel impact ça peut avoir sur une personne en mauvaise passe, mais faites attention à vous. The Thin Silence est certainement aussi dur psychologiquement que le sont certains de ses puzzles. The Thin Silence est bon, bon parce que tous les éléments ajoutés par les développeurs suivent le même chemin ; que ce soit la bande sonore, les graphismes, les puzzles, l’histoire. Tout plonge vers la même émotion ou la même sensation. Faîtes attention à l’histoire, l’histoire des manuscrits est tout autant intéressante si ce n’est plus que celle que la trame principale. Ce qui fait de The Thin Silence un titre appartenant entièrement au média vidéoludique, ce sont bien les puzzles… Autrement ce serait presque un walking simulator. Mais non, il y a des puzzles. Et pour le coup, ce ne sont pas de simples puzzles… Vous allez vivre le périple d’Ezra à travers la dépression et le doute dans un climat post guerre civile. Chaque puzzle que vous allez régler vous rapprochent littéralement du sommet, et s’ils vous font descendre, alors ils vous permettront de remonter plus haut encore ensuite. Symbolisé par l’ascension d’une montagne, c’est ainsi que vous franchirez les 4 chapitres par lesquels doit passer Ezra. Pour résoudre les puzzles, vous aurez besoin de savoir contrôler un élément de gameplay qui paraît simple de prime abord mais qui en fait est bien réfléchi. Vous trouverez des objets tout au long de votre périple, le but est de se servir de ces objets pour pouvoir avancer. Cependant à cela il faut rajouter la customisation. C’est à dire que certains objets peuvent être améliorés avec d’autres ; c’est ainsi que vous pourrez créer un grappin par exemple. C’est un élément de gameplay qui n’est pas rare, mais pour le coup je le trouve bien utilisé et adéquat avec le jeu en lui-même. Les puzzles sont plus dures que la plupart des puzzles games auxquels j’ai joué. Enfin va savoir s’ils sont plus durs ou simplement pas cohérent avec mes raisonnements. The Thin Silence est clairement bon mais tout le monde ne l’appréciera pas. En premier lieu, il est assez compliqué de rentrer dedans ; si vous n’êtes pas anglophone, vous allez littéralement vous casser les dents. Et même si les puzzles sont sympathiques, vous y perdez au change. Minimaliste au possible, que ce soit au niveau des sonorités ou des graphismes, ce titre réussira tout de même à vous faire découvrir implicitement son histoire tout en vous gardant dessus. Je recommande The Thin Silence, mais clairement pas pour tout le monde. Il aborde d’une manière très intéressante sa thématique bien que ce ne soit pas si facile à appréhender mais il ne vous rendra absolument pas la vie facile. Il vaut à mon goût le prix qui est fixé, c’est à dire 10€. [quote]Vous pouvez suivre la page curateur ici : [url=http://store.steampowered.com/curator/28282773/]Sacrez'Art[/url].[/quote]

Developed by TwoPM Studios and published by Nkidu Games Inc, The Thin Silence is a cinematic, story-driven adventure puzzle game. The Thin Silence deftly tackles weighty topics like depression, self-doubt, and suicide, telling the tale of a man’s search for self-forgiveness and purpose in life to shed light on stigmatized mental health disorders. Players progress through this emotional and touching storyline by completing carefully crafted levels that are comprised of challenging puzzles and making use of various items that they pick up over time. What The Thin Silence lacks in terms of graphics is more than made up for in terms of its gripping plot and its solid core gameplay mechanics. In The Thin Silence, players control Ezra Westmark, a man plagued by depression and the traumas of his past. Not much is revealed about Ezra at the game’s commencement, but players can learn more about the protagonist as they advance. The Thin Silence builds intrigue by beginning in medias res and making players work to get a firm grounding in Ezra’s world. In stark contrast to the game’s reticence to divulge information about Ezra’s past as soon as possible, The Thin Silence introduces players almost immediately to the thin silence that bequeaths to the game its name. No matter where players guide Ezra, they and Ezra both will be able to take solace in the constancy of the melancholy yet somehow reassuring sound. The silence adds nuance to the game, building to the atmosphere and seeming to provide an avenue for players to gain entrance into Ezra’s wonderfully multifaceted mind. Players advance The Thin Silence’s storyline by working their way through increasingly difficult levels. What enable players to achieve their objectives are the various items that are dispersed throughout the game’s world. Within the first few minutes of play, players will get access to a boot, their first item. Owning the boot allows Ezra to kick boulders out of the way, opening up new possibilities in terms of paths through levels. Players acquire numerous items as they play The Thin Silence. However, what keeps this aspect of the game fresh lies not in the accretion of items but rather the ability to craft new items out of the ones that players already own. For example, players can combine their boot with the hook they find soon after to craft a climbing boot. Even after forming new items such as the crafting boot, players still have access to the original items. The level system works perfectly with The Thin Silence’s plot. Everything new appears to Ezra to be a punch in the gut just as he feels like he has gained his footing in the world again. This idea is expressed through the ever-increasing difficulty of the levels. Just as the player gets comfortable with the game’s mechanics, a new item is introduced and players are immediately disoriented. Just like there is no respite for Ezra in his struggles with mental health, so to there is no letup for players as they trudge through the 4-5 hour game. The similarity in Ezra’s and players’ labors helps players forge an intimate emotional bond. The developers of The Thin Silence determine to do more than just raise awareness about depression through their game. TwoPM Studios plans to donate 10% of its sales to mental health organizations such as CheckPoint. TwoPM Studios manages to create an intriguing story revolving around mental health issues that are even today unjustly stigmatized. The Thin Silence is atmospheric, dark, and eerie, succeeding to bring to light some of the struggles that those who deal with depression face every day. The game’s levels are challenging and its crafting system is fun to play around with, two positives that really enhance the story and uplift the entire game. Rating: 8/10

Reasons I refunded this game: 1) A game that says will explore dark themes of the human psyche really doesn't need a clumsy crafting system. Open craft menu, select New Item, use wheel to select an item, then again for second item, then again for third item, confirm. Why does it feel like I'm playing a console port? 2) I've seen a lot of bad control schemes but this one takes the cake. [Down] to interact, [A] to use and [Enter] to open the crafting menu from which you can then press [Q] to open the Main menu.... Why does it feel like I'm playing a lazy console port? 3) Controls cannot be changed. [Esc] does nothing, to quit the game you have to press [Enter] and then [Q] and then navigate to the quit option. Why does it feel like I'm playing a very lazy console port? 4) Mouse not supported. Not even in the main menu. Why does it feel like I'm playing a very, very lazy console port?

The Thin Silence is a very slow-paced dark and moody puzzle-platformer about a traumatized man who did bad things in wartime and now has to deal with the psychological backlash. While progressing through the game, your avatar Ezra is slowly coming to grips with his past. The storytelling is well done and engaging. The atmosphere in this game is very depressed, the ambient sound track fits that mood (it’s really good by the way). The pixel graphics and backgrounds look good and work well for the game. The gameplay centers around progressing through the map by solving logic and word puzzles. The map is mostly strictly linear, only in the M18 facility can you wander around exploring the map a bit more freely. In my opinion the best part of this game is the crafting system, were Ezra has to make new and useful items out of the stuff he finds, like a boot, rope, battery, etc. He needs these items and crafted tools to solve the puzzles. I enjoyed playing The Thin Silence. I never got stuck for too long on a puzzle, except for 1 or 2 of the word puzzles that can be a bit more tricky to solve for a non-native English speaker like myself. I am a bit surprised this game is not more well known, I expect many people will appreciate the kind of experience. this game offers But unfortunately the average 12-year old Fortnite player is not too interested in games depicting the other (nasty) side of warfare. Rating 8/10, highly recommended for those who like puzzle platformers.

The Thin Silence explores depression, self-doubt, struggles, and trials

The Thin Silence is an introspection into the despair of Ezra a man who have seen the horeur of a country torn apart by a war that he feels is his responsability. Staged into chapters that represents psychological recovery I felt the lonelyness and the weight of this character with no face in this 8 bit kind of puzzle game into ruined lands, tunnels and wastelands. I loved the experience the game provided and the closure we come to have at the end. I recommend, except if you have anxiety problems the mood of the game is quite calm but down a bit.

Excellent game for the story. The Gameplay isn't bad either. Full Review: http://gametyrant.com/news/the-thin-silence-review-a-puzzling-emotional-adventure