Fern (jarzembol)
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Genre: Adventure / Puzzle / Visual Novel
Mode: Singleplayer Offline
User Interface: Minimal, screen gets brighter the closer you are to fern and darker the closer you are to Leshy
Objective: Survive in magical forest, find the extraordinary fern and try to get out of event loop that you have found yourself trapped into.
Mechanics: Player will start game in his bedroom, doors will lead to magical forest. Look for visual cues (flashes, blinks) to find the fern. Watch out for Leshy - mythical forest protector, he will take you down if he considers you threat to the nature. When player finds fern there will be flashing lights and sudden darkness - player wakes up in his bedroom again. Eventually after few tries player will manage to pick the fern and see final cutscene.
Context: Player is a young boy who heard a lot of stories about magical fern and tries to find it. He gets stuck in event loop for a little while and eventually picks up the magical fern. Game ends here and we see two scenes: - Player is famous, wealthy and has everything he ever wanted.