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Development Log #22: Approaching different relationships
[ 2019-06-19 12:25:36 CET ] [ Original post ]
My ill-fated attempts to become a successful novelist (both the site and the book are in italian only, but I wouldn't call it a blockbuster success :D) showed me I was very interested in telling stories to an audience. That's something that brought me where I am today in fact: I just figured out that the best way to tell stories for me was developing videogames, and feedback seem to appreciate my way of storytelling.
General Practitioner has been praised many times for its conversations, its characters who are natural and different and each of them pursuing their own interest and agenda, without adapting to the player's choices. I mean, Aaron has his own view about gay relationships, as most gay people do, because no one is alike one another, and that's not something revolutionary in telling a story, but it's definitely something that is appreciated.
While writing the stories for Vanessa and Aaron for 0.0.27 update I faced another challenge (this game posed me many of them): how to actually tell a story of homosexuality without sounding false and clich, how to write an heterosexual storyline which intertwines with that one without sounding naive or offensive? And most important: do you need a gay writer to write gay stories? The answer is, in my case: no, you don't.
That's why I struggled for days to create something interesting in the game, something that would've been recognized as a real story for most homosexual players, something that I hope will entertain you and also make you smile a little. People who won't pursue a gay relationship in the game will still access this story, as it's part of the doctor's past where the player has no power upon, and helps to define the man he has become today.
Are we just the sum of our past deeds and experiences? What would've been different if we acted differently 15/20 years ago? Are we sure everything would've worked better for us?
Yes, it is a bold endeavour and maybe those are stories that people clicking on the "Play" button of General Practitioner are not interested in reading. But somehow I believe that's not true, as most people loved the relationships in game more than they love the nudity in it, and since I started making videogames to tell stories and not mainly to show pixel-art nudity, believe me when I say I'm very happy to know my stories are appreciated and read by thousands of people.
So maybe, just maybe, my attempts to become a novelist weren't so ill-fated eventually.
[ 2019-06-19 12:25:36 CET ] [ Original post ]
General Practitioner
Bruni Multimedia
Developer
Bruni Multimedia
Publisher
2018-10-19
Release
Game News Posts:
197
🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse
Mixed
(233 reviews)
Become a General Practitioner
Live the everyday life of a General Practitioner: go to the clinic every day and meet new patients, develop your skills through study and manage your clinic and your staff. With dozens of items to buy and an always short budget will you be able to treat your patients in the best way?
Deep and engaging narration
General Practitioner features a very long and deep storyline which will take you in a world of mistery and deception. Explore the game's main story while enjoying the other activities available in town. The whole game contains more than 40 hours of gameplay and it's growing update after update!
You decide your own fate
Choices in dialogues and situations really matter! With more than 100 choices to make both in the Main Story and in medical exams you'll experience the consequences of your actions (and in-actions as well). You decide your own fate, do you have what it takes to be a General Practitioner?
Meet new people
The built-in romance system allows you to hang out with dozens of characters of both genders, jog with them at the local park, play a bowling game, relax at the local spa. If you are smart enough you can even make them fall in love with you and ask them to live together, unlocking special conversations and events with them.
You won't know if the date will go well or not, because that depends on fate (and your choices and comfort level of the other one). The more you build up your date's confidence the more chance of success you will have.
Each character you date has a pool different characteristics (i.e. people they like/dislike, favourite foods, informations about their family or job etc.). You'll randomly get to know a different characteristic each time a date will go well and, since they're random, they will be different each time you play General Practitioner or load a save game.
Each patient is different
With a pool of more than 90 scripted patients also comes a random examination system!
Simply put: each time you play the exams will be different. From a pool of 60 diseases and five different patient's archetipes (Children, Teenagers, Young Adults, Adults and Elders) you won't get the very same situation twice!
Medical accuracy
Developed with the help of a real MD, the game features medical informations that are accurate and up-to-date. Please do not take medical informations other than for having fun in the game. If you experience some medical concern ask your doctor as soon as possible.
Original Soundtrack
Ann Sharova (Zup6!, Just Ski, Ezmir: The Last War and many others) composed a soundtrack with 12 different scores to accompany you in your trip as Chief Practitioner of St. Mary's Clinic.
You can hear some work from Ann on her Youtube Channel , or on her SoundCloud . A Youtube reel is also available.
Live the everyday life of a General Practitioner: go to the clinic every day and meet new patients, develop your skills through study and manage your clinic and your staff. With dozens of items to buy and an always short budget will you be able to treat your patients in the best way?
Deep and engaging narration
General Practitioner features a very long and deep storyline which will take you in a world of mistery and deception. Explore the game's main story while enjoying the other activities available in town. The whole game contains more than 40 hours of gameplay and it's growing update after update!
You decide your own fate
Choices in dialogues and situations really matter! With more than 100 choices to make both in the Main Story and in medical exams you'll experience the consequences of your actions (and in-actions as well). You decide your own fate, do you have what it takes to be a General Practitioner?
Meet new people
The built-in romance system allows you to hang out with dozens of characters of both genders, jog with them at the local park, play a bowling game, relax at the local spa. If you are smart enough you can even make them fall in love with you and ask them to live together, unlocking special conversations and events with them.
You won't know if the date will go well or not, because that depends on fate (and your choices and comfort level of the other one). The more you build up your date's confidence the more chance of success you will have.
Each character you date has a pool different characteristics (i.e. people they like/dislike, favourite foods, informations about their family or job etc.). You'll randomly get to know a different characteristic each time a date will go well and, since they're random, they will be different each time you play General Practitioner or load a save game.
Each patient is different
With a pool of more than 90 scripted patients also comes a random examination system!
Simply put: each time you play the exams will be different. From a pool of 60 diseases and five different patient's archetipes (Children, Teenagers, Young Adults, Adults and Elders) you won't get the very same situation twice!
Medical accuracy
Developed with the help of a real MD, the game features medical informations that are accurate and up-to-date. Please do not take medical informations other than for having fun in the game. If you experience some medical concern ask your doctor as soon as possible.
Original Soundtrack
Ann Sharova (Zup6!, Just Ski, Ezmir: The Last War and many others) composed a soundtrack with 12 different scores to accompany you in your trip as Chief Practitioner of St. Mary's Clinic.
You can hear some work from Ann on her Youtube Channel , or on her SoundCloud . A Youtube reel is also available.
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- OS: x86/x86_64
- Processor: 1.8 GHz Dual-Core CPUMemory: 4 GB RAM
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Integrated graphics card
- Storage: 1350 MB available space
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