Dev Diary #2 - Human Within: An Original and Thrilling Branching Storyline
Hello again! In Human Within the player experiences the entire story from the perspective of Linh's consciousness in the digital world.
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changedIn Human Within the player experiences the entire story from the perspective of Linh's consciousness in the digital world. As Nyla's sister, you participate in the events as they unfold, enabling and enhancing the system's capabilities from within. In a single playthrough, the memory scenes experienced either focus on Linh’s relationship with Nyla, or her relationship with Blake. Who you focus on in the first memory scene determines which backstory you follow.
changedAt key moments during present day events, the system overloads Linh’s consciousness, triggering flashbacks into her recent memories. During these 360° scenes, you determine the events of the past by gazing at specific details when prompted. In the first memory, you make a decision that determines whether the rest of the flashbacks in the story focus on Linh’s relationship with her sister or her relationship with their boss, Blake.
changedBased on that choice you will experience the circumstances of how the sisters got into the situation they’re in from two different backstories. Each backstory includes four flashbacks that ask you to make a selfish vs compassionate choice that defines your past. The amalgamation of these choices influence what happens in the end. With a total of nine decision points and five different endings, Linh’s fate and that of the technology is entirely up to you.
Human Within changes
changedIn Human Within the player experiences the entire story from the perspective of Linh's consciousness in the digital world. As Nyla's sister, you participate in the events as they unfold, enabling and enhancing the system's capabilities from within. In a single playthrough, the memory scenes experienced either focus on Linh’s relationship with Nyla, or her relationship with Blake. Who you focus on in the first memory scene determines which backstory you follow.
changedAt key moments during present day events, the system overloads Linh’s consciousness, triggering flashbacks into her recent memories. During these 360° scenes, you determine the events of the past by gazing at specific details when prompted. In the first memory, you make a decision that determines whether the rest of the flashbacks in the story focus on Linh’s relationship with her sister or her relationship with their boss, Blake.
changedBased on that choice you will experience the circumstances of how the sisters got into the situation they’re in from two different backstories. Each backstory includes four flashbacks that ask you to make a selfish vs compassionate choice that defines your past. The amalgamation of these choices influence what happens in the end. With a total of nine decision points and five different endings, Linh’s fate and that of the technology is entirely up to you.
In Human Within the player experiences the entire story from the perspective of Linh's consciousness in the digital world. As Nyla's sister, you participate in the events as they unfold, enabling and enhancing the system's capabilities from within. In a single playthrough, the memory scenes experienced either focus on Linh’s relationship with Nyla, or her relationship with Blake. Who you focus on in the first memory scene determines which backstory you follow.
At key moments during present day events, the system overloads Linh’s consciousness, triggering flashbacks into her recent memories. During these 360° scenes, you determine the events of the past by gazing at specific details when prompted. In the first memory, you make a decision that determines whether the rest of the flashbacks in the story focus on Linh’s relationship with her sister or her relationship with their boss, Blake.
Based on that choice you will experience the circumstances of how the sisters got into the situation they’re in from two different backstories. Each backstory includes four flashbacks that ask you to make a selfish vs compassionate choice that defines your past. The amalgamation of these choices influence what happens in the end. With a total of nine decision points and five different endings, Linh’s fate and that of the technology is entirely up to you.
A single playthrough can take about 90 minutes, depending on how quickly puzzles and challenges are solved. With multiple playthroughs, you can experience every aspect of the story that the branching narrative provides. There are a total of 21 Achievements to unlock (Steam version only), with some requiring multiple playthroughs as well to acquire.
Next we’ll share a behind-the-scenes account of the challenges we faced with production in Dev Diary #3… Human Within: Bringing the Concept to Life.
