I played the original about two years ago with much enjoyment - from the cute romance between Aiden and Dan, to the surprise reveal of the villain, and to the delightfully messed up bad endings, the whole thing was a delight - if one that had the occasional bug or minor irritation for recording purposes, such as shutting down whenever you got killed. An artistic choice I understand, but one that made recording a bit of a hassle.
As a remake, well, the new art is utterly delightful. The original was good, but this seems to be done with a much more confident sense of style, and the pink/green color palette gives it its own unique look. Generally, the rewritten dialogue is good, too.
As a remake, I didn't notice much new beyond this, plus one puzzle involving helping Dan survive that I did enjoy the addition of... as well of a deliciously screwed up Bad Ending that I certainly don't remember from the original. Maybe I missed it - but it was hilariously evil all the same. I loved that.
Really, it comes across more as a remaster than a remake to me, polishing up some of the kinks and giving it a new coat of paint. I admit I had hoped for a bit more new, personally, but this is definitely now the definitive way to play what was already a damn fine RPGMaker horror game!
Thank you for the detailed review! I feel like most people associate a remaster, with the exact same game but in higher resolution, which is not at all what reouija is, which is why I called it a remake. But realistically, it is somewhere in between a remake and a remaster 🤔 A...remask maybe? lol Anyway, thank you for coming back for the remask, and I'm glad you enjoyed it this time around as well! Also, if you are talking about the kitchen bad end, then yes, that was not in the original :D
This is how RPGmaker horror games are supposed to be! Looks amazing, nice story with developed characters, good mechanics and a lot of real tension and not just screamers.
I only found a couple of minor issues during my run but nothing game breaking at all, the puzzles are neat, the timed aspect really puts you on your toes and the story unfold at a nice peace.
This remake version is my first time. Cute graphic style, good plot story. Time event made me panic! as much as possible i don't want to read the Walkthrough.txt hehehe :D Btw this is my gameplay, i got first time event bad ending. Wish u enjoy :)
ah, thank you for reminding me to post some comparison shots, I completely forgot rip And sure! Here is a link to the old one: https://hatoge.itch.io/ouija-sleepover (Password: Ouija20)
Hey, I guess I learned a thing or two about trans people this game. Didn't know that was a trans flag on top of his TV the whole time XD
Anyways there was only 1 bug that i remember occurring during my play-through. It happened on 1:35:09 of the video. Essentially, during the chase scene between Dan and Linda, there was a part where Dan manages to lose her and that scene plays again after we set Linda free.
Not sure if this was a bug or I'm incredibly unlucky but, going into the kitchen when I first unlocked the door had the chaotic teleportation three times in a row. It made me think it was a room for chaos teleportation rather than the kitchen XD
this is a great game!! however I have not been able to save or load, so I've been having to always replay from the start every time I get a bad ending or the game doesn't let me move or interact with anything. there's been a glitch in the scene between when we knock on the bathroom door and the kitchen door opening, aiden won't move from the bathroom door and remains unable to interact with anything or move at all. its happened twice and I've had to restart over :(
I remember when I played the original version of this game and loved it so much. Now I see the remake, and I love it just as much!! The new sprites are so pretty and I liked the bounciness in them (lol). I was able to get the different endings this time around as well, and oh my gosh did I love the cgs. There were a few spelling mistakes (like "viles" instead of "vials") but it didn't take anything away from the actual game. Incredible game from you, as usual!
Thank you!! Glad you enjoyed it :D I do try to use a spellchecker, but sometimes it misses words/ I forget to use it unfortunately :'( There are many words that I only know by sound, and then I have to guess how they are spelled, and I guess vials was one of them :'D
Do you own a newer mac? I'm afraid rpgmaker mv games only run on older mac systems. :( There is nothing I can do to help you in that case, although I am going to test a webbuild in the next few days and if it works, then I might put the game on web as well :)
So first of all - I played the first game back in '20 and loved every minute. I would love to play this remake... but I am running into a problem already.
I literally cannot put the chips in the bowl.
I can pick up the chips (in fact, I can pick up infinite bags), but I cannot in any way interact with the bowl. Nothing happens. Not even a text box if I interact with it first. I tried turning off the game, reloading a save, starting over entirely... but literally nothing happens if I approach the bowl and press an interact button.
I even deleted the game folder and re-extracted it and started the game over, but.... Nothing whatsoever. The only other thing I can interact with is the salt and pepper shakers.
It's a weird and hilarious little flaw, but I really do want to be able to play the rest. Just figured I'd let you know this.
Hello! Thank you for reporting. Do the chips not disappear after you pick them up? (asking because you say that you can pick up multiple) Also due to how rpgmaker works, you have to interact with your feet as the interaction point, so if you face towards the bowl, with the bowl being on the same level as your feet, after taking down the trash and picking up the chips, does it still not work? And if so, just to be sure, are you playing the right version for your operating system? (just to rule out the obvious answers)
Nope - the chips do not disappear. They stay, and I can just pick them up for infinity, with absolutely nothing happening when I interact with the bowl, no matter where I stand- feet at the interaction point or otherwise. And yes, I am playing the Windows system.
Believe me, I am as bewildered as you, I have no idea how something like this could happen, but I tried every single thing I could think of.
Wait, I think I figured it out. Have you been trying to pick them up from the top? Please try picking them up from the side (facing to the left) and see if this solves it. If you try to pick them up from the top, then the necessary switch doesn't get flipped. (This is an oversight on my part and will be fixed now)
You mean the chips? I was under the impression they could only be picked up from the top due to placement of other things in the kitchen. I will try in the morning - I recorded a playthrough of the original two years ago, and definitely want to play this remake.
I absolutely LOVED this remake! I really enjoyed the original when I played it, so I was really excited when I saw that this game was a remake of it, and I was not disappointed! I loved how it expanded on certain aspects of the original, such as Aiden's character and the two main endings, and I loved the characters' redesigns, especially Dan's. Also, I noticed how similar the characters on the mouse pad in Aiden's bedroom look to Crow and Fio, but I'm not sure if it's them. Anyway, I really, REALLY enjoyed this game, and I'm really excited to see what other games will be part of the Trans Representation Jam.
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it :D It is crow and fio on aiden's mousepad! In the original, I had references to a bunch of pop culture in Aiden's room so this time I put a bunch of references to my own works instead. Some yet to be released, others that haven been lost to the void and the sofia? mousepad (There are no references to Misfic/Mistrick though, since those games take place in the same universe :))
Holy, I love it! The moment Linda suddenly appeared, I knew there's something sus about her. Dang the chase xD that is the most difficult one in your games TT it took me a while to get away from her
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I played the original about two years ago with much enjoyment - from the cute romance between Aiden and Dan, to the surprise reveal of the villain, and to the delightfully messed up bad endings, the whole thing was a delight - if one that had the occasional bug or minor irritation for recording purposes, such as shutting down whenever you got killed. An artistic choice I understand, but one that made recording a bit of a hassle.
As a remake, well, the new art is utterly delightful. The original was good, but this seems to be done with a much more confident sense of style, and the pink/green color palette gives it its own unique look. Generally, the rewritten dialogue is good, too.
As a remake, I didn't notice much new beyond this, plus one puzzle involving helping Dan survive that I did enjoy the addition of... as well of a deliciously screwed up Bad Ending that I certainly don't remember from the original. Maybe I missed it - but it was hilariously evil all the same. I loved that.
Really, it comes across more as a remaster than a remake to me, polishing up some of the kinks and giving it a new coat of paint. I admit I had hoped for a bit more new, personally, but this is definitely now the definitive way to play what was already a damn fine RPGMaker horror game!
Thank you for the detailed review! I feel like most people associate a remaster, with the exact same game but in higher resolution, which is not at all what reouija is, which is why I called it a remake. But realistically, it is somewhere in between a remake and a remaster 🤔 A...remask maybe? lol Anyway, thank you for coming back for the remask, and I'm glad you enjoyed it this time around as well! Also, if you are talking about the kitchen bad end, then yes, that was not in the original :D
Remakes are always super cool to see.
I only found a couple of minor issues during my run but nothing game breaking at all, the puzzles are neat, the timed aspect really puts you on your toes and the story unfold at a nice peace.
Keep the good work!
This remake version is my first time. Cute graphic style, good plot story. Time event made me panic! as much as possible i don't want to read the Walkthrough.txt hehehe :D Btw this is my gameplay, i got first time event bad ending. Wish u enjoy :)
I wish it was a web game, i love your games tho
I'm looking into making it web, but there are a lot of plugins that I'm not sure will work in HTML. I'll let you know if I do put it in web :)
I'm curious about the 2020 version, is there a link to the first game so that I can compare how different are both versions?
ah, thank you for reminding me to post some comparison shots, I completely forgot rip And sure! Here is a link to the old one: https://hatoge.itch.io/ouija-sleepover (Password: Ouija20)
Thank you so much!
Oh sweet, I loved the original so this will be awesome!
Hey, I guess I learned a thing or two about trans people this game. Didn't know that was a trans flag on top of his TV the whole time XD
Anyways there was only 1 bug that i remember occurring during my play-through. It happened on 1:35:09 of the video. Essentially, during the chase scene between Dan and Linda, there was a part where Dan manages to lose her and that scene plays again after we set Linda free.
Not sure if this was a bug or I'm incredibly unlucky but, going into the kitchen when I first unlocked the door had the chaotic teleportation three times in a row. It made me think it was a room for chaos teleportation rather than the kitchen XD
IT LOOKS SO COOL :0 but i wanted to ask can you and how do you play in fullscreen :,D
this is a great game!! however I have not been able to save or load, so I've been having to always replay from the start every time I get a bad ending or the game doesn't let me move or interact with anything. there's been a glitch in the scene between when we knock on the bathroom door and the kitchen door opening, aiden won't move from the bathroom door and remains unable to interact with anything or move at all. its happened twice and I've had to restart over :(
Did you unzip the game folder before starting it? As for the bug, thanks for the report, I'll look into it :)
I remember when I played the original version of this game and loved it so much. Now I see the remake, and I love it just as much!! The new sprites are so pretty and I liked the bounciness in them (lol). I was able to get the different endings this time around as well, and oh my gosh did I love the cgs. There were a few spelling mistakes (like "viles" instead of "vials") but it didn't take anything away from the actual game. Incredible game from you, as usual!
Thank you!! Glad you enjoyed it :D I do try to use a spellchecker, but sometimes it misses words/ I forget to use it unfortunately :'( There are many words that I only know by sound, and then I have to guess how they are spelled, and I guess vials was one of them :'D
The meaning was still there, so it's understandable. You do an incredible job of phonetically spelling words to be honest :D
Amazing game well done
Has anyone been able to run this on Mac? I just get this message:
Do you own a newer mac? I'm afraid rpgmaker mv games only run on older mac systems. :( There is nothing I can do to help you in that case, although I am going to test a webbuild in the next few days and if it works, then I might put the game on web as well :)
That's probably it, which is too bad :( Looking forward to your future work!
this was beautiful ! i only scratched the surface so far but i hope you enjoy the vid and dont mind the voices i gave them and the corny jokes :D
So first of all - I played the first game back in '20 and loved every minute. I would love to play this remake... but I am running into a problem already.
I literally cannot put the chips in the bowl.
I can pick up the chips (in fact, I can pick up infinite bags), but I cannot in any way interact with the bowl. Nothing happens. Not even a text box if I interact with it first. I tried turning off the game, reloading a save, starting over entirely... but literally nothing happens if I approach the bowl and press an interact button.
I even deleted the game folder and re-extracted it and started the game over, but.... Nothing whatsoever. The only other thing I can interact with is the salt and pepper shakers.
It's a weird and hilarious little flaw, but I really do want to be able to play the rest. Just figured I'd let you know this.
Hello! Thank you for reporting. Do the chips not disappear after you pick them up? (asking because you say that you can pick up multiple) Also due to how rpgmaker works, you have to interact with your feet as the interaction point, so if you face towards the bowl, with the bowl being on the same level as your feet, after taking down the trash and picking up the chips, does it still not work? And if so, just to be sure, are you playing the right version for your operating system? (just to rule out the obvious answers)
Nope - the chips do not disappear. They stay, and I can just pick them up for infinity, with absolutely nothing happening when I interact with the bowl, no matter where I stand- feet at the interaction point or otherwise. And yes, I am playing the Windows system.
Believe me, I am as bewildered as you, I have no idea how something like this could happen, but I tried every single thing I could think of.
Wait, I think I figured it out. Have you been trying to pick them up from the top? Please try picking them up from the side (facing to the left) and see if this solves it. If you try to pick them up from the top, then the necessary switch doesn't get flipped. (This is an oversight on my part and will be fixed now)
You mean the chips? I was under the impression they could only be picked up from the top due to placement of other things in the kitchen. I will try in the morning - I recorded a playthrough of the original two years ago, and definitely want to play this remake.
I uploaded a new build so now either way should work :) (after you redownload the game of course) Thanks for letting me know about this bug!
I absolutely LOVED this remake! I really enjoyed the original when I played it, so I was really excited when I saw that this game was a remake of it, and I was not disappointed! I loved how it expanded on certain aspects of the original, such as Aiden's character and the two main endings, and I loved the characters' redesigns, especially Dan's. Also, I noticed how similar the characters on the mouse pad in Aiden's bedroom look to Crow and Fio, but I'm not sure if it's them. Anyway, I really, REALLY enjoyed this game, and I'm really excited to see what other games will be part of the Trans Representation Jam.
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it :D It is crow and fio on aiden's mousepad! In the original, I had references to a bunch of pop culture in Aiden's room so this time I put a bunch of references to my own works instead. Some yet to be released, others that haven been lost to the void and the sofia? mousepad (There are no references to Misfic/Mistrick though, since those games take place in the same universe :))
Holy, I love it! The moment Linda suddenly appeared, I knew there's something sus about her. Dang the chase xD that is the most difficult one in your games TT it took me a while to get away from her
So cool!! I really enjoyed the original and while I haven’t play this remake yet, I sure it’s just as fun and sweet!!
How do I play it once I've downloaded it?
You need to unzip the folder (I recommend 7-zip) and then open it until you see a game.exe and then double click on that :)
wow a remake!!