Hope's Journey: A Therapeutic Experience

A very interesting game, it may not be the most fun or action packed, but I think it's entertaining enough. However, the highlight here is the therapeutic elements, and for me they've been mind blowing. I mean the ideas presented are so simple, yet they explain so much about how our feelings come to be... highly recommended!

I love this game. This game is a very relaxing game from the music to the art style its very nice and modestly made and i recommend it for everyone who's having a bad day. even on a good day to make it better.

Hope's Journey is a game with modest graphics (but hey, I'm an old school Final Fantasy fan) but a very lively story, I found myself caring about the characters and how they see the world. Obviously the main focus of the game is therapy (it's in the name, duh!) and I believe it delivers on that front. While the game constantly reminded me that nothing is a substitute for seeking professional help, it is a great resource as a first step to think about the ideas discussed in therapy (speaking from personal experience of having sought professional help in the past) The one thing I constantly wished for while playing this game was voice acting, but that's easy to forgive given that it's a small indie title.

I work in the field of mental health for over 5 years and was given to review this game. I was skeptical at first, is it possible to actually implement therapeutic concepts within a game and I was amazed to see that it actually works. I'll explain. First of all the game is a simple fun RPG game with an Anime concept and design which I very much appreciated as a small time fan of anime. Along with that you have a sort of a mini game you play all along the game, in which you notice the protagonist's thoughts and reactions about an event. It might seem a bit repetitive and pointless at first but it's quite the contrary. The game teaches you simple technics that are used in cognitive behavioral therapy, technics and concepts which I was already familiar with and used to implement them in my everyday life. During the play I didn't feel that I learn anything new, but afterwards I noticed that my mind improved it's ability to absorb and notice my thoughts. It actually improved my ability to notice negative patterns in my thoughts, take hold, process and review them before they affect my mood and feelings. The developers of this game, in my opinion, have succeeded to implement simple thera…

Interactions dont always work, very disappointed i love the premise of the game

I think everyone could benefit from some basic understanding of cognitive theory, and this game does a good job explaining the basics. I'm enjoying it so far!