Wide Ocean Big Jacket
Turnfollow · 2020 · Indie, Casual, Short, Atmospheric, Comedy
PC
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About Wide Ocean Big Jacket
An aunt and uncle take their middle-school niece and her boyfriend on an overnight camping trip in WIDE OCEAN BIG JACKET
Take part in a classic camping trip: Roast hot dogs on the fire, go birdwatching, tell ghost stories, grab a beverage from the cooler and do cartwheels on the beach.
WOBJ is a short story game including 20 chapters, 4 playable characters, 10,000 words of dialog and 8 explorable areas, all rendered in a beautiful 2D/3D art style.
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Playtime: 60-90 minutes
(like watching a good movie with friends or curling up to read a book)
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Made in 2019 by Turnfollow
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CW: Includes a scene in which an adult and a tween have a (platonic) conversation about sex and consent. Also a scene depicting older teenagers verbally assaulting tweens.
Take part in a classic camping trip: Roast hot dogs on the fire, go birdwatching, tell ghost stories, grab a beverage from the cooler and do cartwheels on the beach.
WOBJ is a short story game including 20 chapters, 4 playable characters, 10,000 words of dialog and 8 explorable areas, all rendered in a beautiful 2D/3D art style.
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Playtime: 60-90 minutes
(like watching a good movie with friends or curling up to read a book)
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Made in 2019 by Turnfollow
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CW: Includes a scene in which an adult and a tween have a (platonic) conversation about sex and consent. Also a scene depicting older teenagers verbally assaulting tweens.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
A short and simple game about a camping trip, buts packs a punch with its real & intimate conversations, cozy vibes, and zany humor. There is also a small side story told from the parker ranger's perspective that is also just as good!4 found this helpful
We are in chilly, sad times and this was such a comforting little escape. The dialogue is a little Tumblry but then so am I. Built up in its warmth and honesty until it felt like one of the gentler Duplass Bros. productions. Made me want to experience camping with a partner at 13 in uhhh a parallel universe where circumstances were completely different. Absolutely loved it.1 found this helpful
Wide Ocean Big Jacket is a ~1 hour low-poly narrative walking sim by Turnfollow, following two adults and two preteens on a camping trip that's equal parts cozy while tugging heartstrings. It nails the mild awkwardness of a family vacation while telling two parallel stories: Ben and Mord on the cusp of adolescence, asking big questions about the adult world they're just beginning to glimpse; and Brad and Cloanne, two adults quietly reckoning with certain questions that have started to emerge. The writing is charming and funny on the surface, but touching. The visuals do an incredible amount with the low poly look a single and subtle shared glance between two characters during certain scene had me laughing more than some jokes with more tools at their disposal. The best thing I can say about the game is that I cared about all four of these characters in under an hour. That's no easy feat.
A short narrative experience. You control the camera and move between scenes as a group of four (two kids and two adults) goes on a camping trip together, and has genuine conversations with each other about the future, blooming love, rocky conflicts, and the best way to make hot dogs. It's a very simple game and experience, there isn't a ton of choices to be made, so it's a bit like watching a movie in miniature, but for what it was I enjoyed it, and I thought the characters were interesting. If you're interested in a short and sweet, but genuine, game, it might be worth checking out.
Loved it!
Really enjoyed this short narrative game about a family going on camping. The characters and dialogues are well written and funny.
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