#Andrew Allanson

[goponylover]

Thoughts on the YIIK Nameless Psychosis Demo Part 2

Heading back in another direction, we come across another NPC that tells us to "bathe in fire" and gives us another card.

Well, luckily for us, there's some conveniently placed fire directly behind us! And our new card allows us to walk through it, no problem. But something odd happens when we do. The healing sound effect plays, and the Heart card dissappears. I'm not entirely sure what to make of this yet, but I thought it was too interesting not to mention.

Returning to the NPC, he tells us to "Ascend the mountain to receive our name." Whereupon a bunch of platforms appear beside him.

So we do just that, and at the top, we find this weird winged woman. We speak to her and are given our name.

Wait... Carrie? But that's Rory's sister. I thought we were Allison. That's what the character scroll lead me to believe at least.

(Oh, and no, I didn't miss the guy in the background. I just can't tackle him right now.)

This is the first instance of it, but throughout the opening, we will see that the game is going out of its way to draw parallels between these two characters. And I really like this! In the original version of YIIK, we heard mentions of Alex's sister in passing but never met her. Which was strange not only for world building reasons but because it's common ground that both Alex and Rory, as characters, share.

They're both brothers! So when the central point of Rorys' struggle is coping with the tragic loss of his little sister, you'd think that Alex would be able to relate to that, having an older sister whom he, presumably, cares about and wouldn't want anything to happen to.

But nope! In the entirety of the original game, at least to my memory, Alex's sister is never brought up once in conversation with Rory. Its never taken advantage of as a way to smooth out the tension between the two characters, never used as a way they could bond over the different struggles being an older or younger sibling presents. It was just one of many missed opportunities for depth in the original YIIK, but now, in Nameless Psychosis, it looks like the Allansons may actually be trying to create interesting dynamics with their characters.

I think it's pretty clear they wanted Rory to have a bigger role in this game, given that he's one of the most prominent characters on the title screen next to Alex and Allison. Personally, I'm all for it. Rory was one of the few characters in the original Yiik I actually found interesting, along with Claudio and Chondra.

But discussion of Rory's role in the demo will have to be saved for the next part. I've reached my picture limit again.

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[juneibyou]

heartbreaking: generic "yiik bad" post going around the dashboard

[kodicraft]

hey am i allowed to use this post as an excuse to let go of all of my pent up criticism of yiik in one post

im asking but this is also a warning as @voidedcosmos can attest

im still trying to figure out how to rework yiik into a thing that id want. i think that it has to go balls to the wall insane with its nonsense kinda like i.v is (hopefully) doing. like the basis of yiik is fucking nonsense happening like that was the goal the creators set out to do was make a story where you go "what the FUCK is happening" but sadly they confused *alex* saying that with *the player* saying that. so it has to eventually devolve into incomprehensible things happening with no/little mention of it so that the reader (or player or whatever) is the one saying what the fuck. and alex being a dickhead is part of that. my main problem is that in yiik alex is a self centered annoying asshole that gets proven right since the twist ending is that i think like. everyone?? is alex. including you the player. literally alex is the most important person to ever exist. when it should be the opposite. alex should go through the story absolutely convinced that everything is centered around him in a "im the only one who can fix it" way only for that to be proven wrong. that he realizes that he doesnt mean anything to anyone, specifically cause of the way he acted, and the world couldnt give 2 shits if he exists. now how i would actually portray that in a semi comprehendable story?? no fucking clue but its sumn to fink about

[crystallizedkingdoms]

“you are jeff” by richard siken (2005) // “onism man at the center. - xii.” by andrew allanson (2022)

[superbpudding]

The Game Developer Andrew Allanson made a shocking announcment on yiikcord regarding the yiik i.v announcment stream!

[cutterdirk]

drew the first scene person to ever exist according to andrew allanson

[venonomnomicon]

insane start to IV

[sadmonstress]

yiik's writing is so bizzare to me because... i *really* want to believe andrew allanson is capable of good writing. thats in human nature, obviously. but our only frame of reference for him is two brothers, a game i have only heard is bad, and yiik, which -- best case scenario -- is intentionally written like shit because alex is the full narrator, and he's a pretentious ass (theres another can of worms there but i dont feel like going into it). regardless, its still written like shit. and that doesn't reflex badly on alex, it reflects badly on andrew. one of my friends mentioned how alex would work a lot better as a side character, because his way of narration and speaking would be immediately recognizable in comparison to another character who isnt a pathological liar. i think i agree with that

[libraryshadow]

ANDREW ALLANSON IS COMING OUT WITH ANOTHER YIIK GAME??????

Where did this man get the funds from???

Oh god forgive me for the rabbit hole this leads people!

I am being a bit over dramatic but god… it’s one of the dullest most pretentious, game. I have a hard time watching other people play it. I was looking at upcoming releases when I saw YIIK. I like brought back some memories. Dudes crazy and yuck weird.

[i-mode]

really need to know what andrew allanson put in the new tracks for i.v cuz ive been listening to your dreamed connections for like 3 days straight non stop on repeat i feel like ive been injected with 12 different types of crack cocaine

[stuffyflowers]

[superbpudding]

Inviting mutuals from here and Twitter to my Yiik themed funeral so they can get formally acquitted with each other for the first time

[fancypantsrecords]

Andrew Allanson - YIIK: A Postmodern RPG Original Soundtrack | Yetee Records | 2021 | "Mind Dungeon" Pink with Black Splatter | /300

[xhinokix]

Although the game is controversial, I am digging the soundtrack for YIIK so much ¯\_(ツ)_/¯