About This Game An old farmer lives with his wife - However, he hasn't quite been himself lately. His mind wanders off, he forgets his daily routine and he often brings up things from the past. Forgotten, Not Lost comes from the creators of A More Beautiful World and is a kinetic novel that tackles the theme of dementia and is a visual novel that hopes to bring tears into our readers' eyes, especially those who have gone through similar situations when dementia or Alzheimer's has claimed the memory of a loved one. Set in a medieval world, take the role of a farmer, who has dementia and is slowly forgetting details of his life to the heartache of his elderly wife... Or is it that simple?The author of the story, Darren Kwok, based it off actual experiences caring for someone with dementia - Afterthought Studios' in concert with our motto of Touching Hearts Through Words, created this short kinetic novel.For media inquiries, please email pr@afterthoughtstudios.org 1075eedd30 Title: Forgotten, Not Lost - A Kinetic NovelGenre: Casual, RPG, SimulationDeveloper:Afterthought StudiosPublisher:Afterthought StudiosRelease Date: 2 Apr, 2016 Forgotten, Not Lost - A Kinetic Novel Download] I'm not crying; you're crying!Okay, fine, I am crying. I wasn't prepared, at all, for reading this. The story is from the point of view of an elderly man with severe, chronic memory loss. I was not prepared for this, because my grandmother suffered from dementia, which caused her to behave in a much similar way. She died last year, and wow, memories of her came flooding back while reading this. My great grandmother had severe Alzheimer's disease before she died as well; though I never met her, I heard many stories about her. It's a very sad, scary illness that I wish had more awareness and more funding for research on how to find a cure for it. Thus, I'm glad this VN exists. I probably would've found the story sad regardless, but knowing someone personally with the same kind of mental illness definitely makes it more emotional.. A bittersweet short story about an elderly man suffering from alzheimer's. As someone who has both lived with a grandparent with alzheimer's, and has recently lost her mother, this hit me far harder than I care to admit.. One of the most moving and heart jerking games I've played. The art and the music were absolutely gorgeous and the story was extremely touching. It was a fairly quick read (about one and a half hours when read outloud) which was nice and, though it was not too long, the story was paced wonderfully and has touched me incredibly. I would absolutely recommend going through this novel. It had tears flowing out my eyes at many moments, both happy and sad. It will be a game that I will remember for ages.. This is a fantastic little visual novel, it's cheap, short with a fantastic art style and music. If your ok with letting yourself feel sad and even having a few tears then i recommend this. Well worth $1.99, a bit maudlin, but for anyone who doesn't understand what a person with dementia goes through, this would be an excellent intro. This is totally not my genre, but I picked it up for the topic. Not my art-style. Not my choice of general sentiment. But it's so profoundly praiseworthy for the natural characterization of the main character.Hands down the best first person portrayal of dementia I've seen in any media.A lot of people seem to think that there isn't a person inside the shell of the person with dementia any more because the interfaces are broken. And for all that this is a treacle-y love story, it really gives you a notion that there is a person inside the broken memory.I took care of my own mother for years after my dad died, in my home. I'm a rather ancient gamer grrl as such things go -- pushing 60, and in our ethnic culture, it's the youngest daughter's job, and a loving duty. Mom had times where she'd have issues of thinking Dad would come by, particularly before they got her on l-dopa for Lewy Body dementia -- she would set table and cook dinner for the two of them, and then be terribly upset he wouldn't show up and be worried something had happened to him.This story puts something like that into a magical realism\/fantasy setting.Generally, we infantilize and disrespect our elders in general American culture (if there is one), but even more our elders with dementia. We dehumanize them. They require our compassion doubled and more. Any one of us could be there in some number of years, and that should drive us to care more, not drive us away.There is something very amazing about old marrieds who are best friends, quite literally forever. I have a few friends and family that I will never give up on even if I don't see them ever again in this life, whether or not they are still with us. And those relationships really are the last things that stay with us.And perhaps at some point, when I'm too tight wound and can't let go, this will be the thing I'll come to, to take a wrench to the faucet. Fair warning.8\/10 would feel completely silly crying again instead of killing things, with cheesy 2d anime art, and think it was time well spent.. This storyline was so nice to read. Finally one that isn't based upon a sexual theme or even with younger adults but based upon the old and focuses toward the end when the elder's mind is fading.I highly suggest this game.. It's very sad, and imaginative. The downside, is that i's very short, and there aren't any real twists. I only recommend this game to people that watch Old Yeller for fun.
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