History VideoGame / Changed

** ThatOnePuzzle in Dr. K's laboratory has been tweaked, the door buttons now having a one-second delay before deactivating again whenever Colin or the roomba aren't holding them down. ''A godsend'' as it makes unlocking the next area much more forgiving.

** [[spoiler:The "I Choose to Leave" ending, this is true for Colin as well as Puro. As Doctor K suspected, he was indeed carrying the virus that devastated the world inside of him, and by the ending, he finally perishes from it just hours after exiting the building.]]

''Changed'' is an AdventureGame developed and produced by Chinese designer ''[=DragonSnow=]'', made with [[UsefulNotes/RPGMaker RPG Maker VX]] for UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}. It was released on April 4, 2018.

''Changed'' is an AdventureGame developed and produced by Chinese designer ''[=DragonSnow=]'', made with [[{{UsefulNotes/RPGMaker}} RPG Maker VX]] for UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}. It was released on April 4, 2018.

** Many of Shizi's soundtracks with their cover art in the Special Edition credits are a reference to various iconic albums. White Knight about to smash his guitar pays homage to Music/TheClash's cover for ''Music/LondonCalling''. Ming Cat with their cardboard cutouts is a shout-out to the vinyl cover of The 1970s Best of ''Music/VanMorrison''. The dark latex wolf area parodies Music/PinkFloyd's ''Music/WishYouWereHere1975'' album. Wolf King wearing many sunglasses is homage to ''Walls And Bridges'' by Music/JohnLennon. The music to the dark latex dragons area references Music/PinkFloyd's ''Music/TheDarkSideOfTheMoon''. The realistically-shaded orange fruit for the Library BGM is a reference to Creator/AndyWarhol's album cover for ''Music/TheVelvetUndergroundAndNico''. Kade posing is a parody of the 1980 album "Diana" by ''Music/DianaRoss''. Tigershark swimming underwater for an orange is a parody of {{Music/Nirvana}}'s 90s iconic cover for ''{{Music/Nevermind}}''. Tigershark and Squid Dog holding each other as they walk is a shout-out to Music/BobDylan's 1963 album ''[[Music/TheFreewheelinBobDylan The Freewheelin']]''.

** The door buttons for the [[ThatOnePuzzle robot puzzle]] in Dr. K's laboratory have been tweaked, now having a one-second delay before deactivating again whenever Colin or the roomba aren't holding them down. ''A godsend'' as it makes unlocking the next area much more forgiving.

* {{Railroading}}: The game has a mostly-linear progression, beyond any curiosity of the [[TheManyDeathsOfYou transfurmation game overs]], few areas allow the player to backtrack to them, and for [[EverythingTryingToKillYou very good reason]]. Colin pragmatically doesn't want to [[PointOfNoReturn return to previous rooms]] as whatever latex monster he was just fleeing from is usually banging on the doors, and sometimes ''[[JumpScare they break in]]''. Escaping a chasing beast will have one solution, and the [[FearIsTheAppropriateResponse protagonist's fear]] preventing you from using an OutsideTheBoxTactic sometimes comes into play, to let you know when you've [[YouAreAlreadyDead screwed up]].

* {{Railroading}}: The game has a mostly-linear progression, beyond any curiosity of the [[TheManyDeathsOfYou transfurmation game overs]], few areas allow the player to backtrack to them, and for [[EverythingTryingToKillYou very good reason]]. Colin pragmatically doesn't want to [[PointOfNoReturn return to previous rooms]] as whatever latex monster he was just fleeing from is usually banging on the doors, and sometimes ''[[JumpScare they break in]]''.

* AgainstTheSettingSun: You wake up, thrust into an unfamiliar unsafe environment with [[EverythingTryingToKillYou everything out to "transfur" you]]. It maybe scenic but just WatchingTheSunset from a balcony results in one of the first of many [[NonStandardGameOver Non-Standard Game Overs]].

** Colin and Puro's relationship status is displayed in the save file menu, making it easier to [[spoiler:avoid the endings where [[AssimilationPlot he forcibly absorbs you]].]]

* ApocalypseHow: From the get-go you already see that things don't appear to be doing so hot. What, with your character being trapped in a ruined building overrun by TheAssimilator BlobMonster-type creatures and nary a human in sight. [[spoiler:Doctor K reveals that the world was indeed devastated, but by a virus. This forced the elites of humanity to [[SafeZoneHopeSpot go into cryo-stasis]] in attempts to wait for it to die out, leaving everyone else for dead and the world in ruins. The few who neither died to the virus nor went into cryo-stasis were either assimilated by the "Transfurs" or, in Doctor K's case, were [[EmergencyTransformation transfurred willingly]] to immunize themselves to the virus]].

* TheAssimilator: This is practically the core concept of the game. All enemies in this game attempt to turn you into one of them through various means, either through absorption or such, and come with varying levels of [[TheMindIsAPlaythingOfTheBody mental alterations.]]

** [[spoiler:[[ButNowIMustGo Leave]] - Colin soon [[TheHeroDies succumbs to the virus]] but at least [[DyingAsYourself dies as himself]], without a host Puro will eventually also die, and the virus might have still been released]].

* CrosshairAware: Dr. K attacks Collin with a mutagen loaded sniper rifle at one point, and Collin must stay out of the cross hairs to avoid being hit.

* DecontaminationChamber: There's two of them in the ''Special Edition'' you have to go through to progress. Problem is, the moment you [[AreYouSureYouWantToDoThat hit the button]], two light latex beasts pop out of the vents to come get you. These areas are [[ControlRoomPuzzle Control Room Puzzles]] as you've got to setup the construction cones littered around the place to not only protect yourself when disinfection is initiated, but also an escape-route to get outta there fast.

* DugTooDeep: The game's lore reveals humans far in the future began commercial operations and mining in Antarctica. Sometime later researchers there eventually found an [[ThePlague ancient virus]] preserved under the ice, a deadly pathogen to hominids that exploits fundamental flaws in the Human genome. They named it the 'Pale Virus' as its symptoms included fatigue, decreased blood supply to the skin (hence the pale complexion), eventually the person would lapse in and out of comas before death. Then they discover - this thing has [[OhCrap already infected 60% of the human race]]. There's no vaccine or treatment. All the bioengineering scientists in the world scramble to find a way to change the very DNA makeup of humans in order to grant them some form of immunity. The latex goo monsters we see were the results of those trials.

* HeelFaceTurn: Early in the game, Colin encounters a giant masked dragon that seems to lead the black latex Transfurs. After showing his determination to survive and escape as himself, the large dragon seems to silently acknowledge his resolve and allows him to leave. In addition, the rest of the black latex cease hunting him even as he walks in plain sight down a hall filled with them. When he suddenly faints, he wakes up in a new room safe and sound, with the implication that it was the black latex Transfurs that carried him to safety. [[spoiler:later in the game, Puro senses a territory of both white and black latex near the exit. He worries he might have to fight his own kind, no actual black latex show up in their area, implying the giant dragon ordered all black latex to leave Colin be.]]

* IJustWantToBeNormal: Several latex monsters, such as Circle and Headless Knight, appear malformed and missing body parts. With the former, it's the [[AnimateBodyParts literal tail of a fox-like beast]] lacking any anatomy, and the latter is a [[OurCentaursAreDifferent centaur-like]] creature, minus of course, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin the head]]. Hence why they pursue Colin [[SternChase so desperately]] as such entities hope to complete themselves.

** Many of Shizi's soundtracks with their cover art in the Special Edition credits are a reference to various iconic albums. White Knight about to smash his guitar pays homage to Music/TheClash's cover for ''Music/LondonCalling''. Ming Cat with their cardboard cutouts is a shout-out to the vinyl cover of The 1970s Best of ''Music/VanMorrison''. The dark latex wolf area parodies Music/PinkFloyd's ''Music/WishYouWereHere1975'' album. Wolf King wearing many sunglasses is homage to ''Walls And Bridges'' by Music/JohnLennon. The music to the dark latex dragons area references Music/PinkFloyd's ''Music/TheDarkSideOfTheMoon''. The realistically-shaded orange fruit for the Library BGM is a reference to Creator/AndyWarhol's album cover for ''Music/TheVelvetUndergroundAndNico''. Circle posing is a parody of the 1980 album "Diana" by ''Music/DianaRoss''. Tigershark swimming underwater for an orange is a parody of {{Music/Nirvana}}'s 90s iconic cover for ''{{Music/Nevermind}}''. Tigershark and Squid Dog holding each other as they walk is a shout-out to Music/BobDylan's 1963 album ''[[Music/TheFreewheelinBobDylan The Freewheelin']]''.

** [[spoiler:Captured: If you make it past the previously-mentioned point above, but fail to improve your relationship with Puro more, Doctor K will end up destroying Puro, leaving him as just a puddle of black goo with a broken mask. Devastated by his death, Colin attempts to attack Doctor K with a pair of shears, but is quickly subdued. He is then forcefully "transfurred" into a white wolf and hypnotized with drug injections to make him obedient so that he won't spread the virus to the outside world. Doctor K mentions that a crystal formed from Puro's broken mask, implying he might reform, but without his memories of Lin.]]

* TrappedWithMonsterPlot: You the player, wake up from [[HumanPopsicle suspended animation]] into an unfamiliar hostile environment where latex goo monsters are running amok driven to [[HorrorHunger assimilate you on sight]]. Not to mention an AmbiguouslyEvil doctor, who seems desperate to feed you [[FedToTheBeast to said monsters]] [[spoiler: because you're a TyphoidMary carrying the last of a deadly virus that wiped out civilization.]]

[[caption-width-right:400:''...Do you want to be transfurred?''[[note]]Center, left to right: [[TokenHeroicOrc Puro]] and [[WellIntentionedExtremist Dr. K]]. Counterclockwise from left: A [[NonMaliciousMonster Dark Latex cub]], a [[SuspiciouslyStealthyPredator Snow Leopard]], the [[MultiArmedAndDangerous Squid Dog]], the [[IJustWantToHaveFriends Tiger Shark]], a [[InsideAWall Red Panda]], [[MinionWithAnFInEvil Prototype]], the [[ThePrankster Stiger]], and a [[CuriosityIsACrapshoot Deer]].]]