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TAPETRVE from The city of Vlurxtrznbnaxl Since: Jun, 2011 Relationship Status: She's holding a very large knife
#1: May 17th 2013 at 1:36:53 AM

Time to beat the drum for this little gem, which is currently in Beta and applying for a future release via Steam Greenlight. You play as an immigration officer at the border of a fictional communist state during the cold war era. A territorial war with the neighbouring country has just ended and obviously the situation is still tense. Your job is to check peoples' passports and other papers and decide if they are allowed entry into your glorious nation, or sent back to where they came from. Sounds boring? Far from it. What starts off as a simple job of matching data and putting stamps on visas quickly turns into a political turmoil of illegal workers, human trafficking, terrorist attacks, et cetera. After a few days, you may have to take fingerprints, nude-scan people for contraband, or even detain them for merely looking suspicious.

Oh, and you're also paid per visa granted and you have a family to feed. So make sure you send as many people through the border as you possibly can, because food and rent don't come cheap. Just be careful you don't get sloppy with your work, because bigger mistakes will be taken off your salary. Although taking a bribe here and there might alleviate that problem...

Also, the game has a complete wiki page already, so it's strange no one talks about it yet.

edited 17th May '13 1:40:00 AM by TAPETRVE

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#2: May 17th 2013 at 1:47:05 AM

Hey, the game's greenlighted. Nice idea, though it looks like the game still requires some tweaking.

SpookyMask Since: Jan, 2011
#3: May 17th 2013 at 3:41:26 AM

Greatest idea ever

No seriously tongue Its awesome whenever someone can make boring sounding idea to be interesting

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#4: May 17th 2013 at 9:26:15 AM

Eh the money mechanic now is rather simple...it's easy to save money by cutting either heat or food for a day, and just keep alternating it...

Also: anyone ever let Jorji Costava in? Does he give you token or such?

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#5: May 17th 2013 at 11:48:18 AM

Just you wait. Someone will mod it for Fascists, Monarchists, and others.

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#6: May 17th 2013 at 3:03:05 PM

Al Chestbreach did a pretty hilarious Let's Play of this.

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Naspah Perpetually tired from My house in the middle of nowhere Since: May, 2012 Relationship Status: Californicating
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#7: May 17th 2013 at 3:41:49 PM

I really like that placeholder in the intro for some reason.

Specialist290 Since: Jan, 2001
#8: May 17th 2013 at 3:49:29 PM

[up] Heck, I'd leave the placeholder in there in the final game, just to reinforce how slipshod the government in the game is.

Checked this out a while back. Looks interesting, but the demo only lets you play a few days in. I'll have to check back when the full product is released.

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#9: May 17th 2013 at 5:43:37 PM

This looks pretty brilliant. Love seeing new ideas.

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Marioguy128 Geomancer from various galaxies Since: Jan, 2010
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#10: Aug 9th 2013 at 11:26:25 AM

It's out on Steam now. And it has a lot more content than what was in the beta.

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Nettacki Since: Jan, 2010
#11: Aug 12th 2013 at 12:13:34 AM

You can also buy it from the official game site to get a DRM-free version alongside a Steam key, you know, if you're averse to digital distribution platforms with some form of DRM.

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#12: Aug 12th 2013 at 11:49:41 AM

And you missed celebrity feminist Anita Sarkeesian being a stripper, but not a stripper, but a human trafficking victim.

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#13: Aug 15th 2013 at 12:35:43 AM

I played the beta, I love this game.

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SpookyMask Since: Jan, 2011
#14: Aug 15th 2013 at 8:58:55 PM

^^Which apparently was unfortunate coincidence

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#15: Aug 16th 2013 at 6:58:28 AM
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BagofMagicFood Since: Jan, 2001
#16: Aug 20th 2013 at 5:24:51 PM

When I first saw the trailer for this game, I didn't realize it was for real. I figured it was just making fun of old games that tried to teach brutal history in ill-advised ways, but wouldn't actually be playable...

Well, looks like they made it awfully mouse-dependent just to increase the immersion... Though I see now that the game sells you shortcuts as you go.

edited 20th Aug '13 7:14:38 PM by BagofMagicFood

TAPETRVE from The city of Vlurxtrznbnaxl Since: Jun, 2011 Relationship Status: She's holding a very large knife
#17: Aug 27th 2013 at 7:06:00 AM

Absolutely bazungolf, this game waii . Not for everyone, sure, but it toally tickles my synapses.

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optimusjamie Since: Jun, 2010
#18: Aug 27th 2013 at 4:41:29 PM

I'm quite enjoying it at the moment. The general repetetiveness of the game actually makes it more engaging.

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#19: Aug 27th 2013 at 11:11:08 PM

Jorji Costava: The best character in the game, bar none.

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Pucker Since: Feb, 2014
#20: Feb 24th 2014 at 11:56:12 PM

Its coming to the Vita. All that's left to sort out whether the guy will do it himself or get a team to port it.

http://www.destructoid.com/papers-please-creator-interested-in-ps-vita-version-271061.phtml

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#21: Feb 25th 2014 at 6:12:09 AM

anyone else first hear of this game from one of Extra Credits' "Games You Might Not Have Tried" videos?

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#22: Feb 25th 2014 at 6:29:54 AM

I first heard it from some Youtube LP's. And as a Vita lover, I'd love to have it on my Vita.

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#23: Feb 25th 2014 at 8:43:18 AM

I heard of it from it coming on Steam but I bought it because of Nerd Cubed.

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#24: Feb 25th 2014 at 1:17:13 PM

Yahtzee sold me on it, though I haven't actually played it yet.

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#25: Feb 26th 2014 at 9:42:28 AM

I just completed my first full game. So far I've got endings 1,16, and 17 (plus dieing to the bomb on day 15).

I'd like to play more to see the rest, but it is pretty time consuming.

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