MY BROTHER ; THE PARASITE
MY BROTHER; THE PARASITE
People die, and sometimes they come back. Your brother is one of those. Even as his body rots and his mind unravels, he still has control over you— just like when you were kids.
A story about a corpse, a complicated sibling relationship, and the things we forget. Made in Twine. Written, coded, and illustrated in three weeks for the Interactive Fiction Competition.
UPDATED 10/2/23 - Fixed CSS issues on some browsers. If it still doesn't work yell at me and I'll dive back in :^)
content warnings (click to reveal)
- eyestrain, flashing, descriptions of body horror, descriptions of physical/emotional abuse, implied alcohol abuse, implied assault
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The visuals and prose were both haunting, unsettling, and beautiful. Wonderful use of the medium to tell the story, I never felt as though the medium and the story/message were at odds, it was masterful and inspiring. The premise was unique and interesting (and disturbing, parasites are frightening enough! XD). I am quite difficult to disturb so I was impressed and pleasantly surprised.
(SPOILERS BELOW)
Despite the buildup, and the church imagery (which was very resonant and well done), the allusion to Cain and Able caught me by surprise. Very well executed. I look forward to any future work you do! I hope you continue to create in whatever form you wish, you clearly have a talent and a unique perspective. It was a privilege to play through, and will definitely leave me thoughtful and inspired for quite a while I think.
This game was absolutely haunting, the visuals and the way the text was used to progress the game is flawless. I loved this game so much <3
This was incredible - one of the most masterful uses of Twine I've ever come across. I particularly loved how many of the hyperlinks made me move a few words back as I was reading - forcing me to retread old ground just as Ines is doing. The backgrounds are beautiful, the prose is delightfully unsettling, and the experience was a horrifying treat. Thank you so much for making this.
Damn, that was chilling. Well done, thanks for creating this and sharing.
Stories like this usually aren't my cup of tea, but this one truly was something else! It's well-written, intriguing, and frankly quite creepy at times. Excellent work!
thank you!!
This was amazing.
both the prose & art was so beautiful
THIS WAS SO SICK. I love the word you used to describe things, if that makes since.
This was amazing. As someone who has suffered the death of a sibling and has a complicated relationship with his family, I connect to some of this personally. Writing was amazing, very interesting it's been awhile since a piece of interactive fiction has been so well done and as entertaining as this. Several points I was brought to literal tears.
i'm so happy it resonated! as somebody who's been in a similar position, nothing but love to you <3
holy SHIT this is good. the art. the details the slow creeping horror once you realise what the brother has done what you're about to do and
god. the church the art the way things loop it's just
really good. like really, really good.
This game is so genuinely gorgeous. The emotions it presents and instills are so palpable that I was holding my breath playing it. insane story and writing, so cool