About This Game What is Calendula?Calendula is an experience. Calendula is a mystery. Calendula is a glass full of blood. Calendula is an experiment. Calendula is an atmospheric game. Calendula is a flower. Calendula is your deepest secret... About CalendulaCalendula begins as a usual game... until it is not anymore.The player's goal will be to unveil the mystery behind an apparently broken game, but it won't be easy. Calendula's mechanics are entirely focused on the struggle of trying to start a game, exploring the limits of the 4th wall and breaking with conventions. Calendula's aesthetics follows an increasing obscure atmosphere, plunging the player into a disturbing, thrilling experience.The narrative is built within a labyrinth of metaphors and abstractions, ready to be unraveled. Unlike other games, the player will feel as if things didn't work the way they should, similar to Twin Peaks' Red Room (David Lynch). The player's journey goes from simple to complex, from bright to somber, from real to dreamlike. To follow Calendula's path, the player will have to use his wit and think outside the box. 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Or at the very least, will make it incredibly difficult for you to even start up. Calendula is a surreal horror experience that emphasizes atmosphere over jumpscares, and does it in a unique way with mind-bending puzzles just to "start" up the game.The game itself is fairly simple: It takes place mostly on the main menu screen of the Calendula game, and you have to change several things with the video and audio in order to find passwords to unlock the saved files or to start a new game. The puzzles can be quite tricky, though they are nothing too horrifying to solve (though some can be difficult). I took a year long break playing this game and managed to solve the puzzle I was stuck on a year ago within a few minutes, so it's not too bad if you leave it for any lengthy period of time.The game doesn't have much in the way of art, though it does have some walking cutscenes where the player moves down a series of steps or a hallway. A lot of times, these visuals are quite muddled, and usually have some surreal aspect going on for it. While it definitely added to the creepy nature of the game, I don't think it was particularly a pro or con for the game itself, especially since the majority of the game takes place on the main menu. The sound design is where the game shines, as it added an extra level of creepy to the game, and was placed at very specific and key moments that enhance the creepy ambience of Calendula.The game has(?) a story...though it's quite complicated and I think relies heavily on interpretation due to the surreal nature of the cutscenes. That's not a bad thing (I like stories like this sometimes) but I think if you're looking for something concrete this is not the game to look towards concerning an understandable story. It leaves you with more questions than answers, and I doubt there will be a sequel any time soon.Overall, a fantastic puzzle game that oozes with creepiness. The biggest con is that it's incredibly short, and you can probably beat it in 1-1.5 hours. For $7 it's not worth it for the time it takes to complete, so I highly recommend getting it on sale as I did.. If you've played Pony Island then you have played a much better version of this game. Calendula has the same basic premise as Pony Island: Try and play a broken game that doesn't want to be played. The "game" plays out like an indie short film with bizarre imagery and a pretensious "plot". The entire game consists of about 15 very simple puzzles mixed in with some nonsensicle cut scenes of raw meat in a sink. If Calendula's aim is to be creepy, it failed. If Calendula's aim was to deep, it failed. Is it a digital representation of reincarnation?A metaphor for the creative process of making a game?I don't know.But oh well, It is not my fault.. I was looking for a fourth wall breaking horror experience. The puzzles are nice, not too difficult, but not easy enough to hold your hand. It should last you about an hour or two. The reason I wouldn't recommend it is because the story had so much potential to be expanded upon. Without spoiling anything, it's just a disjointed mess. I get the general idea about "art being subjective", but I was expecting much more plotwise.. Do you like Twin Peaks? Do you like puzzle games? Are you ok with playing a short game?If your answer is yes to these questions, you'll like Calendula. It's a unique piece of art.. It feels odd to recommend a game that barely lasted me 40 minutes, but I'm pretty down with the concept and enjoyed the short playthrough.With plenty of little tricks and puzzles to work through and a creepy feeling behind it all, Calendula takes the meta-game concept and runs with it for a little while. It doesn't step over into outright horror despite seeming like it's going that way, but a sense of mystery runs through it all. You get the feeling that you're about to unearth some terrible secret at any moment. Unfortunately, it doesn't really come to a satisfying conclusion, but the journey is fun.Some of the puzzles were clever and some were simple and one was frustrating. I'm not really sure what the "twist" was really supposed to mean, aside from the obvious, and I don't think it's really worth digging in to understand it all. Just take it for what it gives you.I got this for a big discount, and given the completion time, that's probably for the best. It's something to keep your eye on if you like the concept (and if you enjoyed similar game-within-a-game Pony Island) but don't expect it to keep you busy for more than one session.. The puzzles are good. The idea is wonderful. The story and the "cutscenes", well... They could have come out with something better. I didn't like whatever they were tying to tell the audience (or maybe I didn't get it).Although, this was a students proyect, so they deserve a greater merit for this project.It is short but I enjoyed it a lot. If you want to try a different video game experience, give it a try.. Deliberately glitchy, unstable and constantly fracturing, Calendula is hot on the heels of the recent Pony Island for the most meta game of 2016.We must manipulate a broken menu screen to be able to play the horror game 'Calendula'. But the game resists being played, actively evading the player with its constantly shifting commands.It takes the broken menu puzzles of Pony Island and makes a complete experience of them. Thanks to the sheer originality of its execution, it's effective and engaging, and Calendula conjures up plenty of opressive tension through its disconcerting atmosphere.Between puzzle sloving there are surreal first person vignettes which form the actual "game" of Calendula that we're trying to play. These sections add to the disturbing vibe rather than give any real exposition or narrative, until later when we're beat over the head with the obvious symbolism. Ultimately it's up to the player to decide "what it all means", and I concluded with a story that works for me, although that narrative doesn't connect with the mechanics of the game in any meaningful way. They feel like seperate experiences. Still, it's a sharp and mysterious atmospheric-puzzler, even if it's intended mind-\u2665\u2665\u2665\u2665 doesn't quite come together with its mechanics in unity.. If you don't know anything about Calendula, I envy you. Just play it before someone spoils it.This is one of those game where you don't see the 4th wall at all.Visually it has its own personality, and it's really beautiful in a disturbing way. But the big point about Calendula is its impressive atmosphere, even better if you play through in one sitting, with lights off and a good pair of headphones.It's a short experience that will stay in your head for a couple of days.If you liked The Stanley Parable, Pony Island or Dr. Langeskov, you'll like Calendula.
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