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Freshman Year
Freshman Year is a vignette game about an ordinary night in the life a college freshman named Nina. Nina's best friend Jenna invites her to meet up at a local bar with some classmates. Jenna is sort of flaky though, so Nina has to navigate the party by herself.
User reviews: Mixed (160 reviews) - 57% of the 160 user reviews for this game are positive.
Release Date: 20 Apr, 2015
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Title: Freshman Year
Genre: Indie
Developer: Nina Freeman , Laura Knetzger , Stephen Lawrence Clark
Publisher: N/A
Release Date: 20 Apr, 2015

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Freshman Year is a vignette game about an ordinary night in the life a college freshman named Nina. Nina's best friend Jenna invites her to meet up at a local bar with some classmates. Jenna is sort of flaky though, so Nina has to navigate the party by herself. You play as Nina, texting with her friend Jenna as you mingle, dance, drink and wait.

Please be aware that this game depicts scenarios that may be distressing to people who have experienced abuse.

Freshman Year was developed by designer Nina Freeman, with art by Laura Knetzger and music by Stephen Lawrence Clark.

This game is autobiographical, based on the experience of designer Nina Freeman.

Please also check out the Steam page for "how do you Do It?", another autobiographical vignette game from a team including the designer of Freshman Year.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/353360

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    Minimum:
    • OS: Microsoft® Windows® XP (32 bit), Windows Server 2008 (32 bit), Windows Vista® (32 bit), Windows 7 (32 bit and 64 bit), Windows 8.x (32 bit and 64 bit), or Windows Server 2012 (64 bit)
    • Processor: 2.33GHz or faster x86-compatible processor, or Intel® Atom™ 1.6GHz or faster processor for netbooks
    • Memory: 100 MB RAM
    • Graphics: 512MB of RAM (1GB of RAM recommended for netbooks); 128MB of graphics memory
    • Storage: 10 MB available space
    • Sound Card: Built-in
    Minimum:
    • OS: Mac OS X v10.6, or later
    • Processor: Intel Core™ Duo 1.83GHz or faster processor
    • Memory: 100 MB RAM
    • Graphics: 512MB of RAM; 128MB of graphics memory
    • Storage: 10 MB available space
    • Sound Card: Built-in
    • Additional Notes: N/A
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6 of 6 people (100%) found this review helpful
A Star in Darkness
150 products in account
37 reviews
Recommended
0.3 hrs on record
Posted: 4 April
It's super short. I got through all the choices in 15 minutes.

While the story isn't particularly entertaining, that's part of the point, I think. It seems like the creator wanted to raise awareness about r/a/p/e culture.

A young freshman girl gets sexually assaulted outside a bar, and her supposed best friend brushes it off like it's nothing. Her friend just acts like, "Oh, this is what happens to young women and that's that." Our culture has accepted this kind of behavior as "boys will be boys." It's a social problem that should be addressed.
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7 of 12 people (58%) found this review helpful
AccidentlyOnPurpose
1,015 products in account
323 reviews
Recommended
0.2 hrs on record
Posted: 1 January
6.3/10 - Decent 5-6 minute Interactive Fiction.

This type of game isn't for everyone. There are some serious mixed reviews. I however, knew what I was getting into. I quite enjoy graphic novels. It's free and it was more interesting than I thought. Unique graphics, and a story that threw me for a loop.

Pretty much what I imagined the life of a college girl would be like… Drink, Smoke, Text, Mash Tongues, Repeat.

If you enjoy SHORT, interactive fiction, check this out. It's FREE!
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1 of 1 people (100%) found this review helpful
1 person found this review funny
Edtron
155 products in account
53 reviews
Not Recommended
8.6 hrs on record
Posted: 9 April
Freshman Year
"Stop! Don't touch me there! This is my No-No Sqaure!"

Pros:
It's free.
Watercolor art is nice.
Gives an important message.

Cons:
Generic.
Boring plot.
It is NOT a game.
Choices are pointless.
ALWAYS in windowed mode!
The message is delivered poorly.

Overall Rating: 1/10
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5 of 9 people (56%) found this review helpful
NinjaRic
202 products in account
4 reviews
Not Recommended
0.1 hrs on record
Posted: 2 March
That's 5 minutes of my life I can't get back...
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66 of 97 people (68%) found this review helpful
Joshua
2,781 products in account
124 reviews
Not Recommended
0.1 hrs on record
Posted: 23 April, 2015
While I hope that creating this has helped Nina Freeman cope with her experience, I can't think of any benefit to playing it. Would have worked better as an animated short. "Please be aware that this game depicts scenarios that may be distressing to people who have experienced abuse." should maybe be clarified to let people know they mean sexual assault.
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