To Be With You

To Be With You

released on Nov 14, 2020

To Be With You

released on Nov 14, 2020

Something is wrong here... After finally moving in with her childhood friend and long-distance boyfriend James, Alsie finds herself struggling to keep their relationship together. Can you help her save this relationship from ruin? To Be With You is a semi-autobiographical interactive visual novel exploring one woman's journey through a relationship that seems to be falling apart. Over the course of her time with James, Alsie must come to grips with her past and present if she wants to create a better future. To Be With You has multiple endings and is roughly an hour long (variable according to reading speed). This updated version includes a Director's Commentary accessible on a second playthrough. Content Warnings: In order of intensity of depiction, from most to least, this game contains depictions or discussions of: Emotional abuse Gaslighting Mental illness Divorce Please keep that in mind. To Be With You was commissioned by Playcrafting for PlayNYC.


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Based on the developer’s personal experience, the portrayal of how abuse happens in the protagonist’s relationship is written with an intimate knowledge of the subject matter, and the illusion of choice is used in a way fitting for the story being told. On a second playthrough, you can go through with a developer commentary which is a great breakdown of all the abusive tactics being used throughout the story. I can’t really think of any other piece of media that breaks down something like this in a narrative format this well, so I think it’s an important game to exist. As someone who has fortunately never had to go through anything like this, I think not only will it emotionally resonate with those who have, but it is also a good educational tool for those who haven’t to recognize the warning signs.