A massive CONGRATS to Dana McKay for taking home the Excellence in Narrative award at the 2021 Freeplay Awards for A Long Goodbye.
A Long Goodbye is a short narrative game centered around two old friends who have to say their final goodbye over a phone conversation. The game focuses on using a realistic conversation structure, with each reply moving the conversation down a new winding path. Play through multiple times to explore new topics and learn more about the characters, their shared history, estrangement, and the things left unsaid.
You can play A Long Goodbye for free using the link below.
fixgritt.itch.io/a-long-goodbye
Dana’s game made quite the impact on the judges as it was also nominated for the Student Game Award and Micro Game Award category.
You can watch the whole awards ceremony below.
If you want to jump straight to Dana’s category jump to the 32 minute mark.