The Shattered Bond
Choose your dialogue carefully to navigate a difficult conversation between two estranged sisters and try to repair their relationship.
How to play
- Read Sally's statement and the context clues below it.
- Review the three available dialogue options for Lisa.
- Click or tap the response that best fits your approach.
- Watch how your Trust, Tension, and Insight meters change.
- Continue the conversation until you reach one of the three endings.
Controls
- Touch
- Tap the dialogue choices to select your response.
- Keyboard
- Not supported.
- Mouse
- Click the dialogue choices to select your response.
More about this game
Your goal is to mend the relationship between Lisa and her sister Sally. Read what Sally says and pick one of three responses. Every choice changes your Trust, Tension, and Insight meters. The conversation gets harder to navigate if you pick defensive answers, which heavily penalize your stats. The run ends after five dialogue exchanges, or earlier if Tension reaches 10 and Trust drops to 2, resulting in one of three possible endings.
Tips
- Keep an eye on the Tension meter. If Tension reaches 10 while Trust is at 2 or lower, the conversation ends immediately in a fracture.
- Aim to reach at least 8 Trust and 8 Insight by the end of the five stages to unlock the genuine understanding ending.
- Avoid highly defensive answers. They apply a penalty of 2 points to your stats, quickly raising tension and ruining the conversation.
Questions
How many endings are there?
There are three possible endings: Genuine Understanding, A Door Left Open, and The Bond Remains Shattered. Your final Trust, Tension, and Insight scores determine which one you get.
What is the maximum score for each stat?
Trust, Tension, and Insight can each reach a maximum of 12 points. You start the conversation with 3 Trust, 4 Tension, and 1 Insight.
Why did the game end early?
The conversation ends abruptly if the situation becomes too hostile. This happens if your Tension meter hits 10 while your Trust meter is at 2 or lower.