A Space for the Unbound Part 6. The art of fighting. (New Game Blind)
3Part Synopsis: Admiral leads the way to the next destination. She brings Atma to Ria Cafe as part of the bucket list he made with Raya. The place inside is a mess, as the owner started in with the chef; who promptly tore the interior up and took off. Offering to get the ingredients for the cake he wanted, it's agreed upon the dessert in question will be made for free as gratitude.
Erik confronts Atma outside, after having harassed Admiral. He's still being just as big a schmuck from before, having two goons box him in on either side. Retreating to the Rahmat Arkade, the proprietor within is being shaken down for protection money by the local thugs. An older patron named Mr. Soebandi intervenes and forces them away.
Atma requests he provide some lessons on self defense, which the man seems interested in; yet is too occupied in beating a boss on the fighting arcade machine to stop. Spacejumping into his mind, it's learned how Soebandi is struggling with work-related issues. Beating the hypothetical boss for him, Atma returns to reality as more gang members return to start in with everyone. He steps up, managing to brawl him evenly.
The owner offers free games in return for his actions. Using the machines, a series of intensifying rounds commences in attempting to beat the high score. This is accomplished. Afterwards, another interaction between Atma and Nirmala is seen; where the two are competitively playing the arcade game together. It would also appear they've known each other for longer since the last cutscene outside the train was shown.
Playthrough Information: This is a blind let's play. The series will focus on a single run through the main story until completion. It will not feature 100% completion of every activity or achievement earned. I plan on commentating regularly in addition to reading out loud the unspoken dialogue. This double wears out my ability to speak fluently and for long periods. The gameplay shown is captured via the digital download edition on PlayStation 5. As for the screen ratio, there are no means of adjusting them through the game options. While playing, it looks full screen on my television, despite being recorded cropped. I don't know of any way to adjust this, so apologies if it's distracting.
About Game: A Space for the Unbound is an adventure video game developed by Mojiken Studio and published by Toge Productions. It was released on January 19, 2023, for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. Set in the late 1990s, the game follows Atma and his girlfriend Raya, who live in rural Indonesia. They explore their newly attained magical abilities and deal with supernatural powers that threaten their existence.
The game designer's focus was capturing what it felt like to grow up in Indonesia in the 1990s and wanted to preserve his memories as an Indonesian through the game. Reception to the game from critics was positive, with reviews focusing on the game's solid sense of place and heartfelt story.
Development: Dimas Novan Delfiano, the game director from the development studio Mojiken for A Space for the Unbound, began development on the title in 2015. A team of two to three people began work on the game while the studio also developed multiple other games simultaneously. Dimas completed an initial prototype of the story in 2015, which served as a core for what would be developed. Dimas found the first few years of development incredibly difficult, as he struggled to build a substantial game from the beginnings of the prototype. In 2019, Dimas noted that he had found the "right formula for the game" and Mojiken released a demo in 2020. Around 2020, everyone at the studio were able to shift focus to working on the game.
Dimas since a young age wanted to create a game set in an Indonesian high school, and was inspired by the concept of an "Anime pilgrimage," where people travel to compare real-life locations against their anime-depicted counterparts. He wanted to highlight his personal experience of growing up in 1990s Indonesia, and wanted players to feel the same passage of time that he had experienced. Dimas said that it was his goal to preserve his memories as an Indonesian growing up in the 1990s in the game. The game was heavily inspired by the works of Japanese filmmaker Makoto Shinkai.
The game heavily features anxiety and depression in the story, and Dimas and the rest of the development team consulted professionals for their input to help with telling it appropriately. The space diving mechanic was created to help explore these themes in more detail.
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