Late postmortem

This game was inspired by the Bluebeard Jam and Trans Representation Jam happening concurrently. I chatted with some friends about the confluence on Discord, and ended up with an actual game idea! Although, this one is really not a game, being a completely linear story with just “click to continue” links. 

I felt a bit like I was breaking a rule by writing IF like this, and wondered if people would dislike the lack of interactivity—only to have it end up as my fifth most popular game on Itch. The reason it has no choices/branching is that they just didn’t fit with the idea; I love exploring different ways things could happen, different choices a character could make that take them on different journeys, but this one was always only a single story: a trans subversion of the Bluebeard tale with a happy ending. 

Reading the original story as I pondered an idea for the jam had gotten me wondering, “Why does everyone hate this guy just for having a blue beard??” And then I remembered the human tendency to fear those who are different, and knew that Bluebeard was not going to be the bad guy in this version. I'm glad I took the risk and told the story in the way that felt right!