Detention is a side-scrolling point-and-click horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law. Students Wei Chung Ting and Fang Ray Shin find themselves trapped in their school during a typhoon destroyed the bridge leading home. But they discover that their once familiar school is falling into darkness, as evil spirits now roam the halls. The students, trapped and vulnerable, must explore the campus to find objects and solve puzzles, while piecing together the story of how this horror came upon their school.
Montgomery County Mac Sim Butler Detention Facility is located in Montgomery, Alabama. It consists of a booking/release center, a direct supervision facility, a main facility jail, and a work release center. About 5 hours a week worth of recreational activity is offered to the inmates at Montgomery County - Mac Sim Butler Detention Facility, which includes basketball, ping-pong, volleyball, and a range of other fun activities. Just wondering what all of your's funniest reason for getting a detention was in high school.Today i was in science and to ppl were talking then the teacher told them'This is getting old. She's been sentenced to teenage prison for the dumbest reason, ever! When Carla Mainston is sentenced to two weeks in juvenile detention for dirtying someone else's carpet, she promises to never break the rules again—no matter how stupid they are. She thinks that the worst that. Everybody had to bring their school macs and gymshoes to Miss Mulcahy's detentions. It was part of her 'No Nonsense' methods. For other teachers they would take a textbook and some paper and work for an hour in a classroom. For Miss Mulcahy it was a mac and plimsolls, and three hours would be spent in the gym.
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Synopsis[edit | edit source]
Set in 1960s Taiwan during the White Terror period, the protagonists, Wei and Ray, are trapped in their remote school during a terrible storm. The school has changed in disturbing ways, haunted by evil creatures and spirits known as the lingered. As the characters explore their environment, sinister secrets are revealed about the dark past of the school and the characters themselves.
Official description[edit | edit source]
Greenwood high school, located in a remote mountainous area, two students found themselves trapped and vulnerable. The place they once knew has changed in unsettling ways, haunted by evil creatures. To escape, they must explore the mysterious campus filled with ominous objects and puzzles. How will they survive in this ever threatening environment? Could they return to safety in one piece?
Set in a fictitious world in the 1960s Taiwan under martial law, Detention, the story-driven atmospheric horror incorporated East Asian elements rarely used in games. Taoism, Buddhism, Chinese mythology, the game draws on local Taiwanese cultural references to tell an unique and terrifying story.
Gameplay[edit | edit source]
In this 2D atmospheric horror side-scroller, players navigate the main characters in a classic point and click fashion to explore a high school where evil encroaches. While hiding from the rampaging monsters, you are to find items to interact with in the otherworldly rooms. And as more mysteries unveiled, the dark past of a cursed school will finally surface.
Features[edit | edit source]
- 2D atmospheric horror with spine-chilling atmosphere.
- Immersive gameplay and puzzle solving experience
- Unique Taiwanese/Eastern cultural references.
- Original sound tracks, fusing Electronic, Lo-Fi, and Rock with traditional Asian instruments.
- Unique and appealing graphics.
- Multiple language support. (Including English, Chinese)
- Mac, Windows and Linux support
Plot[edit | edit source]
Wei falls asleep in class as his instructor, Miss Yin, is mysteriously called from the room and questioned about a book list. He later awakens to find the school abandoned due to an incoming typhoon. After exploring the area he finds another student, Ray, asleep in the auditorium. The storm prevents their departure as they find the bridge to their village has been washed away by a rising river of blood, so they return back to school to wait out the storm. As Wei departs to find a telephone, the game transitions to Ray as the primary character. Ray awakens in the auditorium once more to a dark and sinister version of the school where Wei is dead and hanged from the ceiling. Ray must wander the school, solve puzzles, avoid malevolent spirits, and find clues to uncover the story behind the school.
Ray was a bright and talented student and the only child of couple whose marriage had soured, causing Ray to neglect her studies. She visits with the school counselor, Mr. Chang to help with her depression and the two fall in love and begin a secret relationship. Unknown to Ray, Chang and Yin have been smuggling banned books for an illegal book club where Wei is a member. Yin confronts Chang about his relationship with Ray and reminds him that it could endanger the club. Ray overhears the conversation and misinterprets it as Yin trying to begin a relationship with Chang. Ray then convinces Wei to give her the list of books for the club, and hands the list over to Instructor Bai, a military officer posted to the school by the government. Yin escapes and leaves the country. Wei and his classmates attempt to burn the books, but are caught and imprisoned. Chang is implicated in the crime and executed. Instructor Bai gives Ray an award for turning in her friends, but she is bullied by her classmates for doing so and she eventually kills herself from guilt. The player is revealed to be playing as Ray's soul, trapped in her memories and unable to accept her guilt.
At this point, the player must make a choice to accept Ray's guilt, or deny her sins. If the player denies guilt, Wei, Chang, and Yin will appear to tell her the cycle will not end. Ray will then enter the auditorium once more and receive a noose as she walks on the stage. As she prepares to hang herself, the auditorium will fade back to reality where the school is abandoned and vandalized.
If Ray accepts her guilt, she will find a paper airplane with a message of love from Chang. As this happens, she sees the moment before Chang is arrested and he tells Ray that people should live freely without fear of oppression. The scene then shifts to Wei, who is an old man now. It is revealed that he was pardoned after the White Terror and Yin spent the rest of her life speaking out against the country's oppression. The game ends with Wei and Ray's ghost sitting together in his old classroom.
Characters[edit | edit source]
- Wei Chung Ting - Wei is a junior at Greenwood High School. He and Ray are friends and he looks up to her. He is apart of an illegal book club and is later caught after Ray reveals his book list to Instructor Bai. He is imprisoned until the White Terror ends.
- Fang Ray Shin - Ray is a senior at Greenwood High School. She comes from a broken home and seeks counseling and a relationship from Mr. Chang. She reports Miss Yin's illegal activities in the hopes of getting her fired, which results in the execution of Chang and the imprisonment of Wei. She is the main protagonist of the game.
- Chang Ming Hui - The counselor at Greenwood High School. He helps Ray cope with her parent's unstable marriage and begins a relationship with her. He is also smuggling in illegal books for an underground book club. After Ray attempts to get Miss Yin fired, he is implicated in the crime and executed.
- Yin Tsui Han - A teacher at Greenwood High School. She runs the underground book club and is fearful that Chang's relationship with Ray will endanger the club. After Ray turns her in, she flees the country and spends the rest of her life speaking out against oppression.
- Bai Guo Fong - A military officer posted to the school by the government. He is extremely strict, encourages students to turn each other in, and is always looking for wrongdoings.
Spiritual References[edit | edit source]
Throughout the game Ray encounters the lingered; malevolent ghosts from East Asian religion and mythology.
- The Lingered - These are female ghosts that resemble Ray. If you don't hold you breath as you pass them, they attack.
- The Lantern Specter - Giant ghosts that carry a lantern and patrol the hallways. You must turn your back to them and hold your breath when they lower their heads to check on you. If you do not, they strangle you.
- Hei Bai Wu Chang - Two deities in eastern religion in charge of escorting the spirits of the dead to the Underworld. They appear on the doors in the basement of the school. When the doors are opened, Ray is transported to a different world.
Reception[edit | edit source]
Critical Reception[edit | edit source]
Detention received positive critical reviews, with praise given to the tense and nightmarish atmosphere as well as the historical significance of the plot. Praise was given to the eerie soundtrack that heightened tension and fear. Aggregating review website GameRankings and Metacritic gave the game 83% based on a total of 22 reviews. Rely On Horror gave the game a 9 out of 10, saying that 'every facet of Detention moves in one harmonious lockstep towards an unavoidable tragedy, drowning out the world around you.' Detention also topped the games ranking on Steam in Taiwan and reached 3rd in Steam ranking globally within 3 days of its release.
Awards[edit | edit source]
The game received the 'Award for Best Design' from Taipei Game Show in 2017. Detention has also received nominations for Best Narration from BIG Festival, Best Game Award from IndiePlay China, and Best Audio from IndiePlay China.
INCOMING MAIL
All written incoming non-privileged inmate mail must contain the following information to be accepted:
Return address which includes
Full name,
street address,
city, state, and zip code.
Incoming mail must be addressed to the inmate using full name and Booking Number.
Example:
John M. Doe (No nicknames)
Booking# 123456 MCDF
P.O. BOX 4566
Montgomery, Al 36603
All mail 'NOT LABELED' correctly will be 'Returned to Sender.' Mail with no return address will be destroyed. The Mac Sim Butler Detention Facility is not obligated nor required to pay 'Postage Due' for any mail.
MAIL RECEIVED AFTER THE INMATE HAS DEPARTED
Mail received after the inmate is released from the Mac Sim Butler Detention Facility will be stamped 'Return to Sender, No longer here' and will be returned to sender.
Wtf 130 wpm. ACCEPTABLE ITEMS
Inmates are not allowed magazines or hard copy books. Books not in the library may be sent directly from the publisher, not from a seller. With approval from Administration, family member may be allowed to purchase two (2) publications every six (6) months, per inmate. Only after permission has be granted to the inmate. on any incoming mail. Mail asking of this request will be rejected / declined. Books sent without following the proper channels will be rejected.
ONSITE VIDEO VISITATION RULES AND HOURS
Public Visitation will be held, Sunday thru Friday Only. ALL VIDEO VISITATION IS MONITORED AND RECORDED.
Montgomery County Mac Sim Butler Detention Facility is located in Montgomery, Alabama. It consists of a booking/release center, a direct supervision facility, a main facility jail, and a work release center. About 5 hours a week worth of recreational activity is offered to the inmates at Montgomery County - Mac Sim Butler Detention Facility, which includes basketball, ping-pong, volleyball, and a range of other fun activities. Just wondering what all of your's funniest reason for getting a detention was in high school.Today i was in science and to ppl were talking then the teacher told them'This is getting old. She's been sentenced to teenage prison for the dumbest reason, ever! When Carla Mainston is sentenced to two weeks in juvenile detention for dirtying someone else's carpet, she promises to never break the rules again—no matter how stupid they are. She thinks that the worst that. Everybody had to bring their school macs and gymshoes to Miss Mulcahy's detentions. It was part of her 'No Nonsense' methods. For other teachers they would take a textbook and some paper and work for an hour in a classroom. For Miss Mulcahy it was a mac and plimsolls, and three hours would be spent in the gym.
- 2Official description
- 5Reception
Synopsis[edit | edit source]
Set in 1960s Taiwan during the White Terror period, the protagonists, Wei and Ray, are trapped in their remote school during a terrible storm. The school has changed in disturbing ways, haunted by evil creatures and spirits known as the lingered. As the characters explore their environment, sinister secrets are revealed about the dark past of the school and the characters themselves.
Official description[edit | edit source]
Greenwood high school, located in a remote mountainous area, two students found themselves trapped and vulnerable. The place they once knew has changed in unsettling ways, haunted by evil creatures. To escape, they must explore the mysterious campus filled with ominous objects and puzzles. How will they survive in this ever threatening environment? Could they return to safety in one piece?
Set in a fictitious world in the 1960s Taiwan under martial law, Detention, the story-driven atmospheric horror incorporated East Asian elements rarely used in games. Taoism, Buddhism, Chinese mythology, the game draws on local Taiwanese cultural references to tell an unique and terrifying story.
Gameplay[edit | edit source]
In this 2D atmospheric horror side-scroller, players navigate the main characters in a classic point and click fashion to explore a high school where evil encroaches. While hiding from the rampaging monsters, you are to find items to interact with in the otherworldly rooms. And as more mysteries unveiled, the dark past of a cursed school will finally surface.
Features[edit | edit source]
- 2D atmospheric horror with spine-chilling atmosphere.
- Immersive gameplay and puzzle solving experience
- Unique Taiwanese/Eastern cultural references.
- Original sound tracks, fusing Electronic, Lo-Fi, and Rock with traditional Asian instruments.
- Unique and appealing graphics.
- Multiple language support. (Including English, Chinese)
- Mac, Windows and Linux support
Plot[edit | edit source]
Wei falls asleep in class as his instructor, Miss Yin, is mysteriously called from the room and questioned about a book list. He later awakens to find the school abandoned due to an incoming typhoon. After exploring the area he finds another student, Ray, asleep in the auditorium. The storm prevents their departure as they find the bridge to their village has been washed away by a rising river of blood, so they return back to school to wait out the storm. As Wei departs to find a telephone, the game transitions to Ray as the primary character. Ray awakens in the auditorium once more to a dark and sinister version of the school where Wei is dead and hanged from the ceiling. Ray must wander the school, solve puzzles, avoid malevolent spirits, and find clues to uncover the story behind the school.
Ray was a bright and talented student and the only child of couple whose marriage had soured, causing Ray to neglect her studies. She visits with the school counselor, Mr. Chang to help with her depression and the two fall in love and begin a secret relationship. Unknown to Ray, Chang and Yin have been smuggling banned books for an illegal book club where Wei is a member. Yin confronts Chang about his relationship with Ray and reminds him that it could endanger the club. Ray overhears the conversation and misinterprets it as Yin trying to begin a relationship with Chang. Ray then convinces Wei to give her the list of books for the club, and hands the list over to Instructor Bai, a military officer posted to the school by the government. Yin escapes and leaves the country. Wei and his classmates attempt to burn the books, but are caught and imprisoned. Chang is implicated in the crime and executed. Instructor Bai gives Ray an award for turning in her friends, but she is bullied by her classmates for doing so and she eventually kills herself from guilt. The player is revealed to be playing as Ray's soul, trapped in her memories and unable to accept her guilt.
At this point, the player must make a choice to accept Ray's guilt, or deny her sins. If the player denies guilt, Wei, Chang, and Yin will appear to tell her the cycle will not end. Ray will then enter the auditorium once more and receive a noose as she walks on the stage. As she prepares to hang herself, the auditorium will fade back to reality where the school is abandoned and vandalized.
If Ray accepts her guilt, she will find a paper airplane with a message of love from Chang. As this happens, she sees the moment before Chang is arrested and he tells Ray that people should live freely without fear of oppression. The scene then shifts to Wei, who is an old man now. It is revealed that he was pardoned after the White Terror and Yin spent the rest of her life speaking out against the country's oppression. The game ends with Wei and Ray's ghost sitting together in his old classroom.
Characters[edit | edit source]
- Wei Chung Ting - Wei is a junior at Greenwood High School. He and Ray are friends and he looks up to her. He is apart of an illegal book club and is later caught after Ray reveals his book list to Instructor Bai. He is imprisoned until the White Terror ends.
- Fang Ray Shin - Ray is a senior at Greenwood High School. She comes from a broken home and seeks counseling and a relationship from Mr. Chang. She reports Miss Yin's illegal activities in the hopes of getting her fired, which results in the execution of Chang and the imprisonment of Wei. She is the main protagonist of the game.
- Chang Ming Hui - The counselor at Greenwood High School. He helps Ray cope with her parent's unstable marriage and begins a relationship with her. He is also smuggling in illegal books for an underground book club. After Ray attempts to get Miss Yin fired, he is implicated in the crime and executed.
- Yin Tsui Han - A teacher at Greenwood High School. She runs the underground book club and is fearful that Chang's relationship with Ray will endanger the club. After Ray turns her in, she flees the country and spends the rest of her life speaking out against oppression.
- Bai Guo Fong - A military officer posted to the school by the government. He is extremely strict, encourages students to turn each other in, and is always looking for wrongdoings.
Spiritual References[edit | edit source]
Throughout the game Ray encounters the lingered; malevolent ghosts from East Asian religion and mythology.
- The Lingered - These are female ghosts that resemble Ray. If you don't hold you breath as you pass them, they attack.
- The Lantern Specter - Giant ghosts that carry a lantern and patrol the hallways. You must turn your back to them and hold your breath when they lower their heads to check on you. If you do not, they strangle you.
- Hei Bai Wu Chang - Two deities in eastern religion in charge of escorting the spirits of the dead to the Underworld. They appear on the doors in the basement of the school. When the doors are opened, Ray is transported to a different world.
Reception[edit | edit source]
Critical Reception[edit | edit source]
Detention received positive critical reviews, with praise given to the tense and nightmarish atmosphere as well as the historical significance of the plot. Praise was given to the eerie soundtrack that heightened tension and fear. Aggregating review website GameRankings and Metacritic gave the game 83% based on a total of 22 reviews. Rely On Horror gave the game a 9 out of 10, saying that 'every facet of Detention moves in one harmonious lockstep towards an unavoidable tragedy, drowning out the world around you.' Detention also topped the games ranking on Steam in Taiwan and reached 3rd in Steam ranking globally within 3 days of its release.
Awards[edit | edit source]
The game received the 'Award for Best Design' from Taipei Game Show in 2017. Detention has also received nominations for Best Narration from BIG Festival, Best Game Award from IndiePlay China, and Best Audio from IndiePlay China.
INCOMING MAIL
All written incoming non-privileged inmate mail must contain the following information to be accepted:
Return address which includes
Full name,
street address,
city, state, and zip code.
Incoming mail must be addressed to the inmate using full name and Booking Number.
Example:
John M. Doe (No nicknames)
Booking# 123456 MCDF
P.O. BOX 4566
Montgomery, Al 36603
All mail 'NOT LABELED' correctly will be 'Returned to Sender.' Mail with no return address will be destroyed. The Mac Sim Butler Detention Facility is not obligated nor required to pay 'Postage Due' for any mail.
MAIL RECEIVED AFTER THE INMATE HAS DEPARTED
Mail received after the inmate is released from the Mac Sim Butler Detention Facility will be stamped 'Return to Sender, No longer here' and will be returned to sender.
Wtf 130 wpm. ACCEPTABLE ITEMS
Inmates are not allowed magazines or hard copy books. Books not in the library may be sent directly from the publisher, not from a seller. With approval from Administration, family member may be allowed to purchase two (2) publications every six (6) months, per inmate. Only after permission has be granted to the inmate. on any incoming mail. Mail asking of this request will be rejected / declined. Books sent without following the proper channels will be rejected.
ONSITE VIDEO VISITATION RULES AND HOURS
Public Visitation will be held, Sunday thru Friday Only. ALL VIDEO VISITATION IS MONITORED AND RECORDED.
ALL visitors may visit once every 7 days. HOURS: 8:00 – 11:00 am or 6:00 – 9:00 pm Central time
Visitor's must be on inmate's approved visitation list. No more than (2) two visitors are allowed per inmate. Only approved visitors are granted visitation.
All visitors must be appropriately dressed (i.e., No Sheer/translucent clothing's. No halter tops. No tights or low-cut shirts are allowed). All Civilians improperly dressed will be denied visitation.
You and your visitor must display appropriate behavior during your visits. Vulgar language is not permitted. Any inmate or visitor displaying inappropriate behavior will forfeit their visit and subjected to suspension of visitation for an unspecified amount of time. Each visitor ages 16 & up will be permitted one (1) thirty (30) minute visitation period each week. All visitors ages 16 or older must show photo identification and be appropriately dressed (i.e., no halters, short shorts, see-through tops, etc.). Visitors 12 and under, is considered a child and must visit at the same time of the guardian listed.
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