Citadel WiP (Updated: 1/21/2023) - A Medical Drama with Romance

AHHHH thank you!! :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

Davy is my favorite RO I love all the ROs equally

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Love the game… And as a Grey’s Anatomy fan, I can’t wait for the next update.
I hope the spiciness is minimal in the Hospital. Because the Medical World ain’t Grey’s Anatomy.

Also, do we have options for specialties? I would love to be an Ortho or Trauma
but General surgery is fine.

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AHHH, thank you! Don’t get be started on the “realism” of Grey’s Anatomy lol :rofl:

Ortho and neurosurgery are their own separate residencies at Citadel, but the MC will be able to rotate through different surgical specialties (i.e. GI, cardiothoracic, trauma, etc.)!

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Love it so far, my MC is doing great! Can’t wait for more, and definitely can’t wait till this is completed! Keep up the good work :slight_smile:

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AHH thank you!! :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

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No, thank YOU.

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As someone who is pre med I’m really interested in this so far.

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Just finished playing this game a few times, exploring everything, and I have to say that Citadel really packs a punch.

I know nothing about medicine or surgery, but the gameplay compensates for this nicely through the stat system and forcing me to pay attention to what info is given.

Different playstyles are accommodated–I appreciate that I can be blunt/straightforward without being a jerk, for instance. Booksmarts-type stats are usually my go-tos, but I like that there’s an option for more intuitive roleplays.

Raising stats or getting favorable comments from ROs feels earned. And order to raise stats, something else has to be sacrificed so it there are always stakes of some kind.

On the ROs…oh, the ROs. Every last one of them is interesting. I think that’s only natural in a game where all the characters are interesting, like the patients and their families. This demo is bursting with characterization, and I’m afraid that my MC ultimately turned into a shameless flirt.

(Grey and Sloan, however… Oh my goodness. They are my favorites.)

That’s not all, though!

There’s also an intriguing subplot which concerns Citadel and, more specifically, Dr. Grey. I also enjoyed being able to side with Citadel, find them suspect, or be ambivalent about them, not just with that subplot but also in general.

My only complaint is that the individual chapters feel more like subchapters within the larger chapters of the intro/cases. (But that complaint is more of a nitpick than anything substantial.)

All in all, this is very awesome demo. The gameplay presents a challenge and so do the stats, and I love the characters–your characters are so, so excellent.

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Wow wow wow, this honestly made my day! :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

I’m glad you enjoy the gameplay - a lot of that is due to @kckolbe’s advice!

And, character interactions are my favorite thing to write so I’m glad you liked that too! :heart_eyes:

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Hey! There’s no better way to procrastinate studying for med school exam than playing a medical drama game :stuck_out_tongue: I had fun! Cannot wait for the next update :slight_smile: .

Thanks to @burninglights for telling me about this game :slight_smile:

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AHHH HELLO FELLOW MED STUDENT

Glad you enjoyed the game :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

(and thanks @burninglights for recommending it!)

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How do u get the info about Mr Day’s symptoms without Mrs Day kicking u out?

You can ask SOME questions, and some will be answered. Experiment with different ones. I was able to ask 3 specific questions (I don’t think the order matters) and do an exam. But how you talk to her matters.

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Ok, thanks

So the mc can end up in Trauma then? Please say yes (at least on tv) it is my favourite surgical speciality.

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Potentially! But it’ll be later in the game - definitely beyond Case 3!

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Demo update in 1 week!

Can’t wait for all of you to play Case Two Chapter Two: Work Hard, Play Hard! :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

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I’ve been seeing this game mentioned a lot and hav ed been meaning to try it, and last night I finally did. I really enjoyed it! I loved being forced to pay attention and recall information. It made me really connect with my MC and feel the same pressure she was under, and it also made me so much more proud of getting complimented by characters like Dr.Sloan and Victor.

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AHHH thank you so much!! :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

I’m glad you enjoyed the way I’ve structured the game - I definitely want the MC’s achievements to feel earned! :relaxed:

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apologies if this has already been mentioned- I’m not very familiar with medical terms ><, so just double checking this! Should it be surgeon, or is the current word correct?

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