Inspiration

Overview
Inspiration (sometimes called .Inspiration, likely in the same style as .flow) is a somewhat obscure fangame by Russian artist Rainychan. The game centers around the story of a reclusive artist named Alex, who appears to live alone. His computer has broken down, so he has been reduced to reading books he's grown tired of and falling asleep to explore his dream world.

Gameplay
Being made in RPG Maker XP opposed to 2000 or 2003, the worlds don't loop and the game can be sped up by holding SHIFT, even morso when holding SHIFT + CTRL. Additionally, the game can be saved from the menu at any time.

Inspiration also makes use of character dialogue, which helps gain an insight into the mind of the main character and figures he sees in his dreams. Interacting with certain objects in the real world bedroom sometimes make Alex lend his thoughts on them. The main character having any sort of dialogue is something of a defining and avant garde trait of the game, which only so many other fangames have made use of, such as the Looking Glass. Traditionally, the protagonist is left to be silent and their personality up to the player's own discretion.

Effects and Items

 * 3D Glasses - give Alex, well, 3D glasses. It appears as though the effect has no other use besides appearance. It is found in the Numbers Room accessed from Neon Town.


 * Mage - makes Alex don a purple hooded robe, in the image of a traditional mage. The effect is obtained by walking in the circle of light in the Magical Lab in the Sky.


 * Girl - turns Alex into a girl, giving him longer hair, though the difference is difficult to see. Found in the Eyes Room in the leftmost mirror, which hints at some thematic aspects of the protagonist's possible inner conflicts. The Eyes Room can be found by interacting with the leftmost stereo in the Neon Room.


 * Protagonist - gives Alex a red ballcap, yellow backpack, and blue striped shirt to wear; most likely a tribute to Ness from Earthbound. It can be received for free by talking to the shop keeper in Black Gray.


 * Short Hair - shorten's Alex's hair. It can be purchased in the shop for 25 G.


 * Talisman - places a paper talisman on Alex's face. It can be purchased in the shop for 25 G.

  can be bought in the shop for 15 G. It changes Alex's palette to monochrome.
 * Monochromika

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