picking at the socket

Synopsis:

Explore the memory of an art gallery, find the right path forward. There's a lot you don't remember anymore. 

Pretext:

It is recommended you play with the tab full-screened and zoom set between 75 - 50% , as some assets will display wrong or partially otherwise. Also, it is important, possibly required in this game to be taking notes! Don't let any small detail slip past you, it may be the key to something down the road. Have fun and thanks for playing! 

Sometimes opening the game again after it's already been opened can cause a visual glitch that makes the background darker, restart the game with the prompt in the corner to fix this.  There's also a visual glitch you may encounter where a character is replaced with unknown character icons, which is to say those are unintentional and should be ignored-- I just don't know how to get rid of them :)

Notes:

This game really is quite difficult, maybe more so than it needs to be... if you are rather stuck and need help, or have some feedback that would help with the coherence of each puzzle, please do reach out!

Some of the art used throughout the game was collaged, modified, then turned to ascii art using stock photos as well as artwork from artists I like. I tried to treat the images here as more of a collage than my own original work, but if anyone sees anything they produced in the game (in whatever form it takes after modifications) and would like it removed, please let me know and I’ll do just that!

P.S. this site might help for those struggling with the outlaw details:

outlaw info website