The Asylum has a new patient
The Asylum: Psychiatric Clinic for Abused Cuddly Toys finally has another cute little patient to treat: Dub the Turtle. Just like the previous toys, Dub has a problem and can't be his normal cuddly self. It seems something happened to him with his previous owner, and now the poor turtle can't stop exercising!
Using your masterful skills as a psychiatrist, work your way down the checklist of therapies and get to the root of Dub's problem. Dream analysis, an interview with a sock puppet, musicotherapy and more are all at your disposal, and each one reveals a little more about the toy's history and current mental state. Can you help Dub take a chill pill and stop skipping rope? Play The Asylum.
Jay - If you have never played this game you are in for a real treat, as there are now 5 animals to cure and each with its own engaging story to tell through nicely animated cut scenes. The Asylum delivers one of the most emotionally moving interactive narrative experiences I have ever encountered in a Flash game. And it still remains one of my all-time favorites to this day.
For a larger game window, try this link.
Cheers to thecritic and moo for sending this one in!
Yaaaay! Dub is here! :D
(Also, first! ;D )
what the hey? the screen is the smallest screen ever!!!! this is wierd...
Once again, the soulful story of a lost/abused stuffed animal makes for an interactive tearjerker. It hit home especially hard for me, as I nearly lost a favorite plush toy in a similar fashion to Dub. His treatment includes one element of timing, as well as another which made it look as if I went wrong somewhere. However, that's the only complaint I could find.
awwwww it's so sad when
Finished it ^^
That has to be the saddest one yet ;_;
I'm stuck.
Never mind, I got it.
I'm getting a 403 error...
i'm stuck at the same point kat is
Guys:
Me three, at the same point as Kat and Ruka. I've tried everything. :/
I figured it out eventually.
Kat, Ruka & Raitoo - I was stuck there too!
Solved eventually by..
I have figured out Dub, and that was probably the best ending ever.
To cure Dub, after he's started being depressed:
I was stuck at the same place. Then I re-read the doc's book. Here's a hint:
It seems kind of silly, but one of my favorite parts of The Asylum is piecing together the story of what caused each patient's condition. This review kind of blew that for me right off the bat. Would it be possible to alter it to prevent that from happening to others?
I know a lot of work goes into these reviews, and I feel bad complaining, but a spoiler is a spoiler...
YAAAAAAYYYYY ! Another one ! NIFTY !
I swear, once I can afford it, I'll order all of the plushies. Gotta hug'em all!
The Asylum is one of my favourite games, intellectually challenging, lightheartedly amusing, sometimes heartbreakingly moving, and above all FRIGGIN' CUTE.
And I thank Jay, by the way, because I discovered this game through this site.
what do we do after he stops crying???
This patient is really different from the others.
It made me feel really bad for him.
Warning: spoiler about plot
lso, when you listen to his heart
sorry for the spam, but btw, there are new stuff for the other patients, there is even a really funny new one for sly.
Ok, is anyone else awful at this game? Every time I play, I lose. With the turtle, apparently I analyzed his dream "too early" after confiscating his things, and now he is immutably retreated into his shell. I don't understand why I lose with every, single, animal.
YESSSSSSSS!
I actually punched the air when I read this. I've been waiting for a new cuddly toy for FOREVER. Thanks.
I agree on that spoiling the story behind it thing, and btw,
I've updated the description so it's not so spoilery. :)
seriously, i did the same thing. I analyzed his dream too early and he is stuck in his shell and I am out of options.. what in the world am i doing wrong??
You're not doing anything wrong at all, actually. You're not out of options.
The game is also nice enough to literally point you in the right direction...
On another note:
Am I missing something?
you are not doing anything wrong. when the progress bar turns red, you have to hit reset -- it's a thing underneath the bed. they didn't make that obvious enough... it took me awhile to figure out it was there.
awww, that one was so sad!! That is pretty much how I think of any lost inanimate object :'( That secret under the bed though.... so hard for me to do! This one was definitely the hardest, both logically and emotionally.
This game is certainly one of the best produced, right up there with Samorost.
Actually, Nic, if you do something deleterious(as I found out once with Lilo), you have to resort to electroshock to get the patient out of their "Red zone". Since I never had to run electricity through any of the plush toys before, I thought I must have done something wrong.
If you seek Professional Assistance - which usually helps give an idea of how to approach the current situation - it points out that something is under the bed, thanks to the little illustration in one corner.
eep! I accidentally shocked him when I wasn't ment to, and i'm back down by three bars!
i forgot the way forward... can I get a guide?
oh. one bar up, from one and a half again!
eesh. he sits on his sand later on.
i'll keep going!
YES! i got him to sit on his pile of sand! back where I was, and i need to wait a while for the tissues to go.
The next part is filled with spoilers so don't click if yu want to figure things out yourself.
Also, the review has spoiled nothing about the plot. This is all said in the book under "help". You get a patient history (and a clue as where to begin your therapy) at the beginning of each session.
Dub walkthrough
Oh joy! Oh rapture! Oh cancel all my appointments, I'm playing Die Anstalt again!
I don't know if anyone else has this problem, but when I try to load the game, the whole window shrinks, and the game itself loads up super-small. What gives?
-r
Better then me I can't get the game to load past 8%
Is there any reward or cut scene for finishing all five patients? Or can I just keep coming back, doing each patient at a time?
Okies, I have for all you lovely peoples a Dub walkthrough of sorts.
This is my first time posting a walkthrough, and I know it's vague, but here it is! Thank you EMDF, by the way. I stole a bit of your ideas... But since I admitted to stealing them and I gave you credit, don't get mad at me! And thanks to Charmander as well, for revealing where electroshock is!
how do you get out of the electro-shock? It keeps asking me to zap 'em more and that seems too much?
i think it's so funny in lesson two of power motovation for the snake (sly)
Woot! Asylum is one of my all-time favorites as well. Can't wait to try this.
That was the cutest game i have ever played! :-D
I finished it! Woo, I feel so accomplished!
It makes me kind of sad to see them walk off, cured, out the door and never to be seen again.
I almost cried at the end of Kroko's story when
YAY! I hope they add more patients soon...
Hey, I got through this with almost no peeking.
I cracked up on the MP3 remark! Dub was soo cute. I thought I had failed, but finally figured him out. I WANT MORE!!!!
Not only do you gradually discover what went wrong with each patient, you also discover the special talent (read:function) of each one. That generally has something to do with their situation. That makes the patients feel less like stuffed animals and more like living, thinking creatures (albeit ones stuffed with fluff).
Someone should thank that lazy Dr. Kinderman, for introducing his theories and his clinic, then taking off for an extended "conference" and leaving us to handle the new inmates. I'm just glad I could help them, all during my breaks between classes.
EMDF: I tried your walkthough:
I've cured all but one!
Now, with the walkthrough, I'm well on my way to finishing!
The sheep, dolly, is HILARIOUS
This game is the cutest and most emotional thing I've played ever! I've been reading everyone's comments and I concur -- I just about cried or atleast shed a tear with each story! Are there anymore games like this one??
An unique idea exceptionally executed. The best game I've played in a while. What an enjoyable and fulfilling experience. :D
This was the cutest little game ever! I could only cure Dub, he seemed the easiest, and
... there is a christmas tree in the waiting room now...
I did it, but there's a thing I don't understand.
Can people explain it to me? (contains spoilers)
I really love this game, it made me feel good when I helped Dubbie. Now I want to help the other stuffed animals but, I don't know what else to do. Who should I help next?
Werevixen, here's how I took the ending:
I agree that this is a great game/interactive story. I didn't find it too difficult to "solve" the other toys' problems, as I only ran into one situation where the therapy (not shock therapy) caused a bad ending.
he's just sitting there, i shocked him and nothing works, but if i use dreams he goes back in his shell. he's not crying or anything, just sitting there. what do i do?
I'm hiding this just to be safe, but it'll help with all the "Dub's regressed" problems:
I love this game! Even though I killed Kroko...
Anyways, nice game. :|
I swear, Sly is so reminescent of the drawings in any Dr. Seuss book..highly uncontrolled color variation..he's got to have ADD or something..hehe
EMDF, Your walkthrough didnt work. I figured it out anyway but it didnt work...
I have finally signed up, I felt it was time since I constantly use your site, Jay!
I LOVED The Asylum animals... they are not only adorable, but also very intriguing characters.
The only criticism I would have is that you cannot save the game progress (as far as I know?), you have to leave it running overnight or until you next come on the computer, which wastes energy.
But I am just being a bit picky, really.
For once, I did not use spoilers at all until I got Dub stuck in his shell-- I had no idea such a violent therapy was available! But I think the game is more about finding things out, and having a go rather than "finishing the game" or "winning".
It's just nice when you know you have helped them.
I think this is particularly emphasised when:
I know that wasnt much of a spoiler, but I didn't want to ruin it for anyone!!
Am I the only one who can't get this to laod in english?
I wish there would be a new animal soon...
This is definitely one of the best games out there! I just replayed all five patients after several months. Last time I muddled through, thinking of the the "professional help" as a last resort source of hints. This time I read them each time, and I enjoyed it even more than the first time. I love the writing and subtle hints, as well as the psychobabble.
Die Anstalt is such an amazing game; I sent it to all my psychiatrist friends and they love it. How much am I really learning about therapy? Not sure. Why do I have such a soft spot in my heart for these crisis-stricken stuffed animals? I'm sure it has something to do with my childhood. Saying goodnight to each one so they all felt special was a moral dilemma when I was six or so... Anyway, I hope they all feel better after all this healing activity. One thing is sure, there will always be some need for this kind of, how do you say, gestalt? If any of them are looking for a good home or respite destination, they can come to my house, for sure.
im stuck at them all...
i even got Dub into negative progress...
I'm USELESS!
sorry for double post but Dub:
oh snap triple post.
sorry, but i just want to say that i've almost finished!
just kroko and lilo left.
ps: i think (through the ones i've done) that this is te order of difficulty:
Hardest:
Medium:
Easiest:
ok i know i'm a bad boy for quadruple posting BUT i have a walkthrough for lilo - YES, i've done it!
Lilo walkthrough:
How do you cure dolly?
nevermind.
Elise, I'm working through a walkthrough now, it'll be posted soon.
FULL WALKTHROUGH:
If any of this is wrong, add a comment; I will change it as i have the whole Walkthrough saved on a notepad.
sorry about triple post but;
is it me or are the times all wrong on the comments?
as it is 21:06 now and i posted that walkthrough about one hour ago; It says on the time posted that it was 3:36 PM
Let me guess; Is this American and the times are different there than in Birmingham?
But wait... the dates are correct... im confused!
I really hope I can be the one to win this. I always sorta thought it would be cool to have a psychologically distressed stuffed animal
I freakin killed Kroko with the electroshock !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I lovethe way Dub walks (crawls) on all four legs after he talks to the sock puppet thingy and he crawls off the bed to try to pull it. I cannot get it to load; when it finally gets to the next page of avaliable therapy actions, it just says loading in a bubble when I click on it!!! It is SO frusterating! It's been doing that for a long time, since the first time I saw there was a new plushie patient (which was like, three weeks or more ago).
Oop. I turned Dolly into roast lamb. How do you get her back to normal? (When does she stop shaking?) I zapped her a biiit too much...
lol, that was a good one, scary dreams tho (Dolly is still the best!:P)
So... when you finally cure all 5 patients, there's no closing cinematic? No reward for finishing it all? You just get the empty waiting room and go outside to talk to the nurse?
Well, granted, the five patients each have their own ending and the journey is really the reward, but I was at least expecting some acknowledgement that you beat the game.
sorry about "moaning"
but:
how come my walkthrough hasn't become the walkthrough yet?
=)
I am amazed by this game. Never have I been this happy about finishing a flash game. I also left a comment in the guest book (Dr. Matthew Robson Leadbitter) which should get you thinking. If not, then you didn't get well enough into this game. Retake the exam, earn your psychiatry degree then play the game. You'll then see the depth of each of the patients. Overall, it was very carefully produced, well thought out and a great concept. Score: 9/10. Anyway, I'd better be getting to bed, it's late and I'm starting to sway here. Later. *yawn*
I love this game i want to hug sly!!!
I tried Sly. I followed the walk through with the 'HEADINGS WRITTEN LIKE THIS', Sly ran out of the room when I did surgery then just stopped and rejoined the queue. I am now stuck. Help please?
It worked when I did it.
in my first time doing this game, I went through all that "I think" and at the last one, i just pressed surgery 1st and it worked. Maybe you didn't follow the walkthrough properly, Trekkie_Aspie
^_^ Awwwww! this is such a sweet game. I nearly cried
i think Dolly was the easiest to figure out, and it took me forever to figure out the thing with Dub.
i thought dolly was pretty hard. And looking back at my walkthrough, sorry about the capitals =S
i just couldn't see the bold very much sorry.
Just wanted to ask if anything special happens if you cure all five patients? I was playing earlier today and it took forever to cure Sly and Lilo. I closed it to get some homework done and I want to play again but I don't want to try to cure them again. Is it safe to assume that nothing really happens when all the cuddly toys are saved?
no, carmini. in previous posts people have been discussing that, but, finishing the game myself, i say that there is no final scene. The ending scene(s) are the ones you get every time you cure a patient completely
and for your closing problem, my walkthrough might help you.
Dolly is so cute!!:*
This game was VERY FUN. 9/10. Hard, and I needed a walkthrough, but it was fun.
It was still very fun.
i just gave dub electroshock therapy and can't figure out what to do next. help?
yay I got it!
when i click the link to buy in America, I can't find any of them on the page it redirects me to, anyone know why?
Call the store, talk to Kristen. She's very nice and will help with your order.
Tell her Jay sent you. :)
(No, we do not make any money on them.)
Thanks, my friends b-day is coming up and she got me something pretty expensive for mine, so I want to get her one of the plushies, I think she'll love it! ^_^
how did dolly fit an entire wolf inside her belly? MY DAD THOUGHT THEY WERE DOIN IT FOR CRYIN OUT LOUD!!!!!!!!!!
how about if i post the walkthrough again, only without the headings in capitals?
also:
I will follow my walkthrough on the game first to see if they all work.
(but if one or more is/are wrong, the walkthrough might be posted later :S)
Full Walkthrough:
kroko was used as a mop and had its hot water bottle taken away from it.
Ok, something odd just happened. I had already cured Dub, Dolly and Kroko (in that order, I SAW the three of them leave the hospital) and all of a sudden Dolly is back!! Has it happened to anyone else?
i beat the game, and the same thing happened to me.
except everyone came back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love this game!
It's got such cute characters and is really original
I like finding out each ones different story
Kroko is my favourite ^^ I'm gonna buy him
WALKTHROUGH
(please try really hard and use professional assistance to help you out before reading spoilers)
Lilo:
Lilo:
Sly:
Dolly:
Dub:
Dolly didn't fit a wolf in her belly, she's a reversible stuffed animal: you unzip the belly and turn it inside out. I think the way she was dealt with was one of the most interesting (even if the trauma was telegraphed pretty early on) ways of integrating the psychological aspects with the toy aspects. Very clever.
This is manifested in all of the actual plush toys (i.e. they each have some of "special feature) and usually has something to do with their problems. Only Dolly struck me as particularly clever though.
okay the hippo died in his dream
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