Wow. I thought I'd heard the last of this game long ago. I never did make much progress in it...

I played this earlier today when I spotted it in the sidebar ads (so I guess they're effective ;)). Dr. Wood's story is GREAT, and very different from the others; I hope they keep making more of these!

I feel awful for asking this... can someone please spoiler-tag a summary for the final diagnosis for Dr. Wood? I clicked on "assistance" every time except for the last, and I don't think I can read it unless I replay. *hanging head*

Oh, my, this new patient looks tricky.

Also: SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! A NEW PATIENT FOR THE ASYLUM!

It can't be helped, I will play them all over again.

Gah, I'm so confused now!

I'm now friendly with Dr. Woo but he's walking around the patient area with the dream ball thingy. It wiggles around Kroko and Lilo and no one else.

Anyone want to give me a tip as to what to do next?

Okay, I'm playing it again, and I've actually managed to cure a few patients this time.

You know what I think would improve the game a bit?

@ShadedHope

If he's having that good a time with one hypnosis ball, imagine what he'd do with two.

@chelle

Thanks for the help! Now he's a creepy, claw carrying raven walking around the place. I feel like I'm getting closer to his problem.

lol, whatever you do, don't ask him to paint!

Just finished with Dr. Wood. Loved his ending.

NEVER do the following:

My Walkthrough for Dr. Wood (sort of; some steps might be unnecessary)

Then he will be cured :)

@soniclover:
in a way, you DO get that. Next time you start a critter, before you do any treatment, press the 'professional help' button. It tells you everything that the nurse knows about where the cuddly toy came from (eg, Kroko was found in the cereal box, and Sly tied to a pole by the road) and what seems to be the problem (eg, Kroko's scared of water).

After months and months, Dr. Wood is FINALLY HERE! What IS he, anyway- a kiwi?? Anyways, he seemed easy enough to progress in after

. It was very interesting to treat someone who has as much knowledge of psychology as YOU (supposedly) do.

please excuse double-post, but this is what I think Dr. Wood's story is. SUPER spoiler here!

Perhaps this is too in-depth an explanation for a cartoon-style game, but it is my view of his therapy's progression and the meaning of his dreams.
what I would still like to know is
-what was the significance of how much the other patients helped him on his way?
-was Dr. Wood really 'better off' in the end?

Anyone ever read 'the velveteen rabbit'?

I have absolutely no idea what just happened with Dr. Wood. I got to the end but I can't be the only one who doesn't understand his story, right?

@Vanessa9

Well put. That pretty well explains everything that happened with Dr. Wood's therapy.

This guy was so hilarious, I particularly loved when he

New to this series, but it's really cute, and I loved exploring all the toys' options and routes.

This is so exciting! It's been years since I've looked at this game and I think I assumed they were done updating it. Can't wait to replay the old patients and check out the new one! :D

If you read the Professional Assistance

Man, that was so cute. I really liked using a therapeutic interview at every opportunity. He really got that sock going.

This is very old... and also very awesome.

I love this game. I never thought it would be updated again, so color me thrilled that a new patient finally came out!

I admit that I didn't really "get" Dr. Wood's story until I read the comments on here. I do like how his story is a lot different from the others; it shows that the makers of this game are still thinking of new and creative ways for us to bond with these cuddly toys. I'd buy one of each patient if I could. :3

oh wow! This game sure brings back memories, it was one of the first games I ever played here back in '04! This game, and others like it, is the reason why I kept coming back. I

Oh, wow. I'm fairly sure this is one of the first games I ever played from JIG, many years ago. And I was just thinking about this game a couple days ago, too! Huh. I don't remember making a lot of progress the last time I played, but it was definitely a pretty memorable game. I'll give this another shot soon. :D

i finished dr. wood but there's something I still don't understand...

As to what Dr. Wood is. I think he is a raven or a crow.

I thought Dr. Wood was a penguin for a long time! :-)

Out of curiosity, I started a new game and tried to resolve the issues of all the other patients before addressing Dr. Wood.

It doesn't appear that you can fully treat any of the other patients besides Sly, until you finish with Dr. Wood first. This is probably due to how the other patients interact with Dr. Wood's treatment storyline. When Dr. Wood's suitcase appears by the treatment room door, no further progress can be made with any of the other clients, and all you'll be able to do is remain stuck at a certain progress level with them, or worse, regress their treatment progress.

This is a game design issue, rather than a spoiler. Knowing about it doesn't unfairly advance the plot or skip anything, but it does prevent user frustration.

Absolutely thrilled to see that 'The Asylum' was back after all this time!!
I truly loved this game/experience before & was not disappointed with their recent patient, Dr. Wood.
Very sad this game is, but because so, the game spurs one on to help these poor little beings.
I do hope, with the number of people so elated about the game being back...that the game-makers will be motivated to provide us with more patients to help, much sooner.

@Satori

That's odd because I actually tried doing the same thing myself (mainly because I wanted to see if Dr. Wood's storyline would change if I cured all of the patients he was shown interacting with in his story), and succeeded in curing all of them and then curing Dr. Wood (turns out that it doesn't make a difference if you save him for last or not) to leave myself with an empty room. Are you sure you're giving the patients the right order of treatments?

Wow! I was just thinking about this game the other day, and it's been at least three years since the last new patient was introduced!

This was always one of my favorite games. I'd thought it was destined to remain with only five toys forever, but no. Perhaps we won't even have another three years to wait for the next one?

And the new patient is AWESOME. Quite possibly the creepiest story of the bunch.

Also, when you said in your review "Watch out, or you might just end up as the patient yourself!" ...

@Jade: No, I'm really not certain. I would be interested to know what treatment schedule you've prescribed, Doctor. =)

And evidently his suitcase was there through most of the game anyway. I'd just noticed it when Sly was cured.

This is a really good game! You say you mentioned it before, but I've not been around that long. Anyways, I've cured them all, and love the premise of this game. And I agree that Dr. Wood looks way better before he takes off his hood thing.

I think what a lot of people need to understand about this game is that Dr. Wood is DIFFERENT than the other cuddly toys. He WORKS with you. He's your colleague. You ask him for advice in the early stages of his therapy. The other cuddly toys are completely at your disposal, to choose treatment for or not. Not until

. Then, you don't really control his therapy. He knows how therapy works, and he's trying to find the answers for himself instead of repressing his fears and secrets to the extent that the other animals do. You support him on his way to therapy, no real prodding needed. Also,

I hope that makes sense.

still missing something with Dr. Wood...

nevermind. all that electroshock therapy had me convinced anything i'd do was going to land me in the buzz-bed, but i got over it and tried the one thing i hadn't.

I always liked this game, and am surprised and delighted to see another patient. Doctor Wood is awesome, and hilarious. I managed to get to a point where

He's quite the character!

As before, great experience! Minimalistic animations and sounds, but packing so much meaning and feelings. Loved every last bit of it!

I cannot seem to be able to load any of the patients. I click on them, the loading progresses...and I get a room with an empty bed and my hand with the pad in it. Nothing else. I tried it in several browsers, cleared cache tons of times - nothing. Is anyone else having this problem?
I want to play this so much!

[Make sure your Flash Player is updated to the latest version, and try clearing your cache and reload the page. I cannot reproduce the issue you're seeing, and I've tried in a variety of browsers on both Mac OS and Windows 7. If you continue to have an issue with it, please email our contact address with your configuration (versions of OS, browser and Flash Player) and we will help troubleshoot the problem. -Jay]

Ok, I need to stop adding more comments, but I found that when I clicked on the characters I would always get an error message the first time. Yet the second time the character would usually load. Don't know why- also, Dr. Wood took a couple extra attempts. I didn't change anything with my browser, so I don't know why the game did that.
Something I found funny: I tried the 'french' version because I'm learning the language, and the "will be with you in a moment" message was in French but the "download error" message was in Japanese! :)

[Yes, the different languages have always been mixed up for as long as I can remember. But the download errors, I'm just not seeing them. I've tried clearing my cache and loading the game in a variety of browsers and not once have I seen a loading error or problem. If you do get an error, try emptying your browser cache. It might be caused by an update being made to the game. -Jay]

Doing the "therapeutic interview" while Dr. Wood has the hypnosis ball is the best thing ever. EVER.

Help! It wont save I have all ready cured one patient and now I have to start from the beginning. other games work fine

[This game does not save your progress. Nor is there any special achievement unlocked by curing all the patients. If you feel you must cure them all to see an empty patient lounge, you will have to keep the browser window open until you solve them all. -Jay]

I think a brief, simplified summation of Dr. Wood's condition and cure are

I never really thought I'd characterize a game about being a therapist for stuffed animals as "one of the most emotionally powerful gaming experiences of my life". And here I am, doing just that.
Dr. Wood's story may not be the MOST resonant stories in The Asylum, but it's still complex for its brevity and lack of dialogue, as the kind poster with the very in-depth analysis above did a great job of illustrating.

Someone please leave a walkthrough on Lilo!! i've finished with all the other patients but i just cant figure him out.

I love this game!!! i really do! i love looking at the dreams of the toys omg i want more of them!!!

Doctor Wood WALKTHROUGH:

This is the polished version with only the necessary steps needed to complete it:

I laughed SO hard when he

Just like when I played this before, I can't believe how well put-together it is. Definitely one of my favorite casual games of all time.

One of my favorite parts was the nurse walking by... and she was wearing the cult bracelet. :)

I really enjoy these, I hope another patient comes along at some point. Poor little guys.

oh he electracuted me? OH HELLS NO!

Are you going to do another contest to win Dr Wood like you did for the other asylum patients? (I know the contest was an incentive for ... making a Jig account for comments? and not really to win every Asylum stuffy, but it was still one of my favorite contests I didn't win.)

I had forgotten how well-made these games are. So many great bits of animation (the little pencil jab, the syringe bit), and some dang spooky bits.

See, I'm reading other people saying that

@Infant Tyrone:

Am I the only one who noticed that the claws still had bones in them? When he turns around while holding them, you can see them right in the cross-section - so either they're really good fakes or those are claws cut off an actual bird.

He wasn't just a patient who thought he was a doctor... the Professional Help text clearly states that he is in fact your colleague, and a brilliant up-and-coming therapist to boot.

As for his story, here's what I think happened to him:

:< I wish I could buy him, but he seems to be an unbuyable stuffy D:

Even when I looked back on this site to find that The Asylum had someone new, I only just now tried it out. Psychoanalyzing stuffed animals nearly always brings a tear to my eye.

Also, something else that I noticed:

Oh, also, if you click on the poster board in the waiting room, you can see a newspaper article on Dr. Wood. No, he isn't a patient who claims to have a degree, he really does have one! The article's in German, no matter which language you pick, but it basically hails him as a brilliant psychologist who wants to apply his theories and studies on dream analysis.

Also, it might take a while, but see if you can get him to hypnotize the sock puppet!

This game is kind of sad. I had to stop. But I did get pretty far with the gator before I quit. Maybe if they were people and not cute little animal-type things, I wouldn't feel bad for them.

[It's not so sad once you cure them, which is what the goal of the game is afterall. But I agree it's easy to feel sorry for them when they're still in their psychotic states. -Jay]

Odd no one's mentioned in all this time: Dr Wood will have you electrocuted if you try to buy him! I guess he's not available for purchase like the other animals?

One of my favourite casual games of all time.

My take on Dr. Wood ..

Is this game not working for anybody? When I click on a patient, I am directed to therapy room but the patient doesn't show up on the bed. Sometimes I will also get the 'loading...' bubble but nothing will happen afterwards.

I absolutely adored all of the characters, especially Sly.

If Dr. Wood is an actual college or a patient, the lines are blurry.

There have been actual social experiments in putting two psychiatrists in a room and telling both ones the other one is a patient who believes he is a psychiatrist :-)

I have to say, I really hope they're planning on adding another character. I just recently found this game and fell in love with it, but once you've gone through all the characters you can't go through that phase of discovery again. It's definitely touched me in ways no other game was able to, and it's left me wanting more.

Sly, Kroko, and Dub touched me the most. And the way Dolly's issue was resolved was just awesome. And Lilo got super adorable right before his issue was resolved.

I didn't enjoy working with Dr. Wood at first, what with that whole feeling of being scrutinized and that disappointed head shake. Plus

was a big deterrent. At first I thought he was someone you just shouldn't work with, and all those other options that weren't a form of consultation were just red herrings.

Loved his ending, though. I was concerned when