Very very amused and wincing sympathetically at the fact that the game was built in the afternoon of the last day! It must have been a rush to finally submit it!
The art design and the design of the church is fantastic. I love the protagonist's big braids. The design of the puzzles was a little clunky, but I still enjoyed them!
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It's interesting to me that when you "fail the test", forcas seems to be addressing the wife's consciousness, and vice versa, when you "pass" the test, forcas seems to be speaking to the angel. If I'm understanding the story correctly, the wife tragically only gets to take control on the story path that leads to her mind being erased. She had a good heart after all, too good to survive... This is really cool!
Just realized you made an updated version too, wow! I'm looking forward to playing it. I also regret saying that it's not easy to parce facial expressions on the old art, because it actually is. Especially since there's very good body language.
Great work! I enjoyed this a lot. I appreciate the artwork being "set on stage", if that makes wording makes sense. Not as easy to parse facial expressions and connect to each character's personality, but it's a nice break of formula. It also made the backgrounds important beyond setting the mood, because characters interacted with them
Spooky game! It brings back a lot of instincts from when I was a kid playing dress up and makeover flash games. Getting each collectible is satisfying despite being horrifying too.
I love the ending! Not sure whether to interpret the protagonist's final actions as a result of guilt, a compulsion as a result of the effect from the item gained from the last monster, or that picking out the "flaws" of other monsters caused the protagonist to become aware of it's own "flaws". Or maybe this was the plan all along and every other monster was a means to an end to get here.
I like to imagine that somehow we had never seen a mirror before
Cute game! the X world and star sea world could both use some more color, or interesting textures. But I really like the character animations and the designs of the effects. I like the scene with the grandfather clock on the horizon, so pretty. I am grateful for the opportunity to see your work.
The sand planet was an interesting contrast to the hot planet and the shattered one. On the other planets, there's people to grieve, which makes the sadness make sense. But then on the sand planet, I'm sad too. It's not like anything's dying there, but it's still sad that something so beautiful doesn't exist anymore.
Hopefully that ramble isn't irritating haha. Great little game!
Beautiful art! I loved all the effects, especially her true leech form. It's fun to slither around.
Thanks for making such a nice bonus room! It was cool to learn about your concept art and the bumpy road of getting it to submission process. I hope your organs are fairing better now 0.0
REALLY wanted to see what was on the other side of the final wormhole.... but they'll find a new home and be okay
Really solid demo! I got chills at the choice of whether to drink the coffee or fake it. The art is really lovely too, it feels like living in a charcoal sketch
This game rocks! My closest friend entrusted me with his copy of animal crossing when i moved away. I enjoyed it so much because of the memories of playing side by side, and eventually building my own town. I put it down for a few years and the cartridge rotted to the point that it couldnt be opened anymore. I hope my villagers are resting in peace somewhere with grampa capipara :(
Great demo! The puzzles are a little lacking so far, but I'm really interested in the story. Dreams are so fun to explore in games, because of that contrast of dreams and nightmares.
This is really good!! Exploring the different endings is a really good time. The sense of doom never lets up, but it does feel like we've accomplished something when the son is able to escape...
Enchanting! I wasn't familar with Hume Niset before this and loved this adaptation. Gorgeous artwork, particuarly the landscapes. Your depiction of Araidne is a great mix of cute and frightening :3
off to an amazing start.I love that the glossary of terms is in the form of a search engine. Great world-building and commentary. Looking forward to the steam release!
Extremely heartful and sad. I like how while Asrid's life is the main focus, and all the portraits center on her, the narrative paints an even more detailed portrait of the father. His constant anxiety about missing milestones and wanting every second to count is so earnest and relatable
I love the staggered shadows across the sprites in the big reveal scene. Very Very dramatic and cool. The story is fun too! A good amount of build-up the first two locations. Cleaning the rooms is relaxing despite everything
This is the first of your games that I think I've played! It's certainly short, but it didn't need to be any longer. The forest background is so pretty! The purple shadows fit the mood very well.
Based on how your afterword suggests that a happy interpretation is intended, I'm guessing that the black dog might be a spirit form of Mila, or came on Mila's behalf, to protect Hans and steer him out of the forest before nighttime. A nice day that he can carry with him, as long as he doesn't think about it too hard? It's sad seeing him just standing there talking to himself once the illusion is revealed... But I'm sure I'm still missing something!
WEEPING WEEPING....... Each of the endings are satifing in their own way, but the all clues ending is definitely the sweetest. Worth the elbow grease!! The skip button and fail-safes are very much appreciated for repeat playthroughs.
(Spoilers!!!!) Still can't believe he put rat poison in the kibble....waste of perfectly good pellets :'(
CRIED LIKE A BABY! Fantastic pacing and the art is solid. The backgrounds have that sterile laboratory feel, without just being generic walls and corridors. The character sprites are expressive which makes it easy to get invested.
It's made very easy to adjust to the perspective of the protagonist, who has specialized knowledge that the reader won't have but follows a very clear thought process. Pavel is a very likable kid, relatable to anyone who's struggled with school. It only makes you want things to work out for him so badly....
(SPOILERS) I was really really scared that in the ending it would be revealed that the chip connected to his brain would also shut off or detonate somehow. Luckily you were kind and gave him a future :,)
