Time is Solid Here

what the fuck man this shit won't load what the actual fuck why won't this load what is wrong with this shit fucking bitchass fucking game how are people playing this it does not load

What are the secrets?

unfortunately saving didn't work in the browser. controls were too fast when on the run, so i died. didn't want to go through it all again. but it was fun until here.

Hello,

Last weekend I streamed your game. Overall, it's...something.

It's certainly a captivating experience as far as the world, CG visuals, and music go, and at times, the writing is really enjoyable.

However, as a game, it's pretty weak. The first level being just a maze with no twist on it. It's kind of like what every game-maker's first game is: a maze. The second level just being a series of riddles is pretty much right behind a maze in that line of "beginner game ideas". So it's a shame that despite all the strengths this game has, it falls short at being a good game.

I'll also admit that it's a little bit strange to have what appears to be a fairly customized game as far as assets go, but the game still occasionally throws in an RTP sound effect and uses the default message window from RPG Maker.

The soundtrack is pretty dang cool. It's a shame that the soundtrack download seems to just be a haphazard collection of songs ripped right out of the game's audio folder, rather than being a proper soundtrack with meta data, in a common format (such as mp3 or flac), with track numbers, and possibly even looping the songs (especially since they are so short) a couple of times before fading out. On a note of the soundtrack, I do really like a lot of the songs, it's really cool. I would advise in the future reducing the amount of reverb. A lot of songs become quite difficult to parse due to messy mixing which is the result of the excess reverb.

Regardless, this game is pretty neat, and for a short experience it's easy to overlook a lot of the flaws.

If you'd like to watch my experience with your game, I've linked the archive below. You can click the timestamps to jump to when I start playing your game.

edit:

One quick update on this:
In the past I have often remastered various albums or songs that I really enjoy but find it difficult to add to my library due to their mixing. I wanted to bring the soundtrack with me on my phone, but as the soundtrack is presented now, is totally useless for adding to my music library on my phone.
So, I decided to give it the remastering treatment I have done for other songs/soundtracks in the past. The link is below. Normally the songs/soundtracks don't come from an individual creator and are often old forgotten soundtracks so it never felt like I was doing any harm by distributing the soundtrack. However, your case is a little different, so right now this video is unlisted. I would like to include a download link for the remastered soundtrack, however you may prefer something different. Let me know what you'd like to do. If you prefer, I can send you the remastered version of the soundtrack and you can distribute it yourself.

Hey, I'm a professional translator and I'd like to translate this game into Brazilian Portuguese for my localization portfolio (for free). Please let me know if you're interested!

The game is wonderful up to where I managed to get, but on the Html version, every time I open the options menu everything breaks... Maybe on the downloadable version that doesn't happen, but my computer is Linux...

here is the error message the game gives if the devs wanna look into it

A wonderful game.

The sountrack is a perfectly odd blend of classical and psychadelic, which is the exact vibe of the game.

The art is unsual in a way that as with the soundtrack, that also fit the the theme and feel of the game.

The gameplay was quite immersive (not as much for me because of my sibling...), and gives you a perfect feeling of unsettlement, fear, and other feeling's I can't describe. The occasional randomness such as "m o n s t e r  t r u c k s" gave the feeling of home, as everyone makes a random joke occasionally or gets less serious.

This game is well made, and I enjoyed it very much to play this. Thank you very much, algebrafalcon for letting us play such a wonderful masterpiece.

Overrall: 10/10, not too long but also not too short for a perfect amount of time spent playing.

Great game !!!

The game is really deep ~ i really love it :) 

thanks dev! 

THIS WAS AWESOME!

Really compelling story, and walking back through each of the paintings felt very meditative. It gave me time to come to terms with the stories I had just heard and with the people who had moved on.  This game was way more chill than I thought it was going to be, and for that I am very glad.  It was weird, and scary at times, but it also felt calm and reflective.  There was no rush.  There was only one part where I had to go really fast (you know the one), but other than that, the story and music, the puzzles and dialogue, really made me feel that time is solid in this place.

!SPOILERS!

By the way, I read one of your previous comments that explained that the character did move on when they went through their painting, so I'm very glad about that. At first, I was horrified because I thought that our character had been sucked into the painting and trapped there.  But now that I know for sure that our character got to move on, I feel relieved.

!END OF SPOILERS!

Anyways, fascinating game. I really enjoyed it.