I have been trying to find good games on here and this is the only one that truly immersed me. The music combined with the slightly uncanny visuals were really good! I'm glad that I got to play this game.
I was skeptical about this game at first, but my thoughts changed after playing it. Sure, the art was scary, and so was the third painting, but I made it through with no thoughts of how scary it could be, and a nice warming feeling
SPOILERS
I thought the last painting was gonna be an actual gameplay, but I realized what it was soon, and it broke my heart with joy.
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.
This deserves far more love and attention than what it's gotten so far - a lovely, but often heartbreaking experience about what horrors many ordinary people are forced to go through. Or, often. Become.
I made this game into an assignment for an undergraduate video game studies course. AlgebraFalcon & team have created an intensely creative and thoughtful gaming experience, which in turn provided my students with many prompts and questions to write about.
im on the third painting rn after my first death and holy shit i was surprised by the little monster thing just charging after me... i think the images here are ai generated which i think is super cool
This game is a treasure and needs to be kept alive, archived somewhere forever. It explores so much of humanity in such a short span of time (I completed this for 30 minutes, albeit struggling with the monster in the 3rd part). I think the creators did a phenomenal job at this, with the background, the character designs and the ESPECIALLY the soundtracks. Thank you for this experience.
Dude only 30 min it took me about an hr or 2 just to get past the 3rd painting. Don´t get me wrong I absolutely love this game it is a literal masterpiece.
To be honest, this is a work of damn art. Almost made me cry. I've seen this game so many times on the free web games section, and never clicked on it. Damn, that was a mistake. PLAY THIS GAME OR MISS OUT.
This was really wonderful. I've been looking for something that made me think. The themes here were genuinely unique. Certainly a game I'll be coming back to again and again!
One of the best games I've ever played! No joke. The characters are beautiful, and I've really saw myself as the puzzle-kid. I've got a similar story with my father... Anyway, it's a beautiful game with a wonderful philosophy under all the pixels and the dialogues. Great job!
ok so i downloaded the non windows Zip and played it right through this time.Really excellent game. Deep and thought provoking.It will last in my memory for some time .And great music too.
I love both of your games, both beautifully crafted with an interesting story. The music is amazing and feels liminal, like you arent really there. I am so inlove with your games, and hope to see more in the future. (P.S, please keep the AI generated characters, I love how unique that is)
also made an account just to comment how amazing this game is. i usually dont expect much from itch.io games as most of them are just copies of eachother, the same fnaf copypasta.(nothing against those games, love em too) but this was just wonderful. i love how you managed to make me and many other players probably sympathize with the characters. i like how you gave all of them a personality, even with the distorted generated art i could tell /interpret what theyre like. 10/10. love it :D
Really great job on this game! Was very disappointing to see AI-generated art though. Even just some low effort MSPaint sketches would have been better. Visual art is a communication between the one who made it and the one who is observing it. With generated art, there is very little communication happening. No feeling. It's like looking at a blank space.
This is a combination of AI art and mine - I generated AI pieces to get an other-worldly feel, then digitally painted over them and corrected them to make them feel more cohesive. This was made before more powerful models like DALL-E and Stable Diffusion were public, so the outputs I was getting were better as inspirations than actual pieces
this was wonderful. I loved the art, the music, and how well all of it blended with the atmosphere. If there was more game play, i would stop everything right now to continue playing.
I absolutely adore this game. with deep and abstract concepts and metaphors, all mixed with a beautiful soundtrack. I almost cried at the second story. I truly enjoyed the experience and I hope that this developer never stops creating content.
Downloaded this game a couple weeks ago and totally forgot to extract it until now, GOD its amazing! i think ill put the soundtrack on loop for many months....
i <3 this game so far, literally amazing the art <333 but also the characteres and the stuff i just finished the 3rd painting really fun playing it as like if i were in the game, makes it really fun!!
This. Was. Amazing. The art is phenomenal, and I love the dialogue so much. It's insane how you were able to turn AI generated art into characters with depth and personality... 10 out of goddamn 10 my man, and I'm definitely falling asleep to some of these tunes tonight lol
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this game should actually be a paid indie game on steam. 10 dollars. THIS GAME DESERVES A W A R D S
I have been trying to find good games on here and this is the only one that truly immersed me. The music combined with the slightly uncanny visuals were really good! I'm glad that I got to play this game.
I was skeptical about this game at first, but my thoughts changed after playing it. Sure, the art was scary, and so was the third painting, but I made it through with no thoughts of how scary it could be, and a nice warming feeling
SPOILERS
I thought the last painting was gonna be an actual gameplay, but I realized what it was soon, and it broke my heart with joy.
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.
Thank you <3
This deserves far more love and attention than what it's gotten so far - a lovely, but often heartbreaking experience about what horrors many ordinary people are forced to go through. Or, often. Become.
I made this game into an assignment for an undergraduate video game studies course. AlgebraFalcon & team have created an intensely creative and thoughtful gaming experience, which in turn provided my students with many prompts and questions to write about.
nice game. Cool art
spoilers
im on the third painting rn after my first death and holy shit i was surprised by the little monster thing just charging after me... i think the images here are ai generated which i think is super cool
This game is a treasure and needs to be kept alive, archived somewhere forever. It explores so much of humanity in such a short span of time (I completed this for 30 minutes, albeit struggling with the monster in the 3rd part). I think the creators did a phenomenal job at this, with the background, the character designs and the ESPECIALLY the soundtracks. Thank you for this experience.
Thank you for playing! :)
Dude only 30 min it took me about an hr or 2 just to get past the 3rd painting. Don´t get me wrong I absolutely love this game it is a literal masterpiece.
Really love the character designs wow
To be honest, this is a work of damn art. Almost made me cry. I've seen this game so many times on the free web games section, and never clicked on it. Damn, that was a mistake. PLAY THIS GAME OR MISS OUT.
scratch that, it did make me cry
game was good. story was intresting
Love the art. Great game.
This was really wonderful. I've been looking for something that made me think. The themes here were genuinely unique. Certainly a game I'll be coming back to again and again!
I FINISHED IT
Characters and paintings in this game look like AI painting
One of the best games I've ever played! No joke. The characters are beautiful, and I've really saw myself as the puzzle-kid. I've got a similar story with my father... Anyway, it's a beautiful game with a wonderful philosophy under all the pixels and the dialogues. Great job!
- Viaggy, un viandante a caso
ok so i downloaded the non windows Zip and played it right through this time.Really excellent game. Deep and thought provoking.It will last in my memory for some time .And great music too.
I was going to try your other one too .I hope i can play it.
couldnt finish it .Crashed or something .IT said cant use my profile because its from anewer version.Shame i was really enjoying it
Are you playing on Google Chrome?
yes i am
I played it on google chrome it saves so reload multiple times one will work. Once for me it took 5 times but it eventually worked.
I love both of your games, both beautifully crafted with an interesting story. The music is amazing and feels liminal, like you arent really there. I am so inlove with your games, and hope to see more in the future. (P.S, please keep the AI generated characters, I love how unique that is)
i downloaded it but i cant save
What version are you playing on and what happens when you try to save?
mac, and it just doesn't get saved no matter how many times I try.
Could you try putting the game in your applications folder?
also made an account just to comment how amazing this game is. i usually dont expect much from itch.io games as most of them are just copies of eachother, the same fnaf copypasta.(nothing against those games, love em too) but this was just wonderful. i love how you managed to make me and many other players probably sympathize with the characters. i like how you gave all of them a personality, even with the distorted generated art i could tell /interpret what theyre like. 10/10. love it :D
this is peak rpgmaker
this game is absolutely amazing, i'm seriously so stunned by it
Really great job on this game!
Was very disappointing to see AI-generated art though. Even just some low effort MSPaint sketches would have been better. Visual art is a communication between the one who made it and the one who is observing it. With generated art, there is very little communication happening. No feeling. It's like looking at a blank space.
But hey, the soundtrack was very cool!
This is a combination of AI art and mine - I generated AI pieces to get an other-worldly feel, then digitally painted over them and corrected them to make them feel more cohesive. This was made before more powerful models like DALL-E and Stable Diffusion were public, so the outputs I was getting were better as inspirations than actual pieces
Ah, I see! That makes it more interesting. Well, good game regardless, thank you for your work!
shut
Just played the game. Felt like I should say it again. Shut.
i liked the game it wasnt slow and had a good story make a part 2 of how we died that would be cool XOXO
The art was bland. a pathetic imitation of better games.
HATER
bruh,u dont even know good games
this was wonderful. I loved the art, the music, and how well all of it blended with the atmosphere. If there was more game play, i would stop everything right now to continue playing.
I absolutely adore this game. with deep and abstract concepts and metaphors, all mixed with a beautiful soundtrack. I almost cried at the second story. I truly enjoyed the experience and I hope that this developer never stops creating content.
bless you and your ethereal durutti column remix
Really fun! I played this on Twitch over at twitch.tv/Sigmatic__ and was charmed by the story and style!
Damn soundtrack weighs more than windows version itself
Downloaded this game a couple weeks ago and totally forgot to extract it until now, GOD its amazing! i think ill put the soundtrack on loop for many months....
Amazing! I was not ready for the fright painting 3 gave me TwT
i <3 this game so far, literally amazing the art <333 but also the characteres and the stuff i just finished the 3rd painting really fun playing it as like if i were in the game, makes it really fun!!
oh lmao did i just finish it still great!!! i love thissss!!
Cried, laughed, loved. Amazing game and soundtrack. Will be crying about painting 2 for a month.
This. Was. Amazing. The art is phenomenal, and I love the dialogue so much. It's insane how you were able to turn AI generated art into characters with depth and personality... 10 out of goddamn 10 my man, and I'm definitely falling asleep to some of these tunes tonight lol
Holly molly, loved this so bad. ♥ pure gem
Only just started and WOW, this is amazing in every way! Uniquely ... unique! You should be making money from this!
A masterpiece! True art.