This game was absolutely stunning. It often left me speechless. I loved the ambiance, art style, direction, story, everything. What a beautiful game. I had a wonderful time. Here's my full play through. Thank you!
PS My friends and I really loved the soundtrack and were wondering where we can get a copy- thanks!
Wowsers. What an incredible experience. Would absolutely LOVE to see a full length title released around this concept because I thouroughly enjoyed this
Wow. This is an incredible game, an unsettling experience, and an extremely engaging work of art. I've never played anything quite like it. You've created something truly amazing with this game.
Really good game, loved the aesthetic and atmosphere and music, would love to see a sequel.
[SPOILERS]
i played on a 144hz monitor (didnt see other comments about capping the frame rate) and...
...am i the only one who thought the gun only firing 1/10th of the time (or so) was an intentional mechanic? I assumed bc of the whole glitchy aesthetic of the game that it was supposed to be like that, and it made the ending way more tense and scary bc of not knowing how long it would take to stun them. First case I've seen where a glitch actually significantly improved a game imo
Oh my, this is by far the most interesting bug report I've had so far!
(...maybe I should lie and say it isa feature since you felt it improved your experience...)
Nah, for real. That was indeed not intentional. I've since gotten a 144hz monitor so I need to give this a test myself! Thanks for your kind words and for bringing this to my attention!
Chiming in, I'm on a 200hz monitor and the gun is also not firing for me every time I pull the trigger. Upon first acquiring the gun, it only shot on the fourth shot. The gun still kicks back, but there is no audio, muzzle flash, or effect on the game world.
Edit: Just did more than 30 clicks in a row without a single shot. I like this game but I can't play it if it's gonna be like this.
a wonderfully terrifying experience, not once did i feel at ease. the graphics compliment the tone perfectly without feeling like they're trying too egregiously to be "retro" for the sake of it. if this game had modern HD graphics, it wouldn't have been nearly as effective. can't reccomend it enough, absolutely deserves more attention.
Hello. Can you set the game tag for Mac? I nearly miss it, until I found out on the page there is a build for Mac OSX. It could be cool for others Mac user. Thanks!
also i have 2 bugs to report 1. i fell through the world in level 1 by trying to walk off of the upper stairs onto the lower stars. I wasn't able to reset or pause so i ended up having to start the whole game over
2.My graphics settings defaulted to Low quality. Playing on low quality, the [SPOILER REDACTED] doesn't work when you left click. I wasn't able to make progress past Level 3 until i restarted and played on the recommended quality setting.
This RULED. Loved the way that hints of the overarching story bled into the narrative as you make your way through, and the progressive instability really sold me. I had a lot of fun with it, and look forward to your future projects!
Lovely work - layering elegant visual effects onto grimy 90s jank is just the right sort of uncanny for the story. The pacing is tight, letting the narrative be both thoughtful and visceral. Clever puzzles that don't repeat themselves, and the "shooter" elements of the FPS are deployed to heart-pounding effect.
While the slipperiness of the textures and lighting is perfect for the "come on, where is it" of horror-puzzles, it's possible to get stuck while you run around in circles trying to find that one key feature you remember seeing somewhere in the dark haze. Treat with caution if you have any issues processing noisy, confusing visuals - for me, it made the playthrough take rather longer than anticipated from the description. Even so, well worth the time.
Deeply in love with this game. A perfectly paced exploration of AI sentience and morality presented in a way that surpasses prior explorations of the theme. Visually stunning.
Might be worth noting that the text input only accepts one enter key, and not the other, when inputting codes. Took me a while to figure out why it wasn't accepting the numbers.
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This game was absolutely stunning. It often left me speechless. I loved the ambiance, art style, direction, story, everything. What a beautiful game. I had a wonderful time. Here's my full play through. Thank you!
PS My friends and I really loved the soundtrack and were wondering where we can get a copy- thanks!
Wowsers. What an incredible experience. Would absolutely LOVE to see a full length title released around this concept because I thouroughly enjoyed this
Wow. This is an incredible game, an unsettling experience, and an extremely engaging work of art. I've never played anything quite like it. You've created something truly amazing with this game.
Really good game, loved the aesthetic and atmosphere and music, would love to see a sequel.
[SPOILERS]
i played on a 144hz monitor (didnt see other comments about capping the frame rate) and...
...am i the only one who thought the gun only firing 1/10th of the time (or so) was an intentional mechanic? I assumed bc of the whole glitchy aesthetic of the game that it was supposed to be like that, and it made the ending way more tense and scary bc of not knowing how long it would take to stun them. First case I've seen where a glitch actually significantly improved a game imo
[END SPOILERS]
Oh my, this is by far the most interesting bug report I've had so far!
(...maybe I should lie and say it is a feature since you felt it improved your experience...)
Nah, for real. That was indeed not intentional. I've since gotten a 144hz monitor so I need to give this a test myself! Thanks for your kind words and for bringing this to my attention!
Chiming in, I'm on a 200hz monitor and the gun is also not firing for me every time I pull the trigger. Upon first acquiring the gun, it only shot on the fourth shot. The gun still kicks back, but there is no audio, muzzle flash, or effect on the game world.
Edit: Just did more than 30 clicks in a row without a single shot. I like this game but I can't play it if it's gonna be like this.
a wonderfully terrifying experience, not once did i feel at ease. the graphics compliment the tone perfectly without feeling like they're trying too egregiously to be "retro" for the sake of it. if this game had modern HD graphics, it wouldn't have been nearly as effective. can't reccomend it enough, absolutely deserves more attention.
Hello. Can you set the game tag for Mac?
I nearly miss it, until I found out on the page there is a build for Mac OSX.
It could be cool for others Mac user.
Thanks!
HEY I LOVE THIS!
also i have 2 bugs to report
1. i fell through the world in level 1 by trying to walk off of the upper stairs onto the lower stars. I wasn't able to reset or pause so i ended up having to start the whole game over
2.My graphics settings defaulted to Low quality. Playing on low quality, the [SPOILER REDACTED] doesn't work when you left click. I wasn't able to make progress past Level 3 until i restarted and played on the recommended quality setting.
BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY THIS IS VERY GOOD
This RULED. Loved the way that hints of the overarching story bled into the narrative as you make your way through, and the progressive instability really sold me. I had a lot of fun with it, and look forward to your future projects!
good game, well made. honestly it made me feel really bad though.
Great game! Had an issue firing the gun, though. Managed to fix it by fixing my monitor's refresh rate to 60 Hz (Usually 144).
LOVED IT! The best game experience I've had in quite a while. Well done!
From the artwork to the game itself, It's one amazing piece of work.
I just had to restart the game, when I played it the first time, cause I was being way too rude and I didn't expect such sad responces from the AI!
Lovely work - layering elegant visual effects onto grimy 90s jank is just the right sort of uncanny for the story. The pacing is tight, letting the narrative be both thoughtful and visceral. Clever puzzles that don't repeat themselves, and the "shooter" elements of the FPS are deployed to heart-pounding effect.
While the slipperiness of the textures and lighting is perfect for the "come on, where is it" of horror-puzzles, it's possible to get stuck while you run around in circles trying to find that one key feature you remember seeing somewhere in the dark haze. Treat with caution if you have any issues processing noisy, confusing visuals - for me, it made the playthrough take rather longer than anticipated from the description. Even so, well worth the time.
Deeply in love with this game. A perfectly paced exploration of AI sentience and morality presented in a way that surpasses prior explorations of the theme. Visually stunning.
in the itch app it now says not available on windows
This should be addressed now!
I take it this is Windows only?
Yeah, for now anyway. A Mac version should be coming soon. Apologies!
I look forward to it!
Is a Mac version still planned?
I absolutely loved this! Very thrilling from start to finish!
Might be worth noting that the text input only accepts one enter key, and not the other, when inputting codes. Took me a while to figure out why it wasn't accepting the numbers.
[edit] pretty neat stuff, though!
That is definitely worth noting! The next build of the game will sort this out. Thank you for reporting!
Well that was terrifying.