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Great Game, So the Main character is A Yurei? I got the impression she committed suicide to be with her bf and the game is her journey to be with him, I know Torii gates lead to Shinto shrines, with the 4 armed guy at the end i'm wondering if her was impersonating her bf and is some kind of Yokai. I know Yurei are spirits who die through murder or suicide from family pressure and i'm guessing she was in an unapproved of relationship, was the guy older then her?
Oh one more thing, that mask/face is so familiar and i've been racking my brains to think why, but I can't remember, maybe you can shed some light on it, please
Thanks a lot for your comment! Your theory is interesting! We don't know what happened to the girl before she took that train. Is she still alive? What happened with her boyfriend? All we can do is guess... At least we can tell you about the huge face: it's inspired by the Japanese Noh masks. here is a picture
We'll probably do more yôkai themed horror game at some point. We loved making this one in collaboration with students but now we want to make another one with our own art. But we have to finish The Coral Cave first (it is also about yôkai but less horror).
This game was AMAZING! For a 2 day project, the team did an excellent job the eerie music, the abandoned village, the dark water colors, they all played into giving me a sense of fear of what was to come. Truly a work of art. I really enjoyed!
Really enjoyed the game! I can tell that a lot of time and hard work was put into the creation of it, the hand drawn visuals are amazing and the story is able to wrap it all together rather nicely. Great work!
I really loved everything about this game! The best thing is the symbolism of the journey! What do you all think is actually happening here? Would love to hear your opinion!
Thank you! We're glad you liked our game! We like to keep our stories vague enough so players can fill the gaps with their own readings. And it's great to read them in the playthroughs comments on youtube!
This watercolor style WITH dynamic moving layers feels Amazing! When no movement - screen feels like one solid image but when it moves - whole thing gives nice deep sense of 3d environment This is great contrast - i love it
also moments without any HUD elements feels like Art or Animation instead of game and this is amazing - it gives much more immersion in story and environment than any other visual novels or similar games - i wish less "HUD elements" on screen and all HUD in same "watercolor" style So they do not get out of style and do not break the immersion
But one thing I want for sure to see more new games in same "watercolor" style with "deep" 3d environment feeling and sense of any motion Thank you for this game : ] i will remember it for long time..
PS. will be nice to see more story and longer time of play
Many thanks for your very kind and detailed feedback! That technique of moving layers was a new experiment for us but we loved the result. We'll try to create a longer and more complex game with that technique one day! Thanks again!
Vous avez un sens de la mise en scène vraiment époustouflant. Je trouve qu'au-delà de l’expérimentation avec des élèves (ce qui est vachement bien), le jeu est d'une grande qualité. Le gameplay épuré sert une narration très rodée. Enfin bref, une petite heure de jeu dans laquelle j'étais vraiment absorbé.
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Cool! And there are many theories in the comments!
It's great to see so many people discussing about our little game.
WARNING SPOILERS IF YOU HAVEN'T PLAYED, DON'T READ!
Great Game, So the Main character is A Yurei? I got the impression she committed suicide to be with her bf and the game is her journey to be with him, I know Torii gates lead to Shinto shrines, with the 4 armed guy at the end i'm wondering if her was impersonating her bf and is some kind of Yokai. I know Yurei are spirits who die through murder or suicide from family pressure and i'm guessing she was in an unapproved of relationship, was the guy older then her?
Oh one more thing, that mask/face is so familiar and i've been racking my brains to think why, but I can't remember, maybe you can shed some light on it, please
Thank you
Kylie
Thanks a lot for your comment!
Your theory is interesting! We don't know what happened to the girl before she took that train. Is she still alive? What happened with her boyfriend? All we can do is guess...
At least we can tell you about the huge face: it's inspired by the Japanese Noh masks. here is a picture
Thank you for taking the time to reply to me. I'd love to see more games. Yokai theme would be cool
We'll probably do more yôkai themed horror game at some point. We loved making this one in collaboration with students but now we want to make another one with our own art. But we have to finish The Coral Cave first (it is also about yôkai but less horror).
That was a ton of fun! I'm glad I got to use my four semesters of Japanese to some use! I loved it! Quite spooky indeed.
Ahah, some Japanese skills are a good way to solve the last puzzle, indeed!
We're glad you liked the game. Thank you for your kind words!
This game was AMAZING! For a 2 day project, the team did an excellent job the eerie music, the abandoned village, the dark water colors, they all played into giving me a sense of fear of what was to come. Truly a work of art. I really enjoyed!
Thank you so much for playing our game. Your words about it are so motivating!
We're glad you liked the atmosphere and the art.
Really enjoyed the game! I can tell that a lot of time and hard work was put into the creation of it, the hand drawn visuals are amazing and the story is able to wrap it all together rather nicely. Great work!
Thanks a lot for playing and for your very kind words!
It's so motivating!
I really loved everything about this game! The best thing is the symbolism of the journey! What do you all think is actually happening here? Would love to hear your opinion!
Thank you! We're glad you liked our game!
We like to keep our stories vague enough so players can fill the gaps with their own readings.
And it's great to read them in the playthroughs comments on youtube!
an amazing fun little point and click
Thanks for playing our little game!
you are very welcome i really enjoyed it
Another very interesting Japanese style game to add to my playlists, I enjoyed this one and the ending left me wondering a few things. 5.5,
YouTube: Fellowplayer
Thanks a lot for your kind words!
We absolutely loved playing this game! :D It had such an eerie feel and the art was absolutely beautiful! The whole team did an amazing job :D
Many thanks for your kind words: we're glad you liked it!
Your voice acting was touching and captivating. It added a lot to the atmosphere.
This game was different and something i enjoyed playing
Thanks for playing and for your kind words! Your thumbnail for the video is excellent!
This watercolor style WITH dynamic moving layers feels Amazing!
When no movement - screen feels like one solid image
but when it moves - whole thing gives nice deep sense of 3d environment
This is great contrast - i love it
also moments without any HUD elements feels like Art or Animation instead of game
and this is amazing - it gives much more immersion in story and environment
than any other visual novels or similar games
- i wish less "HUD elements" on screen and all HUD in same "watercolor" style
So they do not get out of style and do not break the immersion
But one thing I want for sure
to see more new games in same "watercolor" style with "deep" 3d environment feeling and sense of any motion
Thank you for this game : ]
i will remember it for long time..
PS. will be nice to see more story and longer time of play
Many thanks for your very kind and detailed feedback!
That technique of moving layers was a new experiment for us but we loved the result.
We'll try to create a longer and more complex game with that technique one day!
Thanks again!
Wonderful and atmospheric. A definite favorite!
Thanks a lot for your kind words!!!
Can I just say how amazing the art is in this game! To say you completed this game in 2 days as well makes it doubly impressive.
Thanks a lot for your kind words and for playing our game.
The thumbnail on your video is cool!
This game was amazing and gave me such an uneasy, horror feeling throughout the game. I loved the art so much.
Many thanks for playing our little game!
The game is so beutiful and creepy :)
Thank you for your kind words!
Vous avez un sens de la mise en scène vraiment époustouflant. Je trouve qu'au-delà de l’expérimentation avec des élèves (ce qui est vachement bien), le jeu est d'une grande qualité. Le gameplay épuré sert une narration très rodée. Enfin bref, une petite heure de jeu dans laquelle j'étais vraiment absorbé.
C'est vraiment trop gentil ! Ca nous motive à fond. Merci à toi !