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Echoes of the Forest

By midnight-creators

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness350
Audio284.11
Graphics414.49
Mood514.02
Overall5043.23
Innovation7842.62
Fun9512.35

Comments

2015-04-19 06:09

I've only seen art and I want this to become a full game.

techblogogy 2015-04-20 12:40

MUST SEE THE GAME. Art looks amazing! Definitely gonna play when comes out

djfariel 2015-04-21 02:52

I have no idea how you're supposed to move. The buttons on the left side don't seem to do anything. However, the music is fantastic and I love the art. The story has me so very curious and I would love to see more of it

techblogogy 2015-04-21 07:14

Web version appears to be broken

nibblebitsstudio 2015-04-21 18:19

Art and music are great. But the movement lack feedback. After playing a few times, i understood the idea that the move is in anticipation, but maybe if have something on the ground to identify the transition points, will help make a most fluid gameplay.

frederickk 2015-04-21 21:46

Fantastic art and mood!
Good job!

cosinep 2015-04-22 01:11

The art was absolutely beautiful. After a little while I figured out the controls. The music was also really nice. I didn't really understand the gameplay: I just went right and followed the leaves, saw the tree and then: Game Over.

defectivemelon 2015-04-22 01:21

It's a very pretty and serene game. I'm sure if you continued work on it you'd throw some more variety into the gameplay. For now though, it's very well crafted and intriguing.

mandolin 2015-04-22 01:24

Very beautiful game. I would change the font from something other than arial as it cheapens the feel of the world. Something a bit more whimsical would do the trick

benjamck 2015-04-22 03:24

I love the artwork. Gorgeous graphics. The story is haunting and intriguing, it makes me want to see more. The controls took some getting used to. I bet this game could be really interesting if you guys push it just a little further ;)

uvwar 2015-04-22 03:25

Really cool graphics and music! Were left and right supposed to be on the wrong side?

goadrich 2015-04-22 03:41

Beautiful game, engaging theme. I had trouble with the movement, I expected keyboard input instead of clicking on the screen. It was hard to plan my clicks, I was trying to read the story at the same time as playing, and often missed clicking at an intersection only to send Red going off in an unexpected direction.

randoman 2015-04-22 05:59

The art is amazing. On the other side, controls are a little weird. Maybe it's a bug but sometimes the character would move on the oposite direction I selected

dyfer 2015-04-22 10:47

Love the illustrations. You created one of the most beautiful game I've seen so far. Coool

midnightcreators 2015-04-22 12:23

@Techblogogy Web Version Fixed :)

midnightcreators 2015-04-22 12:26

@Cosine Wow, this is weird! Did you hit the enemy? Game Over just happen only when you touch them :S

midnightcreators 2015-04-22 12:31

@Nibble Bits Studio Thanks for the feedback! We had a bug that hid the road on the ground. Now it's fixed! :)

midnightcreators 2015-04-22 12:32

@FrederickK Thanks a lot!

midnightcreators 2015-04-22 12:34

@DefectiveMelon Thanks for the feedback! We are glad you liked it ^^

rzfmzn 2015-04-22 14:26

The art is really amazing, the sound gives the perfect atmosphere for the game. The left and right buttons are exchanged. Really want to see this game when it is completed.

jupiter_hadley 2015-04-22 17:17

Beautiful graphics and music! I included it in part 2 of my Ludum Dare 32 compilation video series, if you would like to take a look :) https://youtu.be/N2U1d1bXaPI

midnightcreators 2015-04-22 17:29

@Jupiter_Hadley Thanks a lot! We are really happy and proud to be included on your videos ^^

rudra 2015-04-22 17:47

Really like the Awesome art and audio ! Definitely want to play the full game when it comes out ! Cheers and Congrats for the awesome game !

midnightcreators 2015-04-22 17:56

@rudra thanks a lot! ^^

sydan 2015-04-22 20:06

5 stars for graphics and mood. This game was beautiful. I think the gameplay and movement needed some work though, however the story kept it going!

dkoding 2015-04-22 20:21

The bad: The gameplay. The good: The rest. But where is the unconventional weapon?

midnightcreators 2015-04-22 20:27

@DKoding First of all, thanks for the feedback! Well, our theme is a bit subjective haha The real weapon is the voice that protect the girl (the voice is the player). Weapons can be offensive and defensive too, so you are the defencive weapon that protect the girl showing her the way and evoiding the monster. Thanks for playing :)

traumendes_madchen 2015-04-22 20:36

Wow, the art direction is stunning! There's no evident connection to the theme but well, the experience is really worth it. Have you ever thought of making visual novel =O? I' sure you would make really interesting stories!

scorched 2015-04-22 20:44

Beautiful. Though I'd like to see keyboard controls, not touch-like ones

midnightcreators 2015-04-22 21:04

@Traumendes_Madchen Wow, thanks for the feedback! We are glad you liked our art and story. We'd love to do some visual novel some day XD

@scorched thanks for playing and feedback. We agreed with you, keyboards are more intuitive on PC.

drauthius 2015-04-22 21:09

Very beautiful.

geckoo1337 2015-04-22 21:14

It's a beautiful graphic adventure with an artwork which is very neat. I liked all these stylised pictures and the classical music, but it seems to me that the gameplay is worst of all. There is nothing to do, except define the next movement. It is perhaps a bit of a shame that it has been forgotten. Maybe I would prefer read a book. However it's a good entry for the quality of the artwork. Thank you ++

puppetmaster 2015-04-22 21:15

Very, very atmospheric!! Beautiful sound!
Clothes from the girl need some movement.

jasonsumm 2015-04-22 21:22

Absolutely beautiful! I think it would have been better to be more story/ mood focused, as what's there isn't thaaat fun :).

techblogogy 2015-04-23 12:23

Very beautiful game. Well done!

midnightcreators 2015-04-23 12:32

@Techblogogy thanks a lot! We are glad you liked it ^^

simon-parzer 2015-04-24 06:57

The artworks for the intro are beautiful and the music is great as well. The game could use some refinement, currently it's very short, but it already builds an atmosphere.
I would suggest splitting the forest background/foreground into multiple parallax scrolling layers as that would make for a nice effect. More than one level would be nice, this could also be used to develop the story more.
Overall great game, I hope you continue working on it.

2r 2015-04-24 14:51

The art looks amazing!!

recursor 2015-04-24 15:04

The music is lovely and sets the mood nicely. The art is also quite nice. there needs to be a way to speed up the story screens at the beginning, like pressing space or something so the player does not have to wait on them. Also the scrolling is a bit jerky. There isn't much in the way of game play but it is quite nice to look at and listen to.

monos 2015-04-24 17:25

First the easy part:
The game is beautiful for the eyes and ears, probably one of the best locking game ever saw on LD, i really want to buy some illustration book by your artist Miss Augusta cause... oh my god if i like the drawings.
The concept is interesting but lack something to the gameplay, i found it uninteresting and boring, i'd have preferred none [but this didn't lowered any score for the game].

Now the hard part:
The ending, don't know why, almost made me to tears, i was petrified watching the ending, probably the game a a whole should have touched something inside me and i'd like to thank the team for that :) [already done on facebook, BTW]

chikoness 2015-04-24 17:33

Very very mesmerizing art, especially the opening cutscenes. Really reminds me of Seasons After Fall and Ori & the blind forest's feels. A little bit of Child of Light too.

No conventional weapon to be found. >:

Gameplay could use a lot of improvement. I recommend checking out Child of Light.

If the gameplay is gonna be revamped and turn into a real full game, I want one. <3

midnightcreators 2015-04-24 17:54

@MonoS Wow...a lot of things to think about haha First of all, thanks for all the strong feedbacks! And my god, I almost cried with your reaction about the ending cutscene. It show me that this is what I wanna do, forever, with all my passion and heart: Be a game artist.

About my illustrations, do you wanna know my work? I have a facebook page xD
There is: https://www.facebook.com/biancaarts?ref=hl

Thanks again, for revel me your opinion and also your feelings.

P.S.: "Miss Augusta" make me blush hahaha :'D

seconddimension 2015-04-24 18:15

What a wonderful experience, some of the best art I've seen on a Ludum Dare entry.

zeriver 2015-04-24 18:39

Whoa i love this art style. Music is also exceptional.
From gameplay standpoint it's not too amazing but it gets you from point A to point B (literally). I really like this game in overall, good job guys.

superusernameman 2015-04-24 21:15

Very interresting exeprience. And very beautifull graphics, and music.
It was just a little boring to have to bounce from the end of a way to an other several times jsut because a wrong clic or because of a monsters blocking the way each time, but except that and the fact it was so short, it was a good and interresting exaperience. thanks !

oparisy 2015-04-25 12:30

Very nice art and music, but the movements are difficult to control. Great atmosphere.

creative-sectors 2015-05-02 10:22

Lazarus-omin (from Creative Sectors):
Nice visuals & music, a loveable eerie aura, 'n some food for thought. But as the commenters said before me: the controls need some tweaking, or maybe a little direction. There was no connection to the voted theme either.

Nevertheless it's a cool concept. Keep it up! :)

robber 2015-05-03 13:01

Very beautifull! i think the images that tell the story could be shown longer, gameplay is a bit stiff, i understand it is aimed at tablet use, but there might be better options for controlling the character, i hope you'll expand on the idea, music is great too

mathmadlen 2015-05-10 01:18

this is so precious! the art, the hint of the story, the music... it's all pretty magical