yeil 2021-04-26 18:17
Incredibly nice graphics and sound range. The feeling is like watching a movie, cool :)
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD48 → River, Carry Me Away
By noire, G_Kobu, euphelys, mostel, Art_ether, tyaka, ashenswish, Alina Baybulatova, larritey, Ivan Nosov, Elin and Galina
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 749 | 3.61 | 256 | |
| Fun | 1806 | 2.45 | 250 | |
| Innovation | 1339 | 2.89 | 253 | |
| Theme | 1312 | 3.32 | 254 | |
| Graphics | 87 | 4.49 | 260 | |
| Audio | 4 | 4.59 | 260 | |
| Mood | 34 | 4.49 | 257 |
Incredibly nice graphics and sound range. The feeling is like watching a movie, cool :)
The visuals are some of the best I've seen in this competition so far. Next time you should challenge yourself to add more interactive elements, since this was a much more passive entry.
This is atmospherically stunning.
Amazing presentation! I am astonished with how polished the experience is after just three days! I wish there was more interactivity though, maybe that you need to move the boat to pick up the items?
Great sound, good graphics, but the gameplay is more like a story than a game
Nice Game, especially liked mood and graphics!
This game is a piece of art. The buetigul art and music are creating a stunning atmosphere.
Meditation game. Incredibly authentic. Beautiful. The music is mesmerizing. And together with the hero you experience the story.
River and chill. Awesome music.
Appreciate the music! Love it ♪♫
Beautiful aesthetic! Felt it as more of an experience than a game, but I think that's what you were going for. Great work all!
Wow, it had me invested. Great narrative, visuals and music. Well done team!
This feels more like a movie than a game, really love it <3
Very cinematic and interesting game! :smile: Although, I did find the boat to be very slow at times.
Great looking and sounding game. Would have preferred to get into the interactive part sooner. Well done.
I like the movie feeling and the music was incredible. Great job.
The music and visuals blew me away! Its honestly insane to be able to do this in just 70 hours. The Slavic vibe and the story unfolding with the music's tempo felt great!
The atmosphere is amazing! I adore the music and the art is beautiful. Very cinematic, almost like a movie. Love the Slavic setting it feels like home :).
The game really set his mood, the art is beautiful and the music are stunning !
Безумно красивая медитативная игра! Атмосфера просто бомбическая, не представляю как вам пришлось попотеть чтобы успеть это сделать! Amazing job!
very cool story
This is a nice visual story! The music is absolutely incredible!
Amazing visual and atmosphere! This is an incredible entry! Well done!
What a brilliant experience! This game looks and sounds amazing. Really inspiring work!
Beautiful looking game, although I ended up getting lost in the the incredible atmosphere and music that I didn't fully follow the story. Still really great though!
This is so beautiful and the music is amazing! Congrats to everyone involved in the making of this incredible experience!
I liked the atmosphere and the music! Good job!
what a chill game :o ! gg team, nice atmosphere
This was really quite beautiful. It's one of the more aesthetically pleasing entries I've seen.
From a design perspective, I have a pair of critiques.
First, it's not clear to me why I should pick up the items floating down the river. I don't know what they get me. Do they unlock more story?
Second: The items floating down the river come from the lower half of the screen, so I feel like I need to watch the lower half of the screen in case I miss an item. But all the story is taking place on the upper half of the screen. So, if I watch the lower half, which is beautiful but largely unchanging, I feel uncomfortable because I might miss some of the story. But if I watch the upper half and the story, I feel uncomfortable because I might miss some of the item pickups.
This was very well done. The audio was fantastic. The aesthetics were fantastic. The pacing and tone were very nice. You guys did a very good job.
Love your unique visual style, and your music is incredibly good. Great job you guys! :smile:
You did such a great job with the 2D art and the music progression, what a beautiful game! Congrats on this beautiful and incredible entry :)
Wow, this was beautiful. The music is such high quality. The artstyle so professional. I'm really impressed with what you guys have done. Thank you for a different and beautiful experience.
Loved the artwork in this game! The mood is quite relaxing and goes well with the story being told. Good job :)
The art and music are so well done!
It took me a moment to realize what the actual gameplay was, as the objects floating down the river were not immediately apparent. But with that being said, this was a really nice and relaxing experience!
Great mood, graphics and music!
The mood is insane ! i love the graphics.
Such a compelling music score. You can tell that you and your team carefully considered every element of this game when putting it together. For some reason, this reminded me of the latest God of War, which is one of my favorite games of all time. You should all be proud of yourselves.
The immersion is definitely there! It's compelling with little to no interaction involved from the user. It's almost like you're watching a movie and from time to time you're involved in the little bits. Great artwork, amazing
This game is SO BEAUTIFULL !! There is hardly any gameplay but the atmosphere is so nice that I did not see the time pass! Great job
This is absolutely gorgeous! wowzers...
This was really pretty, and the audio was nice - I think it'd make an excellent meditative tablet experience, what with the tapping objects as they come down the river mechanic!
Cool visuals and nice music!
Gameplay was a bit lacking.
Great work on the art!
It really is something different from most of the games from the jam, I enjoyed it! Its a nice relaxing game in a rive of stressful bullet hells and roguelikes, so it definitely was a pleasant surprise! Even if games like these are not my cup of tea, I can't lie and say that the game isn't good, I can clearly see it was polished!
Great audio design and artwork. A bit static though sadly.
Woah! It looks and sounds amazing Not too much gameplay though :D
Visuals and music were amazing, and I appreciate a simpler interface that needs almost no explaination, but the pacing is a bit slow. I thought the game was broken after waiting a few minutes and not noticing anything happening.
The graphics in the game are very cool. Sound too. I do like it! Молодцы!
Beautiful & atmospheric game. The artwork looks really good! The music is amazing too. Felt a tad slow at the beginning but it becomes more and more captivating as the boat progresses. Great job!
The sound is amazing, and the atmosphere and mood are spot on; the story is told in a simple way and is easy to grasp, and the game feels very polished. But I agree with the people above that the game needs more interaction, as it reads like an interactive story with a press a button to continue mechanic.
Very cool game! The atmosphere is super well done, between the art, its style, the fog, and the beautiful music. It does go a little slow for my tiny attention span, but I won't put that on you! :) A beautiful experience at the least, great work to everyone on the team!
What a fantastic fresco ! I simply buckled up and enjoyed this poetic ride ; the amount of polish and deisgn workthat went into an experience developed in such a short time is insane ! COngratulations to the whole team !
Strenghts : - The audio is just Bonkers - And so are the visuals - The game tells so much without using a single word
Possible improvements : - I'd love to get to listen to the music again :)
Fantastic job !
Wow this was such an incredible story to experience. The artwork and music was transcendental, and the viking/nordic theme was lots of fun for me (its got all the edgy vibes of vinland saga). I would say having a bit more player interactivity or making more objects in the river/environment to collect would make it more interactive for the player, but I am really impressed an definitely keeping your studio on my radar!
The music and artwork draw you in to a fantastically atmospheric world. This is an awesome take on the theme. It's short, but extremely well done!
Beautiful experience and story. Obviously it's just a visual novel, so not much fun really from a gameplay perspective, but amazing graphics. I agree with previous messages in that further interactivity would be much appreciated. Congratulations.
Wow.... This is beautiful. I got chills playing this, listening to the music. The art, the atmosphere- this was an amazing experience. Really really amazing :) This is a work of art. Thank you for making it
Прекрасная интерактивная история, которая заметно выделяется на фоне стандартных жанров. Хочется развития вашей идеи! Продолжайте в том же духе ^_^
Nice job. I liked the idea of telling a story without words.
Wonderful presentation. The art and music were beautiful. It was a very nice experience
Fantastic art! And the atmosphere is wonderful!
Evocative atmosphere. You leant into your strengths - creating mood with graphics and music. I "played" for several minutes but alas I didn't really find a game. Would be fantastic if in a future version you had a mechanic over and above point and click. Great work overall! Well done!
Music is cool. But water is in drug-addicted style, haha
I agree with all the comments here. I really like the Slavic folklore aesthetic and would like to see more games done in this style. The game itself is very artistic with great music. Gameplay is rather minimal, it's more about the experience itself. Also, the game logo is really nicely done.
The music, graphics and mood are amazing! I feel like it's more of a experience than a game, but that might have been your goal here. I did get really emerged in it, great job!
Wonderfully beautiful game! I loved that there was hardly a story in it, but it was still completely captivating. The only thing I missed, is a little more interaction. But other than that, I loved it, well done! :D
An amazing music! It's so sensual and epic!
mood is pretty good. congrats to the sound artist. I wish it was faster tho
Maybe a little too slow (?) Graphics look good and music is great, though! Very nice mood :D
did I watch a movie?!? loved it!
I like graphic and russian style (of letters etc)
It has a very beautiful graphic, a fantastic soundtrack and super immersive gameplay !! Incredible job!
Hi, Really aesthetic designs and great music. I would love to see music being posted on some site without compression loss.
Music and art is really cool, wish there were more interactive elements. BTW, it is not optimized for ultra-wide monitors
Really nice illustrations and graphics ! I enjoyed playing to it :) The AD is poetic.
I like the setting of your game and your creative take on the Deeper and Deeper theme. It is a well crafted narrative that I enjoyed from beginning to end. Satisfying to see the constellation appear.
The illustrations and art shines here, you are really dragged by the course of the story. The music is awesome and brings life to the experience. I think some changes on the boat pacing would be nice, reflecting on the more impactful and aggressive moments in the story that is being told on the background. I've felt a bit stucked on the last star puzzle, but it was a nice conclusion to the experience. Congrats guys, great entry! o/
OMG the music was so awesome! Gave me goosebumps. Very nice intro and deep graphics. Please release the music as well. I would love to add it to my daily playlist
Good job G_Kobu (@g-kobu) , euphelys (@euphelys) , Art_ether (@art-ether) , tyaka (@tyaka) , ashenswish (@ashenswish) , Alina Baybulatova (@alina-baybulatova) , Elin (@elin) , Galina (@galina) , mostel (@mostel) , larritey (@larritey) , Ivan Nosov (@ivan-nosov) , and Noire (@noire) *
two things: 1. I had to rate the fun rather low, due to the second point. 2. the audio and story.. almost shed a tear right there.
Audio almost puts Hans Zimmer to shame... Combined with the misty, moody visuals it's simply brilliant
Хочется еще, еще, еще. Чтобы музыка и река не кончались, а истории перетекали одна в другую..
Really beautiful game, and there honestly can't be another game in the game jam with as well produced music. Well done!
Hi! This is the Dreamtale Games team. Thank you all very much for your kind words! We are very glad that you enjoyed our game. We listened to your many requests and released a soundtrack.
https://soundcloud.com/dreamtalegames/dreamtale-games-ost-river-carry-me-away
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Really a beautiful piece! The art composition and audio is great! I will look forward to seeing an extended piece if you keep working on it.
Wonderful atmospherics, and of course you've already been bombarded with comments about the gorgeous score, but I'll go ahead and add to it: this is masterfully scored. Surprisingly meditative for how dramatic the score can get. Beautiful work overall!
Wow! This is amazing. The subtle story telling with those beyond gorgeous visual, seriously stunning mood, and the great music! The mood,sound and art are perfect on this one!
Such a peaceful and gorgeous game! The artwork throughout was incredible, and the music really did tie it together nicely - it was a slower paced narrative, but the art and music was enjoyable enough that it didn't feel uncomfortably so! Of all the games I've played this jam, this is definitely the one I'm most delighted to hear has an OST posted!
Excellent work, team!
"Play with headphones for better immersion" ..right after I unplugged headphones. D'oh!
Very nice work. It is glorious to see the background in such big image format scrolling smoothly. Can't think of any other praise that hasn't been already said. If I may be nitpicky, when compared with the rest of the experience, the fade out on the clicked river item deserves a better effect than to scale up and just disappear. But I get it is hard to get every aspect polished in such a short time, and it doesn't affect the overall feeling of awe.
Visually one of the most stunning games this jam, and the music was so perfect. A lot of comments have been praising the atmosphere and I have to agree, its amazing!!
Wouaw, I'm so happy I discovered your game... Waking up with this is just a gift. The graphisms are simples but in the perfect beauty of the word simple. The music touch me right into the heart. Thank you for your artistic and poetic game, you made me travel in my emotions for a few minutes and it was really something <3
Really nice mood. The story is interesting but a little bit too vague, I think the characters could have more distinguishing visual features, I played the game twice and in the first time it was a little confusing what was happening. Also if I didn't read the description I don't think I would have understood the story at all, it wasn't very clear in the game that they are princes, at least not to me since I'm not familiar with the slavic setting.
You managed to perfectly execute the spirit of a game jam, which in my opinion is very good to have fun, but the seed of the messages that we passed on to these people was recorded in my heart, my gratitude for the opportunity to get to know your work, in case want to know my game and give your feedback will be a great honor, a big hug.
An incredibly evocative experience, with beautiful art direction and fantastic music. Although - and I say this with much appreciation for what you've made - I'd hesitate to call it a game. It's a fantastic short tale, told in ambiguous terms and with a lot of emotion, but the interactive aspect of it could almost have been left out without affecting the overall product. I'd have loved to see this as a short video, give my full attention to the fantastic art and soundtrack and let them carry me through the narrative. Still, though unorthodox for a game, I think you've done an amazing job!
Great artwork, a good game to chill through. A subtle bob/rock on the boat would be a nice touch
wow that was an immersive experience!! as many others above me said.. the music is top notch and the graphics too! The storytelling is calm, beautiful, sad and sweet :) Btw, I've counted 12 people in this game. How did you manage to communicate so many people in a 3day jam? Congrats on that too. We are 4 and i think it's already difficult to manage the ideas and workflow in such a short period of time. I have a couple minor observations to make maybe for a post jam version.. I would love more interactions from the user part and a little bit better water keyframes because sometimes the movement was a bit "edgy". Other that that CONGRATULATIONS! You've made a very cool game :) Thanks guys
@kaminos Hey! Thx for feedback. Now I'll tell you how we managed to build communication in the team. 1. We had previously participated in jams together and knew our strengths and weaknesses 2. We spent half a day defining the idea of the game and actively used the Miro service 3. We had 2 groups: one of artists, the second of narrative designers, who worked together 4. We wrote design docs and tried to keep documentation right away to evaluate the experience in the future 5. Most of us are from different cities, therefore all communication we have is through discord 6. We tried to get enough sleep and minimize the risks of project failure. Right during the jam, two people got sick and could not continue, several were not all 3 days. 7. We initially planned the work so that the first day would be occupied by the prototype, the second day - the beta version, the third day - polishing. The whole third day was spent on finalizing graphics, fixing bugs and polishing. The main thing is to trim the tails in time, otherwise everything is pointless. 8. We called up a couple of days before the jam and talked about how we would interact on the jam with each other so that it would be productive. For some of us, this was the first jam. 9. We kept an online table in which we noted what had already been done and what was still left, so everyone understood the degree of project readiness and saved time.
The music, art and story are great.
@noire wow such a detailed report! Thanks a ton for the valuable reply! btw especially 4 is a great idea we will certainly implement in the next jam.
Great visuals and music. Amazing how much you were able to convey with silhouettes.
Cool that you deleted my comment on itch.io So, as I wrote there, the game has no gameplay and I can hardly believe that 12 people worked on this game, you could come up with at least some variety. Because of this, the game is very boring and tedious. Even picking up garbage does not affect the end of the game in any way, what its meaning is remains a mystery. However, it looks beautiful and the music is beautiful, what is the reason for deleting my comment is not clear because I spoke as is and I think you perfectly understand what your game is like.
This project is well made. The visuals, audio, and experience are cohesive and immersive. Some feedback: - This is closer to a visual novel than a game, there is no agency for the player and their actions. - The story-telling using images is a great choice, but also a risky one. Sometimes the narrative visuals felt too similar to the background or too static, so they were hard to identify as the focal point (especially with all the extra fog). - The pacing of this journey is too slow. There were a total of (I think) 5 narrative beats over the 3 minute experience. - When finally the prince was in combat, am I to assume he then died in combat because no frames followed? I feel like the story was missing something to make me feel for him. I was disconnected from the main character and had no emotional connection to his life events (being a kid and playing, then growing up and saying goodbye, then getting married, then having a kid and finding a map from a traveler, then going to war and dying). These are all just "things" that happened to this prince, but the player is left to use their imagination to craft a narrative of why they should care. - Finally, the end screen constellations were confusing. I clicked and dragged everything I could imagine, but the state of the game never changed so I assumed the experience was complete. What constellation was I looking for? What meaning should I be gleaning from this?
Overall, the mood of the piece was excellent, but the actual story and game mechanics fell flat. This concept is good, but requires some edits to properly polish the experience. I do highly recommend adding some player agency or intermediary user activity to retain engagement though.
Graphics and sound is super amazing, interaction is very little but its interesting.
I do regret the lack of interactivity between your work and the user, making it difficult for me to immerse myself in. But otherwise you have a gorgeous art direction with beautiful music, and a trully inventive approach of narration, making your submission definitely something interesting to try! :)
The game is boring, but well, it's a tale game, so I think it's just not my type of game. I like the graphics and sounds but I'm not very into point and click games. Well done anyway :)
Cool high-quality project, which is a pleasure to enjoy. It can be seen that you guys are not simple and know how to make games, you do it great. Motivates me)
Крутой качественный проект, которым приятно насладиться. Видно что ребята вы не простые и умеете делать игры, у вас это здорово получается. Мотивирует)
This music :heart:... and the art :heart_eyes:... Good job!!
The art is beautiful, especially the sky/constellations at the end, and the music really builds an atmosphere. I actually enjoyed how minimal the interaction/mechanics were; I think the mood drew me in pretty quickly, then 'sitting back' a bit to watch the story play out was nice. Really good job!!
@fearawl @laurari @voidfishing Thank you! Such lovely feedbacks motivate us too :)
The story, art, atmosphere and music are exceptional. Could use some more gameplay elements. Amazing work!
pleasant game, passed with pleasure. until the credits))
The art and especially the music were top-tier. The music synced really well with the images. The objects in the water was a nice touch to add some interactiveness. There could have been a bit more interaction, but I respect the design decision to go super all-in with the emotional story experience, which definitely delivered. Very beautiful, well done.
Very nice game !!! Very beautiful and harmonious.
That a really stunning entry . The music and the art complement each other SO well it got a tear out of me . The lack of interaction was a bit of a down side . I would love if you could have interacted with the environnement like the squirrel to
Most atmospheric game I've played so far, and one of the most atmospheric games I have ever played on any LD event before. Tremendeous effort was put into this aspect. The music and art is just brilliant and it doesn't even feel like playing a Jam game. It feels like a fully developed game. Just amazing. Relaxing yet unsettling, and this is why it was so interesting.
PS: I can't imagine how you managed to organize work between 12 people. That must have been the hardest part of your development. Good job guys, every single one of you!
This game is incredible, pls pls pls, do more games like that!
Very calm atmosphere. The graphics and audio fit together so well to create what I think is one of the most relaxing games of this jam. Well done!
Not much of a game in a game but great graphics, music and narration :)
Not sure this qualifies as a game (not in the common sense I guess), but I really enjoyed this soothing experience. I wish it were a bit longer! Great entry.
I played a surprising amount of games this jam that are more introspective, meditative experiences than game-games. And this is definitely one of them. Luckily for me, I like this kind of experiences and can appreciate moments of silence.
This entry creates a consistent ponderous mood, in a good way. It invites you to follow along the river and relax, take in your surroundings and just contemplate what you see. Graphics are very nice - consistent, a bit paper-cutout. I like this style.
The music and the whole soundscape are also perfect for this.
Not much more to say here. Not much of a game but a nice piece of slightly interactive art :)
I will remain the captain of the obvious, and once again I will write: atmospheric. But it really is. Well done. And art, and sound, and narrative with history.
It's very cool that the Slavic setting was taken. It's always good to see that.
Beautiful game! Almost a cinematographic work! The visual captured my eyes and the music captured my soul! I'm captured ...
Congratulations to all involved!
Шикарная музыка, но не совсем понял суть игры! Арт хорош!
I am a huge fan of the setting you created here. Pulling off a good story through graphics and soundscapes only, letting the player take in the scenery and contemplate on it, is a great feat in itself - kudos to the whole team!
All that being said, seldomly clicking on things coming down the river felt a bit disconnected design-wise - the pacing could have probably worked even better as just a full-fledged cinematic. Regardless, I do still think your focus went in the right place though, making sure the game packs the punch intended atmospherically, and that it surely did.
Really well done, congratulations!
Beautiful! And the music is just incredible, and really builds up the experience.
Completely blown away by how the audio and parallax work together here to set the mood and convey the story. This is easily the best soundtrack I've ever heard in a Ludum Dare game, and the most effective use of music.
As all the comments before me have mentioned, the audio/visual aspects of the game were superb. The fog, the journey along the water, the shadowy story being told on the river bank - they were all very atmospheric.
But as a 'game' it was very passive. I felt like a spectator, rather than a participant. Obviously it's a difficult balance to strike in a game like this, but it would lovely to feel like you as the player are more involved in the journey - even if it's through something as simple as steering the boat.
To be honest at the end I felt like I'd missed something, and I tried clicking on the stars to see if there was something else left to the story. But nope. I get the basic gist of the story (again, beautiful artwork, great music and atmosphere) but I never connected with what was happening on an emotional level, which is a pity.
All that aside, it was gorgeous, and what game-play there was went by very smoothly. It was a nice relaxing experience in the midst of all this Game Jam madness. Nicely done!
The atmosphere is incredible. The work on the music is impressive, we just want to listen again and again this beautiful melody. It's really a unique game, congratulations to the whole team for this atypical creation!
I do agree with most people here, but I'd like to add these words:
- I loved the graphics, the style resonated deeply with me and it felt consistent throughout the whole journey. - The audio is made in the same way - simply amazing. I can see that a lot of effort went into these categories, and it definitely shows. - It's more of an experience than a game. I wouldn't say that clicking a few times during a boat ride is considered gameplay. But not to be too critical: I think that interactive experiences are fair submissions to Ludum Dare as well, so this is more of a note, rather than a critique. - Some differentiation from the background and the elements that are spawned by the player would be appreciated. - I'd like to see more dramatic effect when players click on the objects in the water, so it feels more rewarding. Simple particles would probably do the trick. This way it would feel much more enjoyable to click the objects in the water.
Thank you for submitting this entry! Looking forward to your next submissions! :slight_smile:
Beautiful work, love the visuals and audio.
Its beautiful, music is awsome, relaxing, Definitely could turn it on my tablet, while making rotine stuff, arts or fixing bugs.
Very nice visual design here. Obviously full score for mood. Only thing about the visuals I didn't like so much was that it overall has a very low-contrast look to it where many silhouettes just appear in a pale grey. But all the individual elements as well as the overall composition of each scene were designed beautifully! I really like the graphic design elements used like the stylization of the river's waves. Looks so cool! Overall great presentation!
I also love how unique the style and setting feels - the slavic folklore look really makes it stand out and makes it feel more authentic in a way.
The music is absolutely gorgeous! Big respect to the composer!
Wish there was a bit more to do other than just clicking on an object every now and then. Like it was cool the first time but the trick got old quickly and I felt like there could be some more depth to the interactive elements.
I wasn't entirely sure what exactly to make of the narrative. Maybe I wasn't clever enough to put the pieces together or I didn't immediately manage to tell all the characters apart but it was a bit hard for me to recognize a clear chronology of what actually happened in the plot. Could just be me being dumb though lol. Maybe there's also a bunch of cultural references that I'm not getting. Not entirely sure!
Either way, this has been a fascinating artistic experience. Well done, y'all!
+ нарисовано шикарно + музыка подходящая + интересная история - Я не кликал на начальные предметы, просто откинулся в кресле. Возможно стоит в начале указать что тут что-то надо делать
The audio was fantastic. Lovely visuals. I didn't really get much from the story I'm afraid, and would have liked more to do.
Not feeling the game here, but the music was nice. Thanks.
Art is nice but audio is a gem.
Really nice game! The art is brilliant (I love the minimal approach to the water, really feels like a story book or something), nice music too. I can't say that I like the actual mechanic, it's not very compelling to just click on things over and over again. But a beautiful experience either way.
Wow what an interesting game! It is a very emotional and creative interpretation of the theme. I like the graphics very much, and the sound is very beautiful. The gameplay is simple but functional. The way the story is told is beautiful. Your game addresses the topic in a similar way to what my game does too hahaha. Great job, and congratulations!
This is cool. Reminded me of that part in the mines in Kentucky Route Zero with miners' ghosts.
I really enjoy the relaxing gameplay of this game. It is incredible that you pulled this of in time. Great entry!
Best mood I've seen so far! The gameplay is very simple, but doesn't really feel lacking because everything feels so much like a complete experience. The story is also interesting to observe - it takes a while to understand what is going on because of the silhouettey style and lack of text, and it feels like the ending is left open to interpretation, which makes it interesting to think about.
Authentic setting for a kinda Jarmusch ending. That already scores plenty for me. Nice interactive music video you made here. Loved the visuals, the final screen is also captivating, however the story was quite obvious. You're very talented, keep up!
This was a lovely game. Beautiful art and the music was amazing. I'd have liked to see more of the story at the end, a conclusion of some sort. Well done!
Art and music are really great but the gameplay is very minimal. Almost felt like a movie.
Very cool game! Good to see a narrative experience in a jam, the music, sound effects and art are very well done. A really cool spin on the jam theme and an interesting gameplay experience. Well done!
First of all, the art and music, is AMAZING! Well done! I like that you don't use any text to tell the story. It's well visualized, nice job on that. Great jam guys!
It's really nice to have this kind of creation for the ludum. I really like the idea of the constellation at the end. Well done!
Another game inspired by slavic lore! I was enchanted by the opening sequence and the subtle star animation. The soundtrack was very immersive.
I was unable to connect the constellations – I clicked around but did not figure out the mechanic, so I ended up watching the gameplay video for it.
Very nice experience - a great example of "show, don't tell". Wonderful how the music followed the tone of what was going on in the 'story'. The start was a bit slow as the game made me wait for quite some time without anything to click on and also without anything to think about, but later was better as I had the storytelling to consider while waiting for the next item.
Great visual game! Brillaint atmosphere to it :)
Really great job ! The music and graphics were outstanding, and I really liked the subtle narration you are discovering throughout this game. The gameplay is certainly quite limited, but it doesn't really have an impact on the quality and enjoyment of the global experience. Congratulations for making this game !
Amazing atmosphere. I loved the art and music so much. Great job!
What a nice way to unwind, wonderful art style - the music was perfect, I loved how it adapted to the story as it progressed.
It's really incredible the atmosphere that was created with fairly simple graphics. The music started out great and I was very happily surprised that it kept growing and evolving into a crescendo - very impressive for a jam soundtrack.
I did find myself getting a bit impatient with the slow pace, but it was fine after I settled into the groove.
Great job! I loved the artstyle and the atmosphere.
Gorgeous. Gameplay would be nice, but you more than made up for the lack of it.
Lovely piece of work, like playing an interactive music video. I really liked the constellation at the end, would have liked to see more of that and have the star selection be a bit more intuitive. Lovely graphics and music, and really impressive to manage such a big team.
The narrative experience tied to the audio visual gameplay is unique and something to admire. I was immerse in the experience thanks to the incredible soundtrack. Congrats on making something so unique and beautiful.
Now that was just plain lovely. :slight_smile: I loooooooooooove the audio/visuals going on here, especially with how the track layers over itself as you progress the story.
I did find there was a bit of a disconnect between the gameplay and the story, though. It mostly just felt like a "click to progress plot" mechanic, and I feel like there could be more opportunity to connect with the player if their actions more directly tied to what was happening in the story.
But that's some super abstract stuff I'm asking for (and I'm not even sure what it would look like). I guess what I'm trying to say is that I loved this, and I would love even more to see it expanded upon. :slight_smile:
GORGEOUS. WHAT A MASTERPIECE!
Wow, absolutely nailed the ambiance/mood! Art and music are great! Sure, gameplay is pretty limited, but this feels more like an extended interlude that might separate two gameplay sections of a larger production.
Only 2 small technical issues I noticed. 1) The custom "hand" cursor reverted to a regular pointer early on, after clicking the first floating item. 2) The fog in the foreground sometimes had a faint "checkerboard" impression in it.
Overall, great experience!
You definitely can expect high rating in mood category! Good luck.
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