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Beyond the Canyon

By dante2001

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall2603.9436
Fun7243.4735
Innovation3103.7736
Theme2724.1036
Graphics10253.5935
Audio1
Humor1
Mood574.4136

Comments

smt 2021-04-26 03:07

love the vibe of this and it's super unique with a great ambience to it, awesome

dante2001 2021-04-26 03:15

@smt thanks! was it hard to understand or was it just right?

smt 2021-04-26 03:29

I think it was just right, it makes sense as you play for sure

choppers 2021-04-26 03:57

Mood was amazing, I like that there's message you're trying to convey.

evileptic 2021-04-26 04:14

Good mood. I like such projects with a pronounced narrative (like "The Beginner's Guide"). Nice work.

litmuszest 2021-04-26 04:17

Really neat experience! Loved the music and mood and it was really cool that you tried to convey a message.

dante2001 2021-04-26 12:05

@evileptic thanks! being compared to that game is the highest praise!

dante2001 2021-04-26 12:05

@litmuszest thanks a lot for playing :D

dante2001 2021-04-26 12:06

@choppers thanks a lot for playing! glad you liked it!

iaandrei 2021-04-26 21:04

Oh my god, I loved the mood and the message that you sent with this game, nearly sent me to tears. Full 5 star rating!

dante2001 2021-04-26 21:20

@iaandrei :D thanks for playing it!! glad you liked it!!

namrog84 2021-04-26 21:23

Oh heck yeah, the driving, story, music, well put together! And I got more invested in story as time went on!

wuppos 2021-04-26 21:26

I really liked the story of this game! It stayed a bit vague, but I think it will resonate with a lot more people becuase of that. The story reminded me a bit of a game called 'the first tree', do you know it? I can recommend it if you like to play these kinds of games yourself :) I also really liked that you aimed your game specifically towards this community of game developers near the end :D Thank you for making this! Great job!

dante2001 2021-04-26 21:30

@namrog84 @wuppos Thanks guys for playing it! Glad you liked it :D I think I have the first tree on my wishlist. I'm a sucker for walking simulators and a good story. It'll be my next purchase then :D

zachsbutt 2021-04-26 23:11

That was deep

cninja 2021-04-27 00:27

wow, that was definitely something. To be honest I didn't expected to play something like that. And as far as I'm not really a fan of walking simulators I can say that it got my attention, maybe because of how emotional it was. Anyway great job!

philipprapp95 2021-04-27 01:10

Cool Idea and graphics. The Story was pretty deep (as well as the levellayout haha). Only thing that threw me out of the story was the car driving. But good job :)

fermingimpel 2021-04-27 03:51

Perfect

alina-baybulatova 2021-04-27 12:41

Really good game! Cool atmosphere and mood)

eugenik 2021-04-27 19:45

Ok, this was to most funny game of this jam! 10/10.

andrewkennedy 2021-04-27 22:22

Wow, I see a lot of games that try to be "deep" that end up failing and being cringey, so I'm always a bit wary when I see one. This is **not** one of those games. You did a phenomenal job at making the gameplay match the story. And the mood was well done.

Since we're strangers on the internet, I'm not sure if this story was personal to you or not, but nonetheless it was profound. I'm sure it'll hit people differently depending on their experiences, but I think you also kept the dialogue heavy on feeling and light on specifics, so I hope people are able to insert themselves into the story.

Very well done!

dante2001 2021-04-27 22:38

@andrewkennedy I think that's the highest praise I've ever received on my writing. Thanks A LOT! I was really doubting if the narrative was understandable or maybe too lacking or vague. The story was a bit personal. We're not internet strangers, we're Ludum Dare brothers! :D Thanks a lot again!!

nyanpierre 2021-04-27 23:39

love the vibe

karlipoppins 2021-04-28 03:50

awesome story game, really heavy on several critical themes and I am sure it will resonate with a few folks that will play your game. Great mood, beautiful music and very smoothing gameplay that leans right into the story. Awesome job

enrique-romero 2021-04-28 04:17

I think this was a fantastic way to portray the "deeper and deeper" theme, its memorable and thought provoking in a way that allows any player to understand its concpet and message. Great work!

aidanmarkham 2021-04-28 17:30

Really nice atmosphere here, with a deep story that's clearly conveyed. Great work!

szkocka 2021-04-28 17:31

Okay, story is, I finished work, got home, drink a bottle of wine and decided to play some games and stumbled upon this masterpiece. Great work with graphics and driving model. There is no need to mention the mood and theme relevancy, everybody who played knows it is at least 11/10 : D

zeilanda 2021-04-28 19:10

Really cool and atmoshere game! Just little crying... Great work, like story, like audio and video! Thank you for this game.

dante2001 2021-04-28 19:21

@nyanpierre Thanks!!

@karlipoppins Thank you! I had a good time picking the right music!!

@enrique-romero Thanks a lot!! Glad you liked it!

@aidanmarkham Thank you for playing. Happy to know you liked the story :D

@szkocka Thanks for your kind words!! Reviews like yours make gamedev extremely enjoyable!

dante2001 2021-04-28 19:28

@zeilanda Glad you liked it!!! Thanks a lot for playing :D

globulous 2021-04-28 22:50

like said @cninja : "that was definitely something. To be honest I didn’t expected to play something like that." thats exactly what i think about your game. He is awesome. Great job =)

dante2001 2021-04-29 00:02

@globulous Thanks!!! Glad you liked it :D

hempuli 2021-04-29 02:30

What a very ambitious game! You aimed to tackle some very heavy topics via the theme. I like how the "gamified" approach was involved in the story at the end. Nice work!

strangeryann 2021-04-30 03:13

Very interesting Why did you disable rating on the music? It works very well! I'm always hoping Ill see driving games in game jams - they're rather rare in my experience - very interesting cause here you totally reappripriated it and the dialogue ain't that well integrated into it - but the whole thing works and it deals with a very important topic to you

respect, man fresh, insightful Thanks for making this, I enjoyed playing it :)

So I really like your game and I'm streaming Ludum Dare 48 games on saturday with my friend Teauorent on his Twitch channel - https://www.twitch.tv/teauorent - Saturday May 1st 4PM CET First of all - that cool with you? This may redirect some traffic to your page for more people to try your LD48 game :smile: If you'd like, please e-mails us anecdotes and sneak peeks of your creative process (photos, screenshots, beta/WIP asset renders, mood boards, concept Art, etc.) so we can present them alongside and illustrate your LD48 adventure to our audience :slight_smile: Here's our e-mail to send all that good stuff to --> TeamChooChoo.GameJams@gmail.com [we will confirm receiving your e-mail(s) upon reception] The show will be in french but I'm bilingual so you can totally submit in english, we'll take care of the rest :slight_smile:

Have a great day, I hope to hear from you soon - thanks for that great moment I spent testing your little nugget of a game, and see you in the chat on saturday I hope :heart: :smile:

dante2001 2021-04-30 13:33

@strangeryann Hi StrangerYann! Sadly I didn't make the music so I didn't think it was fair to qualify for it. I'd be totally cool with you streaming my game! I'll check if i have any content to send. Thanks a lot for playing :D

chuchugeralt 2021-05-02 11:13

Thanks for making me sad! I really like the story arc and battling with the idea of regret. It´s a nice piece of art for a three day project! Did enjoy it!

jonas-michael 2021-05-05 17:25

Very beautiful game. I love the mood of this game. Combining a very sad story with beautiful music made this game feel very... depressing?

The only thing that I want to criticise is the lack of polishing (regarding graphics) in the last sections. I guess, due to the scope of this game, there simply is no time left at the end to polish these parts of the game.

Overall, still, very well done!

kenforest 2021-05-05 17:42

Very mood and atmospheric game. Good job