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Dear Ivan

By ycb21, S_Onoe and fuzzyagent

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall2.579
Fun1.789
Innovation2.789
Theme2.789
Graphics3.149
Audio2.859
Mood3.079

Comments

fc85057 2023-01-10 02:40

Hi! Is it possible that not all the necessary files are uploaded? It looks like there's only an .exe, but program seems to have other dependencies.

darzu 2023-01-10 03:44

Saw some "missing dll" or something as well; hope to try it later!

christopher-hedge 2023-01-10 05:02

I figured it out! You wait for the roof to collapse, then just surround it, the windmills and the bat with nodes and hit E. There is only one level, and I feel like I missed something. It's the most relaxing game I've played so far, and the music and atmospherics give it a sentimental, melancholic sort of feel which matches its premise. I enjoyed it but it took me less than 2 minutes to finish it and I want more. Thanks for the experience <3

s-onoe 2023-01-10 05:34

@christopher-hedge @darzu @fc85057 Thanks so much for letting me know! I have now uploaded an embedded WebGL build which should run just fine. Please check it out :)

bowen 2023-01-10 06:04

Dont understand how to solve the first level. Holp you have tutorial video. And its gragh is nice!

tengusheath 2023-01-10 06:06

I couldn't figure out what to do.

mrs-wheelsx 2023-01-10 06:09

Don't understand the instructions on how to play. Tried a few times and just couldn't make sense of it. But I love the graphics, audio, and mood. Really would have enjoyed continuing with the story. Good job!

elmikosch 2023-01-10 06:15

love the artstyle, but I did not really know what to do.

yikatong 2023-01-10 06:41

I love the theme.I miss my grandpa. But I dont know how to play this game.And the screen and model are not very good

cloistered 2023-01-10 07:02

screenshot-20230110-150006.png Nice artstyle, but I did not really know what to do.I only find a stairs.

Need some keys that can speed up the dialogue

s-onoe 2023-01-10 07:15

@bowen @tengusheath @mrs-wheelsx @elmikosch @yikatong Sorry for being rather vague about gameplay as we felt that would contribute to the game's feel. I have put a quick tutorial in the page.

s-onoe 2023-01-10 07:18

@cloistered After placing these nodes, try pressing e to take a picture. The level goals are in the opening dialogue and can be revisited by pressing q. I will work on dialogue speed. Thanks for the feedback and thanks for playing!

cloistered 2023-01-10 07:50

screenshot-20230110-154818.png @s-onoe What can i do now.Where is the roof .I am gonna to cry ToT.

fuzzyagent 2023-01-10 08:31

@cloistered hi! The first level introduces a time-sensitive object in the scene. Maybe wait some seconds and see!

zungryware 2023-01-10 09:02

Man, I really tried to figure this out, but I just couldn't. I got stuck right at the start because I didn't know what I was doing. The E key didn't seem to be working, and I didn't know about the R button. "Harvest a crop of memory" was strange wording. I think simply "Harvest a memory" would have been better wording. But even after I figured that out and watch the tutorial on this page, I still couldn't seem to figure it out.

I think you throw too much at the player at once. All in the first level, you have to figure out:

- The controls - What your goal is - What all the cryptic names are referring to. - How to get the roof to fall. (I still don't know what caused that. It just happened after a while.) - Timing (since you have a moving object in the level.) - Switches that activate when you place stuff on them. - Whatever else, because I still couldn't continue even after enclosing all three things in the shape.

I wish I could have figured it out, because it looks really nice, graphically and had a great mood.

svemir 2023-01-10 09:19

I also got stuck on this, not sure about the roof clue. It's a shame because the game looks really polished too, great art style and calming mood. The idea is original but just wish the puzzles started off simpler.

cloistered 2023-01-10 10:35

@fuzzyagent thank you~

fuzzyagent 2023-01-10 15:38

@zungryware We are very grateful for players like you. You are right that we need more work on delivering the information and perhaps a tutorial level.Thank you so much for taking the time to play the game and leaving detailed feedbacks!