incredible game. I loved everything from the incredible pixel art to the wonderful music, to the truly haunting stories (“haunting” used here with the most positive connotation). I really cannot recommend this game enough, you will not find another like this anywhere. Please do yourself a favor and play this.
Kinda sketch in setup (windows) My screen constantly flickers if I try switching monitors, secondary audio goes kinda bad. Does not appear to be a virus, however feels a lot like one with all these incidental features
This game is great it has an intriguing story great visuals and I am glad I played it for my channel I had fully adjusted my microphone after I fix something yet so I'll cut out from time to time
also didn't realize there where only three parts to this until I had already uploaded it the next part will be out shortly
I tried to play this on Linux with a dual monitor setup. I only see the left half of the game screen on the right half of the right monitor. Any hints? Else I would need to try this on Windows.
Extremely emotional, beautiful, immersive game. Best experienced when playing in one sitting with rain outside your window. Truly one of the hidden gems, can't believe it's free to play. Big thanks to the creators for this amazing experience and I'd love to see more from them.
This game is dripping with depth and creativity. Where do all these amazingly original ideas even come from?! I loved every second of this from start to finish, and I can't wait to see what future games come from this pair. Electrifying stuff.
Absolutely loved this so much, what a special atmosphere, really immersive! Had to get the artbook too. I totally understand the decision for the above-the-head texts, it's the better solution. But I'd have loved to see character portraits for all of them!
Lady Winterbournes sparkly transitions left me speechless, it looked so magical and smooth, together with the music a true masterpiece.
My fav was Dr. Samuels, it was so creepy and creative and artsy, the visuals were awesome. (just the slow walking in the water was a bit tedious, as I spoke to the creature last and had to go everywhere a second time).
Enjoying the game now. A nice story to follow. I will left as suggestion the control of the game in chat parts, I mean, when the player don't have a cursor. I had to stop it in the middle and the ESC key just forward the story and I miss that part because cannot pause and save it. Also will suggest to keep doing good jobs like this!
This game is breathtakingly beautiful, especially Lady Winterbourne's section! It's also a really fun period piece (I can't speak for it's accuracy, but I can speak for the impeccable vibes) I just wish it was longer, haha. The ending scene with Laylah did take me out of the experience a bit, I wish the train had remained mysterious.
One of the most creative games I've ever played: from the art and animations, to the soundtrack, the puzzles and the storylines. The atmosphere is so immersive that it was impossible to get bored even for one second. Also, I've played a lot of games in pixel art but this one is in a completely different level of detail!!!! BRO ITS MAGESTIC
Very good. Incredible style. Played on Steam and immediately hopped over here to see if you had an itch page so I could pay for this gem, offering it for free is wild. Well done.
haha maybe it confused me! I always prefer to pay on Itch when possible, but from your POV is it more beneficial to get Steam purchases & reviews, or Itch purchases?
Doesn't make much of a difference to us! Steam's cut is higher than itch's, but on itch we pay more processing/transaction fees, so it kind of evens out. The good thing about itch is that people can pay whatever they want, so if the Steam price is too steep for them they can choose to pay less, or if they want to tip us a little extra, they can do that too. But as far as we're concerned, we're good (and grateful) either way 🙂
The music and art fit soo well with the story. It's a short game (I finished it in two hours and I'm slow) but the characters are very well written and the game itself is so pretty
Shoot, I'd love to play it, but none of the controls seem to work. Even pressing esc doesn't bring up a menu. Again, would love to play it, but I've tried everything and I can't seem to get past the very first scene on the train.
You only see the train in cutscenes, you don't need to do anything to get past the opening in the train but let the cutscene play. If the cutscene isn't progressing then the problem is not that the controls don't work but that the game is soft locking during a cutscene.
I'm sorry I don't have a constructive suggestion, but hopefully this information will help in working out a solution with the devs.
The pixel art is 10/10 no joke and the pace of the story was wonderful. To top it off, a very nice choice of soundtrack to set the mood inside this story. 🥸
About the pace, during the 1st story for example, I really appreciated the way you first have to look through all the room to find the things required to prepare before Patrick comes around. This is a nice way of getting more familiar with the whole place and understanding what each item does. By the time he came, I already felt like "I know the place" which is a very good point.
I must admit that as a straight man, I did cringe a little here and there during the 1st story but still, regardless of my personal beliefs, I have to admit that it was indeed an interesting story. 👍
Feedback (to go even further beyond!!!):
To be honest, I really don't have much to say... the game was very good at everything it was trying to achieve. A very nice experience.
If I could change one thing though, it'll be the walk speed.... because them these guys are slow. 🤣
Other than that, I don't see anything else that deserves revisions...
Last word:
An amazing experience. Props to you guys! Keep up the good work! 👌
I'm a straight man and I'm genuinely not sure why the first story would make you cringe. It seems really strange to frame your discomfort as something that is automatically a given due to you being straight.
You allude to "your personal beliefs". While I don't want to go putting words in your mouth, whatever your personal beliefs are they aren't anything specifically to do with being straight.
Genuinely amazing. The sheer amount of atmosphere alone is enough to make me love it, but the writing is amazing and they compliment each other beautifully. I seriously couldn't put it down for how entranced I was. If it was 10 hours long, then I would sit for those 10 hours cause it is just that enthralling. Love it, love it, love it.
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Hmmm do you have something against Central Asia? The anecdotes themselves are pretty cool though.
Looks incredible. I am going to try it soon!
incredible game. I loved everything from the incredible pixel art to the wonderful music, to the truly haunting stories (“haunting” used here with the most positive connotation). I really cannot recommend this game enough, you will not find another like this anywhere. Please do yourself a favor and play this.
Kinda sketch in setup (windows)
My screen constantly flickers if I try switching monitors, secondary audio goes kinda bad.
Does not appear to be a virus, however feels a lot like one with all these incidental features
This Game is a masterpiece. Story, themes, pixel art... everything is perfect. Bravo !!
The Nameless Ritual was so good I can't get it out of my head
Please add the Mac version to Steam - I bought it there.
Amazing and beautiful games.
Amazing game, Graphics, music and story. Amazing.
This game is great it has an intriguing story great visuals and I am glad I played it for my channel I had fully adjusted my microphone after I fix something yet so I'll cut out from time to time
also didn't realize there where only three parts to this until I had already uploaded it the next part will be out shortlyI tried to play this on Linux with a dual monitor setup. I only see the left half of the game screen on the right half of the right monitor. Any hints? Else I would need to try this on Windows.
Solved:
The toubleshooting.pdf links to newest ags options in master branch, which is a newer, incompatible version nowadays.
Part of my acsetup.cfg with old options:
[graphics]
screen_def=explicit[misc]
game_width=1920
game_height=1200
Extremely emotional, beautiful, immersive game. Best experienced when playing in one sitting with rain outside your window. Truly one of the hidden gems, can't believe it's free to play. Big thanks to the creators for this amazing experience and I'd love to see more from them.
This game is dripping with depth and creativity. Where do all these amazingly original ideas even come from?!
I loved every second of this from start to finish, and I can't wait to see what future games come from this pair. Electrifying stuff.
Amazing game and very dark and interesting stories!!! would love more games like this
Absolutely loved this so much, what a special atmosphere, really immersive! Had to get the artbook too. I totally understand the decision for the above-the-head texts, it's the better solution. But I'd have loved to see character portraits for all of them!
Lady Winterbournes sparkly transitions left me speechless, it looked so magical and smooth, together with the music a true masterpiece.
My fav was Dr. Samuels, it was so creepy and creative and artsy, the visuals were awesome. (just the slow walking in the water was a bit tedious, as I spoke to the creature last and had to go everywhere a second time).
Great work <3
I loved this game so much !
It is a masterpiece of story telling and animation.
absolutely delightful. every story captured me, but especially lady winterbourne's! it made me tear up a bit :(
Enjoying the game now. A nice story to follow. I will left as suggestion the control of the game in chat parts, I mean, when the player don't have a cursor. I had to stop it in the middle and the ESC key just forward the story and I miss that part because cannot pause and save it. Also will suggest to keep doing good jobs like this!
this is not a "game", it's a piece of poetry. italo calvino would be proud! (and it's 'name your own price'... folks, please buy laura a coffee!)
This game is breathtakingly beautiful, especially Lady Winterbourne's section! It's also a really fun period piece (I can't speak for it's accuracy, but I can speak for the impeccable vibes) I just wish it was longer, haha. The ending scene with Laylah did take me out of the experience a bit, I wish the train had remained mysterious.
Amazing! A masterpiece!
Cannot get the game to work, I tell it to 'run anyways' and then get an error as soon as it reaches 100% loading.
Neither can I
Maybe it can be attributed to the Computer antivirus.Try to make them Trusted software.I'd appreciate it if you say that this way do works.
Heavy, I really felt for the characters. Thank you for the experience.
One of the most creative games I've ever played: from the art and animations, to the soundtrack, the puzzles and the storylines. The atmosphere is so immersive that it was impossible to get bored even for one second. Also, I've played a lot of games in pixel art but this one is in a completely different level of detail!!!! BRO ITS MAGESTIC
This game is an absolute masterpiece
What a wonderful game, indie creativity is the saving grace of gaming! Magnificent art, clever puzzles and exquisite story. Thanks for this jewel!
Came for the Calvino reference, stayed for the amazing art, crying at the story. Thank you for such a wonderful game.
I always enjoy games with a great story, but this one is golden. Amazing!
Thank you for this game!
Good game! But it’s all in English, I had to diligently use logical reasoning)
Very good. Incredible style. Played on Steam and immediately hopped over here to see if you had an itch page so I could pay for this gem, offering it for free is wild. Well done.
The DLC is also available on Steam! 😄 Thanks in any case and glad you liked it.
haha maybe it confused me! I always prefer to pay on Itch when possible, but from your POV is it more beneficial to get Steam purchases & reviews, or Itch purchases?
Doesn't make much of a difference to us! Steam's cut is higher than itch's, but on itch we pay more processing/transaction fees, so it kind of evens out. The good thing about itch is that people can pay whatever they want, so if the Steam price is too steep for them they can choose to pay less, or if they want to tip us a little extra, they can do that too. But as far as we're concerned, we're good (and grateful) either way 🙂
Could you please add the Mac version to your Steam release?
Phenomenal. Absolutely phenomenal. I've never seen such gory detail in pixel art! Just amazing omg :'
Wonderful game, wonderful story, and stunning visuals.
Great Work Laura!!!
The music and art fit soo well with the story. It's a short game (I finished it in two hours and I'm slow) but the characters are very well written and the game itself is so pretty
Thank you for this amazing game!
You can check my full game playthrough here:
I loved the game, the ambiance and the characters. Great job!
Shoot, I'd love to play it, but none of the controls seem to work. Even pressing esc doesn't bring up a menu. Again, would love to play it, but I've tried everything and I can't seem to get past the very first scene on the train.
You only see the train in cutscenes, you don't need to do anything to get past the opening in the train but let the cutscene play. If the cutscene isn't progressing then the problem is not that the controls don't work but that the game is soft locking during a cutscene.
I'm sorry I don't have a constructive suggestion, but hopefully this information will help in working out a solution with the devs.
Overall:
Man, that game was good. 👏👏👏
The pixel art is 10/10 no joke and the pace of the story was wonderful. To top it off, a very nice choice of soundtrack to set the mood inside this story. 🥸
About the pace, during the 1st story for example, I really appreciated the way you first have to look through all the room to find the things required to prepare before Patrick comes around. This is a nice way of getting more familiar with the whole place and understanding what each item does. By the time he came, I already felt like "I know the place" which is a very good point.
I must admit that as a straight man, I did cringe a little here and there during the 1st story but still, regardless of my personal beliefs, I have to admit that it was indeed an interesting story. 👍
Feedback (to go even further beyond!!!):
To be honest, I really don't have much to say... the game was very good at everything it was trying to achieve. A very nice experience.
If I could change one thing though, it'll be the walk speed.... because them these guys are slow. 🤣
Other than that, I don't see anything else that deserves revisions...
Last word:
An amazing experience. Props to you guys! Keep up the good work! 👌
I'm a straight man and I'm genuinely not sure why the first story would make you cringe. It seems really strange to frame your discomfort as something that is automatically a given due to you being straight.
You allude to "your personal beliefs". While I don't want to go putting words in your mouth, whatever your personal beliefs are they aren't anything specifically to do with being straight.
Genuinely amazing. The sheer amount of atmosphere alone is enough to make me love it, but the writing is amazing and they compliment each other beautifully. I seriously couldn't put it down for how entranced I was. If it was 10 hours long, then I would sit for those 10 hours cause it is just that enthralling. Love it, love it, love it.
Loved the game! A short but interesting experience