In the pines, in the pines, where the sun never shines
A tiny interactive story made with the lovely Bitsy engine and inspired by countless US folk tales and murder ballads such as Pretty Polly, Little Sadie, Caleb Meyer or The Knoxville Girl. Full playthrough takes around 3-5 minutes.
Laura Hunt: story, dialogue, character design.
Thomas Möhring: sprites, tile art, backgrounds.
Warning for mentions of sexual assault, murder, righteous vengeance and furious anger.
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Very cool.
nice name for the game, i like the reference :)
Was a good story! Loved the aesthetic and how the ending and starting connected!
Led Belly's reference. Overall, it's very great and i like the style. Sadly, there is no music.
love it
this is really fascinating, it's all well polished and creative. Good job to you both!
Fantastic piece!
Niiice! I loved the poetry and art of it all.
speechless
This was wonderful.
I loved this, absolutely loved this. I really admire your work! Congratulations
I loved every second of this. That feeling when everything becomes red and black is incredible.
I'm in awe at the lyricism and rage and melancholy you've been able to squeeze into the bitsy engine, and within such a curt runtime. It really is like a catchy, haunting ditty.
Well done! Creepy story hehe.
"IN THE PINES IN THE PINES WHERE THE SUN NEVER SHINES"
I will just remember this game when I listen the song :)
beautiful. absolutely beautiful.
really, really well done
very good
1. This gave me chills. I loved it.
2. SLAY
This is a fantastic piece of art. It feels so much like a fairy tale, with mentions of singing birds and the talking frog, and yet it's grim inspiration in the heart of tragic ballads is clear. The story is simple but perfectly to the point, the art serves it's purpose flawlessly, and the writing is exquisite. Overall, it's brilliant.
omg this was super cool!!!
really enjoyed this, love the change it really sets the mood!
ha, super cool
oooo this was wonderful! Very atmospheric and the ballads are incorporated perfectly!
I'm a big fan of those old time tragic ballads. Thank you so much for this. It was an awesome experience.
I loved literally all of it. I would love if you made more things like this. I played it in this video, it's the second game featured. Feel free to check it out if you want :)
Thank you so much! I don't think anybody else has played this on stream or video, so it was really cool seeing you go through it! Really glad you enjoyed it :)
love the style and story
Amazing story!
this is amazing, I loved it!! Cheers from Argentina
This ballad is great.
This is incredible and so powerful! I'm in awe.
fucking perfect. The stuff you’re inspired by is like really not played with enough in games. Congratulations, this is extremely rad.
Thank you, really appreciate it!
Wow! quite an experience. I'm super inspired now. Thank you.
This is superb. I got some real inspiration from your art, and the way you used room changes to make the lighting change. I wish you had a donation option :). I like to contribute to creators that help improve my own work!
I really love how smoothly you fit the dialogue with the lyrics of the song with the same name. Amazing.
Hey thanks, It's super cool when somebody notices that! :D
<3 lovely~~~~~~
Lovely. <3
Lovely mix of art+story. Wonderful!
¡Muchas gracias!
Wow, really loved the art combined with the story. Well done.
Thanks a lot!