(reposted from my twitter, which some words changed n added) This is a really cool looking game! and pretty impressive honestly, it just needs a little more polish (like sprite consistency and proofreading, the only typo i noticed was 'sweety' instead of 'sweetie' but the grammar is usually a bit too lowercasey? is that even a word?) and we'd have something special here. it wasn't much, but i thoroughly enjoyed trying to engross myself in the game. I like the character designs -- i feel like dreamworld Riley is like almost immediately iconic. reminds me of lain AND not ONLY because of the gif posted on the twitter account for the game.. and i love how imposing tom looks, even if he's essentially a guy in facebandages, the fact he's the only character a bit slumped in his portrait really helps contrast him from everyone else. in general, game has some crazy visual design, and i completely love it. it's safe to say i'll be keeping tabs on the same. This game could easily be something special if it had a Kickstarter backing it or something like that. I can almost imagine it now.. Good luck on development!
I think the art style and tone are excellent and really compelling reasons to spend more time exploring the world and story.
I thought the writing was good but could potentially use a little polish and enrichment, aiming to create the feeling like these are very specific people with rich personalities and histories. Citizen Sleeper was a game that I thought did this incredibly well, though it may be too text-heavy a comparison for your game.
I also think the game could benefit a lot from a bit more sound work, especially during cutscenes. The visuals are so cool and really deserve some sound design to enhance them. I'd also be curious to see a bit more gameplay or puzzles, though I know this is just a short demo.
Overall I'm very excited to see where things go with Riley, Metamo, and Slushie. Great work!
Absolutely amazing! I've been around lurking on your socials for a good while now. It was incredibly exciting to see how much effort you have put into this project and you very clearly have alot of passion for what you create. I will be recommending this demo to friends as much as i can as you deserve all of the hype around this !!!
Going into the game the visuals for the menu are already rlly cool. I love your art style and its clear what themes and aesthetics you are inspired from. appreciated the little easter eggs for f&h, yume nikki and omori! The sprites, room designs and other assets all come together rlly nicely. And i especially love the use of these cut scenes when interacting with stuff ! I'm looking forward to more of this game in future !!
Hey, I’ve been following the development and wanted to say congrats on getting the demo out! I have a mac and wasn’t able to run the demo. I’m guessing it’s because the demo isn’t 64-bit, but just wanted to check if you know if that’s the case? (Don’t worry, with this computer, I’m used to it.)
hmmm I'm not super familiar with Mac but I'm looking through some help forums and found This it may have some helpful info as I think it may be a PC issue like where you may need to reinstall it or parental controls could be affecting it
The info in your first link worked! I used The Unarchiver to open the zip, then had to move "Game.app" into a new folder, then it worked. Thanks a lot for looking into it for me. I can rarely get games in the RPGM community to work on my computer, so I'm very excited to dive into your demo.
just finished the amazing demo!! the graphics, the disturbing images, the story based both off the surroundings and dialog!!!!!! amazing! its unique in its own way while being similar to other games to make it familiar/nostalgic. i absolutely cannot wait for more!
also, the artstyle and moving mechanics + the part with the box made me think of The Witch's House! it was great!
Just got the demo and I love it! I've been waiting for a long time to see it and it's been well worth the wait. The visuals are really well done. I especially loved the video elements played in between scenes. Excited to see more of Metamo he seems like an interesting character. :)
THIS DEMO EATS ITS INCREDIBLE!! i adore the visuals and the music!!!! this game has so much potential and i cant wait to see more of it!! (no rush ofc! :D)
This is so fantastic so far! I love all the visual effects they're really well made, especially for this being your first project like this.
I'm really looking forward to how this will turn out when it's done, but no rush!!! Take all the time you need to get your story out into the world! :]
For a first project the animations and effects, especially the ones messing up the map/UI, are really well done. The atmosphere is also spot on.
From the overall feeling I can't tell if it's going to be more of a "real and imaginary" world type of game or if it's going full Yume Nikki, hopefully the next parts coming up will clear it up a bit.
This game has incredible visuals and art and is one of the most compelling and exciting RPGs I have played (and I've played a lot). I've been following since the beginning and this demo has completely blown me away and exceeded my expectations by a ton. I'm insanely pumped for the full release of the game. Keep up with the amazing work, I cant wait to see more!
ive been following since the beginnings of this game and im super excited to finally be able to play even the demo!! Hope this game gets the recognition it deserves when it drops too :3
new follower here from your tiktok post to let you know i'm looking forward to the demo! will check out your patreon too because i'd love to see your progress :o
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(reposted from my twitter, which some words changed n added)
This is a really cool looking game! and pretty impressive honestly, it just needs a little more polish (like sprite consistency and proofreading, the only typo i noticed was 'sweety' instead of 'sweetie' but the grammar is usually a bit too lowercasey? is that even a word?) and we'd have something special here. it wasn't much, but i thoroughly enjoyed trying to engross myself in the game.
I like the character designs -- i feel like dreamworld Riley is like almost immediately iconic. reminds me of lain
AND not ONLY because of the gif posted on the twitter account for the game..and i love how imposing tom looks, even if he's essentially a guy in facebandages, the fact he's the only character a bit slumped in his portrait really helps contrast him from everyone else. in general, game has some crazy visual design, and i completely love it. it's safe to say i'll be keeping tabs on the same. This game could easily be something special if it had a Kickstarter backing it or something like that.I can almost imagine it now..Good luck on development!Just played the demo - really impressive!
I think the art style and tone are excellent and really compelling reasons to spend more time exploring the world and story.
I thought the writing was good but could potentially use a little polish and enrichment, aiming to create the feeling like these are very specific people with rich personalities and histories. Citizen Sleeper was a game that I thought did this incredibly well, though it may be too text-heavy a comparison for your game.
I also think the game could benefit a lot from a bit more sound work, especially during cutscenes. The visuals are so cool and really deserve some sound design to enhance them. I'd also be curious to see a bit more gameplay or puzzles, though I know this is just a short demo.
Overall I'm very excited to see where things go with Riley, Metamo, and Slushie. Great work!
Absolutely amazing! I've been around lurking on your socials for a good while now. It was incredibly exciting to see how much effort you have put into this project and you very clearly have alot of passion for what you create. I will be recommending this demo to friends as much as i can as you deserve all of the hype around this !!!
Going into the game the visuals for the menu are already rlly cool. I love your art style and its clear what themes and aesthetics you are inspired from. appreciated the little easter eggs for f&h, yume nikki and omori! The sprites, room designs and other assets all come together rlly nicely. And i especially love the use of these cut scenes when interacting with stuff ! I'm looking forward to more of this game in future !!
Hey, I’ve been following the development and wanted to say congrats on getting the demo out! I have a mac and wasn’t able to run the demo. I’m guessing it’s because the demo isn’t 64-bit, but just wanted to check if you know if that’s the case? (Don’t worry, with this computer, I’m used to it.)
Does it give you any sort of error by chance? I can try and troubleshoot on my end!
This is what happens. Thanks for taking a look!
hmmm I'm not super familiar with Mac but I'm looking through some help forums and found This it may have some helpful info as I think it may be a PC issue like where you may need to reinstall it or parental controls could be affecting it
I also found this from another Mac user:
The info in your first link worked! I used The Unarchiver to open the zip, then had to move "Game.app" into a new folder, then it worked. Thanks a lot for looking into it for me. I can rarely get games in the RPGM community to work on my computer, so I'm very excited to dive into your demo.
just finished the amazing demo!! the graphics, the disturbing images, the story based both off the surroundings and dialog!!!!!! amazing! its unique in its own way while being similar to other games to make it familiar/nostalgic. i absolutely cannot wait for more!
also, the artstyle and moving mechanics + the part with the box made me think of The Witch's House! it was great!
Game demo was mid. Interesting and has that classic indie horror game vibe. but so, its mid.
this isnt criticism it's just "game mid"
I LOVED IT
It gives a bit of nostalgia, really loved the graphics and the music
10/10
Just got the demo and I love it! I've been waiting for a long time to see it and it's been well worth the wait. The visuals are really well done. I especially loved the video elements played in between scenes. Excited to see more of Metamo he seems like an interesting character. :)
Really nice work and I'm excited to see more! This gives me classic RPGmaker horror nostalgia.
THIS DEMO EATS ITS INCREDIBLE!! i adore the visuals and the music!!!! this game has so much potential and i cant wait to see more of it!! (no rush ofc! :D)
This is so fantastic so far! I love all the visual effects they're really well made, especially for this being your first project like this.
I'm really looking forward to how this will turn out when it's done, but no rush!!! Take all the time you need to get your story out into the world! :]
For a first project the animations and effects, especially the ones messing up the map/UI, are really well done. The atmosphere is also spot on.
From the overall feeling I can't tell if it's going to be more of a "real and imaginary" world type of game or if it's going full Yume Nikki, hopefully the next parts coming up will clear it up a bit.
Can't wait to see more of it!
This game has incredible visuals and art and is one of the most compelling and exciting RPGs I have played (and I've played a lot). I've been following since the beginning and this demo has completely blown me away and exceeded my expectations by a ton. I'm insanely pumped for the full release of the game. Keep up with the amazing work, I cant wait to see more!
Incredible game. From the art style to the ost, it is meticulously put together. Can't wait for future content. :)) !
ive been following since the beginnings of this game and im super excited to finally be able to play even the demo!! Hope this game gets the recognition it deserves when it drops too :3
new follower here from your tiktok post to let you know i'm looking forward to the demo! will check out your patreon too because i'd love to see your progress :o
Slayed.