Oh, it was an interesting game!! I appreciated getting to know more about Orion's life through the different choices and explore his relationship with Ethan! It really felt like getting to discover a piece of the relationship these two had and, while I would love to know more, I also recognise the point of the game was to keep this vagueness and ambiguity. When did they meet? Forever ago. They are like two flowers in the same vase, in a corner of the room, forgotten until they are someday thrown away together. While the relationship between them really had co-dependency vibes, it managed to be nuanced, far from being stereotypical. I enjoyed that!
The art direction of the game was great too! The sprites in shadow were very well drawn, and the white border around them was a neat addition to make them contrast with the BG. I suppose they were drawn on paper and then scanned? I appreciated how it somehow made the characters even less personal: who are they? Forgotten shadows in a vase, stuck together, having nothing but each other. For the better and for the worse. Congrats on making this game in such a short amount of time!!
I honestly don't even know how to respond to this comment. I ended up crying while reading it haha. Thank you so much for taking your time writing down your thoughts about it. And the flower allegories <3 It means so much to me that someone took the time to take in and analyze these charaters and their relationship. They will probably return in some way in the future as they are very dear to me.
The sprites (and some other assets) were indeed drawn on paper and photographed! I was initially only gonna use traditional art for my placeholders but ended up sticking with them cause I liked the look. I'm glad you liked them as well!
Thank you so much again for your wonderful comment <3 I'll frame it or something
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Oh, it was an interesting game!! I appreciated getting to know more about Orion's life through the different choices and explore his relationship with Ethan! It really felt like getting to discover a piece of the relationship these two had and, while I would love to know more, I also recognise the point of the game was to keep this vagueness and ambiguity. When did they meet? Forever ago. They are like two flowers in the same vase, in a corner of the room, forgotten until they are someday thrown away together. While the relationship between them really had co-dependency vibes, it managed to be nuanced, far from being stereotypical. I enjoyed that!
The art direction of the game was great too! The sprites in shadow were very well drawn, and the white border around them was a neat addition to make them contrast with the BG. I suppose they were drawn on paper and then scanned? I appreciated how it somehow made the characters even less personal: who are they? Forgotten shadows in a vase, stuck together, having nothing but each other. For the better and for the worse. Congrats on making this game in such a short amount of time!!
I honestly don't even know how to respond to this comment. I ended up crying while reading it haha. Thank you so much for taking your time writing down your thoughts about it. And the flower allegories <3 It means so much to me that someone took the time to take in and analyze these charaters and their relationship. They will probably return in some way in the future as they are very dear to me.
The sprites (and some other assets) were indeed drawn on paper and photographed! I was initially only gonna use traditional art for my placeholders but ended up sticking with them cause I liked the look. I'm glad you liked them as well!
Thank you so much again for your wonderful comment <3 I'll frame it or something