I played for about 10 minutes, not sure if there was an ending or objective. I tried to follow the sound, and tried to see if there was any pattern in the lines to follow, but if there was I didn't find it. Not sure what to think of this, since I'm not sure if this is all there is, or if there's more.
I got to one ending, some kind of music. I don't know exactly what I'm doing, but it was a relaxing experience. Reminded me of playing Flower on the PS3 years ago.
Heh, interesting.. uhh experience! I tried to follow the sounds but could find nothing. Very hypnotic by the way. I played your game for a lot longer tahn I have others, and it's mainly because I was trying to figure out what is going on!
Good audio, mood and graphical style. Also the controls are great. But I do not get the point of gameplay. It's kind of meditating but not challenging.
I like the visuals and the audio. After a while I found out that the noise in the background is changing. Though I could not find out how to decide which way to go to make it more or less. That was a bit frustrating as it seemed that my decisions have no influence.
I think this would be a nice game if the objective was a bit clearer. As is, I'm not quite sure what I should be doing. Following the sound is an interesting mechanic that I've never seen (heard of?) before.
The atmosphere that you created is really impressive.
Top marks from me for Mood, Audio and Theme. Played this until I got a puzzle piece. Loved tracking the sound and trying to imagine what was going on. Superb atmosphere. amazing stuff. Really liked this.
Got one piece of the puzzle, will definitely go back to get the rest! Very interesting game, very moody and audio is top notch! I really enjoyed it but I can understand why some people might find it boring. While there is interaction its more of an experience than a game, which is not a bad thing. Its a very cool experience and I look forward to delving further into it! :)
Great atmosphere build, very relaxing, but not very fun, especially after exploring the world for 20 minutes and finally got an end but it turned out to be only one of four pieces of a puzzle...
Excellent audio and atmosphere, but it was too difficult to follow the sounds, and as such I ended up simply wandering aimlessly, only running in to one of the puzzle pieces by accident before I got tired of looking.
Great game but boring after several choices... BUT, the fact that we still have no end is great: why? Because it brings the player to always says: "C'mon, there is a end, isn't it?" And that's very nice!
There are definitely the building blocks of a neat experience here, with nice sound design and a cool aesthetic, it just feels a bit barren in its current state, though I suppose that was kinda deliberate.
I really enjoyed the PC download of this. I was not to sure off the objective but I found the experience soothing none the less. The static was a nice visual touch that accompanied the sound design really well
For anyone else playing the web port does not do the game justice, download the pc version it's worth it. I think we all deserve some time to just relax :)
Played for a while, did not quite understand it. Good sound design, though. Maybe making it 'grow' faster or make your intentions a little more clear? Played on Windows, not the web version, so it run smoothly.
Really great graphic! Really great audio! Really great mood! Not good playing experience since I don't know what I'm doing even that I know I have to chase the sound :(
I tried to follow the music and listen for sounds and i did get some static after a while that got more intense. Then i lost the static and got bored. Dont really understand the objective in the game im afraid. Nice wooooshing sound effect tho.
Nice conceptual game, but it really needs to make it clear if it's just that or more. Sometimes it feels like you're progressing towards something, other times not so much or like you're regressing. If it's a metaphor for life, well done, otherwise, I'm a bit lost. Excellent relaxing mood though, really makes me all zen and whatnot.
Uses multiple buttons(menu) and I don't see a tie in with the theme "growing". Not following the theme is fine and stated in the rules but I am unable to award you any theme points in my rating.
Played the windows version after trying the web version (anyone reading this, do NOT play the web version, it is unplayable). Good game, very good atmosphere. Sadly I do not have any headphones on me so I a never got to the end, if there is even a end.
Very polished and atmospheric game. I am still oblivious as to what are we expected to do. I just went left or right randomly, then at the end I got a piece of the puzzle and I started again. I an not really sure what to make of it, but the mood is incredible.
Playing this on the Web Version. from the comments it appears there is supposed to be background sound while sitting at a branch? I can't hear anything except when I move, so I can't really make a choice, and am just wandering randomly.
I don't understand the purpose of this game. You follow a line and every single outcome seems to lead you to the exact same fork in the road. The mood is alright, but it doesn't do anything for the game since there is no game. Graphics and sound are nice, but there's not much else.
Consistent, minimalistic art style. Well-chosen sounds. This game has a dense, moody but still somehow contemplative quality. I think contemplative is a good word to describe FLOW as flow can be a result of contemplation over a work of art? I love the idea that you cannot turn back in this game, but sometimes you have to go in circles to return to your origin.
Really good audio and mood, as other have mentioned. I played the web version and didn't understand what to do for a good couple of minutes... Gotta admit reading the comments here "got me in the right path" heh
This was.. a different experience. I tried distinguishing and following some of the sounds, but I seems to miss them every time I got close. Nice mood.
Super atmospheric, I LOVE what you do with sound. All the different layers are interesting, and the use of stereo to guide the player is neat. I found myself just playing with my eyes closed, so soothing. Great job!
Very interesting, you certainly accomplished the atmosphere/mood. I got to the "end" once which took me a while, I may go back through and see if anything changes. Good job!
Really makes you think, if you were to go left or right. Which way would you go? After going left so many times, I began to question my own existence. Waiting to see the beach. Pretty great xp, got one piece of the puzzle.
I like the audio and it is immersive but there isn't much gameplay. Games like this are great when you bring awareness to something or give them a beautiful experience. There is a game called Flower that is like you game but the reason it's a nice game is because of its beautiful scenery. Put some beautiful scenery in this game and you may be on to something!
Wow this is amazing! 5/5 on audio and mood. It was so relaxing i almost fell asleep except that it was intense at the same time. I got 3 of the 4 puzzle pieces but after 6 more attempts i couldnt find the last sound. It was confusing at first, but i like it that way because it all started to make sense. over really great.
Interesting, but it was really difficult to find out where to go :0 I was so confused! I really liked the atmosphere of the game, it would be nice if there were a little bit more direction though. Great game!
Not too sure what to say about this game other than the sound is great. Impressive entry, and btw how the heck do you have 210 coolness a day after the jam ended? Lots of games you've rater, I respect that dedication :p
Ok, after trying the web build (which was completely borked), I downloaded the Windows version and it was much better! I think it needed to be a little more obvious which was to go, although I could hear what was supposed to be happening I think. After the first puzzle piece I wasn't sure if anything changed and gave up after a while. Good mood though!
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kaype16 Dec 2015, 08:47
We've had a very relaxing pool of entries this LD, and yours is no exception! I got one puzzle piece, and this game is actually really calming
Headphones definitely help. This was so atmospheric and relaxing after the initial spookiness work off a bit. The web version does seem to be pretty unbearably framey, but I had no troubles with the windows build. It's always good to see a really well done game in GameMaker. Good job!
The first time I've thought "this game is better if you shut your eyes" and not meant it in a negative way. The sound design is superb, and the visuals (before I closed my eyes) are simple and fantastic; I especially liked the small touch that the lines seemed to get more uh, static-y the more interference there was on the screen. I found all four sounds, but there was no reward? Slightly disappointed in that, but the experience itself was so rewarding that I don't care as much as I could about that. Well done, if this doesn't win there is no justice. (seriously, a game you can play and enjoy with your eyes closed!)
I'm not really sure this constitutes a game as opposed to a show-offy arts project. - It was a 48hr "game" programming event. This game has managed to bore me. Not excite me; bore me. This isn't what games were invented for. Games are for fun, so you can relieve yourself of boredom, not to induce it. Also how in something so simple have you managed to make the line bug out when transitioning sometimes? It'll just oddly change shape the second you press a key and pretend that was the line you were looking at all along. If this wins, I will be sorely disappointed in the voting and will go back to playing pong, half life and chess - some real games, with actual content and a purpose.
If this wins, I will be sorely disappointed in the voting and will go back to playing pong, half life and chess - some real games, with actual content and a purpose. Games were invented to alleviate boredom, not induce it.
Great mood! Took a while to realize the sound was indicating anything at all, probably because I kept going right at the first 15 intersections and never heard anything change. Wasn't able to find anything other than more intersections though.
Not sure if there is some secret thing after you get all 4 pieces but wow. This was a trip. I've never gotten such a feeling from a game-- "I'm so close..." but I'm so lost. All while feeling pretty tranquil.
I think the trick here if you want to find the peices is to play with your eyes closed. I was examining everything I could at first-- trying to find a pattern in the waves along the lines with my eyes and the game became easier when I stopped and just used one sense. Great great job.
Great aesthetics. Sounds and looks very polished. Don't really know what to do. Should have played fullscreen and just zoned out I guess. Sweet, good job!
If you want players to follow a sound, you need to make the stereo effect way less subtle. Pretty much the only way I could follow anything was by taking off headphones from one ear and then the other to be reliably able to tell where the sound is coming from.
Maybe I'm missing something but it feels for me more like an art project than a game. Nothing is happening, crossroads are all the same, it's just visual flow without any consequences. Looks good but lacks gameplay.
Mood - great Design - welldone theme - of course it is.\ Special thanks for web version!!! It is true pleasure!!! One more stars on every category,.. such a sorry I can't place six of them!(
"I shall be telling this with a sigh... I took the one less traveled by..." So much comes to mind as I wander through the whiteness. I begin to wonder if it was three teardrops joined in the center, and I had been returning to the same point over and over. The static seemed like a snowstorm filled sky. Whitenoise felt like eardrums frozen in the wind.
This is without doubt my favorite entry so far. When it ended I got a lower left jigsaw. Not sure what it meant? Perhaps there is a way to complete it?
I'm not sure I quite understood the game and didn't seem to get anywhere after about 15 minutes of play. However, the style and mood the game was really good. Very ambient and moody with the static sound and slow introduction of music. The graphics style felt appropriate for the game.
I keep hearing sounds and coming at them only to lose them after a while. Don't really know how to do anything to progress :/ Nice mood and audio, though!
Yes, you managed to put me in the state of flow. Though I couldn't beat the game - played for about 10 minutes trying to follow the noise but nothing happened.
Interesting experience. Does it have an end or just goes on infinitely? I kept hunting the static but eventually I have to sadly admit that I got bored after about 5 mins of trying to find it.
imagination is a powerful tool. with a branching black line disappearing into the fog with subtle audio cues you made me imagine amazing story set in the silent hill universe. its my story and i like it a lot. so i rate you high. and good job.
I played the web version and while the frame rate was OK, I had no idea what was going on until I used headphones. I managed to get one puzzle piece but after that I couldn't seem to follow the sound to its source again - just when I'd get close it'd fade away again.
It's an interesting idea, but some more direction or feedback from the game would have been nice...
A very moody game, maybe it was too hard for me - I wasn't able to work out what to do, I found two sounds - tried to reach them, went round in circles a few times - not sure if there is an objective I missed.
As others said the sound design is the best! Wish there was more clear objective other than running in circles listening to the same sound sets over again and hoping that you'll arrive eventually ;-)
As far as I understand, you have to follow sound. Line order seems not important. Managed to find three pieces, three distinct sounds: one is white noise, like waterfall, second is sharper noice, like the torch flame, third is the melody. But i've not been able to find the fourth piece. I've tried to evade all sounds for a while, but for no avail. Overall it's a nice relaxing experience, not many people will agree that this is a game, but for me it clearly is.
I played the web version. When I heard the music begin, I felt intrigued. If you continue to develop this, at the menu when I pressed X and the game exited I felt confused. After trial and error I pressed Enter to start. When I got to a branch and pressed left or right then Enter, and repeated this a couple dozen times without noticing anything different, I felt unaware of how to progress out of the repetitious branches.
Interesting game, sadly before looking at the comments I was going left & right without understanding the purpose at all. Very good audio, just try to find a way to give more visual directions to the player.
Excellent mood, but branches where the sound felt like it came from the center (played with headphones in stereo setup) got me stuck and were a bit frustrating.
Very interesting and minimalistic design. Was a bit hard to hear in which direction the sound was coming from sometimes. I like that there are different endings to explore, and the grainy effect.
oh noooO! I went right a little then left heaps and never met back up too the line... this is deep lol :) but I couldn't see the game, and from the comments it sounds as if you need to make the objective clear rather than hidden. but idk I just made it too the static.
I am not sure that there is a real ending to this game, but the idea is very cool and your work on the mood is insane. Both visual effects and sounds serve the mood and it's just perfect. Try to bring the end earlier next time to avoid player's frustration. Good job!
Web version doesnt work and my pc wont let me play the windows version because it believes strongly that it is a virus (like it really wont even give me the option to over ride it.)
Well, I played for a very long time. I got all 4 puzzle pieces but then couldn't figure out what to do after that. Maybe nothing is supposed to happen. There were no new sounds after I got them. Fantastic game otherwise, just wish there was a little reward upon completing the puzzle.
Web version was pretty laggy (Also the Windows version had some sort of trojan according to my antivirus so I couldn't play that at all) but this was a pretty interesting entry and I liked how the art and sound blended together.
what am i doing with my life? i am following endless black lines to nowhere... without knowing, wich direction to take. Does it even make a difference? 2 times i have already reached the "end", where the line just disappeares, and i gain one piece of puzzle (2 times the same one?!?)
What is the purpose of this, goddamnit? What am i supposed to do? What is this game? Please, make some kind of tutorial, telling what to do. Or provide at least a walkthrough - video :D
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(very poor framerate on web version)
I wasn't sure what the point was, can this game be understood?
The frame rate on the web version was punishing though.
What am I doing here? Why do I have to follow the lines and where will it lead me?
The atmosphere that you created is really impressive.
Well Done!
I wish I had more time to see if I can get more puzzle pieces, but I must move on to other games. Still, I'll come back to this one later.
The presentation in this game is super nice.
And that's very nice!
For anyone else playing the web port does not do the game justice, download the pc version it's worth it. I think we all deserve some time to just relax :)
Really great audio!
Really great mood!
Not good playing experience since I don't know what I'm doing even that I know I have to chase the sound :(
no gameplay :/
Excellent relaxing mood though, really makes me all zen and whatnot.
Cheers,
Ionut(Tyrants.not.found team)
The web version is VERY laggy, but the windows one works just fine
I love the sound design, mood and atmosphere!
and there are endings. i found one.
I think contemplative is a good word to describe FLOW as flow can be a result of contemplation over a work of art?
I love the idea that you cannot turn back in this game, but sometimes you have to go in circles to return to your origin.
Also, web version seemingly won't save my puzzle pieces so I wasted a few attempts for nothing. :(
Also solved - https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0LkFgNCfm1hNGFwY0FrQnlRV1E/view?pli=1
=)
:)
For me iframe version works fine.
I felt so close to the shore but never reached any.
This game has managed to bore me. Not excite me; bore me. This isn't what games were invented for. Games are for fun, so you can relieve yourself of boredom, not to induce it.
Also how in something so simple have you managed to make the line bug out when transitioning sometimes? It'll just oddly change shape the second you press a key and pretend that was the line you were looking at all along.
If this wins, I will be sorely disappointed in the voting and will go back to playing pong, half life and chess - some real games, with actual content and a purpose.
Games were invented to alleviate boredom, not induce it.
I think the trick here if you want to find the peices is to play with your eyes closed. I was examining everything I could at first-- trying to find a pattern in the waves along the lines with my eyes and the game became easier when I stopped and just used one sense. Great great job.
Design - welldone
theme - of course it is.\
Special thanks for web version!!! It is true pleasure!!!
One more stars on every category,.. such a sorry I can't place six of them!(
So much comes to mind as I wander through the whiteness. I begin to wonder if it was three teardrops joined in the center, and I had been returning to the same point over and over.
The static seemed like a snowstorm filled sky. Whitenoise felt like eardrums frozen in the wind.
This is without doubt my favorite entry so far.
When it ended I got a lower left jigsaw. Not sure what it meant? Perhaps there is a way to complete it?
Nice mood and audio, though!
Really pretty piece of work though
great job!
It's an interesting idea, but some more direction or feedback from the game would have been nice...
Nice mood tho
Good job.
Managed to find three pieces, three distinct sounds: one is white noise, like waterfall, second is sharper noice, like the torch flame, third is the melody. But i've not been able to find the fourth piece. I've tried to evade all sounds for a while, but for no avail.
Overall it's a nice relaxing experience, not many people will agree that this is a game, but for me it clearly is.
Nice use of theme and game mechanics too!
What a pity I didn't found what to do :(
I'm really curious to see the end of this game!
Congratulations!
Good job!
What is the purpose of this, goddamnit? What am i supposed to do? What is this game? Please, make some kind of tutorial, telling what to do. Or provide at least a walkthrough - video :D