Nice enough game, pretty simple! It was a bit hard to work out where to go all the time in the game. But the story was very ... distant. It was a very good story. I like it, but wasn't that impressed with the story all that much. I couldn't always work what was going on.
Edit (15/08/2021): Admittedly I'm not sure how much sleep I was on when I wrote the first part. Cringy. I meant to say I liked the story, but it didn't really speak to me as I felt like the intention was. It was more of ... the observer observing the observer vibe rather than truly being connected to the word and the character. Added clarity due to comment below. ;)
Deeply sorry you were disappointed in my comment. I did not mean to offend. Just because the story didn't resonate with me does not mean it is a bad story, simply that I was not the intended audience. I can tell that effort and love was put into the game and if I truly disliked it, I would not have played it. It simply was not for me. But I am sorry if my words were ill-received. I was simply trying to be honest about how I viewed the impact of the story telling on myself and leave a comment to reflect my reasoning. Regardless, I hope you have a wonderful day and joy in your projects. Not everyone is going to like all of your games - the important thing is that you found joy in making them and I can see from your comments that it has touched many others. The fact you have found someone who it hasn't touched as greatly isn't a reflection on your game quality.
i really appreciate you taking the time to clarify your previous comment, i definitely read it in a negative way (perhaps even more than you had intended). i now understand what you mean a lot more, thank you for this!
totally fair to feel that the game wasn't for you! it's a bit out there and admittedly deliberately written to be poetic and somewhat ambiguous.
i have a lot to learn still...
thank you mint, and i do wish you all the best also.
Glad things got cleared up! Also, I'm pleased to find that your other game, novena, was one of the first I ever played on itch.io. :) It was one of the beginning games of my 'favorites' folder. Just wanted to note that. (I think it's, like, buried in my '5 stars' folder, but it is indeed there, all the way at the start.)
Please do continue creating! Whether one story is or isn't for me, it deserves to be seen. ;)
I cried while playing it. I have a family very sick at this moment so it kinda made me think about the afterwards........ Thanks for this beautiful game!
This is so beautiful, I almost cried while playing it... Everything about it is just perfect. Did you use borksy or other "hacking" methods, or is it just regular bitsy? I'm new to using it and was wondering how some of the things could be implemented.
and used elkie's bitsy savior: https://aloelazoe.itch.io/bitsy-savior to patch them in. bitsy savior is great because you can update the game data of your game without having to copy the hacks again and again the way you would in the regular editor. and you get to test it in-browser too which is cool.
and i also make art on aseprite on a 128x128 canvas first then convert it to rooms with max's tool pixsy. this makes the art making process a lot faster: https://ruin.itch.io/pixsy
feel free to download and look at the game files to see whats goin on in here too!
Hi there, I am making my own game and I'm using the tools you used to add audio into the game but I can't seem to get my audio to loop like you did. If you could explain how you did that, I would really appreciate it. Thanks!
this tool is a slightly more complex version that allows you to use different audio files for different rooms and such, and you can toggle looping as well... https://kool.tools/bitsy/tools/bitsymuse-ui/
but if you're using just one track in your game, the add bitsy audio tool (https://kool.tools/bitsy/tools/add-bitsy-audio/) is still what i'd recommend and I'm pretty sure it does make the audio loop!
in the second link there you'll see that you can add attributes to a html tag including "loop" or "autoplay" etc. in my code for Under a Star Called Sun here's how both those tags are implemented in the <body>:
i guess what you can do is make sure the loop attribute is in your <audio> tag? it's hard to know where the problem comes from without seeing your code so this is the extent of how i can help for now.
Thanks! Actually it was because I didn't completely fill in those little boxes in the beepbox, just the first four columns hahaha. Thanks for your help. Your work is very cool and I can't wait to make something cool too.
Minimalist is a complete misnomer for this game: the environment expands emotionally and philosophically so rapidly it's breathtaking. Cannot recommend this enough.
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kino-звезда по имени солнце (star called sun/zvezda po imeni solnce)
Nice enough game, pretty simple! It was a bit hard to work out where to go all the time in the game. But the story was very ... distant. It was a very good story. I like it, but wasn't that impressed with the story all that much. I couldn't always work what was going on.
Edit (15/08/2021): Admittedly I'm not sure how much sleep I was on when I wrote the first part. Cringy. I meant to say I liked the story, but it didn't really speak to me as I felt like the intention was. It was more of ... the observer observing the observer vibe rather than truly being connected to the word and the character. Added clarity due to comment below. ;)
i think this might be the worst comment ive ever received, congrats
Deeply sorry you were disappointed in my comment. I did not mean to offend. Just because the story didn't resonate with me does not mean it is a bad story, simply that I was not the intended audience. I can tell that effort and love was put into the game and if I truly disliked it, I would not have played it. It simply was not for me. But I am sorry if my words were ill-received. I was simply trying to be honest about how I viewed the impact of the story telling on myself and leave a comment to reflect my reasoning.
Regardless, I hope you have a wonderful day and joy in your projects. Not everyone is going to like all of your games - the important thing is that you found joy in making them and I can see from your comments that it has touched many others. The fact you have found someone who it hasn't touched as greatly isn't a reflection on your game quality.
At any rate, wishing you all the best!
Mint
i really appreciate you taking the time to clarify your previous comment, i definitely read it in a negative way (perhaps even more than you had intended). i now understand what you mean a lot more, thank you for this!
totally fair to feel that the game wasn't for you! it's a bit out there and admittedly deliberately written to be poetic and somewhat ambiguous.
i have a lot to learn still...
thank you mint, and i do wish you all the best also.
Glad things got cleared up!
Also, I'm pleased to find that your other game, novena, was one of the first I ever played on itch.io. :) It was one of the beginning games of my 'favorites' folder. Just wanted to note that.
(I think it's, like, buried in my '5 stars' folder, but it is indeed there, all the way at the start.)
Please do continue creating! Whether one story is or isn't for me, it deserves to be seen. ;)
thanks a lot for translating such amount of emotion and tenderness into this beauty experience.
I've cried, and felt every single beat of the composition you made.
why this is so beautiful?
Absolutely beautiful. Thank you for putting this into the world.
Quite touching, amazing!
Masterful, outstanding work =)
I'm in awe.
Thank you for sharing such a beautiful expression of loss and love
i can tell how much care went into making this and i'm grateful for it
beautiful <3
Lovely, thank you for the game!
nice
absolutely beautiful.
Wow... Just wow...
Hi, we would like to feature this work in an exhibtion. Let me know a good way to get in touch with you.
saw your email and answered! thank you for your patience :)
such a beatiful game, your story telling is spectacular. Thank you for this amazing experience :)
I'm sobbing. This game is precious. Thank u.
I lost someone very close to me and this just hit home. This is such a simple but beautiful game.
I was going to Let's Play this, but I started bawling halfway through the story. Phenomenal job.
I cried while playing it. I have a family very sick at this moment so it kinda made me think about the afterwards........ Thanks for this beautiful game!
Quiet, poetic and a pleasure to play.
wow, this is so awesome! i loved it very much < 3
this quote made me have a double take, it's so jtgrfvrjhberve
"Who do you blame for misfiling a memory
in the cabinets of your brain?"
10/10. Your games are just fantastic. Brilliant use of the medium to convey an emotional story. <3
Very emotional. A strong piece of a short game. Wow. Thank you.
This is so epic and beautifal game.
Such a small simple game but made me nearly cry..
so so beautiful <3
i felt things thank you
The story touches so deep. Thank you for sharing your work.
so touching and so beautiful <3
Yeah, this hit all the right spots. Beautiful.
Simply beautiful :')
This is so beautiful, I almost cried while playing it... Everything about it is just perfect.
Did you use borksy or other "hacking" methods, or is it just regular bitsy? I'm new to using it and was wondering how some of the things could be implemented.
same
hey! the hacks i used in this are:
- transparent sprites
- avatar by room
- dialog choices
- exit from dialog
i didn't use borksy this time but instead copied the hacks from sean's repo: https://github.com/seleb/bitsy-hacks
and used elkie's bitsy savior: https://aloelazoe.itch.io/bitsy-savior to patch them in. bitsy savior is great because you can update the game data of your game without having to copy the hacks again and again the way you would in the regular editor. and you get to test it in-browser too which is cool.
i added music with candle's tool: https://kool.tools/bitsy/tools/add-bitsy-audio/
and i also make art on aseprite on a 128x128 canvas first then convert it to rooms with max's tool pixsy. this makes the art making process a lot faster: https://ruin.itch.io/pixsy
feel free to download and look at the game files to see whats goin on in here too!
Hi there, I am making my own game and I'm using the tools you used to add audio into the game but I can't seem to get my audio to loop like you did. If you could explain how you did that, I would really appreciate it. Thanks!
hey GlitchedGod!
this tool is a slightly more complex version that allows you to use different audio files for different rooms and such, and you can toggle looping as well... https://kool.tools/bitsy/tools/bitsymuse-ui/
but if you're using just one track in your game, the add bitsy audio tool (https://kool.tools/bitsy/tools/add-bitsy-audio/) is still what i'd recommend and I'm pretty sure it does make the audio loop!
either way, getting a basic understanding how audio works in html might be even more helpful:
- https://www.w3schools.com/html/html5_audio.asp
- https://www.w3schools.com/TAGS/tag_audio.asp
in the second link there you'll see that you can add attributes to a html tag including "loop" or "autoplay" etc.
i guess what you can do is make sure the loop attribute is in your <audio> tag? it's hard to know where the problem comes from without seeing your code so this is the extent of how i can help for now.in my code for Under a Star Called Sun here's how both those tags are implemented in the <body>:
Thanks! Actually it was because I didn't completely fill in those little boxes in the beepbox, just the first four columns hahaha. Thanks for your help. Your work is very cool and I can't wait to make something cool too.
Minimalist is a complete misnomer for this game: the environment expands emotionally and philosophically so rapidly it's breathtaking. Cannot recommend this enough.
hi this is perfect you great congrats
This was a wonderful little moment. Love how much emotion one can pack with such minimalism. Great piece.
I loved it, keep on making amazing works like this!
That's a very amazing and touching experience. Great writing!
This is one of the best games I've ever played, and I don't say that lightly. What a wonderful gem -- Thank you so much for sharing it with us!