Eternally Us

Pixelton · Sat 01/05/2010 22:55:03

A beautiful game guys, the artwork and the tone is very pleasant, for some reason from loading it up I almost feel relaxed. I've only had a quick bash but I hope to give this more attention

One of the nicest yet.

wisnoskij · Sat 01/05/2010 23:35:51

I wrote up a little review on Eternally Us, not that anyone reads what I write.

http://wisnoskij.blogspot.com/2010/05/eternally-us.html

ddq · Sun 02/05/2010 00:55:20

Never really been a fan of your very poetic style of writing, Calin. Just a little too verbose and flowery for me, especially the gargoyle things on the anger screen. It certainly was very pretty, and the effects were all kinds of nice, but I didn't really feel much connection to the story. I'd have preferred Amber had some more characterization in the beginning and middle sections, until the finale, she only seems to ask simple, repetitive questions that reminded me of Solid Snake. The ending

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was sort of obvious from the beginning, that Fio was dead and all that. I did like the stages of loss review and didn't think that stating it outright was a bad thing.

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Puzzles were mostly pretty good, some overly simple, but the good ones really shined. I liked best the puzzles that depended on timing and location rather than item-hotspot combination.
Overall, pretty good, sorry I'm not amazed or stupefied, but it's just my opinion.

Calin Leafshade · Sun 02/05/2010 01:03:00

I don't think anyone expected anyone to be amazed or stupefied

As long as you enjoyed it more than you hated it I'm happy.

Dualnames · Sun 02/05/2010 01:45:21

Quote from: david on Sat 01/05/2010 17:45:28
no need to comment about it

FANTASTIC
I almost cried at the end you really touched me

so dramatic and you kept me thrilled or strained all the way to the end

nad BTW i am not a fan of voice overs, but this one really fits quite well.
thank you

What game were you playing?

Corby · Sun 02/05/2010 02:27:17

Wow! I practically never post here, but I thought I'd log in to let you guys know how I liked the game.

Even though I finished the game in about 30 minutes, it was probably the best game I've played this year! Honestly!

The backgrounds and sprites were excellent. The music was perfect. I really loved the effects with the rain, snow, and leaves.

What else? Voice acting was amazing. Puzzles were very enjoyable and not too frustrating. No bugs. Most importantly of all, the story was immersive and had some great emotional moments (the ending mostly). Oh, and those room transitions!

Best ever!

LUniqueDan · Sun 02/05/2010 03:47:00

Ben you're a machine.
*DOWNLOADING*

Dualnames · Sun 02/05/2010 04:00:53

Quote from: Corby on Sun 02/05/2010 02:27:17
Wow! I practically never post here, but I thought I'd log in to let you guys know how I liked the game.

Even though I finished the game in about 30 minutes, it was probably the best game I've played this year! Honestly!

The backgrounds and sprites were excellent. The music was perfect. I really loved the effects with the rain, snow, and leaves.

What else? Voice acting was amazing. Puzzles were very enjoyable and not too frustrating. No bugs. Most importantly of all, the story was immersive and had some great emotional moments (the ending mostly). Oh, and those room transitions!

Best ever! I also cried so badly, I run out of tissues..

What game are you guys playing!! Seriously!

asuka_mercury · Sun 02/05/2010 04:44:34

...
damn birds.

Kweepa · Sun 02/05/2010 04:53:06

Terrific game. Stop. Very touching. Stop. Awesome production values. Stop. More please. Don't stop.

twentyfour · Sun 02/05/2010 05:21:38

Whoa, pretty slick guys! The voice acting is great quality and the music really helps sell the mood.

I'm getting a little frustrated with the one option clickingthough. I find myself grumbling at the screen after hearing the same excuse over and over again when all I want is her to look at something to give me a hint at what I'm supposed to do... Keep in mind I'm pretty terrible at these games

~~Speaking of being terrible at these games... can someone drop me a quick hint?~~

Nevermind. Just realized you can right click *sigh*

david · Sun 02/05/2010 08:50:50

Quote from: Dualnames on Sun 02/05/2010 01:45:21

What game where you playing?

Uhhh, what?

Mordalles · Sun 02/05/2010 12:45:39

great game, calin and ben.
like the others said, the voice acting and effects really stood out. loved the way you did the rain reflection, as well as where she walks in the mud.

Shadow1000 · Sun 02/05/2010 17:01:54

My comments:

Another outstanding game. The immersion factor is 100% because of the graphics, sprites and music. I've never experienced such good voice acting; I usually switch it off. In this game, it just takes the game up to the next level.

The puzzles are simple. So simple that the game is almost like watching a movie where you have to click "next" to get to the next scene but having puzzles slow you down just makes it a bit more interactive. The only puzzle I spent some time on was the birds. Perhaps the hardest puzzle should be the last puzzle of the game rather than the first puzzle that launches the story.

This is not a criticism, merely an observation. If you're expecting a King's Quest-style adventure, this isn't it

This is a very thought-provoking, moving and interactive experience rather than an adventure game. I have to disagree with the people who suggest that the brief explanation of the different rooms that comes at the end somehow diminishes the game. My opinion is that it ties everything together and shows you more about what game is about. I, for one, would not have picked up on this.

Lastly, I'm wondering if there was an actual event that led to the theme behind the game? Did someone who authored the story experience a loss similar to what is depicted in the game that had to be dealt with emotionally?

Thanks for another gem of a game!

Cheers

Paul

LRH · Sun 02/05/2010 17:09:27

A few comments:

1.) I really wish

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we had gotten to know everyone before it started. The ending wasn't that sad because we didn't really know them. It felt like reading about it in a newspaper. I was genuinely sad, but I feel it would have been much more powerful if we had seen, for example, (or at least heard of) some specific examples of the good/bad times both had been through together.

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2.) The puzzles were pretty decent, although some had me stuck for a bit, specifically the ones with animals.

3.)Art, as already mentioned, was excellent.

4.) Overall it was touching and certainly worth the play-through. Good job

Daniel Thomas · Sun 02/05/2010 17:27:57

A very tight game, I enjoyed it all the way through.
Great work guys!

robvalue · Mon 03/05/2010 11:50:55

I really enjoyed it! It's a great game. Thank you.

Merte · Mon 03/05/2010 12:14:26

naggynerd.com has reviewed this game. Read the full review here:

http://www.naggynerd.com/?p=326

Cogliostro · Mon 03/05/2010 17:02:21

Art and music were top notch.

The voice acting left me speechless! (Pun intended.) Just amazing.

Puzzles were very different from the standard, which is always good, and they were hard enough for the game.

Several suggestions were made about how to improve the game: more characterization for Amber, a less "spoon-fed" ending, et cetera. I don't think any of these apply to a game this short.

On that note, when (not *if* but when) are you going to produce a full-length game?

- Cogliostro

neon · Mon 03/05/2010 17:37:03

Are you thinking about something like this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rdaj8cE2nE

?