Eternally Us

Bulbapuck · Thu 20/05/2010 11:36:21

Absolutely beautiful game

Story was a bit clichÃ©e, but I liked it anyway. Voice acting was superb! Music was amazing! And the art.. man.. If you released a poster featuring the entire thing, I would buy it so fast

Great job ben and calin!

Timo. · Sat 22/05/2010 07:56:23

Your collab comes out with one of the best short games AGS has seen, at least I feel.
They're short, but really meaningful and thought-evoking.

The voice-acting was great.
Did Calin write a script beforehand or a backstory? The speech of the characters resemble poetry which seems as if a lot of thought was put behind it.

Liked Hope, but this is even greater.

Big GC · Thu 27/05/2010 12:05:10

This was so good, it made me want to join this forum to say so.....

So um.

This was great. Cheers

HyperAnimated · Sat 29/05/2010 20:30:08

*LOVED* this game. Absolutely loved it. The voice acting was superb, the backgrounds were amazing, and I literally got chills at the start when I didn't know what was going on yet.

I also clapped at the end, just at the sheer quality of the work. Bravo, guys.

mouthuvmine · Wed 23/06/2010 04:46:53

It's so infrequent that I have the time anymore to play games, so whenever I see a new one from Ben I jump at it immediately.
All I have to say is ~swoon~
Looked great, played great, sounded EXCEPTIONAL, and was very well written. You two are a top notch team!

Nemiant · Fri 02/07/2010 14:08:28

The download link is not working. Is it just me?

Calin Leafshade · Fri 02/07/2010 14:31:01

Nope you were right.. I have fixed the link and it works again

Crimson Wizard · Fri 02/07/2010 21:44:07

Quote from: Bulbapuck on Thu 20/05/2010 11:36:21
Story was a bit clichÃ©e

F**ng beautifully clichÃ©e, like Rick McCarthy would probably say.

Calin and Ben are making a game.
Why has the life to be so lame?
MAGS will not ever be the same,
And that's a real shame.

david · Thu 22/07/2010 16:30:45

Hey Ben and Calin
Here I found a nice review..language-Czech

http://plnehry.idnes.cz/adventury/eternally-us-cesta-skrze-vlastni-pochopeni-fen-/clanek.A100710_154630_bw-plnehry-adventury_haj.idn

something for your pleasure

Calin Leafshade · Thu 22/07/2010 16:33:09

Does anyone speak Czech?

david · Thu 22/07/2010 16:52:41

Quote from: Calin Leafshade on Thu 22/07/2010 16:33:09
Does anyone speak Czech?

yes I speak Slovak it is similar to Czech, but I am sure that translator can help you

or ask Ben

snerd · Mon 02/08/2010 03:34:32

Wow, what can I say that already hasn't been said and isn't obvious? A very powerful, beautiful game on all levels: visually, musically, and depth of story. A real gem that outshines any game I've played in a long time. I especially liked

Spoiler

the story at the end about how the girls has sleep overs when they were younger and they used to shine flash lights on the ceiling

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I probably don't have that part 100% correct, I apologize, but it really stuck out in my mind and I thought that added a real depth and insight into the girl's bond and love they shared. My only minor complaint was the length of the game, but please take this to mean that "I never wanted it to end" compliment rather than a criticism to you or your skills. Masterfully done.

Cogliostro · Sat 28/08/2010 02:11:41

Errr... is anyone else having trouble downloading a non-corrupt ZIP file for ETERNALLY US?

Cogliostro

Calin Leafshade · Sat 28/08/2010 06:05:41

hmm it should be fine..

I'll reupload it just to be sure

EDIT: Fixed.

Snarky · Mon 30/08/2010 20:02:00

Ugh! I see that a lot of people adore this game, and that's great and all, but I absolutely fucking hated it.

Please allow me to rant for a minute...

It feels like Calin and Ben have combined their critical weaknesses (the pretentious, ridiculously overwrought and maudlin dialogue of The McCarthy Chronicles + the monotonous and repetitive single-screen casual gamer-style "spot the pattern" puzzles of Heed) for a "worst of both worlds" experience.

The concept of having the PC chasing an epiphany that any half-way intelligent player will have worked out on the first screen is a perfect recipe for frustration. I actually wondered if this was the intent of the game, since the character walks so slowly that there surely must be some reason for it? (Though it's possible it's partly that the game runs slow on the computer I'm using at the moment.)

The concept is pretty much the most clichÃ© one there is for "artsy" indie titles, and the smug mapping of each screen to one of the "Five Stages of Grief" was the final straw in my infuriation with the game (mainly because it's such a glib, simplistic, universally misapplied pop-psych model, and one that has been thoroughly discredited to boot).

On the positive side, the production values are outstanding, with art, graphical effects, voice acting and music all excellent. And the relationship between the two girls was nicely established and very believable, so good job on that!

Calin, Ben, I respect both of you greatly, and I'm still looking forward to whatever you produce in the future. It is just regrettable that so much talent was combined this time to make something (in my opinion) so bad.

Calin Leafshade · Mon 30/08/2010 20:14:39

What bothers me most is that I agree with the negative comments about my games more than I agree with the positive.

It's a problem.

Darius Poyer · Tue 31/08/2010 20:57:26

Quote from: Calin Leafshade on Mon 30/08/2010 20:14:39
What bothers me most is that I agree with the negative comments about my games more than I agree with the positive.

It's a problem.

It's not that much of a problem really. the positive comments tend to not hold any criticism. as such they don't make you question yourself. Thus, they impede your progress. Skarkys comment is truly a gift.

Igor Hardy · Tue 31/08/2010 21:39:10

Quote from: Snarky on Mon 30/08/2010 20:02:00
The concept is pretty much the most clichÃ© one there is for "artsy" indie titles, and the smug mapping of each screen to one of the "Five Stages of Grief" was the final straw in my infuriation with the game (mainly because it's such a glib, simplistic, universally misapplied pop-psych model, and one that has been thoroughly discredited to boot).

Btw I never heard of "Five Stages of Grief" - it's definitely not a part of popular trivia in my part of the world. Consequently, this aspect of the game never did make any sense to me.

How do you even learn about a thing like that? Someone points at a guy and says "Look at him! He's at the bargaining stage of grieving right now."?

Calin Leafshade · Tue 31/08/2010 21:58:50

No it's a bit of pop-psychology.

you can read about it here if youre curious http://changingminds.org/disciplines/change_management/kubler_ross/kubler_ross.htm

Anian · Tue 31/08/2010 22:10:09

Quote from: Calin Leafshade on Tue 31/08/2010 21:58:50
No it's a bit of pop-psychology.

you can read about it here if youre curious http://changingminds.org/disciplines/change_management/kubler_ross/kubler_ross.htm

Personally, I always remember this sketch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCoaBN6iOu0

I actually didn't get the stages of death metaphor until the very end...so I was surprised. Snarky is just to clever for his own good.