Before Your Eyes

My dream is to one day be half as good as the designers who made this game. What an incredible experience. I came out of this game rethinking a lot about my own life and experiences. If you're contemplating buying it, buy it twice.

Playtime: ~2 hours Rating: Life-changing A memorable make-you-cry indie. Not your regular game. It revolves around a blinking mechanic. Using your webcam, it tracks your eye movements and advances the story whenever you blink. Why? This game shows you moments of life. Moments which you blink past. Moments that pass before you realize they're gone. Sometimes you desperately want to stay in one just a few seconds longer. You fight the blink. Your eyes water. You do everything you can to hold on. But eventually... You blink anyway. That's life. You never realize when the last time is actually the last time. The last hug. The last conversation. The last laugh. The last time you see someone. You just... blink. Instead of focusing on a future you don't even know you'll have, be grateful for the life you have and cherish it for as long as you can. Laugh, love, grieve, but be present. Time doesn't ask for permission. Every moment eventually ends, and that's precisely why each one is so valuable.

I've never written a review for a game before, mainly because nothing has ever seemed to be "worthy" of praise beyond just, "it was fun" or "it was new and different and I whiled away the hours on a lonely day with it." But this one...this one deserves it. Very few games make you appreciate your life, the way you've lived it. Personally there were several details in before your eyes that hit very close to home for me, so its impact was more than it might be for others, but still, I am a stoic person who does not show emotion often and I was watching the credits scroll bawling my eyes out over the made up story told on my laptop screen. You will leave with an appreciation for life, with a love for your family, and an urge to go talk to that girl you met when you were ten years old a long, long time ago. So play before your eyes, go hug your mom, and savor every minute of this game, and your life for as long as you can.

干眼症玩得又痛苦又感动…玩到最后眼睛终于不干了是因为眼睛袅袅了（擤鼻涕

Hated it. Me and my friend must've had someone secretly chopping onions next to us the entire time. Completely UNACCEPALBE. 10/10 EMOTIONAL DAMAGE!

Beautifully done story, bolstered by a unique and well-done implementation of webcam blink controls. If you're having second thoughts about if you should or shouldn't use the blink feature, you should absolutely try them for your first playthrough as it enhances the game significantly.

Play it. its worth it. wont say much but one thing, use the blink feature anyway its possible.

estaba en mi grupo familiar, pero tengo ganas de comprarlo solo para tenerlo ahí de lo hermoso que es.

I struggle to write this as tears fall from my eyes and leave a trail down my face. I heard this game was great, but little did I know for less than 3 dollars I was about to tear up BAD. I struggled to play the last part of the game as tears watered up my glasses. 10/10 would recommend.

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