
From the sunken depths of a quiet lake, your heart pulls you to the surface; a doll awaits your ghostly form on the shore. Who are you? Why are you here? Discover the sleepy town of Tikhiyavoda, its community, and most of all, yourself.
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Jugabilidad e interaccion simple, el arte y diseño de ambiente y personajes me gusto mucho. Es un juego cortisimo pero la historia (aun que obviamente predecible) es buena, hay un ester egg por ahi tambien. No esperes un juego con una calidad visual magistral, pero te mantendra entretenido por una horita. Si sacan el logro save me dicen xD
I'm not a big fan of this game for one reason. Beyond the bear cave is a troll creature that if approached gets you booted from the game. I don't think any game (no matter how good) should have an encounter that crashes the game for whatever reason. It's not funny, just annoying and stupid.
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Данное "творчество" мне не понравилось, спасибо за попытку.
This was really fun to play. The different art styles and tight narrative come together to create a really unique experience. I particularly loved the protagonist's sprites. The Easter eggs were also a nice touch.
A charming little game. I liked the atmosphere, the premise and the mini-games. The ending wasn't a big surprise, but that's partly because the unravelling of the story makes it clear where things are going. The artwork styles, while individually attractive, looked very strange all jumbled together. This would be a key thing to fix in order to make the game appear more polished: select one art style to use throughout. I did encounter some glitches. (Developers, please see notes at the end.) On closing the game to reset it, I lost my progress, so I ended up watching the ending on Youtube to save repeating all my steps. If you have a little patience for the game lacking polish and having some glitchy moments, I recommend trying it out and giving support to the talented enthusiasts who have put hard work into making it. If bugs are going to annoy you, give it a miss. Glitch info - The exclamation marks showing where to go next were sometimes in the wrong places, for example there was one over the school for almost the whole game. Some dialogue came out incorrect (the hunter when standing next to the bear.) Like another reviewer, I ended up with a dialogue box stuck over the screen (it was the vicar's rather than Pah's). I closed the game to try to get rid of this, thinking it would save my progress since it had said "saving" throughout. However, it started me from the beginning again (from the point where the protagonist first talks to Sofya).
Sakin bir gölün batık derinliklerinden, kalbin seni yüzeye çekiyor; kıyıda hayaletimsi formunuzu bir oyuncak bebek bekliyor. Sen kimsin? Neden buradasın? Tikhiyavoda'nın uykulu kasabasını, topluluğunu ve en önemlisi kendinizi keşfedin.
Great prototype of what could be. With enough work, the story is already there. Just needs a lot of polishing and thought! Good job!
Короткая атмосферная игра под названием Malyshka отправит вас в мир, вдохновлённый культурой Древней Руси. В ней вы будете играть за утопленницу, пришедшую в деревню из загробного мира. На протяжении игры вас будет сопровождать тихая плавная музыка, соответствующая атмосфере игры. Вы играете от первого лица и лишь изредка выбираете ответы в диалогах с жителями деревни. Большую часть игры вы будете бегать. Сюжет довольно хороший, грамматических ошибок не было замечено, текст читабельный. Единственное, что может оказаться кому-то не по вкусу, так это то, что игра создавалась художниками коллективно, поэтому все персонажи нарисованы в разных стилях. Как по мне, это одна из изюминок данной игры.
Malyshka is one of those games that has you questioning how it has so little attention. A small easter egg nestled deep within the distant mountains carries an ominous energy until you approach for it to be a small letter from the developers. Run around at your own pace or follow the story and you'll steadily begin to piece together your memory and your Matryoshka doll. The beautiful art style is accompanied by a growing feeling of sorrow and unease with each step you take towards the resolution of your story. Although short the game is filled with lovable and less pleasantly-inclined characters that will have you feeling for the town of Tikhiyavoda right before the game wrenches your heart out of your chest and shatters it. Although I'm known for being relatively soft when it comes to stories of grief it brought me to tears in a way that felt special.
What a charming little game! It's free and has a short story so give it a try! Very nice you can sprint through it too. Really enjoyed the unique artistic style, mixed media, approach - Especially when there was 2D animation. Very curious as to any other games made by these peeps in the future! :D For some reason, I really like Nikolai bhahaha. Noticed the attention to detail with the sprites turning (the hair & arms being the right way and not flipped) which was nice to see!! I feel like the tone of the village and atmosphere were surprisingly good, really enjoyed seeing the sky change. Didn't know the characters would also have voice snippets, a nice addition. I had fun with the achievements. ^-^ I have no idea why but I really found it brilliant when I realised there was a quest marker: The big exclamation mark. It was not needed but surely will make things easier if lost. Also, I don't know what I stumbled upon in that chest... - I would have liked a gallery to view for the CGs & sprites perhaps.
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