Pink Noise

I was one of the Kickstarter backers. An unfortunate and unexpected issue meant that the team never received the funds we provided. Despite this, the team was transparent, honest, and generous to the backers. They kept us updated and fulfilled the rewards even though they were operating at a loss and the situation derailed their initial plans. I have trust, confidence, and respect for them and am optimistic that they will do their best to complete the game. I'm writing this having finished my first play-through of episode one. I was hooked! The art and animation are captivating to look at and expressive. The music is spooky and the atmosphere is sleepy but suspenseful. The story pulled me in and I can't wait to see what's in store. I also have some feedback for the team on the gameplay. I played on Steam Deck since I have a Macbook and a Mac version wasn't available. The game is playable on the Steam Deck, but not perfect. Selecting options (either choices or to click on items) on the screen using the D-pad or the thumbstick wouldn't work and sometimes would freeze. I would try to use the touchscreen or the trackpad, but that wouldn't work either. I would save my game and reload it and it would work but it would take me back a bit. To progress through the dialogue, you press the A button. When I'd be doing that, a choice would come up and it would select one for me despite me not intending to pick that choice; I didn't know a choice would come up and had been reading the text. This happened in the Run Away or Go Into the Workshop choices, Mom or Dad, and the Wrestle the Monster or Use the Keys choices. It automatically chose Run Away, Mom, and Use the Keys. Looking at the store page and realizing that there were prompts I didn't physically select such as "Pet the cat" because progressing the dialogue did it for me. In addition, I couldn't read the dictionary entries (highlighted in purple). I only managed to read one once and couldn't figure out how to do it again. Navigating the settings on the Steam Deck could be smoother. I had to use the touchscreen instead of the D-pad or thumbstick to select my settings. Once, despite me hitting "Apply" the settings reset to the defaults when I opened my save file. I don't know if that's a bug or if it was on my end, though. As for the text itself, there were some typos and times when the English audio didn't match the written text. Even though I just finished episode one, I'm definitely going to go back and explore the different choices. I can't wait for future developments and to learn what the other characters besides Eva see on the tape. You've done a fantastic job with this project. Keep going! Additional text: I went back to the game to make different choices. If you're playing on a Steam Deck, Valve's default layout is Gamepad with Joystick Trackpad but I had a much smoother experience using the Keyboard (WASD) and Mouse layout. It's not perfect but it's better. However, the game would freeze at unpredictable points and I would need to close the game. Something to keep in mind.

Çok güzel bir görsel roman. Korku ve gerilim sevenin, King ve Lovecraft gibi yazarları okuyanların beğenerek okuyacağı bir oyun.

Чтож... Именно такого и не хватает в наше время в жанре визуальных новелл. Круто, атмосферно, невероятно хочется продолжения. Посоветовала всем друзьям, надеюсь, развитие будет <3

I *want* to like this, really I do. I admit to not understanding why Unity and FMOD are part of a visual novel game with no choice in the first five "acts" of gameplay. These acts are short, involve no clear branching paths, and a pacman game that does not seem to have the same tracking fidelity as the original (meaning it is easier). By the time the VHS had abruptly ended three scenes in, and I was in Eva's room, I experienced a gamebreaking bug. The game forces you to highlight and read what's on screen, and after selecting her VHS tapes, nothing worked. No clicks. I tried different Steam compatibilities, using my desktop -- nada. So that was it. I think so far this is a very superficial story, good ambiance but no real investment, and if it is mirroring Italian cinematic horror devices, it still needs a bit more depth. Maybe I will come back when it is finished.

Многословным не буду, у игры есть потенциал поскорее бы доделали игру до конца, на очень интересном месте закончили рассказ 1 главы. В общем: 1) Сюжет 4\5 2) Рисовка 5\5 (мне нравится такая, сугубо мое мнение) 3) подбор голосов 5\5 4) стиль игры 5\5 (некое ретро) Все топ, играть можно, купил прошёл первый эпизод за час, бэкап денег и не планирую делать, думаю стоит поддержать разрабов за интересный проект

O jogo é legalzinho e é um jogo curto! Não achei que dá medo não, acho q eu tomei um suto no começo e só, como se você tivesse o tempo todo lendo uma historia e as vezes pudesse participar dela. o jogo é divido em capítulos e isso quebrou minha imersão gamer em algumas partes. Tbm senti que poderia explorar mais os outros personagens tbm, ainda mais em acesso antecipado, pensei que teria pelo menos duas perspectivas ne, já que o jogo fala sobre "Um grupo de adolescentes, sem perceber, dá início a uma sequência de eventos aterrorizantes." mas da pra entender. Mas, em geral eu achei uma boa historia e fiquei chocada com algumas coisas, e a arte é super bonitinha, gostei bastante, voltarei quando terminar de lançar.

tl;dr worth your time, had a blast. issa great indie horror VN. Dark. Gorgeous art by a single artist, nice OST, 10.99 might seem steep but its not just this episode, there will be five total so I believe it will totally be worth it. to preface, im not a visual novel fangirl, I just saw this in my discovery feed(?) and impulsively got it cuz it had vibes & after tryin it out, daMN. It starts off slow but once you get to the arcade, oohwee, I was absorbed. The art style is gorgeous. Some of the voice acting is kinda OTT but I honestly think its purposeful and suits the tone of the story. A lot of horror (of the era this is set in and in general, tbh) does tend to be so as well as lean into the stereotype thing (rich girl, smart girl, nerd, jock.) I quickly developed a favorite (although it looks like each episode will prolly be diving into each main character of the friend group's perspective after a certain, pivotal part. The writing is entertaining, albeit at times a little, cheesy or maybe, not 100% seeming to suit how the character might feel at the time [spoiler]after the painting scene as eva is escaping the workshop, she is yelling for her father and a line of her internal monologue in between spoken panic and being chased by an abomination is "daddy's usually catching some Zs around this time" which was so incongruous to the situation that it made me giggle [/spoiler] A lot of things though, I could see as a possible stylistic choice as kind of a satire on horror of that time. who knows what the developers intentions are? regardless, i am very glad i bought it. my add brain has me losing interest in game 10 m in sometimes and this I actually finished (& even went back and made different choices for different branching paths even) so that's a big W in my book.

Давно знаю об этой игре, наконец дошли руки до первого эпизода. Это очень хорошо!!!!! Очень надеюсь на продожение, понимая и принимая все проблемы, которые обычно возникают на пути создания новелл, ещё и отечественных....... Большое спасибо за качество проделанной работы и внимание к деталям! [spoiler]Из маленьких минусов - опечатки и некоторые баги в анимации, т.е в одной из сцен в мастерской, при передвижении камеры монстр за холстом исчезает и потом появляется вновь, хотя так, как будто, быть не должно. А в сцене с Питером, где ребята дают сдачи, у меня буквально пропало его тело, ахааах, даже скрин есть: есть только его голова и рука, и ребята сзади толкающие его.[/spoiler]

Games super good even for its first episode! had a lot of fun just playing the episode and trying out new things to get the achievements so far! the narration can sometimes be a bit too long which isnt always necessary but then at other points it can get super detailed which really makes me feel like im there as well! Characters are also interesting and just overall a fun time with a good unique artstyle! Im so excited to see the next few episodes that come out and will be ready to play when they arrive :]

Что можно сказать по поводу первого эпизода? На его полное прохождение на одну ветку уйдет около часа, если вы хотите пособирать достижения или зарубиться в пакмена - ещё один час. Из плюсов здесь у нас, разумеется, красивая графика, и какие-никакие, но характерные герои + атмосферный рисованный ужас, который все-таки не злобная бяка, взявшаяся из ниоткуда, а чудовища, имеющие какую-никакую предысторию появления. Да и визуал очень способствует погружению, тут поспорить нельзя. Из минусов - тягомотное и графоманское вступление с огромными, тяжеловесными предложениями. Когда мы начинаем двигаться по сюжету - становится куда лучше, так что в самом начале можно и перетерпеть. Также хочется отметить, что даже небольшие ответвления событий поданы не одним фреймом и парой изменившихся диалогов, а все-таки более значимым куском сюжета. Это однозначный плюс, и если все будет продолжаться в том же духе - история действительно может быть многообещающей. Желаю большой удачи разработчикам.