Thank you for making this. Extremely powerful stuff. I can definitely relate with some of the feelings expressed in here and know people in my life going through similar circumstances. I hope you're still surviving. I hope we can all survive together.
Going through a very similar experience with disillusionment and the games industries. This was a super helpful and meaningful work to play through while reflecting on my own experiences.
That was intense. My life is so bland in comparison. So happily bland. Accepting parent, laughting at crowded and wanted places I won't even consider any competition ("it's silly") and when I failed repeitively finding jobs I reflected to myself "if I don't have it, it'll go to someone who needs it more, I'm okay with it, more free time for me !"...
Regarding back I had a lazy passive non-challenging life, mostly. Maybe affraid deep down of trying too hard like the story tells. Trying hard means gambling quite a lot. I hadn't (and still don't) have it in me.
I don't have much to offer to this world tho, and I sometimes loath myself for my blandness. If I could meet the protagonist ? She could see my teary eyes saying "goddamit, you are some heroic figure and i'm in aw. And I hate the world that made your tragedy possible. I wish I could make you see yourself by my eyes : some proud human who was pushed by stupid cult for success and economic struggle. You should have a guarenteed income and made lot of art so I and my like could enjoy it. I'm proud and happy you are here, and I'm weeping thinking this sad story isn't yours only, but a massive systemic phenomenon."
Thank you for making this. As someone who had to put pursuing a creative career on hold all together. Along side too many of my friends in the same boat, this strikes a dark and resonate chord with me. So thank you for sharing in such a lovely lovely medium. Stay strong we are survivors. <3
Maybe life is not fair,but livinng in the life and being happy everyday it everyone's right,hope everyone would find your life spark,also hoping you will be real animator one day!Go away,DEPRESSION.
hey, as a fellow cartoon lover/weird kid/someone who thought their value hinges solely on what they do, I really enjoyed your game! It made me a little emotional, too (and I can't believe you met Pendleton Ward tbh).
I'll be looking forward to whatever you post/do in the future!
(But if for whatever reason you don't, it's also ok. This experience still mattered to me)
Hey, I think this is a cool game. I really can feel what the main character felt in this game. We have the same problem in life, feel useless, questioning the same thing if we should suicide or not. So, once again, the story of this game is cool!
Hey Kurus, I hope you'll keep fighting your depression. <3 It can seem impossible at times, but it is possible to find moments of happiness again. <3 Take care out there!
Lovely game. The simplicity of the art and the music allows the story to really consume the player. It all goes so well together, keep up the good work and I wish you the best.
thank you for sharing this. your way of weaving a narrative is so compelling. and i really appreciated how you gave a warning and an exit option for the parts of the story that could be potentially distressing (if that's the right word?). it's a really thoughtful thing to do. wishing you happiness and good things :)
this really resonated with me as a student in a game development program in college - they really teach crunch mentality in american schools and no one should have to go through so much suffering. thank you for sharing this!
my friend reblogged this onto my tumblr dash and saw it was a bitsy game so i just had to play it...
fantastic work! particularly appreciate that you give the player an "exit" before proceeding into the darker parts of the story, it's really smart and kind of you.
thank you so much for sharing your experiences in such a personal way. i cheered a little bit when at the end you accepted to move to seattle lol.
Thank you! I wanted to make sure no one would be made too uncomfortable by it. I know I have to be careful not to ingest too much depression-related media when I'm in the middle of a heavy episode myself. <3
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Thank you for making this. Extremely powerful stuff. I can definitely relate with some of the feelings expressed in here and know people in my life going through similar circumstances. I hope you're still surviving. I hope we can all survive together.
Incredibly powerful, one of the best Bitsy games I've seen! I wish you the best in all your future endeavors <3
Going through a very similar experience with disillusionment and the games industries. This was a super helpful and meaningful work to play through while reflecting on my own experiences.
That was intense. My life is so bland in comparison. So happily bland. Accepting parent, laughting at crowded and wanted places I won't even consider any competition ("it's silly") and when I failed repeitively finding jobs I reflected to myself "if I don't have it, it'll go to someone who needs it more, I'm okay with it, more free time for me !"...
Regarding back I had a lazy passive non-challenging life, mostly. Maybe affraid deep down of trying too hard like the story tells. Trying hard means gambling quite a lot. I hadn't (and still don't) have it in me.
I don't have much to offer to this world tho, and I sometimes loath myself for my blandness. If I could meet the protagonist ? She could see my teary eyes saying "goddamit, you are some heroic figure and i'm in aw. And I hate the world that made your tragedy possible. I wish I could make you see yourself by my eyes : some proud human who was pushed by stupid cult for success and economic struggle. You should have a guarenteed income and made lot of art so I and my like could enjoy it. I'm proud and happy you are here, and I'm weeping thinking this sad story isn't yours only, but a massive systemic phenomenon."
this was hard to play through but very powerful. i hope you're doing better now!
Thank you for making this!!
Thank you for playing! <3
Thank you for making this. As someone who had to put pursuing a creative career on hold all together. Along side too many of my friends in the same boat, this strikes a dark and resonate chord with me. So thank you for sharing in such a lovely lovely medium. Stay strong we are survivors. <3
Maybe life is not fair,but livinng in the life and being happy everyday it everyone's right,hope everyone would find your life spark,also hoping you will be real animator one day!Go away,
DEPRESSION.hey, as a fellow cartoon lover/weird kid/someone who thought their value hinges solely on what they do, I really enjoyed your game! It made me a little emotional, too (and I can't believe you met Pendleton Ward tbh).
I'll be looking forward to whatever you post/do in the future!
(But if for whatever reason you don't, it's also ok. This experience still mattered to me)
I loved this!!
I´m really really scared, the game it´s lovely ( not in a normal way), but i feel really bad...(thanks for sharing this story)
its okay, we all feel like that sometimes. you will do great things!
Hey, I think this is a cool game. I really can feel what the main character felt in this game. We have the same problem in life, feel useless, questioning the same thing if we should suicide or not. So, once again, the story of this game is cool!
Hey Kurus, I hope you'll keep fighting your depression. <3 It can seem impossible at times, but it is possible to find moments of happiness again. <3 Take care out there!
Beautiful game, Joanie!! This is so powerful, and well made. I appreciate your willingness to share something so personal <3
Amazing, more people should play this
this hit me hard; thank you for sharing it
Lovely game. The simplicity of the art and the music allows the story to really consume the player. It all goes so well together, keep up the good work and I wish you the best.
thank you for sharing this. your way of weaving a narrative is so compelling. and i really appreciated how you gave a warning and an exit option for the parts of the story that could be potentially distressing (if that's the right word?). it's a really thoughtful thing to do. wishing you happiness and good things :)
this really resonated with me as a student in a game development program in college - they really teach crunch mentality in american schools and no one should have to go through so much suffering. thank you for sharing this!
Stay strong out there! Always remember to give yourself time to breathe. <3
my friend reblogged this onto my tumblr dash and saw it was a bitsy game so i just had to play it...
fantastic work! particularly appreciate that you give the player an "exit" before proceeding into the darker parts of the story, it's really smart and kind of you.
thank you so much for sharing your experiences in such a personal way. i cheered a little bit when at the end you accepted to move to seattle lol.
i hope you're doing well.
Thank you! I wanted to make sure no one would be made too uncomfortable by it. I know I have to be careful not to ingest too much depression-related media when I'm in the middle of a heavy episode myself. <3
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