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'All I need is you' is a short vignette about the final moments before the destruction of the world, and the love between two people that endures through it. I really appreciate the sincerity that comes when analyzing the inner monologues of having only a few hours and rushing to find the one person you want to spend the last moments of the world with. There's something sobering about thinking about all that will never be and all that you had once worried about suddenly not mattering. In the end, there's something a little bit cathartic that there's something beyond the vale of death, and that when approached by death itself, you're judged and get to have a fitting afterlife/next life.

The story does get a little bit dichotomic in it's categorization of 'good' and 'bad' people, and feels a bit surface level on what qualifies as either, but for this type of story, it's just nice to have a happy end for the gay couple. As for the set up, it does get a little bit comical and absurd for how blatant and blunt the announcement of the end of the world is. "I am a prophet from God," and "I'm gonna blow up the MOON!" are meme-level plot points, and it does throw off the sincerity of the whole situation into question. It does also conflate a few religious concepts in that God and Death are both personified in some way and are separate beings, along with hell, afterlife and reincarnation.

I'm not too sure if the theme of 'a light in the dark' was shown too well, maybe as the flaming asteroids/moon pieces in the night sky, or just the 'loved ones' in a time of peril. The presentation communicates the ideas well enough, and the use of community sprites was done in a tasteful manner. Overall, a short easy read that'll pull on your heartstrings just a little bit if you're not laughing at some of the more absurd lines.

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Thank you for taking the time and reading this! And thanks for the review!

I'm glad many people are finding the humor in the absurdity of the situation, and it does make sense that it throws the seriousness and sincerity into question. (Probably should have leaned more into the comedic side looking back on it).  

I planned for both the moon debris and the loved ones in a time of peril trope to be used for the theme. I was trying to go for a metaphorical and a physical use of the theme.

Once again, thank you! I hope you have a good day/night!