I've been following this project since the demo was first available. I've been playing games since the days of Atari. Played some of the first pixel games like Kings Quest and Space Quest and watched games evolve all the way up to the modern day. And I can say that the game play, dialog, artwork and other aspects of Abscission are top notch. I'm looking forward to the upcoming release.
I checked in on this project again and played the steam demo version, I noticed that the character portraits have been removed from the earlier version. What is the reason for this change if I might ask?
Hi, yes I wasn't happy with the level of quality in the portraits, and also their style. Part of the next few months of development is experimenting with different styles to see if it's worth bringing the portrait's back... we'll see!
That's a shame, personally I really liked them and seeing them missing was quite jarring for me. I think the portraits added more personality to the character and made them more distinct.
wow that was incredible! Loved the atmoshpere and the mystery. Can't wait to play the complete game. I liked the fact that I had to be VERY observant and careful at some points to find all the clues.
The only thing that bothered me in the font in the cut scenes as it's not clear and it disappears very quicly. At least for a non native english speaker.
Thank you for the kind words! Yes, the font wasn't good (mainly due to the resolution of the game, which is 320 x 200) so I've already fixed this for the main game, with animated comic panels and the words spoken by Stanhope (the speech font, nice and clear). I will release a new demo when I get closer to release (and will also be putting the game on Steam).
I totally agree with you, this demo is - so far - incredible. I'm really looking forward to the full release.
Some small criticism from me, though: I'd love to have the dialog to stay forever until clicked away. I'm aware that there is the game speed slider, but I'd rather not slow the whole game down just to be able to read the text in time.
Love the game so far, to date I've only found one error: The lady in Number 2 has a typo in her dialogue where she says "intersted" instead of interested. Would also appreciate options to delete save files. Other than that, 10/10.
I'm so sorry to hear that. I hope everything will get better. Making video games is a long, difficult act of love, and our personal problems often make it just more hard. We are human beings. Fragile, unstable, but capable of great things and Abscission has all the potential to become a "great thing" :)
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Just bought my copy on Steam! Glad to see this finally released. :)
Thank you for the support! I hope you enjoy it :)
I've been following this project since the demo was first available. I've been playing games since the days of Atari. Played some of the first pixel games like Kings Quest and Space Quest and watched games evolve all the way up to the modern day. And I can say that the game play, dialog, artwork and other aspects of Abscission are top notch. I'm looking forward to the upcoming release.
I checked in on this project again and played the steam demo version, I noticed that the character portraits have been removed from the earlier version. What is the reason for this change if I might ask?
Hi, yes I wasn't happy with the level of quality in the portraits, and also their style. Part of the next few months of development is experimenting with different styles to see if it's worth bringing the portrait's back... we'll see!
That's a shame, personally I really liked them and seeing them missing was quite jarring for me. I think the portraits added more personality to the character and made them more distinct.
Really nice game and story, but we changed the music because of copyright
Thank you! I have since sourced better (and royalty free) music so this shouldn't happen with the full release.
fantastic game, do you accept fan translations?
wow that was incredible! Loved the atmoshpere and the mystery. Can't wait to play the complete game. I liked the fact that I had to be VERY observant and careful at some points to find all the clues.
The only thing that bothered me in the font in the cut scenes as it's not clear and it disappears very quicly. At least for a non native english speaker.
Thank you for the kind words! Yes, the font wasn't good (mainly due to the resolution of the game, which is 320 x 200) so I've already fixed this for the main game, with animated comic panels and the words spoken by Stanhope (the speech font, nice and clear). I will release a new demo when I get closer to release (and will also be putting the game on Steam).
I totally agree with you, this demo is - so far - incredible. I'm really looking forward to the full release.
Some small criticism from me, though: I'd love to have the dialog to stay forever until clicked away. I'm aware that there is the game speed slider, but I'd rather not slow the whole game down just to be able to read the text in time.
Otherwise no complaint! :)
Love the game so far, to date I've only found one error: The lady in Number 2 has a typo in her dialogue where she says "intersted" instead of interested. Would also appreciate options to delete save files. Other than that, 10/10.
Thank you! I will look into this :)
This is an absolute hidden gem. Hats off to the Developer! Looking forward to the full release.
Thank you! Sorry for the slow development, but it is coming along. I'm making sure that it's the best it can be first :)
Hey! Please don't abandon this project! It's SO SO SO promising!
Hiya! Don't worry, it is just sleeping during a very difficult personal time... it will return!
I'm so sorry to hear that. I hope everything will get better. Making video games is a long, difficult act of love, and our personal problems often make it just more hard. We are human beings. Fragile, unstable, but capable of great things and Abscission has all the potential to become a "great thing" :)
Love from Italy!
Hey - is this game still in development? So hoping to see the finished version when ready!
Yes, still in development, just will take a while!