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This was a solid, atmospheric game. Maybe a smidge too dark -- I think I tripped over a rat at one point, but I couldn't see anything. It would have been a nice mechanic for the camera flash to illuminate the room briefly. Am I correct in guessing that the god we're trying to photograph is Odin? What with all the ravens/crows and the eye motif? In any case, I played it for my channel and it had a good first day (for me). Thank you for making it!

Very pretty game, and while it didn't make my graphics card cry, the recording file size is huge. The biggest complaint I have is that the mouse sensitivity is fairly high and it's not adjustable.  It looks like you had a lot of fun experimenting with the textures. I got stuck for a little while in the first room because the trigger area for the gold portal seems a bit fiddly. The instruction only popped up very briefly the first time, and didn't seem to pop up at all when I was standing on the right tile but facing toward the door. I really liked the "radio tower" in the second area -- it's so nice to look at, and the sound when you complete the puzzle is SO pleasant and satisfying! I put the playthrough up on my YouTube channel and wishlisted your other big game over on Steam.

I enjoyed this so much! It's such a creative format choice. Just posted my gameplay video for it today. I will definitely be looking at your other games for future play.

Oof, that's a lot of existential contemplation! It's beautiful, though, and I particularly loved the visuals and music in the museum segment. (That cube was horrifying.) I played it for my channel and leaned into more optimistic choices.

Back again :-) Installation now works quickly. Very impressive, shiny, brand-new microwave. Perfect sound design. Amusing buttons. However, every pressed key just changes the readout from 00:00 to N0:0P. Is this what's intended, or are more features pending? I am fascinated by where this could go. (What weird random stuff could be put in here? What happens to it? Could you set the timer for six days and just wander past your computer every day and see it still running?) I'm already fascinated by the reflections in the asset design. I'm not sure why my brain has glommed on to this concept, but I'm weirdly eager to see what you do with this.

- MGB

Thank you so much, that's so kind! 

BTW, the pay link isn't working, either for PayPal or card. Do you have a Ko-fi page or anything?

Aw, thank you for watching! Your comment made it worth the extra time I put in to take out any odd mouth sounds or sniffles that my mic picked up so it would be a smoother reading.

Such lovely work! I was not in my best voice, but I tried, and I invested a lot of soul in my reading and choices. Thank you for putting so much care into this.

Mouse sensitivity is too high; the camera often whips up or down if you try to gently look left or right. I would suggest replacing the copyrighted music with something public domain or creative commons licensed -- the intro with the talking figure on the TV is enough to give it that Jigsaw flavor. Otherwise I think it's a fun premise and I like your writing.

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You don't need to feel bad at all about it -- even the titans of game development have bugs and little mistakes in their AAA games, and this is a first game from a solo developer. I truly meant my review in a positive spirit, but thought it would be helpful to give details about what you might incorporate or change in the future to improve the user experience. I wish you very well, and look forward to your next project!

Really enjoyed watching your playthrough, and appreciate both your commentary and you editing out the times you got stuck for a while.  I subscribed to your channel after watching this.

TL;DR: This game was pretty neat.

Thoughts: My computer is older, so this ran like potato on my machine. I didn't continue past the first area. From my experience and watching some other playthroughs, the base walking speed is too slow; maybe you could increase it to the current "sprint" speed. The game is pretty, the atmosphere is suitably scary, and the sound effects were very good, although the footsteps are loud, and the lightning sound in the first area is so frequent, it gets annoying after a while. From the other playthroughs I've seen, I like where the story goes; it reminds me of "The Beginner's Guide," but with enemies.

It would be very helpful to have a "Settings" option in the game menu, so the player could adjust to a lower resolution or windowed mode without needing to quit out of the game and re-launch it (which I did, several times, to see if I could get it to run better). It would also be nice if the menu had a basic overview of the controls; I've never seen a game that makes you hold "ESC" to be able to leave the game. (If you do set up the game to run in a small window, the text for the Escape menu does not get smaller; you literally cannot click to leave the game if the window is too small, because the text is below the window.) There is a glitch in the cabin bathroom; you can see the floor texture through the bathtub. 

Overall, I think this is much better than most indie horror games, with some really good atmosphere -- it just needs some polishing.