啊,想着没有涉及血腥暴力相关的敏感内容就没有写内容警告,现在看来确实可能会激起创伤反应。比赛后更新的时候我再加上吧,看到这条评论的宝宝们可以注意一下!🫡
音乐是在工位上摸鱼的时候一点点搜集的hhh基本是迎合个人口味选了大量钢琴和吉他为主的bgm,谢谢喜欢~
弹跳立绘这方面是从3daystolive这部jam作品里学到的,感觉可以增强画面动感,qq弹弹的!
最后感谢喜欢和评价🥰!这对我意义重大
Hey! I’m a reader from China. I've read about a dozen Novermuck entries so far, but this one is hands down the most interesting one, so I just had to leave a comment. ^^
I love how you used horror and symbolism to explore themes of masculinity and tradition. Combined with that collage art style—something I've never seen in an FVN before—The whole thing feels so unapologetically queer in every sense of the word😉
The grotesque art style hooked me from the very start. It’s definitely not a downside; instead, it really amps up the eerie atmosphere. I mean, I never thought I’d be genuinely terrified by a hot deer's d**k popping up on the screen. ;)
The direction and presentation are top-tier. That squelchy, growth-like sound effect is still stuck in my head. And the text effects during the deciphering scene with Theo gave me goosebumps (I actually checked the code immediately after to see how you pulled that off!).
I’m also a huge sucker for the ending. I’m so glad the story wrapped up on such a warm, hopeful note. Maybe it’s "too cute" for a horror game, but I loved it! It’s obvious Hartland loves Carter deeply. Seeing him hold Carter without hesitation under the millennium fireworks, after everything they went through... that really moved me. 🥹
The side characters are great too—Theo is very cute! I really appreciate how he actually contributes to the game's themes, giving the story more layers. Also, the Theo x Lee ship? So cute!
If I had to nitpick one thing, it might be the text pauses/wait tags? I'm not sure why, but I often found myself clicking to the next line before the current sentence finished displaying. Maybe reducing the pauses at the start of sentences would make the reading flow a bit smoother?
I also had a small idea/suggestion regarding the tape decoding scene with Theo: When I played, I saw the full sentence appear with a "beep" sound playing right at the start. Then Theo mentions the beep happened "somewhere" in the previous sentence... but dude, I heard every beep at the start! It made me think: if there were a voice track (or just mumbled gibberish) with the beep inserted exactly where the missing word is in the audio, that scene would be even more immersive! (Hardcore players might even be able to decode it early that way, who knows~ well!)
Anyway, I must reiterate: this is such a creative piece. I’ve already shared it with my friends. Sorry for the long ramble, hope this makes your day! ^^
Yeah, I totally get what you mean!! Remus's whole storyline was just so heartbreaking, I couldn't stop thinking about it after finishing the game, but damn, it was so well-written too. I think in his mind, he probably did feel sorry for the previous victims, but he must have also convinced himself he was helping them achieve desires they couldn't in reality. I mean, in a way, those guys didn't escape the void like the MC did—they obviously found fulfillment there, right?
And BTW, I totally agree on the Abbet brothers theory, especially since Kieran saw that photo of two guys in Abbet's office back in Chapter 1. I'd totally read any fanfic exploring Abbet and Remus's interactions in the real world, or Remus interacting with the MCs!