A first person narrative adventure which tells the story of a soul’s journey into the afterlife using your real-life blinks. The story begins after your death, aboard the ship of a mythical Ferryman tasked with shepherding souls to the afterlife. In order to help you pass on, he must first learn the story of your life. And so, he sends you back to relive your most important moments.
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Literally cried like all of the liquid in my body out. This is a must play.
a really pretty story with super unique mechanics and generally really fun and touching gameplay
Eu nunca me emocionei tanto com uma obra quanto me emocionei com Before Your Eyes, que jogo lindo.
Nunca chorei tanto com um jogo, é lindo. Mas eu tenho um grande problema com esse jogo, posso culpar meu tdah ou sei la eu só não consigo ficar mais de 10 segundos sem piscar, e pra um jogo onde a principal mecânica é piscar não é algo muito legal kkkkk.
The more I think about it the sadder I get, this is such a beautiful story :(
Be ready to get dry eyes at the start by refusing to blink, versus an absolute tear-jerker by the end
Be ready to get dry eyes at the start by refusing to blink, versus an absolute tear-jerker by the end
A simple yet effective story incorporating some interesting mechanics.
While many of the plot points and setting aren't completely relatable for me, the main theme of feeling like you have to be more than just "good enough" does strike home. And the game does a great job at not just showing that, but showing why people might contribute to such an unhealthy obsession. Characters throughout the story are flawed, they feed into the obsession but their motives are realistic and their flaws don't make them villains. It just makes them like everyone else.
My only negative mark for this game is that, while the blink feature is interesting, I find that for people who may have some form of eyelid droop (or they're even just tired) they might find themselves accidentally skipping forward. Calibration does exist to try and fix these issues but after 3 or so calibrations in a row with the game still thinking that me looking at the bottom of the screen was me blinking, I decided that I'd rather just accidentally skip stuff and deal with it. You can play with a mouse instead, and that will work to prevent any accidents. But with the blink feature being a prominent method of gameplay I feel it's still a valid criticism.
While many of the plot points and setting aren't completely relatable for me, the main theme of feeling like you have to be more than just "good enough" does strike home. And the game does a great job at not just showing that, but showing why people might contribute to such an unhealthy obsession. Characters throughout the story are flawed, they feed into the obsession but their motives are realistic and their flaws don't make them villains. It just makes them like everyone else.
My only negative mark for this game is that, while the blink feature is interesting, I find that for people who may have some form of eyelid droop (or they're even just tired) they might find themselves accidentally skipping forward. Calibration does exist to try and fix these issues but after 3 or so calibrations in a row with the game still thinking that me looking at the bottom of the screen was me blinking, I decided that I'd rather just accidentally skip stuff and deal with it. You can play with a mouse instead, and that will work to prevent any accidents. But with the blink feature being a prominent method of gameplay I feel it's still a valid criticism.