Coming from someone whose grandfather had dementia, I appreciate this one. Pleasantly melancholy experience. Like how it starts as a simple fishing game and turns into something more introspective.
Thank you! I used the tools Photoshop has for doing pixel art (so really any program that allows working in pixel art would work the same). I really enjoy doing this MS Paint-style workflow for gamejams as it makes working/exporting assets so much faster C:
what a beautiful way of representing loss. the art style of this game was what pulled me in at first sight, such calming, melancholic and magical colors... very peaceful yet thoughtful and heart breaking. dementia, as fear and sorrow inducing as it is persists in inspiring the most beautiful of art, thank you for making this :)
An absolutely lovely little game with a great atmosphere, ambience, and story to tell. Wasn't what I was expecting, but I really enjoyed it regardless. Thank you for the lovely game!
To play you click on the character and they cast their fishing rod. Wait for a while and you'll start to hear some noise and see the fishing rod move. To successfully fish you need to wait till a different audio cue happens and the icon of the mouse has one button turn black. There are also some things like flowers, mushrooms, leaves, and spikes that you can place with the bones on the gray patch of mud. I personally love decorating the bones or laying the bones on these materials.
This was a really touching game with really great storytelling, art, and music. My late grandmother was many things, a mother, a businesswoman, a badass, and a Vietnam War refugee but Alzheimer's made her into a shell of who she once was. I really related to your story about grieving the loss of a relative to Alzheimer's and how that signifies the end of so many things like family traditions but also the birth of new things through "fishing" for memories and storytelling. It was only after her memory loss that I learned about all the amazing things my grandmother did: from busting my late grandfather out of prison by impersonating a prison guard to starting a business from pennies. The storytelling really helped me to process my grief and the conflicting feelings that I had about my grandmother's memory loss and subsequent passing. I cried a lot fishing out each bone and arranging it. While it is just a cosmetic aspect of gameplay, it feels so human and healing to be able to decorate a grave. Thank you for making this, truly.
I had a wonderful time designing my little tribute to grandma. It was quiet, contemplative work that lead me to reflect on my own grandma's passing. Somehow, this fictional story is very very close to my own.
From the gameplay to the art, just everything! The game is amazing, the art is so beautiful and the color you chose just sets the theme even more and the music is so calming and sounds beautiful. The lines when fishing paints a sad story out but its still wonderful and i love it a lot (here's a little screenshot of what i did in the game)
Without any reason i like to play in game, where you don't have any achievements and other things. This color goes very well with music. Just relaxing and fishing grandma's bones. Amazing!
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Can someone please tell me the name of the actual song the link only goes to the artist's twitter
So far Beicoli hasn't uploaded it anywhere 🙏
part of me is sad cause its a great song, the other part thinks its awesome that its only in this game if she never upload it anywhere
love the game. story, artstyle, ambience, everything. here's a lil picture of what I made. thank you.
Coming from someone whose grandfather had dementia, I appreciate this one. Pleasantly melancholy experience. Like how it starts as a simple fishing game and turns into something more introspective.
So so so pretty! beautiful game that touches on harder subjects that many people similarly experience.
this was a beautiful game <3
what a gorgeous little game. phenomenal work!
the art is phenomenal! what program did u use?
Thank you! I used the tools Photoshop has for doing pixel art (so really any program that allows working in pixel art would work the same). I really enjoy doing this MS Paint-style workflow for gamejams as it makes working/exporting assets so much faster C:
love the artwork!
what a beautiful way of representing loss. the art style of this game was what pulled me in at first sight, such calming, melancholic and magical colors... very peaceful yet thoughtful and heart breaking. dementia, as fear and sorrow inducing as it is persists in inspiring the most beautiful of art, thank you for making this :)
An absolutely lovely little game with a great atmosphere, ambience, and story to tell. Wasn't what I was expecting, but I really enjoyed it regardless. Thank you for the lovely game!
noice chill game
<3
Its all so pretty but terrifying at the same time.
terrifying? how so?
"It's not what time steals... it's what it leaves behind"
Short. Sweet. Beautiful. Loved it.
This is a very poignant game. Thank you for making it.
maybe i need to see my loved ones...
Thank You human...
Thank you for sharing this with us.
this game is so cool wow
10/10 love the aesthetic of this game.
wut how to play?
To play you click on the character and they cast their fishing rod. Wait for a while and you'll start to hear some noise and see the fishing rod move. To successfully fish you need to wait till a different audio cue happens and the icon of the mouse has one button turn black. There are also some things like flowers, mushrooms, leaves, and spikes that you can place with the bones on the gray patch of mud. I personally love decorating the bones or laying the bones on these materials.
As someone whose own grandparent is suffering from dementia, this game really moved me.
This is a beautiful game. The art was well done and the story was very poetic.
Is it possible for me to get the music pdf? It’s great
i cried a little. this is beautiful.
A lovely game. I don't have anything else to say besides what's already been said in the comments. It's well worth anyone's time.
I played it twice in honor of a couple people. Short, contemplative, and the art and music were great. A touching little grief ritual.
i love it! its such a relaxing fun game, very touching too. but how do i know if i have all the bones? i would like to know the full story
This was a really touching game with really great storytelling, art, and music. My late grandmother was many things, a mother, a businesswoman, a badass, and a Vietnam War refugee but Alzheimer's made her into a shell of who she once was. I really related to your story about grieving the loss of a relative to Alzheimer's and how that signifies the end of so many things like family traditions but also the birth of new things through "fishing" for memories and storytelling. It was only after her memory loss that I learned about all the amazing things my grandmother did: from busting my late grandfather out of prison by impersonating a prison guard to starting a business from pennies. The storytelling really helped me to process my grief and the conflicting feelings that I had about my grandmother's memory loss and subsequent passing. I cried a lot fishing out each bone and arranging it. While it is just a cosmetic aspect of gameplay, it feels so human and healing to be able to decorate a grave. Thank you for making this, truly.
I had a wonderful time designing my little tribute to grandma. It was quiet, contemplative work that lead me to reflect on my own grandma's passing. Somehow, this fictional story is very very close to my own.
really, truly stunning and deeply touching game; i processed some deep emotions of my own while playing. thank you for sharing.
here's my little altar <3
It is very beautiful. Thank you for making this game.
Beautifully melancholic. The art style and color palette are great.
And such a personal, profound experience...
From the gameplay to the art, just everything! The game is amazing, the art is so beautiful and the color you chose just sets the theme even more and the music is so calming and sounds beautiful. The lines when fishing paints a sad story out but its still wonderful and i love it a lot (here's a little screenshot of what i did in the game)
can u translate this for portuguese?
Without any reason i like to play in game, where you don't have any achievements and other things. This color goes very well with music. Just relaxing and fishing grandma's bones. Amazing!
Treasured each bone and their message! Thank you for this absolutely beautiful experience