The Ocean View from the Keiyo Line
Air Gong presents a micro-fiction dream made for Neo-Twiny Jam 2024
The Ocean View from the Keiyo Line
- 467 Words
- 1 Choice
- 2 Endings
Credits
- Writing, photography, and programming by Crystal DeForest
- Playtested by Alexandra Ferm (Alexandra IDV)
- Built in Internet Janitor's Decker
- All sound CC0 public domain
- Special thanks to Sadie, my love always and forever <3
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What a dream. This story was poignant, yet hopeful. There's a quiet grace to the writing. The themes within left me thoughtful, dwelling on the moment of choice on this calm journey. I especially enjoyed the setting - a train ride by the sea. Moments like this fill your head with daydreams and take you back in time.
Thanks for sharing this story!
This is so kind of you; thank you so much! I'm really happy that you enjoyed it and found it calming and hopeful ^^
Unique and reflective. Loved how Decker gave it grimly, perhaps melancholic, and nostalgic vibe. But, lmao, I kinda lost it on the "sea" part. (It was an entire emotional rollercoaster thereafter)
The wordplay... >=-}
The photos and sounds are good! Actually it's pretty impressive; I thought pictures are from stock but no? Such nice photography
Despite its size, I love the amount of atmosphere you managed to cram into this game. It truly does feel dreamlike, and, echoing what vermis said, I love how both options still bring forth a bit of commitment and hope shining through. It's a lovely short game, and the writing easily got me hooked. Nice job! :>
This was a very short and sweet game, it has a lot of personality and character. Hope to see more like this!
What a lovely melancholy story :) It's nice how both routes address challenges and victories associated with being trans, and that even deciding not to Go still has a sense of contentment shining through at the end (but the joy that emanated from going to the beach was still my favourite)
Thank you so much! It makes me really happy that that joy came across; while I wanted choosing to go to be the most overtly happy ending, choosing to stay isn't necessarily bad. I wanted even that one to have a bit of hope at the end... thanks again for playing it!
Beautiful and small.
The art design works perfectly.
Both routes were so nice! Beautiful use of words within the limit
Nice little game! Conveyed so much with the descriptions and 1bit dithered art, and I got off the train the first play :) Now I miss the ocean.
Thank you!
I love your train theme! The photos feel nostalgic and I loved looking at them. The sounds made it seem like I was really there. This kind of hit home for me because I have lived in Japan for a couple years and I miss it everyday ;-; It was nice to feel like I was back there, even if for a little bit. Thank you for making this!
Thank you so much for playing it! To hear that it was able to move you like that means a lot to me! ^^
Just finished it! Short and sweet. It's nice feeling like I'm somewhere else, if just for a brief moment.
I also hate how much I relate with this.Nice work, all around
<:Thank you so much! That's just the feeling I wanted to convey! ^^
Awesome game, it really stands out! I love the little dithering on the photos! Good work and please make more!
Thank you! I'm really happy that you liked it. The engine I used, Decker, is great when it comes to photos; the dithering can really transform them into something really cool looking!
Cool, Decker looks really cool and I can't wait to check it out. Thanks for the inspiration!