Dear Readers,
Today I'd like talk about a few more bits about the game before wrapping things up.
In the credits on the menu, the developers all give messages to us, the players. This is a nice thing and you see it in some games or on the paper booklet of music CDs. Alberto Herrera, Ziel Graywords, Stw and Logan made up the team behind the game. Alberto made the graphics, Stw created the story and Ziel helped flesh it out. Logan helped with translations.
These guys are awesome. They are Eternal Night Studios and I've seen them reply to feedback on the Google Play store. I really like the way they interact with their fans.
They wanted to make a simple good vs evil story and release it on Halloween but it took longer and evolved in different ways. I like the way there are 7 regular endings and 1 unlockable best ending. It kind of reminds me of how the Nintendo DS game 999 was structured.
The music is by Kevin MacLeod.
"Come Play with Me" plays during the title screen. It's like a creepy children's melody. It's good but gets repetitive if you have the game running while writing blog posts!
"Despair and Triumph" plays in the prologue. It also plays during the old newspaper sequence the main character and his friends read online. Either way, with this music I get that awkward feeling I get when I start a new book and I'm not quite used to how it's written and it's a little confusing and not quite rewarding yet.
"Anguish" if I can remember correctly, plays when you meet the cat. The cat has this white beam flash attack that reminds me of the Giygas attack from EarthBound; you know, the one you cannot grasp. It is kind of unsettling!
"Groove Grove" plays when the protagonist is hanging out with his friends at home. I guess it's appropriate hangout music. There is a dreary atmosphere here though, but I guess that is fitting with the boys' fascination of the mysterious disappearances they read about online.
"Drums of the Deep" plays when you're trying to figure out what to do with the cat. It's kind of like jungle survival music. Here you are face to face with a beast. Though it is only a cat, it is a cat with strange powers, which makes it a fearsome beast.
"Brittle Rille" plays when you meet Ashley. It's a gentle tune with chilled out acoustic guitar plucking and chimes. Here you're getting to know her and learning what's going on in the forest. All this, along with her goth albino-esque appearance, makes this tune quite fitting.
"Dream Culture" plays when Ashley helps you out of the forest. This tune plays through this and other ending scenes that have tender moments and are nice endings, but they also have a sense of longing behind them. I get that feeling well with this piano tune that is lovely but it has a hint of sadness too that you may find yourself having to deal with.
"Melodie Victoria" plays when you meet Lilian. She is very charming and sweet and so is this tune with its music box melody. There is something odd about this though, as we can see in the cabin that seems forgotten by time. I get the same sense of unease with this tune's echo. Just like the scenario this tune has me gripped and wondering when this sweet charm is going to turn into something bad.
"Sapphire Isle" plays during the kiss scene with Lilian. She is very romantic and forward and calls me her "knight". This is very much "in the moment" kind of music with its soft piano playing and I can choose to get swept away or not.
"Exotics" plays during the big battle between Ashley and Lilian. This track is awesome! Even though Lilian and Ashley cannot be seen, the narrative and music give you the feeling that something heavy and dramatic is happening. This was an excellent choice!
"Supernatural" plays when Lilian enslaves you to carry out her revenge. This scene, coupled with the music gave me shivers and goosebumps. The choir of voices chant dramatically as all these horrible things are happening. Another excellent choice.
"Continue Life" plays during the best ending. This piano tune is full of joy and hope! This ending is too and is just a lovely way to end this dark story; by giving the main character a new hope and a chance to be happy with a new love.
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