my third eye opened today
A short, introspective game about self-love.
୨୧ Content warning: Certain themes throughout this journey may trigger feelings of depressive thoughts or self-hate. Please be mindful prior to playing and/or downloading. ♡
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✧˖°. Credits:
story + art + script + music - joosbrry
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𐙚 Ramblings from joos :
I made this game after having a bit of trouble falling asleep one night. It was four am when I had this experience. It might seem silly and it's a bit hard to describe. If I had to describe it, it felt like I was more in tune with myself than I have been these past few days. I wanted to write about this experience, this feeling of seeing myself from... outside of myself.
Sometimes you don't really know what you're feeling in a specific moment. I sure didn't while I was writing this. It felt like I was riding on a wave of words while making this game except, I wasn't heading anywhere. I was rocking back and forth. I guess that's how feelings are. Feelings fluctuate and if they could be tangible and visualized they wouldn't hold a perfect shape.
Anyway, enough with my ramblings. I hope you enjoy this game!
-joos
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Development log
- an introspective approachJun 25, 2024
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Absolutely incredible! A moving and melancholy piece, but ending in a way that leaves more hope than despair: The main character’s journey was amazing to see!
The illustrations are very cute! I like the simple two-color lineart style, it looks very pretty against a dark background. The music is minimalist but does the job quite well. Bell instruments always hit
Thank you for the review! I wanted to challenge myself by doing something different with this entry. I still have a lot of improvement to do in the music-making department but so far it has been pretty fun!
Awe~I loved your video a lot. It means a lot that you took the time to play my game! :)
it was so good. Glad I found it
this evoked to me many nights of wondering who i am and where did my self go. i like the character design detail of how the self is the narrator with her hair let down and it gives her an almost ethereal like appearance. like this version of her "self" she's seeing is her true form - free and happy looking - and she's not.
your linework has nice texture and the line boil in the character animations are very juicy. music box was cute. thank you for this introspection.
Thank you for your kind words and the feedback! I hope to make more projects like this in the future!
This was really beautiful! A very soothing and healing experience.
Awe ~ Thank you for taking the time to play it!
I need my own Self--opening my third eye would be really useful right about now... You write with a universality that pierces me right in the anxiety and self-criticism :')
Thank you for playing! I hope that you find your Self soon :')
so cute!! i loved it
Thank you!!! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
I just played it. I loved the art style and the text felt very honest. Great job 🙂
Thank you for playing!