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Wow. I didn't expect to cry so much... Or at all, really. It's really wonderful to see this... perspective. This subtlety, objectivity that I see people being unaware of. But now I know I'm just as blind. I knew all along that killing the rat was never necessary in the first place, I could just as well have tried using the frog and killing one less. But I killed it anyway. And I knew the phoenix was just as much of a sacrifice as the rat, but it still hurt me so much more. And the story of the old man and his love... I knew they both grew to be happy with their new fate, but it was still so sad to me. It's strange, really, how we want our story characters to be with their true love so bad, even though that hardly happens in real life. Last thing that had me bawling my eyes out: "The colour Royal-blue that you got from the mice. Because everyone needs help once in a while." I guess this game just means a lot to me personally. Thank you for the perspective, thanks for everything.
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I'm guessing that this game is getting bad ratings from people who are really called Norman. Since my name isn't Norman, this gets a 5/5 from me. ;)
Eh, I think maybe it's because the game targets a very specific kind of people. In my experience, my favourite films/books/anything are almost never universally acclaimed, but the 'craft' that went into them can always be felt. Hopefully that's what we accomplished with all three of our games so far.
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Thank you! Reminds of the old LucasArts' games. All of a sudden, so many memories... Have you by any chance played Loom?
I know of Loom, but have never played it (for some reason). But all of us LOVE adventure games - real, old-school adventure games - and that is what we try to make.
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Ah! I didn't mean to insult your pencil drawings! It's just... your storywriting seems more practiced and yet I feel like they were both equally as important/impactful. It's one of those things I look at and realize that beautiful art is probably within my potential range of talent. Like, there's no excuse for... not making. Because there are a million works of art of varying levels of greatness I've totally killed by just... not putting in the effort, dedication, and love like you did. Also I'm like four years behind you in terms of writing and maybe two in terms of illustration. Ugh, whatever. This is excellent. Did I mention the music sort of made this? It's wonderful.
Thanks! The drawings were actually the best I could manage at the time, but it served to give it that child-drawing look that actually fits the game perfectly. Happy coincidence! I hope you like Tainted Olive as well, though it's very different from TGR.
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Thank you. The music helped... The illustrations were beautiful and at the same time obviously not the most stereotypically "talented" use of colored pencil. This game was simple and beautiful. I love what you did with the adventurer/friend. This was a fantastic use of an hour of my time. Truly. Again, thank you.
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is anyone else having issues with the game being too big on here to play? i can't see the bottom or right side, and therefore, can't get out of the conversation with the tree :(
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I cried. The world truly does need a dose of colour and of change. But where do we start? Perhaps simply in our own backyard…
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This strongly reminds me of Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson in its relation of magic, color, and Breath; however, the specifics of it are different enough to be intriguing. Beyond that, this game is quite delightful.
For all this will do, the game is unrelated to Warbreaker - even the concept of breath is accidental. I'd read Sanderson before, but Warbreaker I read after the Grey Rainbow was done.
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Nice to see the Developer still reading comments on a game that hasn't had 'Game News' in nearly 2 years, about the time it was the badge of the day. As other people have noted: the story is excellent and has a level of depth and design that is becoming less and less common these days. Thanks for the game!
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Before starting the game you should look at 'Memories' and 'Secrets'. It adds a different perspective to the game. I know it did for me. Bravo!
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played this and actually it made me think about stuff at home, thanks. even though you probably didn't mean it to have that affect
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The music and the hand-drawn style create a calming atmosphere. This is definitely a favorite of mine and I've learned a little lesson to get me through the bad days. Thank you for this wonderful, fantastic work of art! I hope to see more of this strange dream world someday soon.
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I'm impressed! The most beautiful game I ever played. And it's hand drawn! I love it! 5/5 and favorite. I would love it if you made a sequel!
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I found myself tearing up at the end. Very few games can achieve beauty like this. It's something that the adventure genre sort of comes with, this raw interaction with a world, but not everyone can create a world worth being in, and interacting with. You did. This was a wonderful escape into a place with people I won't forget. Thank you.
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heh, I loved the game, made me think, and made me feel like a fool at just how simple some of the answers were, and how I was over complicating it. Thank you for sharing this game with all of us.
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I got the same problem as PCX Firebird. After a mission, I get a gray screen, same thing at the start of the game. If I keep clicking, I go through several of them, then the game comes back. I assume they are supposed to be cutscenes. I guess they're broken for me and firebird.
Cutscenes, probably, yes. Try waiting for several seconds without clicking, like Firebird did. They should come back on. I just played through the game again and encountered no problem (using Chrome and Opera 12)
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There is a bad glitch when I play... after I get done with a mission, and before I go back up to the mountain, it gives me a grey screen with the mouse pointer in the top left corner, and the music button in the bottom left corner. Could you fix that please?
We haven't had anyone with that bug yet. Can you tell me more details? Which chapter? Does the grey screen happen after you click the mountain, or after you click the map? Anything else?
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Hey, I'm writing a story and I would like to somehow incorporate the idea of magic colours into it. Would you mind too terribly if i did?