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That is a truly beautiful game. It's art, game, story and tragic all in one. It's so hard to find games like this on Kongregate. I highly recommend that Kongregate should have a separate part with sad games like Grey, The Majesty of Colors, The Company of Myself and Don't look back. I nearly cried when I saw the grave, the ending was so touching. I love the mixture of kid and adult mementos and how the boy slowly fades everytime you give an item to the girl. It seems simple but when you think about what it's about it's really quite complicated. Make more games like this please! I love the comparing dove to the man. Truly amazing (: 5/5
Disrespectful posts:
kkai-bitch must be on her period
my reply- kkai, you're a dick
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Dear kevindoesart i just wanted to tell tou that the start or play button dosent work can you plz fix this this is the only way to play this game its just to fix it
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LittleHat, I would like to add something, as you collect items your character gets more transparent as in she gets to get over your death.
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They always met on that hill and that is where he gave her the gifts.The last gift he gave her before he died was a yellow flower,as demostrated by it being in front of the grave,he gave it to her, the last sign of love he ever gave her.After he died,her world became gray and she brought the gifts he gave her to the same place they met.She went through them, bringing color back to her grey world.The boy in the game fading is a way to symbolize the sadness fading.The dove landing by the girl symbolizes the peace that is being made inside her.When all the color has been brought back to her world,the boy fading away symbolizes she has learn to accept his death and move on. (It wouldnt let me put this in one comment)
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An absolutely beautiful and poignant experience with a powerful message I couldn't disagree more with. I believe that the best way to cope with loss is to remember, not to forget - to be guided rather than to let go.
5/5, best spent 15 minutes in a very long time.
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Simple and simply exquisite. The ending gave me the goosebumps. This was more than a game... it was an experience and a touching insight on loss. Thank you.
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This has been the perfect game for teaching my grandpa the rudiments of using the arrow keys to move around a character. I really wish there were more games like this - bravo.
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If you want to do it in biological order, from Birth to Death, find them in this order of colored arrows: Orange lower-lower-left, Purple lower-lower-right, Red lower-left, Green straight up (I suppose you could do this one any time since you could give one such a thing any time), Magenta upper-left, Blue upper-right, Yellow lower-right. You could also start at Purple (just below Yellow) and work your way "clockwise" with the arrow placement.
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Is it just me or has anyone else noticed that the further you progress in the game the more faded the man becomes and the more of his trail he leaves when he is running?
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I feel like as each gift was given,she took it for granted,and did not realize his love till long past,as you give another give,the boy appears to fade away,almost as if from her memory.
A sad game,but one that deserves recognition
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i dont know how much people still play this game, so i dont know how much people will read this.. but... does anyone know where i can find the music in this game? >(
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interesting and worth a play if you want to relax. Dull strictly from gameplay, but the story kinda makes it worth it.
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people have been saying that they wish there was a category for games like this and i agree with them. while i cant add a new category, i have set up my favorites to be one so check my favorite games because you might find a game like this that you havent played yet
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maybe the character is her loved one..maybe..the girl forgot about his love? maybe so the mementos should be the memories,he wanted the girl to remember him?..then she remembered he died?,maybe
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Littlehats explanation made alot of sense expect i tweak it a little. The girl is finding and or receiving items from other people which takes her mind off the boy and the boy wants her to forgot about him that explains why he fades and why he is helping deliver the items.
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Fantastic level design -- I always found an object quickly without the feeling of being led by the hand. However, the game mechanic has nothing to do with the story! Also the genre conventions of art games are getting scarily strict -- this music, this aesthetic, this story are all clichés by this time.
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I think what happens is, a boy (whom I named Billy Bob Joe) is running after a girl his whole life (the girl, I named her Theresa). But Theresa never notices Billy Bob Joe, because she is depressed. Billy Bob Joe gives her gifts after gifts, hoping she'll notice. The gifts are represented by colors, and as you give her more, the scene starts getting colorful, representing the passing of time (I think). Then, after she is ready to get out of depression, it's too late. Billy Bob Joe dies soon after she is happy. He dies sad, but at the same time happy. He is happy that his gifts took Theresa out of depression, but sad that he couldn't live with her, share a life with her. It's a great game! (Maybe if you make a Grey 2, it could be about the girl's experiences in depression and, in her mind because she's oblivious to the world around her, make her try to escape depression.)
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I wonder who decided to use an old lollipop from a crack in the wall over a pool of stagnant water in some other guy's basement as a present.
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ok, so I wrote a poem for this... umm... sorry if it's not so great... here it goes...
She sees me not, though I am there,
As the restless winds curl through her hair,
The laughs we've shared, the time we've spent,
Has left her in a dungeon pent,
And in her heart, she'll always care,
But sudden loss left her world bare,
The good times gone, the colour grey,
She must move on for I can't stay.
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I think the "person" you're playing isn't a soul, but it's emotion. Sadness, so deep and painful, it took it's own form. Because you can't see emotion, when it waved it's hand in front of a boy, he didn't see it. It might have known the boy was sad, and wanted to fix it.. explaining why each time you give something to the boy, you get more shallow, and less control, and finally disappears when the last thing is brought.. She found peace when you were gone,(getting that from the dove) And had strength to move on. A wonderful, beautiful game, with very fitting music.
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this game is truly a masterpiece a first I as confused about what to do but when I saw the tombstone and when the girl didn't see him I realized. this game is sad but in the end it is a joyous game, I give it 5/5.
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This was a beautiful story and one of the saddest games I have ever played. I loved how the soundtrack fit perfectly with what you feel while playing. (Or at least thats what it felt like to me.)
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This game has the kind of meaning that I look for in the world. Lately all I find is meaninglessness everywhere and I was really happy to find this game and know that I'm not the only person that thinks adding this and these ideas to a persons mind is important.
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I nearly teared up at the beautiful story and music. As I played I saw that I was slowly fading away with each item i gave to the girl. I also liked how the bird came and she set it free afterward. This is a truly touching expirience. Thank you.
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before playing this game I used to be a selfish old freak who spent most of his time on his laptop but after playing this game my heart changed and I felt love for all and after that kindness sank into me this game should be shared with the world!