Super cutting edge form of game, or more accurately, a psychoanalysis integrated through a shell of a visually-oriented game. I'd like to see more commodity concepts like "personality tests" be integrated with art of this kind, like games!
Visuell sehr interessant, es baut gut Spannung auf gib sich wesentlich krasser als es ist. Am Ende reflektiert man mehr über sich selbst und warum 2€ dafür ausgebeben hat, denn belohnt wirt man am Ende mit einem von fünf schlechten Glückskekssprüchen.
Ich habe wirklich mehr Tiefe oder irgendeinen Twist erwartet, aber am Ende war es wirklich einfach nur ein ästhetisches Kasperletheater, dass auf Edgy macht und mich leider einfach nur enttäuscht hat.
Thanks for making this. I really enjoyed it. My ending had the church breaking apart around me as I walked through it, the windows told me that the only way to love something is by losing it and my tarot reading said "Nothing ever ends."
Really glad that this weird little experiment finds its audience even years after release. Thank you for the kind words, and you might be the first person to comment on the hidden message in the stained glass. Good eye!
Absolutely stunning, the dioramas had so many unsettling little details and it was like every time I turned the camera I noticed something horrifying about even the most ordinary parts of them.
I should have written down the exact wording but my ending was something to the effect of "blame is shared"
Thank you for playing, and paying this much attention to the details! There are no canonical endings to TSOTG, it is meant to be inspiration for either self-reflection or creativity. Glad you've enjoyed it.
Thank you for playing! While the ending messages are meant to be opened to interpretation for personal introspection purposes, we can hint that you've most likely been given the 'material grief' ending. Thus, 'shedding the inanimate' in this case would suggest you to reconsider your attachment to material possessions.
I really liked this. The ambience of the town is haunting, but in the way where you go through a liminal space that is normally bustling with people. The creaky, mechanical sounds of each "stage" as you pass them while searching for the others, personally, made me feel uneasy, like they were watching me, which added to the unknown and the confusion. One thing I will say however, the ending was slightly underwhelming, but hey, with everything else in this game, that's okay. Please be proud of this game, it is so beautifully unsettling and I'd love to see this on console, or a second, longer one!
Thank you very much for the kind words! Yeah, the end messages, which we assume is what you are referring to when you say it was underwhelming, were meant to be left vague as to become as wide-reaching as possible for as many players as possible. Unfortunately, the effect is that it lacks the personal, directed feel of the rest of the experience, we agree.
The new, yet-unannounced project we are currently working on is a spiritual successor of The Shape On The Ground. While being wider in scope and fundamentally different in gameplay mechanics, it came from a similar place initially. We hope it will please you as much as this one did!
Oh, I am so excited for that! I do hope that you will release your work on more platforms as you deserve to have a wide range in audience to be exposed to your work and I'd love to stream TSOTG or your next game on Xbox. Like I said, this game is beautifully haunting.
I also took the time to read your Arcane: Post Mortem post on the inspiration behind the game and I loved how you incorporate tarot subtly into the game and in the post and the theme of the game hit so close to home. As someone who reads tarot and is currently going through a time of mind numbing grief, it feels like I was meant to find this game. Thank you for sharing this with the world and may you continue to wow us all with your art.
You can contact us at somewhatsoftware AT gmail DOT com Otherwise, if you are running the game on PC and have an antivirus installed, try disabling the antivirus. It's a well known issue that some old Unity executables are being detected as a false threat.
Thank you for taking the time to play. There is a language barrier between us so I couldn't understand most of what you said during your let's play, but you looked pensive and intrigued, I can say that much. I'm glad you seemed to enjoy.
Wow, this game is beautiful. i didn't know what to expect when i opened it up to be honest. the imagery in each of the individual questions was SUPER cool. im glad that this is one of the first games i bought on itch.io
I am honored my game would be one of the first to make you take the jump and buy on itch! Your support means a lot, never underestimate it! Thank you for the kind words. You'll find that TSOTG is the odd one out from my games catalog though. My other titles are very different.
You should be amazingly proud of this game. It is beautiful... Reminds me of Terry Gilliam and his eye for detail. It is both haunting and unsettling at the same time. From your entire bundle, this is outstanding (and I really enjoyed the others too). I would have paid the whole $6.66 for the experience alone. Can't wait to see what you do next. All the best :) Paul
Wow, thank you very much for the kind words. I've always promised myself I'd go back one day to the art style of TSOTG, but for now, the new project I'm working on has its own thing going on. Hopefully you'll enjoy what's next just as much. :)
Thank you very much for the kind words and for taking the time to play! There is actually 5 different endings. You can see the software as some sort of abstracted tarot reading, or some sort of personality test. The endings are not so much to be 'unlocked' as they actually are based on the answers given by the player and should offer a space for reflection and introspection, ideally.
It is a very different game from my other titles (the others are definitely more horror- or dread-focused), so proceed with caution and read the content warning I added in the game pages for more information about them.
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Super cutting edge form of game, or more accurately, a psychoanalysis integrated through a shell of a visually-oriented game. I'd like to see more commodity concepts like "personality tests" be integrated with art of this kind, like games!
Thank you for the kind words! TSOTG is a very specific and unique experience, and it's always reassuring to see it is finding its audience!
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Visuell sehr interessant, es baut gut Spannung auf gib sich wesentlich krasser als es ist. Am Ende reflektiert man mehr über sich selbst und warum 2€ dafür ausgebeben hat, denn belohnt wirt man am Ende mit einem von fünf schlechten Glückskekssprüchen.
Ich habe wirklich mehr Tiefe oder irgendeinen Twist erwartet, aber am Ende war es wirklich einfach nur ein ästhetisches Kasperletheater, dass auf Edgy macht und mich leider einfach nur enttäuscht hat.
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Thanks for making this. I really enjoyed it. My ending had the church breaking apart around me as I walked through it, the windows told me that the only way to love something is by losing it and my tarot reading said "Nothing ever ends."
Really glad that this weird little experiment finds its audience even years after release. Thank you for the kind words, and you might be the first person to comment on the hidden message in the stained glass. Good eye!
Thank you for making it.
Absolutely stunning, the dioramas had so many unsettling little details and it was like every time I turned the camera I noticed something horrifying about even the most ordinary parts of them.
I should have written down the exact wording but my ending was something to the effect of "blame is shared"
Thank you for playing, and paying this much attention to the details!
There are no canonical endings to TSOTG, it is meant to be inspiration for either self-reflection or creativity. Glad you've enjoyed it.
Beautifully made, but I have no clue what my ending reading meant, lol; 'Shed the Inanimate'?
Thank you for playing! While the ending messages are meant to be opened to interpretation for personal introspection purposes, we can hint that you've most likely been given the 'material grief' ending. Thus, 'shedding the inanimate' in this case would suggest you to reconsider your attachment to material possessions.
I really liked this. The ambience of the town is haunting, but in the way where you go through a liminal space that is normally bustling with people. The creaky, mechanical sounds of each "stage" as you pass them while searching for the others, personally, made me feel uneasy, like they were watching me, which added to the unknown and the confusion. One thing I will say however, the ending was slightly underwhelming, but hey, with everything else in this game, that's okay. Please be proud of this game, it is so beautifully unsettling and I'd love to see this on console, or a second, longer one!
Thank you very much for the kind words!
Yeah, the end messages, which we assume is what you are referring to when you say it was underwhelming, were meant to be left vague as to become as wide-reaching as possible for as many players as possible. Unfortunately, the effect is that it lacks the personal, directed feel of the rest of the experience, we agree.
The new, yet-unannounced project we are currently working on is a spiritual successor of The Shape On The Ground. While being wider in scope and fundamentally different in gameplay mechanics, it came from a similar place initially. We hope it will please you as much as this one did!
Oh, I am so excited for that! I do hope that you will release your work on more platforms as you deserve to have a wide range in audience to be exposed to your work and I'd love to stream TSOTG or your next game on Xbox. Like I said, this game is beautifully haunting.
I also took the time to read your Arcane: Post Mortem post on the inspiration behind the game and I loved how you incorporate tarot subtly into the game and in the post and the theme of the game hit so close to home. As someone who reads tarot and is currently going through a time of mind numbing grief, it feels like I was meant to find this game. Thank you for sharing this with the world and may you continue to wow us all with your art.
You can contact us at somewhatsoftware AT gmail DOT com
Otherwise, if you are running the game on PC and have an antivirus installed, try disabling the antivirus. It's a well known issue that some old Unity executables are being detected as a false threat.
Very very nice one. Greetings from Germany.
Thank you for taking the time to play. There is a language barrier between us so I couldn't understand most of what you said during your let's play, but you looked pensive and intrigued, I can say that much. I'm glad you seemed to enjoy.
I enjoyed it a lot. It was a very good Adventure for me. :)
Wow, this game is beautiful. i didn't know what to expect when i opened it up to be honest. the imagery in each of the individual questions was SUPER cool. im glad that this is one of the first games i bought on itch.io
I am honored my game would be one of the first to make you take the jump and buy on itch! Your support means a lot, never underestimate it! Thank you for the kind words. You'll find that TSOTG is the odd one out from my games catalog though. My other titles are very different.
You should be amazingly proud of this game. It is beautiful... Reminds me of Terry Gilliam and his eye for detail. It is both haunting and unsettling at the same time. From your entire bundle, this is outstanding (and I really enjoyed the others too). I would have paid the whole $6.66 for the experience alone. Can't wait to see what you do next. All the best :) Paul
Wow, thank you very much for the kind words. I've always promised myself I'd go back one day to the art style of TSOTG, but for now, the new project I'm working on has its own thing going on. Hopefully you'll enjoy what's next just as much. :)
Can't wait to see your next project. I'll keep an eye out for it :)
Thank you very much for the kind words and for taking the time to play!
There is actually 5 different endings. You can see the software as some sort of abstracted tarot reading, or some sort of personality test. The endings are not so much to be 'unlocked' as they actually are based on the answers given by the player and should offer a space for reflection and introspection, ideally.
It is a very different game from my other titles (the others are definitely more horror- or dread-focused), so proceed with caution and read the content warning I added in the game pages for more information about them.