The Unseen Light
A dual entry for both Gothic Novel Jam 2018 and #bitsyjam July 2018 (the theme: "The Sublime"). Arrow keys or WASD to move. Recommended to be played with audio.
VISUAL EFFECTS WARNING: There are some flashing lightning effects in this game. There are no repeately strobing lights.
A crashed coach, a thunderstorm, and a light in the distance in the forest. Will you find sanctuary there? Are you the first to seek it?
~ Dedicated to Stella ~
Created with Bitsy by Adam Le Doux, with additional work in in Aseprite, Audacity and BeepBox.
Title card font is BlackChancery by Doug Miles, free for commercial use.
The following sounds from FreeSound.org were used under the relevant Creative Commons licences:
- (CC BY 3.0) Rain, Moderate, C by InspectorJ
- (CC BY 3.0) Dry Thunder 3 by juskiddink
- (CC BY 3.0) Old Clock (ticking) by rfmfilm
For purposes of CC Attributions the files were edited for length and minor accoustic effects.
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I really love the story and how it plays out.
I don't know what to say so I'm going to use your own game's words to describe it:
"...I did not speak, but it was not horror or disgust that stayed my tongue... I must tell [ducky] that [this] was by far the most beautiful thing that I have ever seen."
Aww <3
scary!!!
i love it! the concept, the romance, well-brewed atmosphere, it's super amazing💫and i like how customization can work out in peculiar ways, like you can pick the avatar and mysterious stranger so that they look very similar and imagine something interesting, and choosing pronouns was super sweet!
I wanted to make the pronoun elements as customisable as possible. The menu was a little finicky to draw, lots of tiles, but implementing the customisable dialogue itself was actually pretty simple, and is definitely one to use going forward. Thanks!
Remember when I had that dream that you figured out how to do [redacted] and now it's real? Welp. Great job.
SO SAYETH THE BITSY ORACLE 🙌🙌
ducky!!! i even knew what tricks you were going to pull and you still gave me the shivers!
If I really wanted to give you a true horror experience I'd send you the code for the animations
5 stars for "creepy plot and atmosphere", 5 stars for "how the hell did you do that in bitsy"
jfc ducky you've transcended bitsy!! holy shit the choreography and the lightning and woah. that was so good wtf
Amazingly well written! I liked the story that built up slowly and how half of it was shown as well as told. And sometimes even heard.
Tick tock Tick tock!
Great work!! Wonderful lighting!
HOLY MOLY THAT WAS GREAT!!!! I LOVED EVERY DANG SECOND OF IT!!!!!!!!!!! JUST SO GOOD AND ALSO WTF UR A DANG WIZARD LIKE AKJHDKGHSEHFDGKHD (also the dedication ;___; <3 and the YOOOWLING )