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It's a good time to reflect on the past and rest.

Reflection is a short visual novel about some of my experiences in winter. There are no choices or alternate endings, just story.

Read time is an estimated 10-15 minutes.

Content Warnings: implied past self-harm (visual), implied abuse (story)

Recommended for ages 14+

Language: English

(message me if you'd like to volunteer to add a translation)

For visually-impaired readers, Ren'Py offers a self-voicing option by pressing V when you open the visual novel. This will lower the volume of the music and allow you to hear the text being read to you via the default voice on your computer.

‣ 12 painted images

‣ 3 songs mixed with ambience

‣ ~10-15 minutes of story

CREDITS: 

All credits for coding, story, art, and music go to drearyprince.

Ambience/SFX: 

The game was built in Ren'Py.

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This is my first game-jam project and I finished in about 3 days. It may be rough around the edges, but I appreciate constructive feedback.

The story takes place in winter and talks about winter, both metaphorically and literally.

StatusReleased
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Rating
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
AuthorPrince Geist
GenreVisual Novel
Tagsartgame, Atmospheric, Dark, Indie, LGBT, My First Game Jam, nature, Ren'Py, Short, storygame

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Click download now to get access to the following files:

Reflection-1.0-win.zip 182 MB
Reflection-1.0-linux.tar.bz2 173 MB
Reflection-1.0-mac.zip 165 MB

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I really loved the whole feel of this game. I also love the wintertime too but not the cold of it but how it just makes me feel calmer and more energetic. I feel like the story was created to read and feel like a poem. This was a really great game. I made a video on at. The game is at 4:10.

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Thank you for the video! I'm glad you enjoyed the game!!

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Oh I loved this. This prose is fantastic, it really captured the feeling of winter. I loved the art, I love the vibes, it just feels so... chill. Pun intended. But in a different way. Slow. Calm. It feels like after midnight when I can't sleep, 2 or 3 am or something, when I'd go outside in the snowglow and just stand there and breathe. It really evoked that very specific winter feeling you can't get in summer. Ah, just so so good!!

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Thank you!! I'm really glad you enjoyed it. I love winter a lot so I'm glad that shone through lol