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That was one of the most unsettling experiences I've had in a while. You have made an absolutely incredible game, the N64 style works incredibly well and the build up of tension as you find the cause of the snow is so effective. I still feel really uncomfortable as I type this, I'm going to be thinking about this game for ages.
This NEEDS to be a full game.
Its short length and abrupt downer ending just left me wanting more.
It NEEDS to be made into a full game. I mean, it could be like Majora's Mask meets Alone in the Dark 1 meets The Thing. The moment I played this bad boy, I KNEW it needs so desperately to be extended into a full-length adventure. What becomes of Basidia after the infection begins? How do you fight back against such a thing? How does the story end? Is it a full Lovecraftian affair, or is there a glimmer of hope at the end? The questions race through my mind, and I hope to god the developer of this game sees the same potential in Snow of Basidia that I do.
EDIT: And what do you know? It is! The Winds of Basidia. Can't wait to see how this plays out.
Beautiful work.
I was never a fan of any of the Zelda games but, the graphical style lends itself well to atmospheric spooks~.
Something about graphics like this are really interesting to look at. Like the blood being a few circles with a trail behind them. I don't know how to describe it... Or when the (spoilers) grows out of the guys (spoilers). I think some people refer to this as "graphical fidelity isn't 100% realistic, so your mind fills in the gaps and makes it scarier." But, I'm not sure that's what it is exactly.
Something about seeing these simple models undergo horrifying changes and coughing up big, circles of blood feels ominous. I highly dig this. I hope you pursue this idea further and maybe expand it into a bigger game that you can put a price tag on~.
Regardless of what you do, best wishes.
This game I think is probably my favourite horror game. It's just such a simple idea, that's done in a way that I cannot express how unnerving it is to me. There's no enemy, no monster hunting you down, and yet it's not quite true terror, but an unsettling thing I can't describe.
Perhaps it's because I'm one of the people who grew up on Ocarina Of Time; but this unsettles me like nothing else I've seen. I can't express enough how much of a child I feel while looking at this game.
I've heard rumours that there's plans to make it a full release, is this true? I would love to see more of this. It's hands down, one of the top, if not my top favourite horror experience.
Its a track I made called Snowfall, you can listen to it on my Bandcamp!
you absolutely nailed the n64/oot aesthetic: sound, gfx, textures, particles, ui. just fantastic! great feeling of dread soon as you realize what the "snow"
is, followed by a rapid downfall. loved how even the ui dregraded. take out the blood effects and this could have been a majora sidequest! your execution of 32bit style and horror vignettes are inspiring!
I love retro-style horror games. But one thing I wished was that more would emulate N64 style visuals. For some reason, I think that era of graphics is very creepy. Plenty of games mimic Resident Evil and Silent Hill's PS1 style graphics to great effect but this is the first one I saw that did N64 and it's VERY unsettling. The story is great, too.
Side note: There are no jumpscares but there is body horror.
Hiii, I've made a video about the game and wanted to share some feedback about it :D, hopefully it is useful to you :)
-The main concept and the short story on the game are pretty interesting and engages pretty well the player.
-The visual style is pretty well done and has a lot of that good retro personality that I really love to see :D
-Gameplay mechanics are pretty well done as they make the player focus easily on the story while providing some fun gameplay.
-I think that If you try to go straight to the origin of the snow without talking to the NPCs and you don't do it in any moment, the game doesn't "infect" you. (Check the video to see what I'm talking about, 2nd run)
Hopefully this is useful to you :D, also if you could subscribe that would help me a lot :)
Regards