Reminisce
Remembrance. Requiem. Rebirth. Repeat.
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A (mostly) linear 500-word collection of micro-stories created for the 2024 Neo-Twiny Jam.
If the web version is slow, try disabling parallax and flickering. If the problem persists, please consider downloading the game and running it locally.
(Also, this is my first-ever completed game! I really hope you enjoy it!)
🌟 Wordcount Breakdown
Ren'py CheckScript Wordcount: 453 Words
Full Wordcount Breakdown (Calculated using Scrivener):
- 451 Unique Prose Words
- 11 Repeated Phrases (Variables)
- 35 Generator Words (5×7×8×7 = 1960 variations)
- Total: 497 Words
🌟 Content Warnings
This project contains reference to and/or depictions of the following:
- Child Abuse
- Deadly Violence/Murder
- Grief and/or Loss
- Alcoholism
- War
- Religion
Most mentions are brief and implicit, but if you are sensitive to any of these topics, please continue with caution.
🌟 Credits
Made in Ren'py 8.2.1.24030407
Written, Illustrated & Developed by Zahdernia
Parallax effect based on code made available by Midge and Lubnevsky
Font Cormorant Garamond by Christian Thalmann
Sound Design
Song 'Reminisce' by Zahdernia
Desert Night Loop & Knife Draw by Ovani Sound
Typing, Bottle Noises & Clock Ticking by Zahdernia
Proofreaders and Betatesters
Wholehearted thanks to BanesBloom, Emberglow, RaggedGreen, RickPlays, and GottaGoFish for taking the time to read through, review, and attempt to absolutely break the game.
Special Thanks
Feniks, for creating such in-depth tutorials on Ren'py
The users of Lemmasoft Forums, for asking and answering my questions long before I knew I'd have them
Ren'py Tom, for making Ren'py itself
Download
Install instructions
Once your game is downloaded, please extract the contents of the folder to your Documents folder (or wherever you prefer to store your games).
From there, it's as simple as running the executable (Reminisce.exe).
I hope you enjoy!
Comments
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Love the art and story! The sentence generator is cool and gave me some ideas.
Thank you, I'm really glad!! 💖
Touching and lovely <3!! Some passages resonated with me a lot and the music + the images, it was such a nice combination!!
Thank you so much for your kind words! It truly means a lot!!! 💖
I can’t seem to see the parallax effect on web, but as is, I like this a lot. The art style, BGM, and subtle animations add a lot to the atmosphere, and the story feels more than 500 words.
Aaaa thank you so much for your kind comment, it truly means a lot!! ;o; I tried to use my words as best I could, given the low limit. I'm really glad you enjoyed!!
Though, it's odd that the parallax wasn't working for you... It's supposed to default to disabled, but if it was enabled and not working, there's definitely something strange going on with the preferences variables. Can I ask what browser you're using? I'd like to try and troubleshoot it if I can!
Whoops, that’s it! “It’s supposed to default to disabled”… I don’t know why I expect to see it start enabled xD
I’ve played it once again with both parallax and flickering enabled. I gotta say I really like the flickering too. It’s soft and non-intrusive.
Oh good, I'm glad it works! Games often start with visual things like that enabled, so I don't blame anyone for missing it.
I'm really glad you liked Reminisce, thank you so much for the feedback!! 🌟💖