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An Autumn With You
May. 3rd, 2023 04:06 amAn Autumn With You
https://leafthief.itch.io/autumn
An Autumn With You is a short and nonviolent Game Boy adventure game that you can play for free in your browser window. You are Daynese, who is five and three quarters years old, and you’ve just moved with your parents from the city to your nana’s house in the country.
On the game’s Itchio page, the creator says An Autumn With You was inspired by My Neighbor Totoro. An Autumn With You is original and special in its own way, but I can see the influence. The forest around your nana’s house is home to magical creatures called Wichu that are attracted to acts of kindness. As her parents deal with their own issues, Daynese explores the beautiful area around her new house and makes a new friend.
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If you’ve just read the above paragraph, however, then you already know what to do, and the game shouldn’t be too tricky. In fact, I’d say that An Autumn With You is a perfect game for its length, not to mention a wonderful use of the medium to tell a story. The art is lovely, the writing is wonderful, and there are all sorts of small but significant grace notes that add color and depth to the world.
I looked at the creator’s page on Itchio (here), and it seems they’ve also made a few short PlayStation horror games. I used to be wary of the PlayStation style of retro graphics, but it’s growing on me, and I’m definitely going to check out more of the creator’s work later this summer.
https://leafthief.itch.io/autumn
An Autumn With You is a short and nonviolent Game Boy adventure game that you can play for free in your browser window. You are Daynese, who is five and three quarters years old, and you’ve just moved with your parents from the city to your nana’s house in the country.
On the game’s Itchio page, the creator says An Autumn With You was inspired by My Neighbor Totoro. An Autumn With You is original and special in its own way, but I can see the influence. The forest around your nana’s house is home to magical creatures called Wichu that are attracted to acts of kindness. As her parents deal with their own issues, Daynese explores the beautiful area around her new house and makes a new friend.
( Read more... )
If you’ve just read the above paragraph, however, then you already know what to do, and the game shouldn’t be too tricky. In fact, I’d say that An Autumn With You is a perfect game for its length, not to mention a wonderful use of the medium to tell a story. The art is lovely, the writing is wonderful, and there are all sorts of small but significant grace notes that add color and depth to the world.
I looked at the creator’s page on Itchio (here), and it seems they’ve also made a few short PlayStation horror games. I used to be wary of the PlayStation style of retro graphics, but it’s growing on me, and I’m definitely going to check out more of the creator’s work later this summer.
