If this is what anxiety is like, I never want to experience it! You did very well, I especially liked the combat, it was satifying! I mentioned in the game, but I mentione it here too, that you made the graphics and some parts, that if you look too much at it, makes you sick, literally.
I created an account with the sole purpose of telling you how GREAT this game was! To have it up for free is almost highway robbery!
It has a very pleasing gameplay loop that was both interesting to look at and satisfying to control. The little details such as the meat texture on the menus and the anatomically correct hearts as the health indicator add to the unclean, grimy, organic visual language.
The instructions on what to do are clear and unobtrusive, which is a rare sight in other indie games on this site. All-around well done.
Unfortunately not. I decided to restart the project after 2 years of development because it's such a mess. It's currently in what one could call pre-production for a reimagined version. :)
Your video was an absolute joy to watch, thank you. It’s an honor to have someone so eloquently discuss Barbotine in a video essay format, I never thought that would happen. Given the quality, I’m also super surprised that this is your first ever video essay. I sincerely appreciate the amount of time and effort you must have put into the video. It’s so well written, delivered and edited. It’s simultaneously hilarious and touching. While I don’t want to comment too much on the accuracy of your interpretation of the game, I will say that you are very observant and I’m looking forward to hearing your insightful analysis of other games.
Water is the enemy! And if I never drank it I would of never 'Tripped Balls" But hey you made tripping on balls fun, so I would at least applaud for that. And I think it is worth everyone's time to try it out! Plus if you want to see someone butcher a perfectly good game? You can, I don't why but you can!
the final arc w fifteen monsters were too hard for me i feel like im being bullied would have been better if i got like 10 hearts or sth great game tho
Coincidentally, I've just finished a patch where you have the option to add 5 more hearts. Just need to play-test and I'll be uploading the new build in the coming days. Thank you for playing and giving your feedback! :)
GREAT GAME.. One of the best ive found on itch.io in a long time heres my playthrough its kreepy mixed with fun action plus a lil comedy here and there! i look forward to playing more horror games from u my guy!
Hey thanks so much for playing and sharing my game. I thor enjoyed your commentary and also your detailed interpretation/discussion at the end. Good luck with your YouTube channel <3
Great game! I loved our experience of metamorphosis, our beautiful transformation almost makes getting barfed on worth it. I'm glad we got to see ourselves in the mirror, I was getting really curious about the extent of our development!
This is amazing, I love the visual style and animations, the whole vibe is so neurotic and dank. the combat is wicked satisfying too. I'd love to get some insight into your approach with this project, we're aiming for this kind of vibe in our current project, Gestate. There's so much flavour in your game's style, it's positively writhing :)
Thank you so much. I'm glad you enjoyed it! I suppose one thing about my approach was that I tried to simplify as much as possible without compromising on the vision/tone/themes I wanted to explore. I also wanted to make the project as expressive/sincere as I could. It's tough to be spontaneous with game development, but I didn't want to overthink things too much and just did what felt right. Anyways, I'll be sure to check out Gestate as soon as possible. Good luck and thanks for your comment! :)
Thanks so much for sharing your process :D You definitely succeeded at making it expressive, you clearly have a great intuition for what feels right. I would be stoked for you to try our game, I just pushed a little update/patch thing today. Your feedback would really mean a lot because of how your taste is. also, may I ask how long it took to develop barbotine?
that's awesome, your hard work definitely paid off ! kind of an odd question ik, I just wanted to get a sense of what the timeframe looks like for making something like this.
Wow thank you so much! I loved watching you play through the game and thoroughly enjoyed your commentary. It was very funny and informative. You also noticed a ton of details I didn't think anyone would and I loved how observant/curious you were about everything. Your interpretation/speculation on certain things was interesting and in some cases rather accurate to what I was trying to convey haha. Looking forward to more videos. Thanks again, all the best!
Thank you so much for the kind words and for taking the time to record/upload your playthrough. It was very informative and interesting seeing you play! :)
Hi. I've had the game bookmarked for a while now, decided to play it. Everything looks great, although 1 major issue - I can't progress with the bear in my hand. I get to the friend, who asked me for a beer and press space, but nothing really works. Hope this is just a small issue and can be fixed easily. Will wait for the update. Good luck!
It is a simple problem - guy asks me to get a beer, I go towards the fridge, get a bottle, then a character confronts me, I get to answer the question and no matter the choice she throws up. I head towards the character, who asked me for a beer and no matter what I can't interact. Please fix the issue or tell me if I am supposed to do something else. Thanks.
It is very unfortunate that there is this great looking game and it does not work. I saw the upload on Steam as well, where apparently you are charging for the game and saw the review, where one of the players posted a YT video of the game. Yeah. I guess you have to purchase the game in order to play it, which is fine to me, but why post the free version here, which does not work? Anyways, I was very disappointed. Good luck with the future developments and hope no one else get the same bad treatment as I got. Good day.
Hi there. I'm currently investigating your issue. In the mean time, I'm happy to provide you with a free download key for the Steam release. How can I send it to you?
Hi Niven. I believe I have solved the issue and have uploaded an updated build of the game (v1.0.1). It had something to do with Steam Achievement integration causing an error (which is why it was working properly on Steam), so I removed that feature for the Itch.io version. I appreciate you informing me of the problem and baring with me, and I'm still more than happy to provide you with a Steam code as compensation if you're still interested in the game. Please let me know if you run into any further issues that I can assist with. Regards
Hey, sorry for taking so long to reply. Unfortunately the game suffers from some fundamental issues so it needs to be rebuilt from the ground up. I'm considering preparing a build of it for Itch which I'll share with you as soon as possible though :)
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Played this, thought it was cool. Loved the combat portion.
The hands were cool too.
this game is awesome i had so much fun making jokes having fun with the fight good job <3
game was deff different but man fighting those guys were tough (im garbage)
If this is what anxiety is like, I never want to experience it!
You did very well, I especially liked the combat, it was satifying!
I mentioned in the game, but I mentione it here too, that you made the graphics and some parts, that if you look too much at it, makes you sick, literally.
Its the second game in my video.
Great game, hits awfully close to home, love the imagery.
great game ☺👍
I loved this game.
An amazing game the graphics and atmosphere had me creeped out at times
I created an account with the sole purpose of telling you how GREAT this game was! To have it up for free is almost highway robbery!
It has a very pleasing gameplay loop that was both interesting to look at and satisfying to control. The little details such as the meat texture on the menus and the anatomically correct hearts as the health indicator add to the unclean, grimy, organic visual language.
The instructions on what to do are clear and unobtrusive, which is a rare sight in other indie games on this site. All-around well done.
You captured my anxiety very well lol I didn't expect to be fighting my way through it. Well done!
10/10 ASTI DBON JEUX CA TABARNACK MUSIQUE ON TOP !
Je suis d'accord. ;-)
This game made my skin feel weird
10/10
Really cool horror game love the style! I don't have any clue what was going on but I loved it! Great job!
I bought it on Steam and played it twice. This is a good game. Thanks.
Any release date for Aftershock: Coastline?
Wow thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Unfortunately not. I decided to restart the project after 2 years of development because it's such a mess. It's currently in what one could call pre-production for a reimagined version. :)
Allright. Its needs what it needs in order to come back with a working version. :-)
I decided to make a video essay about this game! I share what i personally believe the game is about in this.
Your video was an absolute joy to watch, thank you. It’s an honor to have someone so eloquently discuss Barbotine in a video essay format, I never thought that would happen. Given the quality, I’m also super surprised that this is your first ever video essay. I sincerely appreciate the amount of time and effort you must have put into the video. It’s so well written, delivered and edited. It’s simultaneously hilarious and touching. While I don’t want to comment too much on the accuracy of your interpretation of the game, I will say that you are very observant and I’m looking forward to hearing your insightful analysis of other games.
Oh and you seem like a cutie too ;)
Greatt game.. pas udah berubah jadi penuh tentakel bikin merinding sekujur tubuh eww.. gelud yang terakhir susah bgt timingnya kadang bapuk lagi.
Water is the enemy! And if I never drank it I would of never 'Tripped Balls" But hey you made tripping on balls fun, so I would at least applaud for that. And I think it is worth everyone's time to try it out! Plus if you want to see someone butcher a perfectly good game? You can, I don't why but you can!
the final arc w fifteen monsters were too hard for me
i feel like im being bullied
would have been better if i got like 10 hearts or sth
great game tho
Coincidentally, I've just finished a patch where you have the option to add 5 more hearts. Just need to play-test and I'll be uploading the new build in the coming days. Thank you for playing and giving your feedback! :)
TYSM !!!!!!!!!?
I've just uploaded the new build with an easy mode. You can find the option to change difficulty in the pause menu :)
THANK YOU SMMMMM
I had an episode. this game is so amazing. thank you for your work
Haha thank you for playing!
This game is so bad.
GREAT GAME.. One of the best ive found on itch.io in a long time heres my playthrough its kreepy mixed with fun action plus a lil comedy here and there! i look forward to playing more horror games from u my guy!
Hahah thank you for playing and sharing my game. Really enjoyed your funny commentary! :D
Thanks for making games!
Thank you for playing/sharing my game! :) Especially enjoyed hearing your final thoughts/feedback. All the best!
I love how unique the combat mechanics are! Great job!
Hey thanks so much for playing and sharing my game. I thor enjoyed your commentary and also your detailed interpretation/discussion at the end. Good luck with your YouTube channel <3
Very very interesting and fun game. Great job on this one!!! I loved the music and weirdness of it lol.
Haha your commentary was hilarious and entertaining! Thank you for playing and sharing :D
I Enjoyed This Game A Lot! Soundtrack Was A Good Listen Surprisingly. Thoughts At The End Of The Video!
Thank you so much for playing my game and sharing your commentary. Enjoyed hearing your thoughts on it :)
Really interesting game. The plot and atmosphere is very impressive.
Thank you for playing my game and sharing your gameplay! :D
Haha thank you! I really enjoyed your video. :D
Hey I played your game and it's absolute great game 10/10 and I enjoyed playing the game well done and always keep it up!
Thank you so much for the kind words!
Thank you so much for playing and sharing my game. I really enjoyed your commentary! All the best :D
This is amazing, I love the visual style and animations, the whole vibe is so neurotic and dank. the combat is wicked satisfying too. I'd love to get some insight into your approach with this project, we're aiming for this kind of vibe in our current project, Gestate. There's so much flavour in your game's style, it's positively writhing :)
Thank you so much. I'm glad you enjoyed it! I suppose one thing about my approach was that I tried to simplify as much as possible without compromising on the vision/tone/themes I wanted to explore. I also wanted to make the project as expressive/sincere as I could. It's tough to be spontaneous with game development, but I didn't want to overthink things too much and just did what felt right. Anyways, I'll be sure to check out Gestate as soon as possible. Good luck and thanks for your comment! :)
Thanks so much for sharing your process :D You definitely succeeded at making it expressive, you clearly have a great intuition for what feels right. I would be stoked for you to try our game, I just pushed a little update/patch thing today. Your feedback would really mean a lot because of how your taste is. also, may I ask how long it took to develop barbotine?
You're too kind, thank you! It took about 4 months to develop in my free time after work :)
that's awesome, your hard work definitely paid off ! kind of an odd question ik, I just wanted to get a sense of what the timeframe looks like for making something like this.
Very insteresting atmosphere. I love the visuals.
Thank you for playing/recording the game! :D
Gave it a Let's Play, I liked it, hope to see more of your style, Alex.
Wow thank you so much! I loved watching you play through the game and thoroughly enjoyed your commentary. It was very funny and informative. You also noticed a ton of details I didn't think anyone would and I loved how observant/curious you were about everything. Your interpretation/speculation on certain things was interesting and in some cases rather accurate to what I was trying to convey haha. Looking forward to more videos. Thanks again, all the best!
Your words honor me :) Can't wait to see whats in store from you.
dont know what happened but it was cool
Haha thanks for playing! :D
Thank you for taking the time to capture your gameplay and share it with me. It was really interesting to see how you played!
:D
Thank you so much for the kind words and for taking the time to record/upload your playthrough. It was very informative and interesting seeing you play! :)
so there is a issue with the game where when I am done walking the character still moves please fix this problem
Thank you for the feedback! I'll investigate and see what I can do.
thank you
Hi.
I've had the game bookmarked for a while now, decided to play it. Everything looks great, although 1 major issue - I can't progress with the bear in my hand. I get to the friend, who asked me for a beer and press space, but nothing really works. Hope this is just a small issue and can be fixed easily. Will wait for the update. Good luck!
Hi there. Thank you for checking out the game. That is really strange. I don't suppose you can send a short screen recording of the problem?
It is a simple problem - guy asks me to get a beer, I go towards the fridge, get a bottle, then a character confronts me, I get to answer the question and no matter the choice she throws up. I head towards the character, who asked me for a beer and no matter what I can't interact. Please fix the issue or tell me if I am supposed to do something else. Thanks.
I see, I've never had that problem before. The interact should work. Will investigate and get back to you. Thank you!
It is very unfortunate that there is this great looking game and it does not work.
I saw the upload on Steam as well, where apparently you are charging for the game and saw the review, where one of the players posted a YT video of the game. Yeah. I guess you have to purchase the game in order to play it, which is fine to me, but why post the free version here, which does not work?
Anyways, I was very disappointed. Good luck with the future developments and hope no one else get the same bad treatment as I got. Good day.
Hi there. I'm currently investigating your issue. In the mean time, I'm happy to provide you with a free download key for the Steam release. How can I send it to you?
Hi Niven. I believe I have solved the issue and have uploaded an updated build of the game (v1.0.1). It had something to do with Steam Achievement integration causing an error (which is why it was working properly on Steam), so I removed that feature for the Itch.io version. I appreciate you informing me of the problem and baring with me, and I'm still more than happy to provide you with a Steam code as compensation if you're still interested in the game. Please let me know if you run into any further issues that I can assist with.
Regards
Hey Alex! Would love to chat about publishing for Aftershock: Coastline. Is there an email I can reach you on?
Thanks!
Sam
Hello! Thank you for reaching out. Unfortunately that project has been put on hold indefinitely after a few unsatisfactory play tests.
Sad to hear that! Would love to give the play test build a try if you're still hoping it can become something.
Perhaps we could do some balancing/gameplay suggestions as part of a publishing deal?
Hey, sorry for taking so long to reply. Unfortunately the game suffers from some fundamental issues so it needs to be rebuilt from the ground up. I'm considering preparing a build of it for Itch which I'll share with you as soon as possible though :)
Awesome 🙏
Be sure to drop me an email if you want to discuss further - sam@pergames.com
I can't wait to playing this game the game looks good!
I can't wait to hear what you think when it releases :)