Cette aventure narrative à la première personne retrace le chemin d'une âme vers l'au-delà en revivant des instants de vie, rythmés par vos clignements d'yeux réels captés via webcam. À bord du navire du Ferryman, vous replongez dans les liens familiaux, le premier amour et l'essor d'une carrière artistique, avant d'affronter des regrets enfouis sous son regard scrutateur. Cette aventure indie fusionne une progression pilotée par les clignements à un récit en voix off explorant pressions auto-imposées et chagrins persistants.
La boucle de gameplay fait avancer l'histoire uniquement grâce à vos clignements, vous emmenant des scènes chéries vers des vérités sombres sur la mort, la maladie et le deuil. Les joueurs fans d'interactions émouvantes via webcam y trouveront un voyage personnel et poignant à souhait.
Before Your Eyes is a first person narrative adventure which tells the story of a soul’s journey into the afterlife using a new and innovative form of interaction—your real-life blinks.
The story begins after your death, aboard the ship of a mythical Ferryman tasked with shepherding souls to the afterlife. In order to help you pass on, he must first learn the story of your life. And so, he sends you back to relive your most important moments.
The game uses your webcam to immerse you in this story in a way you've never experienced before. You will learn to control the flow of the narrative with your actual eyes–blinking through precious memories of family, first love, and the rise of an artistic career. But soon the Ferryman will suspect you aren't showing him everything he needs to see. So he will force you deeper into the dark recesses of your most repressed memories, ultimately revealing a heartbreaking truth.
By combining its innovative blink interaction mechanic with a charming world and a fully voice-acted story, Before Your Eyes is a deeply emotional and relatable journey—one about the impossible expectations we place on ourselves and the regrets we carry with us.
An earlier version of the game, titled Close Your, received the Game Developers Choice award at Indiecade and the Student Award at the Independent Game Awards (IGF), before receiving funding through a successful Kickstarter campaign.
CW: Before Your Eyes deals with themes of death, illness and grief
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