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Actually he is working on the game right now as we speak, he said he will focus on Summers Gone after finishing the update for WIAB. Kind regards my fellow wankers xD
- Dec 5, 2018
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It seems kind of unfair to me that this game has half the patreon support of Where It All Began. This game is two chapters in and I thought it was absolutely fantastic. I played Where It All Began and didn't like it at all. It definitely wasn't for me in comparison to this game. My hope is the audience eventually sees this game's quality enough that it will get Oceanlab to focus more on this one.
Even if WiAB would have 150$ support and SG a few thousand. I still wouldn't give one game more time than the other.
Money is not the driving force here. It's my passion for stories and even tho SG seems to be more liked, WiAB is still my baby.
Both games get an equal amount of love from me.
- Jun 16, 2018
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Hmm, that piques my interest. I don't remember anything about history in this game? It has been a while since I played that game. But if there is some lines about that subject, I would appreciate that as someone who is a history major. I am guessing from a class in the school during the game?
- Sep 10, 2019
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Pretty much what I was saying in where you quoted me
Both games are beautiful.. Summer's Gone just pulls me in ever so much more then the more advanced Where it all began..
- May 9, 2019
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The story I heard, somebody correct me please, is that while Summer's Gone GAME development was not started by Ocean, the story was still written by him, and it was the production of the game that somebody else started, eventually "returning it" to Ocean for reasons I don't know.
I think the reason why is easier to get attached to SG that WIAB is the moment the stories start. In WIAB you start in the middle of a conflict potentially unrelated to you and you just get involved by your sister. Then, without any hint whatsoever, the story changes and, for reasons still unknown, you are the main guy receiving the fire.
Meanwhile, SG starts with a broken protagonists and things that happen, which are still kind of unrelated to him, are more easily interpreted as MC trying to get a grasp on his life, by interacting with others.
My guess is that with the rework a lot of what is going on with WIAB MC will feel more similar to SG MC. A kind of broken guy, trying to cope with his past, that is once again under fire.
The very big question is how are the stories related. I am still hoping for a situation that totally shifts our perception of characters and event. Maybe even old friends becoming enemies and things like that.
I think the reason why is easier to get attached to SG that WIAB is the moment the stories start. In WIAB you start in the middle of a conflict potentially unrelated to you and you just get involved by your sister. Then, without any hint whatsoever, the story changes and, for reasons still unknown, you are the main guy receiving the fire.
Meanwhile, SG starts with a broken protagonists and things that happen, which are still kind of unrelated to him, are more easily interpreted as MC trying to get a grasp on his life, by interacting with others.
My guess is that with the rework a lot of what is going on with WIAB MC will feel more similar to SG MC. A kind of broken guy, trying to cope with his past, that is once again under fire.
The very big question is how are the stories related. I am still hoping for a situation that totally shifts our perception of characters and event. Maybe even old friends becoming enemies and things like that.
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“I think the reason why is easier to get attached to SG that WIAB is the moment the story starts. In WIAB you start in the middle of a conflict potentially unrelated to you and you just get involved by your sister. Then, the story changes and, for reasons still unknown, you are the main guy receiving the fire.
Meanwhile, SG starts with a broken protagonists and things that happen, which are still kind of unrelated to him, are more easily interpreted.....”
Yeah I think you are on to the main theme where MC’s love of his life is taken from him under mysterious circumstances and he’s emotionally shattered. The new characters he meets are also emotionally or physically broken themselves, and it’s up to the MC to either help them and in so doing maybe heal himself a little, or exploit them. And since we all expect Summer to re-appear, what choices will the MC then face?
Meanwhile, SG starts with a broken protagonists and things that happen, which are still kind of unrelated to him, are more easily interpreted.....”
Yeah I think you are on to the main theme where MC’s love of his life is taken from him under mysterious circumstances and he’s emotionally shattered. The new characters he meets are also emotionally or physically broken themselves, and it’s up to the MC to either help them and in so doing maybe heal himself a little, or exploit them. And since we all expect Summer to re-appear, what choices will the MC then face?
- Sep 10, 2019
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Going with she's dead also, think the hospital thing with the MC was more of a mental reason for him being there then her being dead... But think there could be a 'shock' factor involved in the 'who dun it' aspect as things go on. Either that or the shock is... when things are going good for the MC and he's finally getting on with life and love he gets slammed in the face with something like. "They found Summer, she was there the whole time.."
Victoria Timeline:
Victoria's accident could just be moved forward in time say a month or two.. giving her the time to make it a bit more realistic on her school appearance without a lot of major changes.
- Apr 25, 2018
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Didn't the MC say somewhere "They took her away"?
I assumed first too that she is dead but this line makes the 'might be dead' part a bit unlikely.
Yeah, the Victoria hospital scene is a bit weird. "She is in surgery." A few minutes later she roles in, in a wheelchair, and is awake and happy. Even for fiction, this is somewhat confusing. Bad time setting for this part, I guess.
I think I don't try to make sense over this and just go with it.
I assumed first too that she is dead but this line makes the 'might be dead' part a bit unlikely.
Yeah, the Victoria hospital scene is a bit weird. "She is in surgery." A few minutes later she roles in, in a wheelchair, and is awake and happy. Even for fiction, this is somewhat confusing. Bad time setting for this part, I guess.
I think I don't try to make sense over this and just go with it.
- Jul 2, 2017
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Very good story and great character development so far, with top-notch renders.
The character that attracts me the most is the sister, worried about MC getting better and out of her depression, as every good sister should be.
I know that inevitably there is going to be a lot of pressure to turn her into a LI, but I hope I can get a path where she stays as she is now, a crazy and supportive sister.
The character that attracts me the most is the sister, worried about MC getting better and out of her depression, as every good sister should be.
I know that inevitably there is going to be a lot of pressure to turn her into a LI, but I hope I can get a path where she stays as she is now, a crazy and supportive sister.
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- Apr 2, 2018
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Lately - due to having too much free time - I'm checking out random games that I wouldn't normally play and I tend to leave a word of appreciation when I find some of them really fun and/or interesting. And I do find Summer's Gone quite interesting indeed. Mostly because MC is really fun to play as. The moment when I could emotionessly shot a gun I knew I want to stick around for more to see who he is and can/will be. The dialogues are really interesting, the story too, there seems to be fair amount of branching options and LIs (although on this front I prefer WIAB; unfortunately - while character wise very nicely written - I find the girls in SG somewhat bland visually and mostly similar to each other), so I had fun checking various routes if only for the sake of seeing what dialogue options I'll have.
The only thing I found weird was that during the break-in with Bella they didn't use any masks. I get that she knew where the cameras are, but when doing smth like that there are always possibilities of smth unexpected happening (which did happen) and it's simply - imo - a common sense to cover one's face during such activities..
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The only thing I found weird was that during the break-in with Bella they didn't use any masks. I get that she knew where the cameras are, but when doing smth like that there are always possibilities of smth unexpected happening (which did happen) and it's simply - imo - a common sense to cover one's face during such activities..
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- May 26, 2020
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Wow, Fantastic writing! No sex in the story didnt bother, Loved the loss angle although Summer's fate is unclear but the loss for the MC was clear in Ch 1 cant wait for update!!
Really liked the story so far
My fav girl rn would be Bella (i think i'll be in minority for that but her story progression and random breakouts makes her the most alluring so far )
while waiting for Ch3, gonna try Where It All Began. Heard some real good words about that one as well.
Great Work OceanLab
My fav girl rn would be Bella
(i think i'll be in minority for that but her story progression and random breakouts makes her the most alluring so far )while waiting for Ch3, gonna try Where It All Began. Heard some real good words about that one as well.
Great Work OceanLab
- Aug 31, 2019
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I talked with Ocean and I will be doing the walkthroughs for both his games, so I thought I would do this one, since it will update next. Enjoy!
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