And You'll Miss It
Description:
This is a story about my relationship to time.
Controls:
- WASD - Move
- Space - Grab
- Enter - Continue
Supports Gamecube controller.
Unplug any other controllers before playing or it might interfere.
Meant to be played with noise-cancelling headphones and CRT monitors (its okay if you don't have either of these.)
Not supported for mobile.
Credits:
- Soundtrack / Score by Entropic Sonics
- Artwork by Isabel Li
- "I've changed too" by Matthew Rudas
- Some Video Footage by Jungmin
- Times New Roman Pixel by jayiscool
- Written & Directed by Henry Quoc Tran
Background:
I made this for a community pop-up in San Francisco called Fruits Base. It is a video-game adaptation of one of my blog posts with the same title with sort-of fictional characters.
I originally intended for this game to just show the repetitive nature of life and aging. In the middle of the making of this game, I had gotten into a fight with my mom, went through a few friendship breakups, and I fell into a long and deep depression. The development of this game helped me somewhat repair my relationship with my parents, to let go of guilt, to give my past a proper send-off, and to be a lot kinder to myself.
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Development log
- Optimizations for Windows6 days ago
- Fixed game for Itch.io app.17 days ago
Comments
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your games mean more and more to me every time i play them. thank you so much.
HI, does anyone know the name of the song at the end/start? (fantastic game:3)
"I've changed too" by Matthew Rudas
I absolutely LOVED this game, and I didnt expect any less from you. All your games have been awesome so far!
Had a stream only for this game, and here is it as a youtube vid :)
Youtube Video
Aww, what a sad piece of work...
The thoughts of the ones left behind, the thoughts of those who leave behind, such a thought was a piece that deeply pierced my heart!
meow...ðŸ˜
NOT ANOTHER INDIE GAME MAKING ME CRY... I love this.
its beautiful... i cant describe the feeling i had while playing this game
this dude always makes me cry at the end. love you qwook
i am speechless...
this is so great! the art piece of stephanie and you holding hands at the end is so cute. I definitely relate to the endless job applications/corporate grind. such a beautiful game about loss, friendship, and growing older :)
made me cry.
ive made an itch account just to comment this, i can proudly say that this game is the most emotionally driven experience ive ever been apart of. this is just great.
just wow
¡¡Hermosoo!! juego , solo me gustaria que este en español :)
when i was playing in *the* stephanie scene, my spotify was on "Hug All Ur Friends" at 2:44, and it came on like at the perfect time...
[so hug all your friends, and let them know / you're not letting go]
i absolutely adore this game and i love all your work, dude. keep it up :)
I absolutely enjoyed playing this game! Keep up the fantastic work!
holy heavens
Man, I cannot explain how much I love this game. I found this on one of my random search for games late at night and I fell in love. This found me at the perfect time in my life.
I catch myself trying to relive all my past memories, when I used to be happier, when I had no worries, and I relate a lot to this game. It made me cry, especially because I've been feeling this for the last few days where I felt like everything was just going wrong over and over. Even if that isn't the case.
Life can be hard, but we are all here for a reason. Games like this help me remember why I'm still on this earth after 19 years of living. Thank you for this amazing game. The song especially hit me hard and I'm still listening to it as I'm writing this.
By the way, when I saw that this was from the same person as "last seen online", everything felt like it was going full circle - the first game I commented on was that game and I loved it just as much as this one. Keep making games, you're doing amazing, qwook. I'm looking forward to what you put out next.
Thank you so much for playing. This and many of the other comments have touched my heart. I am really grateful that you played this game!
I have been searching so long for a way to express my emotions, and I felt so alone when I was feeling these things. I really do fail to express how much pain I am in outside of making video games, and to see the understanding and it's impact makes living so much lighter.
I hope that the game lifts you up in the same way that developing it and seeing the reactions to it has lifted me up.
woah
what a great game really got me thinking about how life goes by so fast and I miss those days
never instantly fell in love with a game this quick before holy shit this was good and i really felt it cuz nowadays i find myself stuck thinking about the past too.
HI! I played this game a few days ago and uploaded a gameplay to youtube. I have received some very positive comments and "reviews" about the game and wanted the author (qwook) to know about it.
Below is the link to my video so you can read these comments.
Ciao!
yes I came from this video!!1
Another great game qwook and friends. Heartfelt and nostalgic with a strong art direction that act in tandem as an emotional sledgehammer. Love it.
beautiful game omg. thank u
played this today, after going no contact with a boy who I thought would be my forever, getting prescribed meds, and booking a counseling appointment. thank you for this. it means so much more than you'll ever know.
jesus. im gonna play this so many times, partly because its simply beautiful, but partly to remind myself that people would miss me. someone loves you. please dont forget that. <3
this came at the right time for me. I feel so lost and unworthy and unmotivated, full of nostalgia and melancholy. I worry about my future and death and eternity every single minute. thank you for guiding a little bit of me to center myself in the right direction
I already love "last seen online" and now I fell in love with this creation too, thank you for making beautiful games, for translating your mind into them, for being relatable, for creating art
never stop!!!
This is such a beautiful game, it reminds me of a lot of things in life and I just love it! You always make me surprised Wook! :)
I also love the music and the beautiful words too, shout out to everyone who make the game! Thank you for such simple yet meaningful game, looking forward for your future works! <
ı want to dowland it..
I just fixed it for the itch app. If you want to download this game please do so through the itch app.
sobbing rn. i had a friend who died back in 2020, its been 5 years now and it still hurts so bad. we used to play stupid obby games on roblox together to laugh about them, i still have our chat messages, our memories still in that little box that you can open to see with friends, her profile is still there, i havent played since.
oh my god i sobbed
deep story and cry !
very good and touching, it really captures the feelings
I relate a lot with the sending resumes part lol
This game made me cry
Also where can I find the main theme to listen to ? (The lyrical titlescreen track)
It's available on spotify! :)
https://open.spotify.com/track/5vlcOMEUmnwItDSQD8yz8r?si=dc4f87ce7e3a4bc8
Thanks
I can't move forward when I'm at the Drag the thoughts away to wake up part
Can you record a video and upload it to either the Discord or Youtube?
Are you able to move the hand (not your mouse) and pick up thoughts with the hand?
solution? i also cant seem to move the thoughts
The original poster was trying to move the thoughts with their mouse. You're supposed to use the virtual cursor, which is controlled by the keyboard.
it specifically says to play on browser and i was on the itch.io app lol
I just fixed it on the itch.io app :)
I love you so much for this ðŸ˜ðŸ˜