Messenger
09/21
Sunny all day. Vitals still normal.
Came across an overgrown mound (photographs attached). Discovered a book of some kind under the leaves. Owner unclear. Seems to be full of sketches and writing. Some pages are ripped out and some things are pasted in. Could be from previous researcher, but book isn't institute standard issue. Closer inspection needed.
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Messenger is a short interactive fiction story told through an unknown character's sketchbook. Look through the pages to piece together the fate of the last people who came to the island.
CONTROLS
- Click on the arrows or use the spacebar to advance text in the intro
- Click on the leaves to push them aside
- Click on the tabs or use the right and left arrow keys to navigate the book
- Click on the speaker icon in the top right at any time to toggle mute
FULLSCREEN AND SOUND ON RECOMMENDED!
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CREDITS
Co-created and illustrated by Tomato
Co-created, written, and programmed by Bonnie Qu
Music by Ed Russek
SFX by Mike Spencer
Ambient sound via @klankbeeld on Freesound
Comments
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not only are the illustrations in this game gorgeous and evocative, but the writing hits so hard. i can feel the melancholy and longing through each word. the way this game is able to set up such a strong tone and evoke such feeling with such little time is a real testament to how successful it i. i loved playing this, even as it made my heart ache. the experience was beautiful!
Thank you so much for playing and for such a lovely comment!! I'm so glad you enjoyed it :D
Nice work! I definitely recommend if anyone enjoyed this story to read “The Southern Reach Trilogy” which has similar themes.
Thanks so much for playing!!
I played this with my friend and we thought it was so interesting and we liked the abstract style of drawings and the shapes and the colors!
Thank you so much for playing! + I'll pass that compliment along to the artist :)
This was so haunting and beautiful and sad! It made me tear up. The artwork and writing and soundtrack are fantastic, too..
Thank you so much for playing!!