Hey Poor Player
7.0Goodbye World is an important game development story for gamers and developers alike. It has interesting characters, fantastic art design, and pacing that kept me engrossed in the narrative from start to finish.
GOODBYE WORLD
YO FUJII · Nov 16, 2022
About
A harsh reality. A passion lost. A story of two creators.
The Story
Programmer Kanii and graphics artist Kumade are two friends who met in college.
After graduating, they’ve been creating indie games together, but so far life has been harsh; Their games don't sell, and most of their time is spent working part time jobs to make ends meet...
As Kanii desperately tries to find a way to make a product that sells, Kumade makes a decision―
About the Game
"GOODBYE WORLD" is a narrative adventure game.
Play through 12 stages of a puzzle platformer while following the two protagonists through 13 chapters of their story.
(The story has a linear storyline and does not have multiple endings.)
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- Noisy Pixel4.0Unfortunately, all of this intriguing and well-constructed buildup ends up being spent on an ending that is explicitly intended to be shocking, but the framing of which ends up painting as offensive instead, in the opinion of this reviewer.
- Nintendo World Report5.5The metagame Blocks, on its own, is equally plain, and the feeling I'm left with after rolling credits is largely one of disappointment. In spite of its interesting conceit, parting with Goodbye World isn't really sweet sorrow.
- God is a Geek4.5Goodbye World is an interesting concept for a video game, but ultimately it just doesn’t stick the landing. The narrative pacing is far too slow, the retro game sections are underwhelming and even the visuals are off-putting.
- IGN8.0『GOODBYE WORLD』はインディーゲーム開発者の厳しい日常を淡く、丁寧に描写した作品で、変に夢物語に終わらせるようなこともしない。もちろんすべてのインディーゲーム開発者に当てはまる物語ではないはずだし、本作でインディー開発者のことをわかった気になるつもりはない。だが、蟹井と熊手というふたりのクリエイターのことなら、よくわかった気がする。そして何より、彼らの物語を作品にしたことは、ゲームというメディアの成長を物語っているように思う。
- Spazio Games5.0Goodbye World è un'avventura narrativa indie che cerca di trattare di temi importanti, come l'amicizia, i disagi giovanili e i problemi dell'industria videoludica, senza però riuscirci appieno. Con una graziosa grafica in pixel art e un mini gioco all'interno del gioco stesso, il titolo offre un gameplay limitato e decisamente troppo breve, motivo per cui non riesce nell'intento di far appassionare il giocatore ai temi trattati, che risultano accennati e prematuramente lasciati prima che potessero esprimere tutte le loro sfaccettature.
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