Hello... Er- I want to make a game but my digital art is not so good... If you could do some character art for me I would love it!!! (Oh, and what tool/s did you use for this?)
Hey! The current assets are free to use ones that I edited, so... http://jewel-s.jp/download/ You're better off using that art, rather than mine. My art style is totally different! Plus I'm working on this game atm. ^^
I used Ren'py, which is free to use! I recommend this Discord server, DevTalk+ which you can ask questions as you go. There's lots of tutorials out there, and the program itself comes with a tutorial game. There's too much to teach directly, it's a lot of personal research!
Hey, I'm a smaller Youtube channel with 120 subscribers who just wanted to let you know I will be playing this game hopefully all the way through and give you my honest feedback. Any glitches or bugs I encounter I will be sure to let you know! Hopefully the video goes up today or sometime this week.
Hey! I welcome feedback! I'm looking to release a somewhat substantial quality of life update shortly. If you wanna wait a day or so, that'll be up! I forward to seeing your video!
It's a broader statement, about deleting the game entirely. The game is still a baby, it's gotta grow that kinda functionality. I'm working on it though! I'll be sure to make it known when things are working. ^^
It'll be revealed in time! :P I apologize, I've just put pieces into place, to give myself time to finish the story. I know how it all goes, I just have to put it into the files. I was expecting this to be a 'teaser' experience, not the full game nor story. ^_^
Thank you! I appreciate your understanding, and I wish I could just say the whole thing outright, but I'm hoping to make it a fulfilling experience to uncover the full story. Thank you again!
Seems like an interesting concept, if you have any questions on the legal side of things i'd be happy to help if it makes the task less nerve wracking. I'd offer my programming skills, but it's been too long since I got into coding. i'd need to relearn a lot.
I'm only 27 seconds in, but yes, I've adjusted default SFX and audio so I don't accidentally commit a murder. I'll leave a comment on the video elsewise, I do apologize for the scare! :P
I'm in love with this game! Every scene is so well put together and it's absolutely outstanding when you're taken out of the game screen and given some really tragic lines in the broken Beyond You (which I won't get into because of spoilers). But I'm curious where the player name came from. At first I thought that it might be the first bit of an email or of the name you put on a computer. Except the game used a short version of my name (for example full name is Annabelle used for all online accounts but a preferred name of Anna is used in real life) and I was wondering how it got a short version of my name. I'm not alarmed or anything I'm just curious.
You can identify the user’s computer name, or the user account they’re on. So IE: your account on your Windows computer. The Broken game is a sliver of the potential future story, and I hope I can believably build towards that in the full game. It remains canon, just... a different section of canon.
This game is great! At start it seems like normal visual novel, but it's definitely not. I like the story and posibility of several endings. (and I like the posible good ending for... "Haruka") I have nothing bad to say about this game. I look forward to next update!
I'm pleased you've enjoyed it thus far, and I hope you're happy with where it goes! It's still early days, and a lot has yet to be done. But I hope to see ya when there is the next update! :3
I saw Bijuu Mike on YouTube play it and I tried downloading it but it keeps clicking open as the different files. HELP!! I really want to play because it looks so amazing.
I might be able to help if this doesn't work I'm very sorry try dragging the Beyond You! folder to your desktop then double click the folder and then click on the game I recommend you pin Beyond You! to your task bar sorry if I didn't explain this clearly and again if it doesn't work I'm very very sorry
So, I really enjoyed the actual game, but the characters? Not so much. Haruka seems nice, and I don't know enough about Yumi to form an opinion, but the other two just came across as rude to me. I don't know if that was intentional, but they almost seemed to belittle Haruka and the MC. I'll probably still play the full game when you're done though. Day Zero was very interesting!
Aiko is overly formal and talks to much, while Kana is short tempered and incredibly sensitive. It’s only a first impression, and upon reflection, it’s a little rushed. I always think it’s too short and then I look back over it or see how people respond and realise my error. I’ve not worked on a game in this magnitude before either, so it’s all a learning experience. As the game progresses, I do hope that there’s some room for growth on both of their accounts, and some time for Yumi to shine! ^^ thank you for your comment!
I have to get it to a more final stage first I think! Currently it’s still very early stages, I’m kinda developing it alongside people playing it. ^^ But I can look into mobile distribution!
So i didn't expect this to give me the same feeling DDLC gave me, certain parts just felt so unsettling and Haruka explaining how she was trapped was so well written that it makes her feel real, like someday it could be possible for her to "escape" it was just so fucking cool
I love the new characters in this update, they aren't like cookie cutter tropes. They also have similar interest, so they actually have a reason to hang out together
i loved the game! lol maybe i missed the alternative endings? but let me know once more of the content is released! ill make more vids! just curious how many endings or creepy routes are there?
Oh hey! Thank you so much for playing the game, and doing a video on it! As for current routes, I can confirm the broken tech demo is a sorta short sample, which has two effective endings. Day Zero is incredibly linear atm, with most of the secrets tucked into some files. It'll change up more with the subsequent days, but I wanted to set a solid impression of the girls as there was a lot of speculation about them based on the brief flash provided. I'm hoping to make it a dense experience, where multiple playthrus will reveal more secrets, foreshadowing, etc. I'll watch your vid now tho! Thank you! :D
Day Zero is pretty cut and dry. It's just intended to be an introduction for the girls and the tone of the novel. There's some files secreted away but not much more than that!
HexVexed, I have a problem. I can't open the game. It says it can't run beyondyou.py and I have no idea what to do (I played the game on my friends PC and wrote my previous comment)
The next update I'm working on is going to be completely different from the demo; in the sense that it's Day Zero, of the major plot. o.o It's gonna be a huge change of pace! ^^
Hey! Thanks for the feedback! I made this game in the span of a week, to practice some programming techniques in Ren'py. I'm still quite new to the process of using Ren'py and making games, and I hadn't anticipated more than few dozen people seeing or playing it. I appreciate all the people who've found it, and provided insight, and I fully know it's too short to be a full game.
That said, I've been working on expanding it and strengthening the story, as well as making more assets. I'm sorry you found the ending confusing. It was left intentionally vague, as was a lot of the game. I'm working on making a clearer, more informed story that'll be more enjoyable and longer! There are files and secrets in the Ren'py files, if one is inclined to dig thru them.
All your feedback was still incredibly helpful! I don't want to spoonfeed the story to players, but I also want to ensure the story is being told. While some level of vagueness can be considered artistic, it can easily become lazy or clumsy. So, I'm working to polish it up, and I will have a "Day Zero" from the full game out shortly, to introduce the girls and more of the story. I'm not sure if I should wait til I have more fleshed out, but inversely, the tech demo is a suuuuuper quick version of my bigger vision.
In any case, I hope you do enjoy future content more! :D
So I noticed others have seen the glitch with the three girls, however I played and I had three completely different characters... I was completely confused. I was also utterly terrified when they began using the beginning of my email and was wondering where in the heck they got that information.
I absolutely adore the game btw! I am totally going to follow along. I love the story that seems to be unfolding.
Glad you enjoyed it! I'm actually not sure how it pulled the first part of your email. It can read cursory info about you... Hrm. And yes, in 1.0.03, the latest update, there's been some changes to those stand-in sprites. Those girls originally were just there to fill in for the real girls. :P
As a 'veteran' of sorts in playing these kinds of game, this... genre as a whole, I can say that I was honestly and legtimately impressed by what you've done here my friend, really, it's amazing! I found it quite similar to DDLC, of course, but man was I still /very/ impressed and surprised by what I've played, I hadn't really expected the whole '4th wall breaking' shenanigans to tell you the truth, I was caught off guard! but I liked it! keep going will you? this has potential!
I grew up playing visual novels & point-and-click games. I conflate the two, as they're usually story driven . I'm glad you're impressed with what's been released thus far, and I do hope that everyone is willing to come along with me on this journey! Thank you kindly for the comment. :D
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I am having trouble downloading the newest patch. Does anyone know how to fix it as all it does is revert to the first demo created
I fixed it! Apologies! :D If anything, you may need to delete the files you already have then re-download the new version!
im excited for this
I hope you enjoy it when it does come out!
I know I will. It's interesting so far!
I found your secret character! ;)
>.>
Ola desenvolvedor gostaria de saber se ira expandir seu jogo para plataforma android joguei no pc e achei interessante
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great game 030
Aw, thank you kindly! :33
Hello... Er- I want to make a game but my digital art is not so good... If you could do some character art for me I would love it!!! (Oh, and what tool/s did you use for this?)
Hey! The current assets are free to use ones that I edited, so... http://jewel-s.jp/download/ You're better off using that art, rather than mine. My art style is totally different! Plus I'm working on this game atm. ^^
I see! Thank you! What tools did you use to make this? (Sorry! Your game inspired me to make a vn so heh... I'm new at this!)
I used Ren'py, which is free to use! I recommend this Discord server, DevTalk+ which you can ask questions as you go. There's lots of tutorials out there, and the program itself comes with a tutorial game. There's too much to teach directly, it's a lot of personal research!
I see. Thank you so much! I really love your game by the way!
Hmmmmmmm
SAME HERE
Yes yes, I very interesting and strange game.
Hey, I'm a smaller Youtube channel with 120 subscribers who just wanted to let you know I will be playing this game hopefully all the way through and give you my honest feedback. Any glitches or bugs I encounter I will be sure to let you know! Hopefully the video goes up today or sometime this week.
Shameful Self Promotion: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-qHOnLQQhyiURlXbMdjc2g
Hey! I welcome feedback! I'm looking to release a somewhat substantial quality of life update shortly. If you wanna wait a day or so, that'll be up! I forward to seeing your video!
what am i supposed to delete the game tells me to delete this
It's a broader statement, about deleting the game entirely. The game is still a baby, it's gotta grow that kinda functionality. I'm working on it though! I'll be sure to make it known when things are working. ^^
oh i thought if i delete a character something will happen
and why are all characters corrupted?
yes i did check the ai files
It'll be revealed in time! :P I apologize, I've just put pieces into place, to give myself time to finish the story. I know how it all goes, I just have to put it into the files. I was expecting this to be a 'teaser' experience, not the full game nor story. ^_^
cant wait for the whole game :)
Thank you! I appreciate your understanding, and I wish I could just say the whole thing outright, but I'm hoping to make it a fulfilling experience to uncover the full story. Thank you again!
This seems really cool!!! Im excited to see where it goes
Thank you! I'm working hard to square away the story and how it plays out. It's gonna take some time but I hope it's worth it!
Seems like an interesting concept, if you have any questions on the legal side of things i'd be happy to help if it makes the task less nerve wracking. I'd offer my programming skills, but it's been too long since I got into coding. i'd need to relearn a lot.
Thanks for the heads up! I'll keep an eye out for your video! I do appreciate feedback, esp. in these early stages! Thank you! :D
I'm only 27 seconds in, but yes, I've adjusted default SFX and audio so I don't accidentally commit a murder. I'll leave a comment on the video elsewise, I do apologize for the scare! :P
HELL NO I WONT DELETE THIS-Good Game, better coding than I would ever achieve in my life.
I wasn't expecting... this type of game. I never am, I suppose. I'm really into it though, and can't wait for updates!!
I'm in love with this game! Every scene is so well put together and it's absolutely outstanding when you're taken out of the game screen and given some really tragic lines in the broken Beyond You (which I won't get into because of spoilers). But I'm curious where the player name came from. At first I thought that it might be the first bit of an email or of the name you put on a computer. Except the game used a short version of my name (for example full name is Annabelle used for all online accounts but a preferred name of Anna is used in real life) and I was wondering how it got a short version of my name. I'm not alarmed or anything I'm just curious.
You can identify the user’s computer name, or the user account they’re on. So IE: your account on your Windows computer. The Broken game is a sliver of the potential future story, and I hope I can believably build towards that in the full game. It remains canon, just... a different section of canon.
Thank you so much for taking the time to reply! I'm very excited to see where the game will go with these sections of canon!
Um how do I get into the game I can't seem to open it I really want to play please help.
You should be able to unzip the file, then double click on the .exe file,
Pretty good! just make it more long, 10hours to route for example. I can translate it to portuguese language if you send me the game's text lines.
This game is great! At start it seems like normal visual novel, but it's definitely not. I like the story and posibility of several endings. (and I like the posible good ending for... "Haruka") I have nothing bad to say about this game. I look forward to next update!
I'm pleased you've enjoyed it thus far, and I hope you're happy with where it goes! It's still early days, and a lot has yet to be done. But I hope to see ya when there is the next update! :3
I saw Bijuu Mike on YouTube play it and I tried downloading it but it keeps clicking open as the different files. HELP!! I really want to play because it looks so amazing.
The different files have purpose. Just click on the application file (and have a look in the other files, if you want).
Yeap, the application that says beyondyou.exe or something to that effect (the .exe file) should run it for you!
I might be able to help if this doesn't work I'm very sorry try dragging the Beyond You! folder to your desktop then double click the folder and then click on the game I recommend you pin Beyond You! to your task bar sorry if I didn't explain this clearly and again if it doesn't work I'm very very sorry
So, I really enjoyed the actual game, but the characters? Not so much. Haruka seems nice, and I don't know enough about Yumi to form an opinion, but the other two just came across as rude to me. I don't know if that was intentional, but they almost seemed to belittle Haruka and the MC. I'll probably still play the full game when you're done though. Day Zero was very interesting!
Aiko is overly formal and talks to much, while Kana is short tempered and incredibly sensitive. It’s only a first impression, and upon reflection, it’s a little rushed. I always think it’s too short and then I look back over it or see how people respond and realise my error. I’ve not worked on a game in this magnitude before either, so it’s all a learning experience. As the game progresses, I do hope that there’s some room for growth on both of their accounts, and some time for Yumi to shine! ^^ thank you for your comment!
Great short little visual novel! I would love to see more added in the future!
I’m definitely hoping to expand it! And to generally clean it up and make it look nicer overall. ^^
im stupid i got the broken ver.
As in you downloaded the broken one? You can always download Day Zero!
im stupid i got the broken ver.
Is this available for mobile devices? because I don't have a computer but I would like to play this game.
I'll try to make it available on mobile devices eventually but I think that involves releasing on an app store which I've not had experience with yet.
Okay, are you able to code to get it on Play Store?
I have to get it to a more final stage first I think! Currently it’s still very early stages, I’m kinda developing it alongside people playing it. ^^ But I can look into mobile distribution!
AMAZING! It obly took me about an hour to play!
that's pretty good timing! I'm hoping for it to be a few hours by the time its finished. ^^
how long to play?
half an hour to an hour, depending on reading speed it seems!
or if you look in the files a lot
Oh. My. God.
So i didn't expect this to give me the same feeling DDLC gave me, certain parts just felt so unsettling and Haruka explaining how she was trapped was so well written that it makes her feel real, like someday it could be possible for her to "escape" it was just so fucking cool
I love the new characters in this update, they aren't like cookie cutter tropes. They also have similar interest, so they actually have a reason to hang out together
Yeah, I love tropes but I also love defying them! Its good to have a balance! :3 thank you!
I really loved this demo, I can't wait to play the full game
I'm hoping it won't take too long! Thank you though for enjoying it! ^_^
Oh hey! Thank you so much for playing the game, and doing a video on it! As for current routes, I can confirm the broken tech demo is a sorta short sample, which has two effective endings. Day Zero is incredibly linear atm, with most of the secrets tucked into some files. It'll change up more with the subsequent days, but I wanted to set a solid impression of the girls as there was a lot of speculation about them based on the brief flash provided. I'm hoping to make it a dense experience, where multiple playthrus will reveal more secrets, foreshadowing, etc. I'll watch your vid now tho! Thank you! :D
Ok, so I found the hidden real name. but i'm stumped on the 1.1.01 version. Any hints for the secrets?
Day Zero is pretty cut and dry. It's just intended to be an introduction for the girls and the tone of the novel. There's some files secreted away but not much more than that!
👀👀 glad you enjoyed the demo!
HexVexed, I have a problem. I can't open the game. It says it can't run beyondyou.py and I have no idea what to do (I played the game on my friends PC and wrote my previous comment)
Usually you run the .exe, not the .py?
Well, I run the .exe file and it says that it can't open the .py thing
I'm not too sure. Maybe delete the DL, and then re-download it...? I'm not sure why it won't run for you. D: Maybe someone else may know why!
It didn't work but it's ok, as long as you update the game files and put some goodies in there, it will be worth the while
The next update I'm working on is going to be completely different from the demo; in the sense that it's Day Zero, of the major plot. o.o It's gonna be a huge change of pace! ^^
Hey! Thanks for the feedback! I made this game in the span of a week, to practice some programming techniques in Ren'py. I'm still quite new to the process of using Ren'py and making games, and I hadn't anticipated more than few dozen people seeing or playing it. I appreciate all the people who've found it, and provided insight, and I fully know it's too short to be a full game.
That said, I've been working on expanding it and strengthening the story, as well as making more assets. I'm sorry you found the ending confusing. It was left intentionally vague, as was a lot of the game. I'm working on making a clearer, more informed story that'll be more enjoyable and longer! There are files and secrets in the Ren'py files, if one is inclined to dig thru them.
The menu song was a free-to-use asset, by Tandess! https://www.tandess.com/en/music/
Thanks again for the feedback, and I hope my improvements in future make for a better experience! :D
All your feedback was still incredibly helpful! I don't want to spoonfeed the story to players, but I also want to ensure the story is being told. While some level of vagueness can be considered artistic, it can easily become lazy or clumsy. So, I'm working to polish it up, and I will have a "Day Zero" from the full game out shortly, to introduce the girls and more of the story. I'm not sure if I should wait til I have more fleshed out, but inversely, the tech demo is a suuuuuper quick version of my bigger vision.
In any case, I hope you do enjoy future content more! :D
wow now i want to play the full game...
so ill be waiting (but how long will it take tho? :u)
It could be a while for a full, finished game, but I'm gonna try!
So I noticed others have seen the glitch with the three girls, however I played and I had three completely different characters... I was completely confused. I was also utterly terrified when they began using the beginning of my email and was wondering where in the heck they got that information.
I absolutely adore the game btw! I am totally going to follow along. I love the story that seems to be unfolding.
Glad you enjoyed it! I'm actually not sure how it pulled the first part of your email. It can read cursory info about you... Hrm. And yes, in 1.0.03, the latest update, there's been some changes to those stand-in sprites. Those girls originally were just there to fill in for the real girls. :P
Does anyone know how to get onto the game files? I think that it would help me understand the game a bit better.
I thought you just open the game directory and some stuff is there..? >>
I should play this game forever. because i love it.
Aw, glad you enjoyed it!! I hope to add more with time. ^_^
As a 'veteran' of sorts in playing these kinds of game, this... genre as a whole, I can say that I was honestly and legtimately impressed by what you've done here my friend, really, it's amazing! I found it quite similar to DDLC, of course, but man was I still /very/ impressed and surprised by what I've played, I hadn't really expected the whole '4th wall breaking' shenanigans to tell you the truth, I was caught off guard! but I liked it! keep going will you? this has potential!
I grew up playing visual novels & point-and-click games. I conflate the two, as they're usually story driven . I'm glad you're impressed with what's been released thus far, and I do hope that everyone is willing to come along with me on this journey! Thank you kindly for the comment. :D