If the creator actually trained an AI for this game, it's not great. I'll spam random colors and get a B or A. The drawings I put effort into get Fs and Ds and then I'll add a random dot and get an A. Super limited color pallette didn't feel fun, made things hard to draw. World is fun to explore but I wish movement was faster. Overall I'd only play it with a friend, drawing weird pictures and laughing about them to yourself seems not fun.
Actually this is insanely accurate to being an art student, the only way you can fail is if you don't do the work or outright plagiarize and trace someone else's art.
No, just no. There is no tutorial, no mouse-over information about what buttons do, no nothing, just wonky controls and weird imagery. I am sorry but this was not appealing in the slightest.
If you've ever used mspaint or any other drawing tool it's pretty easy to figure out. Not everything needs a tutorial. And the weird imagery is part of some game's charm. It's pretty easy to see the game's art style on this page as well.
They made a fancy PDF instead of just putting that information into the game. I'd be fine with that if this was a silly game jam project made in a weekend. This had a QA team of more than ten people.I think the game is meant to be a little obtuse on purpose, but at least include the readme in the game files!
Some of it is intuitive. Mouse to select paint tools. WASD to move. Others aren't. Unless I looked at the readme, I wouldn't know pressing x changes the camera angle. (The readme also displays arrow keys for changing the camera angle. It means page up and page down.)
i love the vibe of this game but i'm having a weird issue?? i couldnt open the normal mac file (says i need permission) but i could open the alt mac file- although the actual environment wouldn't load, just the static and the drawing window. i might mess around some more to see if i can fix it bc i would love to play the game as intended ^v^
I like this game. I enjoy exploring the floating island to find more art tools. I also like the drawing part, the prompts, and the overall vibe/aesthetic of the game. The grading seems kind of random, like one time I spent a lot of time on a drawing and got an F. But one time I just wrote "NO." with the rainbow pen and got a B. (I didn't wanna do the prompt lol) But maybe that's intentional, it's hard to say. I also don't like how if you fall off the map your art gets graded and you might not be done. Still a good game though.
what a cute concept. I love the neon pastels and weird vibe. Somehow drawing with simple tools brings out my own creativity. I don't really like the first-person controls, and simply jumping in succession to "fly" got kind of annoying.
It's so fun and creative. Just got it from the World Land Trust Bundle and played it for 2 hours.
The only bad aspect I believe is the camera movement. Since you are encouraged to explore and get new brushes, and the world is so beautiful and atmospheric, I would have expected more freedom.
Nevertheless, great music, beautiful colors, and remarkable art direction.
I've been looking for a game like this for ages!! I bought it a few hours ago and have been playing it for 2 hours now :)) i like how it makes me think about how i view my own art!
Very excited to try this, but the PC version seems a little borked? It won't load past the blue screen of opening and will freeze if you tab out of fullscreen.
Very cute and fun game, but it felt like the more I liked my drawing the worse my grade got, in the beginning there were two Drawings I was particularly happy with that both got a D, but then I passed both of their prompts by just putting a single dot or something like that and getting a B
i really like the prompts in this game, and the entertainment value from that alone is pretty high, especially as an artist currently facing art block and needing a bit of a push to create.
it does have its problems though - mainly unintuitive controls and camera, slow movement (which is a problem when you're encouraged to pick up addons but get too bored to bother) and accessibility (our ai buddy is waaay too flashy and could bother sensitive people - i myself suffered some eye strain from it and it stopped me from playing too long).
all that said, there's definitely a jewel somewhere in there. i hope you keep working on it!
i agree that it is, but there were a bunch of people who use steam and not itch, so to just remove it from steam entirely is a bit of a weird decision to make.
i really wanted to enjoy this game but the controls were so painfully bad and difficult that i couldn't even continue playing after about 20 minutes. i loved how weird and colorful the environment was but my god man, i literally could not handle the controls and how bad they were.
Some feedback after trying this out for the first time today. Generally I was surprised and enjoyed this game so far. It's a great idea, and I was a big fan of the crazy campus design! I love how our colors and tools are so strange that we can't help but make "terrible" abstract drawings. The limitation actually makes me want to keep trying to draw more things, which is really great! Also the main character is so perfect. :)
1. I wish there was an "offset to the left/right" camera. So that when your drawing was open to one side of the screen, the character could be about a third off to the left to make room for the drawing interface. Walking was extremely uncomfortable as is "out of the box" since I could only ever see in one direction from the character at a time. This might be fixed if there was a key to hide the drawing pad like a "put away" feature.
2. Some indicator of where the brushes/colors are, or maybe some hints around the level. I had no idea where to go after getting about half of them, and for a good long while I had no idea the colors could even be collected because they look like sculptures at first. I kind of dread the moment when I collect almost all of them except 1 or 2. Maybe they could emit a sound, animate, or glow when in a certain range to let us know that they are pickups?
3. The jumping was funny and fit with the whole wacky thing, but I would love an option to "float when held automatically" or even "hold space to stay at this height". I play a lot of video games, so tapping to fly isn't too bad for me personally. But I can see a lot of disabled players being unable to get around the campus due to the required rapid button press in an otherwise rather tame game. Another solution may be to simply setup walking paths between the islands, so the jumping can become a "cheat", but there is also a way to "walk" to each location. (At least the ones with brushes/loot on them.)
4. I love the colors and crazy things going on. But the AI is very flashy and probably not good to stare at in a dark room at night. I found myself needing to focus on the art or grade windows instead of the AI when he was grading my work. So I think having an option to slow down or mute the flashing colors would help make the game less eye straining.
5. Some tutorial on the default controls is a must. I didn't know about x to change camera angles till I came to this page and read about it in the comments.
6. Thanks for saving the drawings to our PCs! I'm terrible, but it's still nice and encouraging to know if I manage a masterpiece, it will be sitting in a folder for me to share or enjoy later on. :)
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If the creator actually trained an AI for this game, it's not great. I'll spam random colors and get a B or A. The drawings I put effort into get Fs and Ds and then I'll add a random dot and get an A. Super limited color pallette didn't feel fun, made things hard to draw. World is fun to explore but I wish movement was faster. Overall I'd only play it with a friend, drawing weird pictures and laughing about them to yourself seems not fun.
Actually this is insanely accurate to being an art student, the only way you can fail is if you don't do the work or outright plagiarize and trace someone else's art.
Even when you find all the colors there's only 6 of them and there are like 3 different shades of purple
I like it.
Any chance we get a sequel?
If I buy the game will i get Steam key?
^ The keys are going for $80 on g2a, I'd love it if I didn't have to be scalped to play this on Steam. I hardly use itch.
Same :(
No, just no. There is no tutorial, no mouse-over information about what buttons do, no nothing, just wonky controls and weird imagery. I am sorry but this was not appealing in the slightest.
If you've ever used mspaint or any other drawing tool it's pretty easy to figure out. Not everything needs a tutorial. And the weird imagery is part of some game's charm. It's pretty easy to see the game's art style on this page as well.
There is a readme.
They made a fancy PDF instead of just putting that information into the game. I'd be fine with that if this was a silly game jam project made in a weekend. This had a QA team of more than ten people.I think the game is meant to be a little obtuse on purpose, but at least include the readme in the game files!
Some of it is intuitive. Mouse to select paint tools. WASD to move. Others aren't. Unless I looked at the readme, I wouldn't know pressing x changes the camera angle. (The readme also displays arrow keys for changing the camera angle. It means page up and page down.)
weird as shit. perfect
Cool game. The overworld controls are a bit weird, but it still works fine and is fun :)
i love the vibe of this game but i'm having a weird issue?? i couldnt open the normal mac file (says i need permission) but i could open the alt mac file- although the actual environment wouldn't load, just the static and the drawing window. i might mess around some more to see if i can fix it bc i would love to play the game as intended ^v^
the same exact thing was happeningg to me! i couldnt use the normal mac one but the alt had the static
Was this in the racial equaliy bundle? I'm sure it was but now I can't download it.
it is! you have to go to your account, library, then search the bundle, it's kinda confusing but I just downloaded this game.
Thank you kindly. I felt like that's the process I undertook earlier, but I tried again and hey presto! Strange, but resolved. Appreciate your help.
I like this game. I enjoy exploring the floating island to find more art tools. I also like the drawing part, the prompts, and the overall vibe/aesthetic of the game. The grading seems kind of random, like one time I spent a lot of time on a drawing and got an F. But one time I just wrote "NO." with the rainbow pen and got a B. (I didn't wanna do the prompt lol) But maybe that's intentional, it's hard to say. I also don't like how if you fall off the map your art gets graded and you might not be done. Still a good game though.
Here's some of my favorite drawings so far:
(I've only unlocked the yellow color lol)
this game's aesthetic is so charming and it captures the creative ability to work with what you're given, good game
I brought this game and I can't use my stylus or Wacom tablet to play it! Does anyone have any tips?
what a cute concept. I love the neon pastels and weird vibe. Somehow drawing with simple tools brings out my own creativity. I don't really like the first-person controls, and simply jumping in succession to "fly" got kind of annoying.
It's so fun and creative. Just got it from the World Land Trust Bundle and played it for 2 hours.
The only bad aspect I believe is the camera movement. Since you are encouraged to explore and get new brushes, and the world is so beautiful and atmospheric, I would have expected more freedom.
Nevertheless, great music, beautiful colors, and remarkable art direction.
how do I play? Art sqool is installed but keeps returning to buy and pay information.
I did a vid of this game and had a great time! Made me think a lot about why I draw.
I just posted a video for this game. My chat already loves the sound track
I've been looking for a game like this for ages!! I bought it a few hours ago and have been playing it for 2 hours now :)) i like how it makes me think about how i view my own art!
He gave me a C when he told me to draw the ugliest thing at Art Sqool and I gave him this, but I think it's because he's bitter and knows the truth:
“As close to the real thing as you can get” - Charlie*, art school graduate
Very excited to try this, but the PC version seems a little borked? It won't load past the blue screen of opening and will freeze if you tab out of fullscreen.
I can try to fix this if u email me with some specs about ur PC!
ive bought this game
Very cute and fun game, but it felt like the more I liked my drawing the worse my grade got, in the beginning there were two Drawings I was particularly happy with that both got a D, but then I passed both of their prompts by just putting a single dot or something like that and getting a B
i really like the prompts in this game, and the entertainment value from that alone is pretty high, especially as an artist currently facing art block and needing a bit of a push to create.
it does have its problems though - mainly unintuitive controls and camera, slow movement (which is a problem when you're encouraged to pick up addons but get too bored to bother) and accessibility (our ai buddy is waaay too flashy and could bother sensitive people - i myself suffered some eye strain from it and it stopped me from playing too long).
all that said, there's definitely a jewel somewhere in there. i hope you keep working on it!
I love this game, just finished!
I liked the game, so I made a video essay about it. Good Job.
i love it!
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how come you removed the game from steam?
itch is better :)
i agree that it is, but there were a bunch of people who use steam and not itch, so to just remove it from steam entirely is a bit of a weird decision to make.
I agree, I personally feel like more people would buy it if the game was also on Steam.
i enjoyed this game!! the controls are a little frustrating but i think the overall entertainment value balances it out :)
The only reason this video existes is because of this game a few others. Great game and BLStillM
Me and my sister (both artists) have been having a blast with this game!
i really wanted to enjoy this game but the controls were so painfully bad and difficult that i couldn't even continue playing after about 20 minutes. i loved how weird and colorful the environment was but my god man, i literally could not handle the controls and how bad they were.
Same. Moving forward was fine. Turning made me spin out of control. Was having fun with the drawing assignments. Oh well.
really enjoy playing this! just started an hour ago this is a really fun game :) i like the assignments. heres an angel i made with it
Got this in a bundle and I'm glad I didn't buy it for full price, you'll get more enjoyment watching the trailer.
Some feedback after trying this out for the first time today. Generally I was surprised and enjoyed this game so far. It's a great idea, and I was a big fan of the crazy campus design! I love how our colors and tools are so strange that we can't help but make "terrible" abstract drawings. The limitation actually makes me want to keep trying to draw more things, which is really great! Also the main character is so perfect. :)
1. I wish there was an "offset to the left/right" camera. So that when your drawing was open to one side of the screen, the character could be about a third off to the left to make room for the drawing interface. Walking was extremely uncomfortable as is "out of the box" since I could only ever see in one direction from the character at a time. This might be fixed if there was a key to hide the drawing pad like a "put away" feature.
2. Some indicator of where the brushes/colors are, or maybe some hints around the level. I had no idea where to go after getting about half of them, and for a good long while I had no idea the colors could even be collected because they look like sculptures at first. I kind of dread the moment when I collect almost all of them except 1 or 2. Maybe they could emit a sound, animate, or glow when in a certain range to let us know that they are pickups?
3. The jumping was funny and fit with the whole wacky thing, but I would love an option to "float when held automatically" or even "hold space to stay at this height". I play a lot of video games, so tapping to fly isn't too bad for me personally. But I can see a lot of disabled players being unable to get around the campus due to the required rapid button press in an otherwise rather tame game. Another solution may be to simply setup walking paths between the islands, so the jumping can become a "cheat", but there is also a way to "walk" to each location. (At least the ones with brushes/loot on them.)
4. I love the colors and crazy things going on. But the AI is very flashy and probably not good to stare at in a dark room at night. I found myself needing to focus on the art or grade windows instead of the AI when he was grading my work. So I think having an option to slow down or mute the flashing colors would help make the game less eye straining.
5. Some tutorial on the default controls is a must. I didn't know about x to change camera angles till I came to this page and read about it in the comments.
6. Thanks for saving the drawings to our PCs! I'm terrible, but it's still nice and encouraging to know if I manage a masterpiece, it will be sitting in a folder for me to share or enjoy later on. :)
this horse (?) got an F. I'm livid.
I love this game a lot, though, and will finish it.Every cut scene brings me closer to godliness
I wish the saved art portfolio had the titles of the prompts, though. Only criticism.
Is Jack Stauber making games now? lol