#jump over the age

[sayonarawildhearts]

CITIZEN SLEEPER — ANNIVERSARY WALLPAPERS

[fancypantsrecords]

Amos Roddy - Citizen Sleeper | Stumpy Frog Records | 2024 | Blue-in-Black + Purple-in-Black

[n7priv]

how do you start sth like this even?..

uhm, hi, so; recently i picked up this video game, i bought it cause i really loved another game its creators made and i wanted to check out their previous work. i'm talking about citizen sleeper (which this post isnt about but this is totally an amazing experience!!!) and jump over the age's first game;

in other waters

its a game about Ellery Vas, a xenobiologist in their dive suit following the tracks of Minae, a former work colleague and friend, onto an exoplanet (which btw is a real planet, but — as far as i know — isn't filled with water and life) and discovering what happened there.

however, your (the player's) point of view is not that of either one of these two friends, but instead that of the supporting AI inside the dive suit (kinda like siri but cool bc its you).

and this is where my adoration for this game comes from:

all you get to see is a user interface.

the mesmerizing wide depths of the ocean, the new species you discover in these foreign waters, the multiple suns that never set because of the tidally locked orbit of the planet,

you get to see none of it.

all you get, is a navigation interface on a map consisting of vague shapes in three, maybe four, colors max at a time;

the AI's POV.

and yet, the game still manages to deliver its environments and story convincingly.

shallow waters feel shallow, depths feel deep, hazardous areas feel toxic, life feels alive, Ellery feels like a person, a scientist who's working together with you to find out what happened to their friend, and to the life on this planet, and you feel responsible for your human.

i'll leave you with a few more screenshots, maybe you'll see what i mean:

apart from the obvious (the colors) it's also the interactions with Ellery that make this game feel so;; alive

they describe the world to you, though not always directly, sometimes you have to read their diary entries, their research notes, their coments on landmarks.

as you explore and scan and sample the different life forms around you, you unlock taxonomy entries for different species, and completing research on each of them will unlock a sketch of the life form from Ellery

(spoiler ahead i guess; just one example)

you end up caring for them because they are your eyes, your window into the real (well, as real as video games get) world, and yet, the only way you can communicate with them is occasionally answer yes or no to a question.

or is it? because i felt that through my actions in the game i was showing them i cared, and i that wanted to help. the entire game felt like a conversation between me and this somewhat lost scientist. when they thanked me for helping them out and looking after them, it feels heartfelt and appropriate; not cold and out of nowhere because "we need a bonding moment"

also, the soundtrack and sound design of this game just create the perfect atmosphere:

so, tldr, i am amazed by how jump over the age conveys this foreign environment, makes me care for their characters, and tells their story convincingly, all with nothing but a few colored lines n blobs, a bit of text, and a wonderful soundtrack.

tldr^2: in other waters is an amazing video game.

thanks for reading if u made it this far ‹3

- Lu

[zelloxerif]

I have been working hard on the Thumbnails for the next video. Finished the 3rd one just in time for artfight. Really proud of how these turned out. The next series is 3 part for a game called:

In Other Waters

I wanted to make pieces that brought to life all of the cool creatures you see in that game as it is very minimalist visually and its all in the writing. It is basically playing as the high tech dive suit of a marine biologist on another planets ocean. You help Dr Ellery Vas search for her missing partner who called her to this mysterious ocean world where you find the first alien life outside of earth.

[virtualcamelselfies]

In Other Waters 💦🤿

[chewbop]

My 10 Favorite Games of 2022 Part 1 (#10-6)

10.Wordle [PC/Mobile]

A simple, and devastatingly effective, piece of design. Damn near anyone can play and anyone can get it. Wordle is the pinnacle of game as watercooler. A brilliant little brain tickler that really only asks for about 20 minutes of your day at a time.

9. Vampire Survivors [Xbox/PC]

Vampire Suvivors is a deceitful dollop of dopamine. What starts as a borderline idle game becomes a demon-hunting, castlevnia-like by way of pacaman scrambling out of the proverbial pocket like a gothic quarterback. VS's depth is astounding, and it's screenfilling domination is absolute hijacking of the pleasure center.

8. Immortality [Xbox/PC]

Immortality is a fascinating expirement in narrative. An FMV game that directly distills the essence of film and game. The story of Marissa Marcel is a weird, wild and unhinged excercise in creativity.

7. Marvel Midnight Suns [Xbox/PC/Playstation]

The creators of X-Com: Enemy Unknown have spun out the most creative Marvel games to date. It's a bizarre stew; 1 part deckbuilder, 1 part turn-based strategy, 1 part Persona, 1 part marvel reality show. The result is a mechanically brilliant and wonderfully goofy game, that calls to a time before the MCU.

6.Citizen Sleeper [Xbox/PC/Switch]

This narrative, space, tabletop-lite RPG is strikingly human. Citizen Sleeper is deeply and reverently empathetic. It's story of disability, disenfranchisement, survival and community is among the most touching pieces of fiction in all of 2022.

[savingcontent]

First anniversary celebration kicks off for Citizen Sleeper with discounts, live streams, and more

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[pelikaista]

Arvostelussa: Citizen Sleeper

Syvenny futuristiseen maailmaan, jossa moraaliset valinnat määrittävät kohtalosi.

Citizen Sleeper on indie-peli, joka on herättänyt huomiota omaperäisellä tarinankerronnallaan, strategisilla pelimekaniikoillaan ja kiehtovalla visuaalisella ilmeellään. Peli on kehitetty meritoituneen, sekä suositun indie-studion, Jump Over the Age, toimesta, se vie pelaajat eloonjäämisen ja identiteetin etsinnän syvyyksiin avaruuden äärettömyydessä. Tarina ja Teemat Pelin juoni sijoittuu…

[catastrophic-crisis]

Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector (Hexport Demo)

Press Kit | Steam Next Fest

[sillyarbiterdragon]

How much do you care about the visuals? Because if a description of an environment is enough, I can recommend In Other Waters by Jump Over The Age. It's about a xenobiologist exploring an ocean on an alien planet, and has a map, a UI, and illustrations of Creatures. Also a really nice soundtrack.

types of games tagged "exploration" on Steam

colonialism simulator 93

Don't Get Killed In The House Where You Get Killed

Chop low-poly wood in the generic forest

Appleton Grove Farm Nauseatingly Cutesy Small Business Sim

After The Event (zombies killed everyone and now you have to chop low-poly wood in the generic forest)

[bangpuddingmuffin]

Citizen Sleeper

Citizen Sleeper was fine. The writing was serviceable, and the setting was moderately interesting. The gameplay concept was where it had the most promise, but even when I was low on resources, I never had to sacrifice anything or make hard choices. I did everything I wanted to and neither money nor condition nor energy ever were a huge problem.

And then eventually it was me being more or less flush with resources as I had to wait for things to move at a glacial pace, whether it was putting mushrooms in one by one or waiting six days for the next in a quest chain to trigger.

Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMOeTsMoezKYbHvIpjS0by5GYDrEpnsT9

[unnonexistence]

hermann thoughts: if i discredit newton and his approach enough, the martial won't give him the equipment for his kaiju drift, and i can protect him from himself. if he despises me for it, so be it. there is little i wouldn't sacrifice to see him safe.

newt thoughts: this is a Best Science competition and i have to Win

[n7priv]

yo what if Minae from In Other Waters is really just grown up Mina from Citizen Sleeper

i mean, probably not but. what if?

i really just want the games to be connected somehow because i love them both so much

[qbebou]

i understand why ppl don’t believe quackity rlly didnt know abt the working conditions with the admins, it’s his server, he should be overseeing everything, etc etc. but i think many ppl aren’t taking into consideration how massive of a project the qsmp is and how big the team is. on top of the roleplaying admins (eggs, capys, bunnies) there’s likely lots of offscreen admins, builders, mod devs, writers, artists working on the project as well. it makes total sense to me for q to have hired and trusted ppl to handle parts of quackity studios that he a. didn’t have time for b. didn’t have the experience to make the best decisions for or c. that he just didn’t want to do. at the end of the day q is a content creator and yes that means he also is a businessman and yes he owns quackity studios but he’s also shown himself to be INCREDIBLY busy and things like managing finances, vetting, hiring, and paying out employees takes a lot of time and can go super wrong if he didn’t have the knowledge or experience regarding how to do such things. he’s also shown himself to be pretty hands off with a lot of the server administration stuff, afaik he still isn’t op’d on his own server which makes sense bc he does have a team running things behind the scenes. i worked administration in a small office a while back and we had plenty of miscommunication issues bc my boss didn’t handle every part of his business. he didn’t even know how much i was being paid bc he had hired someone else to do the onboarding, offboarding, and payment for employees. even tho our team consisted of like 13 ppl at any given time, there were still miscommunications. and we were all seeing each other in person! we weren’t even dealing with differing time zones or different languages.

at the end of the day, q is young and inexperienced. he trusted the wrong ppl to handle parts of his business. all we can hope for is that things change for the better, the whole quackity studios team gets paid fair wages, have stress loads taken off of them, and feel safe and comfortable continuing with the project. i rlly hope pommes admin comes back bc the qsmp wouldn’t be the same without her even if another admin took the place of pommes character. idk if lea would want to come back but i feel like the door should be open for her too and she still deserves compensation for the work she did in her time working on the team. i have high hopes that things will get taken care of and some restructuring happens within the company

[vaguely-concerned]

directing davrin and lucanis to attack a target and hearing them both go 'done' in exactly the same low growly tone of voice at the same time 😭😭😭😭😭 my boys my most excellent boys my precious best lads.....

[steelwoolcardigan]

The last necromancer that looked at me like that got laid...to rest.

Jk. Please lets *insert disturbingly inappropriate things here*