Vinty has been getting nowhere with her calligraphy. Her confidence has sunk to an all time low. As life pressures her toward giving up, will she forget why she pursued this craft in the first place?
Positive
27 Steam reviews
| LANGUAGE | AUDIO | SUBTITLES | INTERFACE |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | — | Y | Y |
| Chinese (Simplified) | — | Y | Y |
| Chinese (Traditional) | — | Y | Y |
This game is my english teacher!
XD
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[b]Life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it. - Lou Holtz[/b]
[i]Without Within[/i] is more of a short introduction rather than a full visual novel, to Vinty's story; and it is the first of InvertMouse's VNs that I've enjoyed. It has a charming narrative, and lets you decide whether you'd be interested in Vinty's journey in following games for yourself; since it is free.
Well, here in this 20-minute narrative, you'll take a glimpse to Miss Vinty's life. One would like to say she is a calligrapher extraordinaire, but nope, she really is not. She is simply a young woman who tries to keep her dreams of becoming a world renown calligraphy artist alive, while she struggles to make ends meet. Her reality is full of responsibilities, harsh comments and random trolls, so she starts questioning what might be wrong about her luck. Is her work that awful, or is she doing something wrong?
The game mostly consists of cartoony anime artwork and uplifting midi music as display. The narrative mainly relies on humor, pop culture references and a series of smart remarks as Vinty's own impressions; and before you can count to three, you finish the game. You are given choice options 5 time throughout the game, yet the right option is always more than obvious. The wrong choice will immediately roll the game to a bad end where you'll be explained that being a jerk never bear rewards; and the right option will make progress with the story. Oh, and the actual ending is another joke on poor Vinty's life.
Is it extraordinary? Not really. Is it funny? Somewhat it is since it brings a smile or two on your face. Is it sincere? Yeah, and that is the charm of [i]Without Within[/i]. Vinty's aspirations and her journey to become a famous calligrapher mirrors on the developer mostly. The game autocritiques on itself and its creator, revealing hardships of any kind of creative career in 21st century. It serves to be an honest, even self-mocking open letter about personal experience, a struggle between dreams and reality. Not for fabulous artworks or imaginative story, but for that, for the simple honesty of it, I loved [i]Without Within[/i].
Well, I'm off to play the second part of this game, since it's 3rd installment is to hit Steam store in a couple weeks. Try this one for free and see for yourself. Good gaming to us all!
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小游戏时间大概在5-10分钟左右，原声还挺轻快的~
三秒完？没夸张。
一脸懵逼地通了关。
突然发现下载这个游戏的心情就和游戏里玟缇[spoiler] 这名字怎么这么难选[/spoiler]打开《向日葵战争》的心情一样
——虽然这个游戏的剧情显然没有《向日葵战争》那么丰富。
是啊，我们做产品还有写论坛回帖和评测越来越注重受众的反响和看法，但是忘记了第一次发布时的那种喜悦，
那种……纯粹的心情。
对，就是爱。
向作品、向周围的人、向这个世界倾注爱意，乘风而行去追逐梦想！
[spoiler] 爱个卵子啊情怀能当饭吃吗反正我写东西就为了博赞[/spoiler]
还有开头那段好苏啊！[spoiler]最后那里也好苏啊！[/spoiler]
well...a flash game can be finished in ten mins . this game is too short that give my a feeling like "aha...aha....em...the end????" looks like we have WW2 ,so i ganna check it out ,and i like this BGM
Tipo assim, quando você ... Dx quieto, esse jogo não tem sentido .
Espero q no 2 tenha um pouco mais de ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
8,3/10
boff
很不错的游戏 画风很不错 剧情也很好
追随自己的内心选择了赖床
然后就完了
嗯
我……
嘛，介于体积和制作组，还是不用对这个游戏抱太多的期望了。至少内容还是对得起这70多兆的大小的
好短的一個激勵遊戲,每個選擇都試過了.結局是沒有提示的,剛剛玩完結局了都不知道.
挺好的
“这个游戏最突出的地方是什么”
“想要告诉玩家的话语是什么”
以至于“制作这个作品的脚本作家想要表达的什么”
我想，每个人都会有不同的答案吧
我身边看不起文字游戏的人也不在于少数
以至于说，这种东西到底哪里好了，又枯燥又乏味，玩着玩着想睡觉什么的
”情怀，情怀是什么你不懂吗？”
“哼，这种东西我才不在乎“
————摘自我与现充与三次元的那点破事
[spoiler] 所以我他喵的想说什么 [/spoiler]
I really enjoyed this short little visual novel. The story was good and I like the art style. Artists will definitely appreciate the story.
It's fun :d
很喜欢女主平时的画风
一瞬間突然結束，還以為自己玩到bad end
很不錯的小品
Vinty has little motivation and even less money. She's late on her rent and no one is buying her calligraphy. There are five decision points in the story; choose to be lazy or selfish at any one of them and you're quickly sent to a screen that says "BAD END". But, if she perseveres and holds true to herself ...
... then the story abruptly ends anyway, about five minutes in.
There's just no point to this story, and nothing to recommend it. The artwork is bland. It could at least have wrapped up with a feel-good ending, something nice happening to inspire Vinty and help her find a new direction for her life; but instead I can't decide whether the ending is a joke that doesn't work or the developer just got tired of the story.
The funniest part of this is that there are prominent "Q.Save", "Q.Load", "Save", and "Load" buttons for a game that can be played through to the "good" end in less than five minutes and which can be clicked through to the end in less than fifteen seconds.
喜欢女主画风。
流程短，内容没什么营养。连个成就也没有，或许我真的浪费了5分钟？
看在有简中的份上给个好评。[spoiler]如果有个中评就好了。[/spoiler]
玩出BE的话会有提示，但是NE什么提示都没有，害我多玩2遍。
刚打开的时候明显掉帧，关了几个后台才流畅。[spoiler]别说我配置不行，玩美少女万华镜从没卡过。[/spoiler]
要是硬说这个作品有什么寓意的话，也就是但行好事莫问前程，了吧。[spoiler]大概[/spoiler]
看到这个作品要出第三部，我的内心是拒绝的。
大概这就是n部曲的序章的感觉？
流程太短，没什么剧情，完全是浪费时间。。。。
一次通关，、不错的小游戏
原来是流程太短。。。我还以为我BE了玩了好几遍呢= =|||||
Extremely short, doesn't really tell much of a story, and the art is only so-so. Even for free, probably not worth your time.
[h1][i][b]A very short Visual Novel about an ambitious girl called Vinty who has a dream to realize – to become a rich and famous public figure specialized in art calligraphy![/b][/i][/h1]
[h1]Game’s premise:[/h1]
[i][b]You play as Vinty, a young lady bearing a dream since she was a child – to become a calligraphy artist. While living in a very tiny and deteriorated apartment barely affording to pay her rent, the heroine keeps fantasizing about being rich, to the point this fantasy sometimes gets a hold of her reality thinking of herself as superior while trying to sell her works – that appear to not even reach an average level of decency in calligraphy field.[/b][/i]
[h1]About Vinty:[/h1]
Our hardworking main character who does not give up to her dreams at all! In fact, she does dream a lot and often does not realize when it is time to fall back when responding to rude customers. Often ending up in embarrassing situations, she is still the typical kind-hearted girl who would help a person in need right away.
Works as part-timer at a restaurant where she often gets scolded given her awkward attitude and personality, looks forward to finding a better job and pursuing a career of her own.
She is also passionated about videogames; Visual Novels in particular.
[h1]Featurings:[/h1]
This is a very short Visual Novel that you should be able to complete in ~30 minutes.
The story is choice-based, therefore depending on how you choose to act you will either be reaching a bad ending or the continuation of a story. While there are few bad endings, there is only one true end.
The story is really fun, particularly appreciated the humour behind Vinty’s situation and the hardworking part of her personality. The character might be found relatable due to her awkwardness as well as ambitiousness and I believe the message that this story is trying to convey us is to not give up on our dreams and keep working hard, which is really wholesome.
The art is simple, yet well done and the background music fits the story well movimentating the setting when necessary.
[h1]Overall:[/h1]
This game is recommended if you’re looking for a short and cute Visual Novel with an awkward heroine.
Not recommended if you’re looking for a serious Visual Novel featuring average length and expanded narration.
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