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REPEAT IT BACK TO ME

by SkyShard profile

(based on 3 ratings)
Estimated play time: 30 minutes (based on 3 votes)
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1 review3 members have played this game. It's on 2 wishlists.

About the Story

You've started to forget some of the bigger details. You want him to be the Elias you remember. He wants to be Elias, too. But something stands in the way of getting everything just right.

A familiar route through the forest. A face that's not quite right. A sun that won't go down and a day that won't ever end.

REPEAT IT BACK TO ME is a psychological horror/romance visual novel about doing whatever it takes to remember even the smallest details exactly how they were.

Awards

12th Place (tie) - Short Games Showcase 2024

Winner, Outstanding Unity Game of 2024 - The 2024 IFDB Awards

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Average Rating: based on 3 ratings
Number of Reviews Written by IFDB Members: 1
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
A beautiful, mostly-linear visual novel with a surreal romance , January 29, 2025
Related reviews: 15-30 minutes

I was struck when starting this game by how lovely the visuals were. The colors were rich and vibrant and the style was kind of impressionistic, allowing some flexibility in how to interpret things.

Most of the game is a series of conversations with 'Elias'. I don't want to give spoilers, but I don't think that would even be possible, since the game is not definite about what's going on.

'Elias' looks like a kind of plant monster. The real Elias was your boyfriend, but this thing can talk like him and seems to have some of his memories and feelings.

You are someone living out of their car, where everything is, and no other person is visible anywhere in the deserted areas you drive through. It's just you and 'Elias', whom you've trained or asked to re-enact your past memories with.

The art, music and lyrics are haunting. I thought at first it would be a shorter, poetic piece, and thought it was coming to a close, so I was surprised when it went on for quite a while. The ending was transcendent in the literal sense, as it passed from clearly understandable phenomena to something more. I didn't fully understand.

The game is mostly linear, with some choices along the way that may have had story impact but felt more like (good) flavor. I felt like the goal here was to write a game that gave a certain strong impression or feeling of combined nostalgia and alienation, and I think it achieved its goal.

One thing that could have been nice would have been a way in-game to know how much of the game I had completed or a way to save (maybe there was one; I didn't know any UI) to ensure that I could plan to experience the whole thing at once. But it was a charming experience and I found it really beautiful visually, one of the nicest-drawn games I've played in a long time.

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Outstanding Romance Game of 2024 by MathBrush
This poll is part of the 2024 IFDB Awards. The rules for the competition can be found here, and a list of all categories can be found here. This award is for the best Romance game of 2024. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Suggested...

Outstanding Unity Game of 2024 by MathBrush
This poll is part of the 2024 IFDB Awards. The rules for the competition can be found here, and a list of all categories can be found here. This award is for the best Unity game of 2024. Voting is open to all IFDB members. Eligible games...

Outstanding NPC design of 2024 by MathBrush
This poll is part of the 2024 IFDB Awards. The rules for the competition can be found here, and a list of all categories can be found here. This award is for the most outstanding NPC design in a game from 2024. Voting is open to all IFDB...

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