Blindscape

This game is downright beautiful. Short but sweet.

I must say, I agree with the second poster. I myself found this game to be a very bad one, and that's saying something. I tried to play it once, and right after it launched, it crashed. But for the short time I was able to play it, I did not enjoy it in the slightest. COmpltet bs, I say. If you're going to create a free blind friendly game, at least have the desire to actually bust your feckin' ass and put in the godamn effert (excuse the painting of a rainbow here).

This isn't a comment about this game, but about this type of games, the only ones, as far as i know that we blind actually can play called audio games. How come the evolution of these games have come to a grinding halt? I mean how many "experiment" type games have we seen with a overly simple plot that goes along the lines of "blind person finds themselves in some strange place and has to get out using only their ears". Personally i tend to think that this is quickly getting old, especially since as has been pointed out not least in this thread, the games have little or no replay value, you've played it once, you know the plot and don't need to play again. Who else remembers the golden days of "shades of doom", "monkey business" and for what it was worth "Grizly gulch", games you could play for hours on end and still have as much fun with as when you started playing it? Shouldn't we expect from developers to come out with something better than this?

After starting Blindscape but being interrupted so I couldn't finish the game the day I got it, I finally played the whole game through today. In previous comments I mentioned that it doesn't have much replay value, and the main reason for this, in my opinion, is that the game is so short: I got really interested in the story by the time the game ended, and I wish it was at least a bit longer. I wonder if the game will . ever be made longer, or, as a previous comment put it, if there will ever be a follow-up. Maybe the answer to both these questions will be "no", at least for the time being, but I feel more positive about this game now that I have played it all the way through: it's true that I can't relate to finding a doorknob being a big achievement, but it's good that the man in the story had the good sense to escape from his room and to know what to do when he reached different environments in the game. However, given this game's shortness, I still don't know how much I'll replay this, as it'll get so easy after a while that I might get fed up with it if I play it too much.

In the podcast, it was very hard for Marko to find the dripping pipe. It's easier if you play on headphones, since you can then center the sound and move towards it.

I was curious, and downloaded this little game. After reading some of the earlier comments, and after actually playing the game, I think some of you guys were being a bit too harsh. You have to put yourself in the head of this guy. He's newly blinded, and after having your eyes literally burned out, I would sure think that at that time, you'd probably be thinking finding a doorknob would be a major event. The guy is desperate to leave his room, he wants to escape because he knows there's a better life for him out there somewhere. So before judging the game, think a little bit about how you might feel in a similar situation. I played this game and I never got even a sense of the whole idea that you should feel sorry for, or pitty this guy. A word or 2 about the design of the game. I do think it is a bit clumsy. Finding some objects took a bit longer than I would like, and it seemed like it took forever to get where I needed to go. So maybe if he was able to reach where he wanted to go in fewer steps that might speed up game play a little bit? I'm used to audio games that have sounds to aim for, kind of like the dripping pipe sound, which the developer did just right. I did feel that at times you really had to fumble around, and if the character is looking for something, there needs to be an audible clue, even if it's just wind blowing. It helps the game player know what to do or where to go and it may seem more natural. I think with a bit of re-design the game could be even more fun. I also wonder what happened after he makes it to the room with the music. Does he find his girl? Does he get attacked and is sent back? I'd love to see how the game story continues. Another suggestion is to have some kind of a headphone check. I have a pare of headphones, and while they sound great, it's kind of nice to know if they're positioned the right way before I start playing. Overall I do think this was a pretty solid game. At first, I laughed at the idea of it being a piece of art, but i do understand what people mean now when they say that. Does it have a lot of replay value? Probably not, but I'm actually glad I tried it. This is one of those games that you can play if you only have a few minutes to spare and you want to fill it with something to do. Certainly not bad. Others will disagree, but that's ok.

Gavin, no, You'll never understand what it's like to be blind, but I can't thank you enough for creating this game! Everyone who said the game sucks, keep in mind the above, he does not know what it's like to be blind, just like many of us don't know what it's like to be deaf or parolised. Come on guys, I've been watching this thread for days and it's really upsetting.

Hello Gavin, Thanks for taking the time to come on to AppleVis. It is always great to have developers to take the time and engage with the community. Most of all. Thank you for explaining the idea behind the story of the game. That is very much appreciated. Assumptions can always get you nowhere if you don't know the original intent. There was no harm done in this game at all. From being sighted myself for so many years to only have my eyes taken away later. I understand both side of the coin that have been mentioned on this thread. The main point of this is that this is only a game. It isn't real. It is a story. A pure fictional story. Everyone has a different story to tell. I know for myself it was devastating and was a very hard struggle. However, at some point we all get through it. So I personally took no offense to this game only because I didn't think for once you were stereotyping the visually impaired community. Losing my sight was no fun and games. This story as sad it was at first is in some cases a reality for those thinkin what going blind means. Yes, all sighted people do not know the hardship of being blind and the wonderful things of being blind. I am happy as a clam now. This game has great sounds and the audio is wonderful. I also wish the game was longer plus given a bit more of a challenge rather groping around the screen. So all in all. You learned from this game and from the users. It only means you may bring on more audio games that are more challenging for the users. I would love that. I would challenge you in doing so. I personally would to see another game by you. So thanks for the hard work you put in to this game. One last thing to remember. We need to remember that all games are different. There are many great games with good replay values. These sort of game don't have replay. That was the design of it. It is a story and you get through it. If you want replay games then there are other great games that do provide that for you. I prefer that we see more of both. I like these type of story game you go through once. There are other times I like to play dice games and such with replay values. Just my thoughts. So thanks Gavin.

I might agree that this game took longer to download than to play but if you look at it from the perspective of a newly blind person, I don't think it is offensive or insulting. This person is bitter but that may be because he is blind as a punnishment. I wish there were more substance to the game.

This game is dreadfull!!! Morbid and pathetic and being blind isn't anything like that at all.

Have we forgotten thank you? The negativity on most of forums whether or not i personally agree is astounding. I, at least, rarely post because though I personally would not spend money on flexy nor blind square, I'm not jumping on those who do or criticising what's put up on the app store. Instead of luck, we provide a gauntlet that any developer who gets through should certainly get a game center badge.

I can't seem to get past the guy trying to find the opening to go down. I have tapped all over the screen and no luck! Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm using an iPhone xs max with the latest version of IOS.