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18 beats · playable v11 · stylised, never a likeness

AFTERIMAGE.

Storyboard

This is the game, in order, from the playable build. Scroll the pictures — or just hit Play and try it yourself.

  1. 01 · MEMORY

    Opening

    Kimi in a violet-lit bedroom, sitting at a CRT at 5:25 pm on 25 March 2009.
    Perth, 5:25pm, 25 March 2009. She’s at the CRT. 💻

  2. 02 · UI

    MySpace

    Corey’s MySpace profile, display name xX~*CoReY*~Xx, with his Top 8 friends.
    Corey’s Top 8 is a whole personality. ⭐

  3. 03 · UI

    MSN

    A Windows Live Messenger pop-up over the MySpace page: Rubbercunt has just signed in, 5:26 pm.
    Rubbercunt just signed in. That’s Matt. 💬

  4. 04 · STORY PLANT

    Russ plant

    A girl named Russ tells you something quiet. You’ll need it later. 🌙

  5. 05 · CHOICE

    Reflection

    Watch first, or jump in? 🪞

  6. 06 · LOOK

    Outback

    A steel windmill under a huge Western Australian sky, red dirt and dry grass.
    Red dirt. Big sky. The windmill. 🌾

  7. 07 · MISSION

    Find Mattybear

    Night outback with a red spring seesaw and a tan teddy wearing a red tartan bow.
    Find the teddy with the tartan bow. 🧸

  8. 08 · MINIGAME · DRAFT

    Pick the Ticks

    Queenie, a black-and-tan German Shepherd with a red collar, under a big outback tree.
    Queenie’s got company. This one’s still a draft. 🐕

  9. 09 · MINIGAME

    Feed the Mice

    A close, tense scene of mice in a dim space, ready for the feeding challenge.
    Feed them. Don’t let them eat each other. 🐭

  10. 10 · QTE

    Beer Fall

    A mid-action beer-fall challenge in a suburban grassy patch, photo-based look.
    Don’t spill it. 🍺

  11. 11 · RECALL

    Rizz the Russ

    A New Year’s Eve crowd and fireworks, the recall beat with Russ.
    NYE. You either remembered, or you didn’t. 🎆

  12. 12 · DEBATE · DRAFT

    Pay Up

    Over-the-shoulder at a warehouse rave, Young Matt facing Corey, painted semi-anime look.
    Corey owes three grand. Words only. 🎤

  13. 13 · RESCUE · DRAFT

    Garage Fire

    A suburban garage at night, fire glow and smoke under the door.
    The car’s on fire. Lock, or fence. 🔥

  14. 14 · WARM MEMORY · DRAFT

    Unwrap / Operation

    A plain white parcel on a table in a warm room, about to be unwrapped.
    A plain white parcel. A yellow box. Warm. 🎁

  15. 15 · WARM MEMORY · DRAFT

    Jojo’s Tooth

    Jojo, a stylised blonde girl with two plaits, stands with a string to a door while Harley, a smaller stylised brunette girl, covers her ears on a chair.
    Jojo and Harley. Slam the door on one. 🦷

  16. 16 · POP-UP · DRAFT

    Milkshake with Grandad

    Kimi sits with a stylised elderly man in a wheelchair and a stylised baby in a pram at a food-court table, two milkshakes between them. Two faceless adults walk in the background.
    Sit with Grandad, or walk past. 🥤

  17. 17 · QTE

    Launch the SRT

    A black SRT Jeep on a wet outback highway at night, red brake calipers catching the light.
    Brake, throttle, green. Don’t wheelspin. 🚗

  18. 18 · END OF SLICE

    Result

    Every memory leaves a mark. ✴

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