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release date : april 2021
release party : Revision 2021
compo : pc demo
ranked : 3rd
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popularity : 69%
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alltime top: #578
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Thank you so much for this <3 <3 <3 I can't even..
rulez added on the 2021-04-05 02:22:57 by okkie okkie
pure art, nothing more to say <3
rulez added on the 2021-04-05 02:23:15 by mborik mborik
Pure and emotional. I have no words.
rulez added on the 2021-04-05 02:24:36 by Brittle Brittle
Really wonderful!
rulez added on the 2021-04-05 02:25:38 by java java
absolute work of art, goosebumps inducing demo
rulez added on the 2021-04-05 02:28:00 by chou chou
deep, dark, beautiful, ♥
rulezcdc added on the 2021-04-05 02:28:13 by HellMood HellMood
moved me!
rulez added on the 2021-04-05 02:28:51 by psenough psenough
masterpiece
rulez added on the 2021-04-05 02:28:54 by wullon wullon
This just took everything we had in the scene and within about 6 minutes took it to a level that's not even in the same school of thought that we knew so far. The scene might not recognize it for years, or ever - hell I wouldn't be too surprised if you wouldn't make top 3 - but you did.

You emotionally broke hundreds of people using a bunch of lines and about 4 chords on a piano - if this was a real party, you could've heard a pin drop it would've been so silent.

I'm trying to find comfort in knowing that nothing I'll ever make will be as good as this.

Thank you so so much.
rulezcdc added on the 2021-04-05 02:29:00 by Gargaj Gargaj
This demo excels in everything: visuals, atmosphere, music, direction, you name it. It should've been the compo finisher, and in my heart it is.

Thank you, thank you, thank you so much! I will rewatch it many times and show it to everyone I know. This hits on so many levels, I can't even properly describe how completely right it is.

(God, how I wish accumulating CDCs wasn't this hard...)
rulez added on the 2021-04-05 02:29:08 by moozooh moozooh
Absolutely beautiful. This has so much of that "intangible" stuff that makes this scene an art scene.
rulez added on the 2021-04-05 02:29:13 by elblanco elblanco
Awesome production.
rulezcdc added on the 2021-04-05 02:29:51 by Xyl2k Xyl2k
Thanks for letting me see and comment the last steps of this production. The result is really awesome and the music is exceptional.
rulezcdc added on the 2021-04-05 02:30:32 by gaspode gaspode
Absolutely beautiful, no words for any further commentary <3
rulez added on the 2021-04-05 02:32:35 by break break
This was my shared no.1 demo in the compo, and the best demo by Pixtur in a long, long time. Loved just about everything about it, thank you.

(Will possibly come back with some more in-depth thoughts later...)
rulez added on the 2021-04-05 02:33:01 by noby noby
Lovely and so utterly stylish.
rulez added on the 2021-04-05 02:36:29 by uncle-x uncle-x
While this is a style that I cannot create myself, I do value it very very much.
<3
rulez added on the 2021-04-05 02:37:57 by Puryx Puryx
After rewatching this on my local machine, i no longer hesitate what my party favorite is.
added on the 2021-04-05 02:39:43 by HellMood HellMood
Totally and utterly captivated me right from the start and left me speechless at the end. Took a minute to gather my thoughts after. I'm gonna watch this a bunch more times.

Still are STILL my favourite demo group.
rulez added on the 2021-04-05 02:40:47 by djh0ffman djh0ffman
really wonderful demo!
rulez added on the 2021-04-05 02:41:27 by blackpawn blackpawn
I would like to win, but I think this deserves to win!
rulez added on the 2021-04-05 02:43:22 by run run
Made me very emotional. This is a landmark!
rulez added on the 2021-04-05 02:48:45 by alkama alkama
What everyone else said.
This not only was the best prod of the entire event, I also could instantly connect, and I was deeply moved, in spite of all the loud and colorful stuff before this was shown, and afterwards. Deep, emotional and moving, and I can relate to the subject, while wishing I couldn't.

Thank you.

<3
rulez added on the 2021-04-05 02:58:16 by SiR SiR
Still haven't lost their inimitable psychedelic impact and style. Beautiful.
rulez added on the 2021-04-05 03:23:55 by f3likx f3likx
I think it says a lot when I open this page and SIX people already assigned it a CDC. This is a very well done demo.
rulez added on the 2021-04-05 07:04:38 by Starchaser Starchaser
So very very beautiful, both to the eyes and to the ears.
rulez added on the 2021-04-05 09:51:53 by Mystra Mystra
astounding.. i dont really have any other words..
rulez added on the 2021-04-05 09:58:58 by sense sense
Quote:
I think it says a lot when I open this page and SIX people already assigned it a CDC. This is a very well done demo.


It would be more but we've all run out.
added on the 2021-04-05 10:00:07 by djh0ffman djh0ffman
I will say good things and bad things :-)

On the good side: This is obviously beautiful. The rendering is crisp, the lines themselves are beautiful, it has a look that is among the most distinctive among all of this year's Revision entries. The music fits the mood perfectly. It's easily among the top-3 PC demos this year, and a likely Meteoriks laureate.

But: It feels like it's going nowhere. I found it hard to know whether it's starting or ending or building up to something, and then it's gone. And some of the effects desperately need easing. All the morph effects seem to be just a linear move from A to B, with constant-time trails, while it is rotating around the y axis at exactly the same speed throughout the scene. That takes away some of the “organic” feel for me.

Obvious thumb, of course!
rulez added on the 2021-04-05 10:13:52 by Sesse Sesse
just breathtaking
rulez added on the 2021-04-05 10:23:06 by wrighter wrighter
I need to watch this again, perhaps with headphones. For some reason while I recognized its beautiful and enjoyed the soundtrack thoroughly, it failed to capture me like it should have, which after seeing the reactions is hard to admit, honestly. Maybe it will get me the next time; maybe I needed the big screen atmosphere.
rulez added on the 2021-04-05 10:25:20 by ferris ferris
Absolutely mindblowing. Party favorite for me by a huge margin and that's saying a lot considering the quality of releases this year.
rulez added on the 2021-04-05 10:40:26 by BoyC BoyC
no words. only excitement. you are fucking great <3
rulez added on the 2021-04-05 10:44:35 by wbcbz7 wbcbz7
Done right. Beautiful
rulez added on the 2021-04-05 11:22:04 by prm prm
I was speechless after watching this.
rulez added on the 2021-04-05 11:22:15 by argasek argasek
Great demo, really liked it, it's very coherent, thoughtful and polished. Well done, big congratulations!
rulez added on the 2021-04-05 11:46:34 by Biter Biter
„Too many lines.“
„Where is my color?“
„Artsy-fartsy.“

:)

it‘s not the second coming of christ, but definitely a well-done production.

So basically what ferris said.
added on the 2021-04-05 12:30:13 by arm1n arm1n
Ups, forgot the thumb!
rulez added on the 2021-04-05 12:30:39 by arm1n arm1n
one of my favorites in the compo. beautiful
rulez added on the 2021-04-05 13:03:40 by waffle waffle
I love the pace and style of this.
rulez added on the 2021-04-05 13:31:30 by JTZ JTZ
I... just... Wow. Glad you're still there :)
rulez added on the 2021-04-05 13:43:13 by ratz ratz
Great stuff!
rulez added on the 2021-04-05 13:47:18 by rloaderro rloaderro
Beautiful and moving.

And not Arcade-themed, which is a plus.
rulez added on the 2021-04-05 13:55:55 by scamp scamp
Thank you, thank you, thank you for this. It really moved me. Beautiful. Best Revision demo for me.
rulez added on the 2021-04-05 14:03:27 by Targhan Targhan
Breathtaking, emotional, pure art, as all said.
I was definitely convinced that you were the win!
My cdc as soon as i have one...
rulez added on the 2021-04-05 14:16:44 by Stef Stef
Absolutely wonderful.
rulez added on the 2021-04-05 14:30:46 by gloom gloom
Superb !
rulez added on the 2021-04-05 14:36:00 by rem rem
The visuals and music are beautiful but I feel like I'm missing something. The start seems to say there is a story in here about death or loss, but the visuals are mostly just abstract - and, to me, not in the 'abstractly hinting at some broader theme' way but just abstract. The beautiful music does enough to keep it from being just a pretty show of lines, but overall it left me wondering. Basically what Sesse said, I guess.
added on the 2021-04-05 14:41:45 by stijn stijn
Such a delicate piece. Must absolutely be watched in realtime to appreciate the movement and depth.
rulez added on the 2021-04-05 14:54:17 by cce cce
what ferris and stijn said. first minute or so had a captivating narrative but then it lost me.
rulez added on the 2021-04-05 16:26:18 by maali maali
Still demos are so incredibly easy to like.
The opening scene alone looks awesome, but when the movement starts it's impossible to not appreciate the beauty. 6 minutes is usually a bit too much, now not so.
rulez added on the 2021-04-05 16:30:27 by Trilkk Trilkk
for me it was a kind of opera with a danse, amazing, beauty-full, poetic
rulez added on the 2021-04-05 17:37:10 by med med
Astonishing
rulez added on the 2021-04-05 17:58:26 by hollowone hollowone
Nice calm mood.
rulez added on the 2021-04-05 18:29:22 by Dma-Sc Dma-Sc
Thumb for music. Compatible with hercules and monochrome monitor?
rulez added on the 2021-04-05 19:13:09 by Emod Emod
Art. In all senses.
rulez added on the 2021-04-05 19:14:30 by 100bit 100bit
Words cant really describe it.
Masterpiece, my personal favorite in the compo.
Not quite sure how that ended up 3rd place.
rulezcdc added on the 2021-04-05 19:53:54 by gopher gopher
missing words to describe the feeling watching this...
rulez added on the 2021-04-05 20:18:29 by Foojiyama Foojiyama
wow <3
rulez added on the 2021-04-05 22:27:07 by natalia natalia
essentially what Sesse, ferris, stjin et al said. this is a well done demo that is solid on all levels and is worthy a thumbs-up and a very high rank at the compo.

however, for some reason i just don't feel that what many people seem to overwhelmingly feel :(.
there's just.. nothing. it's moderately enjoyable, but also slow and nothing happens.
rulez added on the 2021-04-05 22:48:41 by provod provod
The demo is gray. The music isn't exactly sad, but very slow and tentative. It seems to be about death. The audience goes wild.
added on the 2021-04-05 23:03:09 by grip grip
leaving a thumb here now, will probably write a more detailed comment at a later day. amazing work on a difficult theme.
rulezcdc added on the 2021-04-06 00:38:24 by jco jco
A well thought/designed demo.
I want to know more about Marion now. Who she was, who she was for the author, and why now.
rulez added on the 2021-04-06 03:54:15 by BarZoule BarZoule
good - but i've watched it a few times, and like a few people commented i'm missing something.

i think the issue is that when you go this minimalist, everything has to be really perfect because everything there is so on show, there's nowhere to hide. the things that are not perfect take your attention away from the experience, drag you out of the atmosphere.

there were things that were not quite smooth: linear or abrupt movements, transitions where the supporting fade came in too early, blended stuff not looking sorted properly (the kinectscan vs the particles). the curl noise particle trail line things worked brilliantly in some moments - e.g. around 1:20 where they look structural, but looked messy and awkward in others. (and it's really not your fault but ive seen that effect so too many times because it's a notch 101 thing, so i ended up overanalysing it while watching :) ). the last section of forming meshes with the trails didn't really work for me.
rulez added on the 2021-04-06 11:37:49 by smash smash
beautiful experience
Masterpiece
rulez added on the 2021-04-06 12:55:11 by Anat Anat
nice / calm / great
rulez added on the 2021-04-06 13:09:50 by krusty krusty
Pixtur doing what only Pixtur knows how to perfect. Now go finish the purple demo!
rulez added on the 2021-04-06 13:51:47 by kusma kusma
Yup, this was good. Very good.
rulez added on the 2021-04-06 14:19:56 by sndels sndels
Simply beautiful and elevates the form
rulez added on the 2021-04-06 14:24:21 by Bossman Bossman
very stylish ..
rulez added on the 2021-04-06 16:08:58 by Ramon B5 Ramon B5
My personal choise for this compo. Very will nice and strict design. Beautiful.
rulez added on the 2021-04-06 19:08:43 by Stalvik^bbz Stalvik^bbz
thank you.
rulez added on the 2021-04-06 19:40:13 by LJ LJ
The linearity of some interpolations are a bit distracting.
Other than that There has this rare mesmerizing flow with code, music and visuals moving in unison.
rulez added on the 2021-04-06 20:08:59 by fiver2^fB fiver2^fB
What Targhan said.
rulez added on the 2021-04-06 20:19:58 by BSC BSC
Astonishing. styles and the soundtrack pierce me so hard. and I have to appreciate the direction you did on the compo.

what provod said though honestly. am I missing something?
rulez added on the 2021-04-06 23:09:50 by FMS_Cat FMS_Cat
Impressive on the stream. Not sure however if I want to see it again (which actually works for all Still demos in my case). Hat tip for the tech.
rulez added on the 2021-04-07 00:44:10 by AzzaroMWI AzzaroMWI
So beautiful.

Minor nitpick: Demo doesn't seem to prevent screensaver/power management from kicking in, and crashed here when the screen went blank due to that.
rulez added on the 2021-04-07 01:03:41 by Saga Musix Saga Musix
Proof that demos can convey a wide range of emotion!
The choice of screenshot was not the best imho.
rulez added on the 2021-04-07 14:13:07 by uctumi uctumi
<3
rulez added on the 2021-04-07 19:38:29 by bamboos bamboos
Very cool design.
rulez added on the 2021-04-07 22:23:13 by bodo^rab bodo^rab
Alas, I am part of the crowd that this demo didn't manage to touch.
It feels as if I had missed some of the verses of the poem, and it lost me on the way.

And as Sesse and Smash pointed out, some lowly technical details worked against the intent.
For me the most jarring of them was that the lines seem to abruptly all start moving at once as a clear cut block, giving a sense of artificial and cold geometry, in direct opposition with the flow and organic idea that this story seemed to be telling. Some effects which I would have appreciated in any other prod made me wonder why they were in this one, like the blinking dots that made me think the path looked like a runway, or the Bourne Supremacy end credits 90° lines.

I'm not sure if it's those details that prevented me from fully appreciating this prod. I surely liked it, its quality is obvious from the very first plate, and the idea feels more mature and more thought through than the vast majority of even the noteworthy demos. But it didn't touch me as it should have. I will have to watch it again, but I also hope there will be a final version.
rulez added on the 2021-04-08 00:19:27 by Zavie Zavie
I really, really want to like this demo, but ... I can't. After two minutes, it just becomes boring and I can't see the appeal. The first 30 seconds, though, are extremely awesome and make me raise my thumb to a sufficient degree.
rulez added on the 2021-04-08 12:27:08 by KeyJ KeyJ
Lovely and Sad demo, mix is not easy but perfectly done here. Good work !
rulez added on the 2021-04-08 13:36:46 by Black Dragon Black Dragon
well done, great content , clever demo.
rulez added on the 2021-04-08 13:39:28 by Navis Navis
oh wow! - not much left to be said, missing a CDC for sure!
If emotional music and atmosphere is visualized, it has to look like this! oh wow!
rulez added on the 2021-04-08 19:47:51 by Muerto Muerto
this soundtrack... <3
rulez added on the 2021-04-09 13:57:07 by wobble wobble
Lovely! Thank you.
rulez added on the 2021-04-09 19:33:25 by PRiDE PRiDE
This is art and beyond any imagination. Only Pixtur is able to do such things. I'm fascinated, but I also have to say that my brain is not able to understand it completely. So I apologize and have to say that I'm more with KeyJ.
rulez added on the 2021-04-09 23:52:52 by Bobic Bobic
without a single doubt the most beautiful demo i have seen. ever. pixtur and cynic should hopefully be acknowledged far beyond the reach of the demoscene for this piece. and - equally important; the sound. lucid. holy shit. what a masterpiece! it could easily stand alone in the ambient world - but coupled with the talent of these two - YAY <3 standing ovation. bravo!
rulez added on the 2021-04-10 01:54:07 by xerxes xerxes
one more little tidbit (sorry).

i am so happy i dont know how to code and make demoes. you all seem to argue that a demo is bad because the code is not excting enough or poorly blahblahblah. by no means is this the case here; but come on - just watch, listen and enjoy.

if you do that and let go of all those pre-inhabited ideas of what your perfect demo would be like - life would be slightly better yes? :)

again. thank you still!
added on the 2021-04-10 03:57:07 by xerxes xerxes
yep! :)
rulez added on the 2021-04-10 12:40:06 by viti viti
Great Production!!!
rulez added on the 2021-04-10 13:21:00 by yop yop
It's alright. The whole part with the face and worms was the best for me, otherwise it did not really "move" me. Still, I like how it hardly feels boring despite being so slow overall. The music is spot-on. Keep it up, and keep it slow!
rulez added on the 2021-04-10 14:02:45 by wabe wabe
So I finally had time to watch it. The demo feels polished.
Rendering is clean and subtle effects are quite impressive to watch - great job "there" or "here" ;-)
The demo is not the easiest one to watch, especially for an unsophisticated viewer - but who's sophisticated anyway :P
All in all, it's original and memorable - should have ranked higher.
rulez added on the 2021-04-11 00:25:17 by tomkh tomkh
maybe it is one of those wine demos that get better over time with some rewatches but for now it bored me a lot on the visual side. the music on the other hand is fantastic!
the soundtrack carries it a lot, esp. when the piano sets in.
beautiful counterpoint in the competition.
rulez added on the 2021-04-11 12:53:06 by a-move a-move
norm
rulez added on the 2021-04-11 19:12:32 by fyrex fyrex
Breathtaking.
rulez added on the 2021-04-12 13:57:08 by AMB AMB
if this aint art I dont know what is...
rulez added on the 2021-04-12 22:29:14 by wysiwtf wysiwtf
i dig the idea while the execution of the concept lacks alot. would love to see this developed over a longer period with more dev time and polishing spent on it.
rulez added on the 2021-04-13 07:42:59 by xeNusion xeNusion
My favorite from the compo
rulez added on the 2021-04-13 14:55:11 by Frequent Frequent
Still keeping me up there
rulez added on the 2021-04-14 23:04:20 by Frozzy Frozzy
just rewatched and this is still one of the best demoscene prods I've ever seen :) <3
rulez added on the 2021-04-15 18:17:36 by ne7 ne7
Decent. :)
added on the 2021-04-15 21:30:03 by AntDude AntDude
The only reason I can think of that poueteers are having virtual orgasms over this demo is they are enchanted by strings and piano chords. And that's great for them, but it doesn't have the same impact on me. Maybe I just don't get it, MAN, because I'm not, like, a true ARTIST.

Anyway, I'll give it a thumb up, mainly because I also gave Strings/Wake a thumb up and I don't think this is any worse, and out of respect for the thought put into the design and sound.
rulez added on the 2021-04-17 21:56:56 by phoenix phoenix
Pretty
rulez added on the 2021-04-18 19:18:47 by neoneye neoneye
Lovely!
rulez added on the 2021-04-21 09:36:17 by Rob Rob
Made me think in the way I believe art should make you think. "3rd" omg.
rulez added on the 2021-04-21 21:27:49 by velusip velusip
watched it again for the 20th time. the music, the tempo and the imagery makes it slightly better for every viewing. i love the subtle perfectionism. that's difficult. thanks lucid and crew - again :)
added on the 2021-04-24 06:04:52 by xerxes xerxes
Amazing! Really amazing ... I'm feeling satisfied right now, I've arrived ... somewhere ... Thank you for this!
rulez added on the 2021-04-25 23:00:19 by Silvaheart Silvaheart
magical soundtrack and beautiful visuals. I think I liked strings better, but they are very different
rulez added on the 2021-04-26 09:14:26 by v3nom v3nom
At one point felt like an ink wash painting.. Stunning artwork!
rulez added on the 2021-04-29 11:58:24 by NokoNoko NokoNoko
Captivating atmosphere. And what Sesse said.

Greyscale demos usually fail to really turn me on, and this is no exception. But it's good for what it is.
rulez added on the 2021-05-01 12:30:29 by Blueberry Blueberry
he.art
rulezcdc added on the 2021-05-04 20:51:16 by rp rp
Beautiful!
rulez added on the 2021-06-28 11:55:51 by Antiriad_UK Antiriad_UK
i don't regret any second of the time i took watching this beauty.
this experience is wonderful.
rulez added on the 2021-06-28 13:11:49 by iks iks
Excellent design. I love it.
rulez added on the 2021-08-11 21:04:48 by Volantis Volantis
love it!
rulezcdc added on the 2021-11-01 21:14:00 by orange orange
I liked the beginning. The condolence image was full of details. It must have been a lot of work put into this. But the rest of the demo did not please me. I am sorry. I seem to belong to a minority as most other people liked the demo. I found it boring, both the visuals and the soundtrack. Piggy.
added on the 2021-12-10 16:28:56 by Adok Adok
pretty sweet
rulez added on the 2021-12-31 22:41:37 by cxw cxw
this demo is a masterpiece, I totally forgot where I was and who I am from the beginning to the end.

both visuals and music are on a next level, I'm totally blown.
rulez added on the 2022-01-02 22:01:04 by rez rez
aMAZing. Will be sharing this with many
rulez added on the 2022-01-18 11:37:26 by Pseudofire Pseudofire
visual meditation
rulez added on the 2022-01-19 20:20:18 by pixie pixie
I really admire how courageous this demo is, in terms of style, rawness, theme, soundtrack. Not exactly a party starter. It makes no compromises in communicating its ideas.
This felt like I was inside somebody elses mind.
rulez added on the 2022-02-05 21:37:04 by revival revival
Could somebody please explain this demo to me?
-> who is Marion?
-> why all those cdcs?
added on the 2022-03-27 09:04:26 by NR4 NR4
A moving journey. One of the highlights of Revision 2021.
rulez added on the 2022-06-29 17:57:27 by Flux Flux
a pure moment of real poetry

love it
rulez added on the 2023-04-11 21:45:15 by _wheely_ _wheely_
:)
rulez added on the 2023-09-09 01:47:58 by tachion tachion
how the hell is this #624?? most unterrated demo ever!
added on the 2023-10-07 00:06:04 by orange orange
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how the hell is this #624?? most unterrated demo ever!

With 364 more comments this would be in the Top 10.
added on the 2023-10-07 02:14:25 by gaspode gaspode
Quote:
With 364 more comments this would be in the Top 10.


hey gaspode, how are things? :)
added on the 2023-10-07 21:54:08 by orange orange
Altogether minimalistic and haunting in a comforting way, this PC demo speaks to the beholder with such a moving message about... life and death, I guess, one which weaves along the moving invisible air with careful grace typical of peaceful exploration games.
rulez added on the 2024-01-30 19:29:50 by JWPH JWPH

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