Before Your Eyes

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  • Summary: Embark on an emotional first-person narrative adventure where you control the story—and affect its outcomes—with your real-life blinks. With this innovative technique you will fully immerse yourself in a world of memories, both joyous and heartbreaking, as your whole life flashes before yourEmbark on an emotional first-person narrative adventure where you control the story—and affect its outcomes—with your real-life blinks. With this innovative technique you will fully immerse yourself in a world of memories, both joyous and heartbreaking, as your whole life flashes before your eyes.… Expand

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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. GameSkinny
    Apr 15, 2021
    100
    Telling a gut punch of a story with novel gameplay mechanics is no small feat, and Before Your Eyes marvelously delivers on both fronts. Just as Edith Finch and Firewatch before it told stories only games can tell and used mechanics we would likely never see borrowed elsewhere, Before Your Eyes feels like it's immediately timeless and permanently unique.
  2. GameSpew
    Apr 6, 2021
    90
    Before Your Eyes is a short journey, but it is one that you’ll likely find yourself playing again and again. You’ve never heard a story like this before and you’ve certainly never experienced it in this way. Not only is it truly innovative, it’s also heartfelt, filled with love, and will likely leave you mopping up your tears before the credits roll.
  3. TheSixthAxis
    May 5, 2021
    90
    I was moved beyond words by this little game. Before Your Eyes manages to be interesting and quirky, whilst also finding new ways to immerse you in a beautiful story. It is deeply sad at times, and at others fills you with an immense joy and appreciation for people and their complex lives. There is so much about this game that is better experienced for the first time with no forewarning, but if you like heartfelt stories and powerful narratives, this one's for you.
  4. GameSpot
    Apr 21, 2021
    80
    Before Your Eyes understands that experiencing our lives, of storing memories which become precious, is often tied to what we see: the people and the paths stretching out before us. Instead of feeling like a gimmick, Before Your Eyes feels refreshingly natural. Unusual control schemes often make me long for the familiarity of a controller. Sure, I can speak to my Nintendogs using the microphone on the DS, but sometimes I don’t want to yell at my shih tzu on a Delta flight. Before Your Eyes manages to do the opposite. Its unique mechanic matches its narrative so perfectly, that you won’t want to play it any other way.
  5. Meristation
    Apr 27, 2021
    78
    Blinking is Before Your Eyes’ main tool to transmit unique messages and feelings, but at the same time is used in many narrative situations that do not need them.
  6. The Indie Game Website
    Apr 15, 2021
    70
    Before Your Eyes ultimately suggests that happiness, fulfillment, that warm sense of a life well lived—that doesn’t come from other people’s perceptions. Rather, it comes from self-acceptance. And, incredibly, that’s something we do have control over.
  7. Edge Magazine
    Apr 22, 2021
    50
    If we seem grumpy about the third act, that's largely because the first two promise so much. [Issue#358, p.118]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 33 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 38
  3. Negative: 0 out of 38
  1. SpagettiGamer
    May 31, 2021
    10
    If you did not cry at the end of this video game then you are either not alive or a supervillain.
  2. Echozone
    Feb 25, 2022
    10
    Before Your Eyes was the first game that I felt this engaged in the story. A very interesting concept that I 've never seen before, and theBefore Your Eyes was the first game that I felt this engaged in the story. A very interesting concept that I 've never seen before, and the story itself, how plot points are revealed, all were amazing. If you play using the eye reader (which I recommend you do) after playing the game it took me the entire night to come back to my senses, an amazing game.… Expand
  4. TheBearOwner
    May 16, 2021
    10
    All I gotta say is that this game is the second game to make me cry... It was beutiful!
  5. UnknownG29
    Apr 28, 2021
    10
    Before Your Eyes is a reminder of how fast life passes us by. An intriguing experience full of memories that many of us can relate to, givenBefore Your Eyes is a reminder of how fast life passes us by. An intriguing experience full of memories that many of us can relate to, given some changes here and there, and gives us the experience of looking back on a life we leave behind. Who would have expected that a game with so few controls would have so much to offer by the end of the story. It had an amazing soundtrack with emotions jam packed behind each scene, and I feel the extremely low detail provided is actually pretty fitting. I think it was perfect. The game was just perfect and I can't stress it enough.… Expand
  6. axyz
    Jul 31, 2021
    9
    Before Your Eyes is a beautiful small interactive story. It brilliantly utilizes blinking mechanic to increase the quality of storytelling.Before Your Eyes is a beautiful small interactive story. It brilliantly utilizes blinking mechanic to increase the quality of storytelling. And the story itself is good. And sad. I cried at this game like i never cried before in my entire life.… Expand
  7. lessacebola
    May 29, 2022
    9
    Sensacional! O jogo passa uma mensagem bem bonita e é muito emocionante, além de ter uma belíssima arte.
  8. thepokeman
    Apr 22, 2021
    5
    A very flawed but enjoyable experience, it's hard to recommend but it's definitely not a bad game by any means

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