I applaud to the dev for this beautiful scene, I've never seen so much emotion conveyed like this, let alone in a pixel art animation style. The insane detail of Nicole's expressing her feelings through her piece, from her holding back her tears, her sadness and grief of her late best friend, remembering those memories that reminded her of him. This is top-notch level of writing and scene direction, no words but only emotions that are at play, along with the music to convey a powerful meaning. I love to see more indie-game narrative stories that use anime style pixel art animation. I'm no expert but it must be really hard to get this level of human expression to translate into pixel art style animation. The devs really set the bar with this one.
my take on this duet take 1 1. Positive Emotion for Mark, Negative Emotion for Nicole Mark’s Perspective: Love and Connection For Mark, the music is a reminder of his mother’s love. His closed eyes at the start show his emotional buildup. When Nicole joins and urges him not to stop, his eyes dilate, and he looks at her with affection, a clear sign of love and connection. His blush and dilated pupils reflect his feelings as the music brings warmth and comfort, symbolizing his bond with his mother. Nicole’s Perspective: Pain and Loss For Nicole, the same music brings pain, reminding her of Jake. Her eyes shine with tears, and her sad expression shows the weight of her regret. As she cries and closes her eyes, the music becomes a painful reminder of what was lost. Despite the beauty of the song, it cuts deep, symbolizing the grief of not being there for him. take 2 2. Negative Emotion for Mark, Positive Emotion for Nicole Mark’s Perspective: Attachment and Inability to Move On For Mark, the music is a symbol of his struggle to let go. His closed eyes at the start show his attempt to avoid the overwhelming emotions. When Nicole joins, his eyes dilate, reflecting his fear and emotional struggle. The flashback with his mother reinforces his attachment to the past, and his dilated pupils and blush show how he’s unable to move forward, even though the music seems like a connection of love. Nicole’s Perspective: Healing and Acceptance For Nicole, the music symbolizes healing. Though she starts crying, her tears aren’t just sorrow-they represent her acceptance of pain. As she lifts her head and opens her eyes, it shows that she’s ready to move on. The music, once a symbol of loss, becomes a source of strength, representing her ability to embrace Jake’s memory without being consumed by it.
@@iambumbo7534 This isn't a still image artwork, but a fully animated/programmed scene with dialogue and music. I know what you mean but I don't understand how you might think what you just saw could be related in anyway to that. But anyways, this scene is from Until Then, a narrative-driven visual novel game that you can pick up on Steam!
![Until Then OST - Time is Tearing Us Apart [ORCHESTRAL COVER]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/xmP4OiRpZa0/mqdefault.jpg)
this scene was so hard hitting. i loved it so much.
I applaud to the dev for this beautiful scene, I've never seen so much emotion conveyed like this, let alone in a pixel art animation style. The insane detail of Nicole's expressing her feelings through her piece, from her holding back her tears, her sadness and grief of her late best friend, remembering those memories that reminded her of him.
This is top-notch level of writing and scene direction, no words but only emotions that are at play, along with the music to convey a powerful meaning.
I love to see more indie-game narrative stories that use anime style pixel art animation. I'm no expert but it must be really hard to get this level of human expression to translate into pixel art style animation.
The devs really set the bar with this one.
Idk why but I cried like a baby during this part. Hit me right in the feels.
this will always be the best indie game for me
This song is tearing me apart 😭
Time indeed is tearing them apart...
The true ending really did tear them apart
my take on this duet
take 1
1. Positive Emotion for Mark, Negative Emotion for Nicole
Mark’s Perspective: Love and Connection
For Mark, the music is a reminder of his mother’s love. His closed eyes at the start show his emotional buildup. When Nicole joins and urges him not to stop, his eyes dilate, and he looks at her with affection, a clear sign of love and connection. His blush and dilated pupils reflect his feelings as the music brings warmth and comfort, symbolizing his bond with his mother.
Nicole’s Perspective: Pain and Loss
For Nicole, the same music brings pain, reminding her of Jake. Her eyes shine with tears, and her sad expression shows the weight of her regret. As she cries and closes her eyes, the music becomes a painful reminder of what was lost. Despite the beauty of the song, it cuts deep, symbolizing the grief of not being there for him.
take 2
2. Negative Emotion for Mark, Positive Emotion for Nicole
Mark’s Perspective: Attachment and Inability to Move On
For Mark, the music is a symbol of his struggle to let go. His closed eyes at the start show his attempt to avoid the overwhelming emotions. When Nicole joins, his eyes dilate, reflecting his fear and emotional struggle. The flashback with his mother reinforces his attachment to the past, and his dilated pupils and blush show how he’s unable to move forward, even though the music seems like a connection of love.
Nicole’s Perspective: Healing and Acceptance
For Nicole, the music symbolizes healing. Though she starts crying, her tears aren’t just sorrow-they represent her acceptance of pain. As she lifts her head and opens her eyes, it shows that she’s ready to move on. The music, once a symbol of loss, becomes a source of strength, representing her ability to embrace Jake’s memory without being consumed by it.
this part really hits me in da feels. I loved this scene, it's so beautiful
Hearing this song is tearing my life.
The final fucking ending
goosebumps everytime so much emotion in this song
This hits so hard in the game
This been playing on my head since i heard this, i fricking love this.
You the music is.... I feel the music im crying
1:00 this part really strikes me straight to the heart and it made me remember the poor and joyful cath
Did you save cathy? Yes
But at what cost?
**Her**
Mah boi falling in luvv
I love this scene so much
Damn this is like the third or fourth Until Then video where I’ve seen you lurking around the comments lmao.
she never got to write this song after the final timeline reset 🤧
@@evandavis8550 ;)
@@chadcomical4941 MAN.
Dude this is like the fifth time I saw you on an until then video LOL@@1leeek
I play piano when i heard of this game that its theme was piano i got hooked up onto it
Man the ending
Why do you only have 41 subscribers lemme increase one.
The scene hit my heart ❤️ ❤
Really love this part. Wheres the whole piece Poly :>
@@robmaliklobitana3589 Check Until Then's twitter, they announced that they will be releasing the game's original sound track!
They just released the single for it 😊
Good good❤❤
I'm conflicted wether or this is corn or just a visually good game
What made you think this was that ?
@@dianinha5502 Seen my share of really good art but turning out to be corn
@@iambumbo7534 This isn't a still image artwork, but a fully animated/programmed scene with dialogue and music. I know what you mean but I don't understand how you might think what you just saw could be related in anyway to that.
But anyways, this scene is from Until Then, a narrative-driven visual novel game that you can pick up on Steam!
@@dianinha5502 nothing to bad just the internet eroding my perception of what is or isn't safe to see
Also pretty sick
@@iambumbo7534 Understandable ngl, but yeah, this game is beautiful, do check it out!
A lot to take in but in a good way!