With Shining Eyes

A short, trippy, casually playing first person experience. Very well done in all respects, and worth checking out if you want something quick that plays well, and isn't taxing on the mind (or wallet). Easy to 100%.

Бесплатная короткая игра (20–40 минут) в жанре сюрреалистичного приключения от первого лица. Вы исследуете таинственную Bellamy Academy — школу, где архитектура переплетена с воспоминаниями, а в классах скрыты секреты.

A short, surreal first-person walking simulator set in Bellamy Academy, where colorful classrooms can be explored, simple puzzles solved and fragments of its history uncovered through dialogue and a cutscene. Its themes touch on learning, human connection, self-development and human nature, but there is little actual background story or narrative substance. The game essentially consists of solving obvious, text-instructed puzzles to collect pieces and place them in the holes of the central room, with occasional hidden areas. Vibrant psychedelic dioramas, portals, floating spaces and clean geometry create a singular kaleidoscopic aesthetic somewhere between dreamcore's distorted familiarity, fantastical children playground architecture, and the rainbow mysticism of '70s New Age imagery. The world is often beautiful and intriguing, though the saturation can be excessive. The soothing ambient soundtrack complements the gentle, soul-soothing atmosphere, even if its repeated piano track can sound repetitive. There are virtually no sound effects beyond dialogue. The gameplay is barely enough to qualify as a puzzle game. Most puzzles are extremely easy, often made even more obvious by dialogue explicitly revealing their solutions. Movement is also too slow. The minimal writing hints at a larger human world without over-explaining it, but can also feel pretentious, while the narrative remains frequently incomprehensible. This ambiguity can be intriguing in arty, abstract experiences, but easily comes across as mere weirdness. At only 20'-30', With Shining Eyes feels less like a conventional game than an interactive art piece or psychedelic theme-park ride: pleasant to wander through, mildly contemplative, but ultimately rather empty. Its surreal atmosphere and singular visuals are appealing, yet there is little depth, substance or replay value once the puzzles are solved. It sits close to Broken Reality and Mango. A harmless little project with a distinctive aesthetic, but also an exceedingly minor one. With Shining Eyes is not particularly bad; it is simply too slight to leave much of an impression. 3.5/10

With Shining Eyes is a meditative exploration of a beautiful virtual space. There's a moment in particular I love where you enter the school through a hallway made of multicolored arches. There are no flashy effects as you go down this hallway-- the only effects are clean geometry and vibrant colors-- but they add up to feel like you're passing through a kaleidoscope. The game's 20-30min playtime is full of moments like this. You're passing through portals and floating through impossibly colorful spaces. It's a joy to explore and interact with the puzzles, which take the form of psychedelic dioramas. The soundtrack caps off the atmosphere though. I could sit in the central chamber of the school and listen to that one song for ages. I really appreciate the minimal text/dialogue as well. It hints at a larger, human world at the academy without over-explaining and getting in the way of your imagination, jeopardizing the mystical. And any game that has you reflect on creativity, legacy, mortality, and regret is worth playing in my opinion. Also very easy to 100% the achievements. Play it!

Игра 'With Shining Eyes' - это прекрасная находка для любителей головоломок и красивой визуальной составляющей. Атмосфера просто завораживает, погружая тебя в свой загадочный мир с первых же минут. Игровой процесс интуитивно понятен, но с каждой новой головоломкой требует все больше внимательности и логического мышления. Отдельно стоит отметить музыкальное сопровождение, идеально дополняющее визуальный стиль и создающее ощущение полного погружения. Сюжет подаётся постепенно, через окружение и небольшие детали, что добавляет загадочности и подогревает интерес к разгадке тайн этого удивительного места. Несмотря на простоту механик, игра способна увлечь на долгие часы, заставляя возвращаться снова и снова, чтобы найти все секреты и разгадать все головоломки. Небольшая продолжительность только добавляет ей привлекательности, делая 'With Shining Eyes' идеальным выбором для короткой, но запоминающейся игровой сессии. Рекомендую всем, кто ищет расслабляющий, но при этом интересный и умный способ провести время.

a lovely 30 minutes of meditative game play and introspection very simple game with deep message and wonderful style its all very dream like witch help give a justifiable strangeness to game if you like games with more abstract setting or artistic environments then i encourage you to immerse you self in this expresses relay calmed me down from crappy day hope fully it brightens yours :)

Cute artsy game ♡