Omen of Rain
A downloadable game for Windows
Omen of Rain is a very short story/adventure game thing made in RPG Maker VX Ace.
You play as Hans, who, after fifteen years, has returned to the old hideout where he used to play with his friends. It's mostly calm and atmospheric, with some minor dark things. (There are no jumpscares, though!)
This game is available in English and Spanish! ¡Este juego está disponible en inglés y español!
CREDITS
Scripts:
Galv
Music:
H/Mix Gallery (Hirokazu Akiyama)
Tim Kahn (from freesound.org)
Sound Effects:
RPG Maker VX Ace RTP
- From freesound.org:
Samulis, monte32, badkitty67044, Snoman, quetzalcontla, revolverssmoke, felipe.j
Enjoy!
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Install instructions
Thank you very much for downloading!
Installation is not necessary. To run the game, uncompress the compressed file, and execute Game.exe from the uncompressed folder.
Development log
- ¡Traducción al español disponible!Jul 13, 2021
- Omen of Rain - AfterwordFeb 28, 2021
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the feeling of bittersweet sentimental nostalgia and dread kinda got me in a chokehold, this brought me back to memories of playing with old friends. my dumbass thought Mila was a name of a girl, like one of the chars’ younger sister or something, late realization bonked me in the head when Bern mentioned her as a smart dog lol. the small details portrayed about the characters in the limited scope gave away their distinct traits; Toby, Bern, and Hans (with the two dogs that have seen through things). The amulet additional bits brought few key differences too whether you take it or not, i have noticed. also, being in a trio had never worked out well for me so far, it felt like i was almost in Hans’ shoes again in that similar experience lol, the atmospheric narrative told was done good all in all!
spoilers
thank God things werent as bad as i thought like one of them died in the fateful rainy day or something, but the implications of something sinister going on behind the scene in that forest and with that illusion Hans experienced? gave me chills, tbh it reminded me of this certain scene of Gakkou Gurashi or any other horror refs when the actual reality was revealed and contrasted with how the protag saw it through their affected perception, im betting it's the red stones or whatever radiation outbreak that got something in it causing hallucinatory elements. kinda sad they didnt end up really reunite tho, i think, and the dogs symbolic presence moved me to tears, man's best friend to the coreCool game. You've got a pretty decent drawing skills.
Thank you so much for playing it, and for the video! I appreciate it a lot!
Drawing is one of my favorite things, so I'm glad to hear that :')
This is the first of your games that I think I've played! It's certainly short, but it didn't need to be any longer. The forest background is so pretty! The purple shadows fit the mood very well.
Based on how your afterword suggests that a happy interpretation is intended, I'm guessing that the black dog might be a spirit form of Mila, or came on Mila's behalf, to protect Hans and steer him out of the forest before nighttime. A nice day that he can carry with him, as long as he doesn't think about it too hard? It's sad seeing him just standing there talking to himself once the illusion is revealed... But I'm sure I'm still missing something!
Thank you so much for playing my games!! It really means a lot to hear this!! I love shading in purple, it gives off a very nice ambience :')
Ooh, you're actually super close with that interpretation! That's pretty much on the spot! I initially left it a bit open, but I don't mind confirming this part of the story at this point. Since it's so short, a lot of the setting ended up unexplained, but maybe I could bring something back from this game someday...!
Thank you so much!!!! I'm really glad you enjoyed it!! :'D
The story is definitely wholesome... perhaps... maybe........ I'm really glad to hear it left you thinking!! Thank you so much for playing it!!
Thank you so much for playing!! I'm really glad you liked it! :')
Very nice catch on the bug, I hadn't noticed that possibility at all! It should be fixed now. Thank you so much!!