BEFORE YOUR EYES
Kenneth Shepard Jul 26, 2022. 1 minute read
Now That It’s on Mobile, I Am Once Again Asking You To Play Before Your Eyes
If there’s one thing you’ve gotta know about me, Fanbyte readers, is that I will never stop telling people to play certain games. Before Your Eyes, GoodbyeWorld Games’ adventure game that uses your webcam to track every time you blink to progress the story forward, is one of those games I…
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Fanbyte Staff Dec 31, 2021. 9 minute read
The Fancies 2021: The Big Fanbyte Game of the Year 2021 Roundup
We finally did it. We killed another year — 2021 this time — and now laugh and dance on its atemporal corpse. Its reign of tyranny is over and now we feast… on some very good video games. Specifically, we’re taking a look at Fanbyte Game of the Year 2021…
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Elise Favis Dec 25, 2021. 6 minute read
The Fancies 2021: Elise’s Top Games of the Year
This is going to sound corny, but this past year has been a huge lesson in happiness and balance for me. I changed jobs, moved across the country, and started anew in more ways than one. Part of that transition has been interacting with games differently than before, allowing myself…
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Natalie Flores Dec 23, 2021. 8 minute read
The Fancies 2021: Natalie Flores’ Game of the Year List
2021 has often been pretty terrible, but at least it’s been a fantastic year for video games. I genuinely mean that. Video games are in some way tied to every source of happiness I’ve had throughout the last 12 months. That they’ve had such a spectacular year, offering plenty of…
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Kenneth Shepard Dec 22, 2021. 10 minute read
The Fancies 2021: Kenneth Shepard’s Favorite Games That Weren’t Mass Effect
Gosh, 2021 is much harder to define for me than last year. 2020 was full of turmoil, and grief, but it was also a year of putting myself back together and coming out stronger on the other side. Now that 2021 is ending, there are a lot of things that…
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Elise Favis Dec 16, 2021. 6 minute read
Before Your Eyes Understands the Trauma of Childhood Chronic Illness
This article contains heavy spoilers for the game Before Your Eyes. Often, the happiest moments are gone in the blink of an eye. That trip you took as a kid, that first kiss that swelled your heart with joy – these memories fit into a larger picture of who you…
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Kenneth Shepard Dec 6, 2021. Less than a minute
Games of 2021 As Pokemon
Chicory: A Colorful Tale Resident Evil: Village Before Your Eyes Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury 12 Minutes Life is Strange: True Colors Boyfriend Dungeon Tales of Arise Operation: Tango Gnosia The Last Friend Previous years as Pokemon: Games of 2020 As Pokemon Games of 2019 as…
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Kenneth Shepard Dec 2, 2021. 7 minute read
Before Your Eyes Reminds Me There’s No Perfect Way to Die
The following will contain spoilers for Before Your Eyes and discussions of death. Reader discretion is advised. I didn’t watch a ton of Breaking Bad. But I had the show on my mind when I first played GoodbyeWorld Games’ Before Your Eyes. There was one episode that I remembered most…
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Kenneth Shepard Apr 8, 2021. 3 minute read
Before Your Eyes is Built On Moments I Don’t Want to Blink and Miss
Nearly every moment I spent in GoodbyeWorld Games’ Before Your Eyes was an act of resistance. The narrative adventure game sat me in a boat with a ferryman tasked with guiding souls to the afterlife. But first, he wanted to hear my story. That meant reliving all the important moments…
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