#bryce bucher

[mooroficirrus]

no thoughts behind his eyes

#fatum betula #the beast #the beast fatum betula #makeship #makeship the beast #bryce bucher #god i fucking love fatum betula i hope im able to get the plush #ranart

[ordosmarkzero]

Fatum Betula

#fatum betula #indie games #surrealism #ps1 aesthetic #bryce bucher #ps1 graphics

[prnsn001]

Mysteries Under Lake Ophelia (2021)

#mysteries under lake ophelia #bryce bucher #uaru #nintendo switch #game gifs #pnscapture #PNmulo

[thecuddlymuffintop]

Right now, I'm streaming Bryce Bucher 's Mystery Under Lake Ophelia over on my Twitch channel.

You're always welcome to join with the above link or simply watch here.

#cuddlymuffintop #vtuber #fat blob #blob #indie vtuber #plus sized #plus sized vtuber #blob monster #vtuber uprising #monstuber #fat #english vtuber #mystery under lake ophelia #fishing simulator #horror game #indie horror game #grassroots indie games #bryce bucher

[shrimpwave]

fatum betula screenshots but they’re the ones i just think are neat or haven’t seen posted online before

honestly would love to make or at least contribute to a story inspired off of these setting alone they’re so cool ,,,,,,,

#fatum betula #ps1 horror #bryce bucher

[kamsthetics]

Just finished this incredibly atmospheric and fun exploration game by Bryce Bucher!

It's called Fatum BetulaE

You should definitely give it a try if you like those neo-PSX style games that have come up recently. Amazing art direction and fun stuff, the endings are very good too. I left a review in Backloggd too.

#indie games #haunted psx #the haunted psx #bryce bucher #fatum betula

[beepbeepdespair]

FINALLY getting to play mysteries under lake ophelia today. so excited because i love everything bryce bucher does. ive been counting down the days until it released on switch, oddly enough its also the day when my exam week finishes (thank god) so it works well as a reward. anyway the content warnings are very interesting.

like flashing images yeah i get that, thalassophobia i expected that as this is a fishing game (i do have thalassophobia so im glad bryce recognised that phobia because a lot of people dont) but like trypophobia??? why??? whats gonna have holes in it??? like i was excited going into this game because i know bryce, theres gonna be more to it than just a fishing game, theres gonna be something scary. but like what??? is jane prentiss gonna make a surprise appearance??? no idea. but anyway please dont spoil it for me i want to be surprised lmao

#DONT REBLOG PLEASE #beep beep gets personal #personal #mysteries under lake ophelia #bryce bucher #switch #nintendo switch #exams #a levels #exam week #college #content warnings #fishing #fishing game #gaming #games #horror games #jane prentiss #tma #tma jane prentiss #jane prentiss tma #excited #textpost #text post

[unproductive-software-blog]

Fatum Betula is the Greatest Work of Art I’ve Ever Experienced.

(And I’ve experienced a lot over 24 years and 700 other video games)

Seriously. Just play this. It’s like 3 hours.

For those still here…

A friend and I recently visited the De Young Museum of Art in San Francisco. We sped past a series of still lifes and early impressionist paintings to reach an exhibit of ancient artworks from various cultures around the world. Taking our time to reflect on and discuss the pieces which spoke to us most. My friend, an avid gamer, raised the topic of “political art”.

Typically a hot button issue within the community, I steeled myself for a stupid and unpleasant conversation, however, my friend’s perspective was fascinating, and nuanced. To paraphrase, he posed that people making art to push one specific political agenda would be better off using their drive toward more practical, direct means of change (activism, nonprofit work, philanthropy, etc.). He believed that the greatest, most impactful, most timeless works of art are those like we were seeing in the exhibit, works that reflect an entire culture, ethos, way of life, or way of looking at life. In other words, He felt that works which limited themselves to a single allegory were just that, limited.

It is not my intention to agree or disagree with this stance. I think not all work is “inherently” political, but I think all work can be viewed politically, just as nearly anything can, however, there is more meaning in this world than political meaning. Oftentimes, in the modern, polarized climate born from mass media, we forget to reflect on philosophical, moral, and spiritual modes of thought, each of which provides an alternate lens through which meaning can be discerned from the work, idea, or facts observed. I would also say that even the most inelegant of political cartoons reflect the culture they come from, and the worldview of their creator on some level. Yet still, I see the value in the idea my friend had posed.

Truly great art is honest art.

Truly great art does more than tell a story, it conveys ideas, and provides a space to consider those ideas.

Truly great art is fundamentally based in truth. It serves truth, and evangelizes its audience in the name of truth.

Wrestling earnestly with truth is the process through which meaning is created in the independent minds of an audience.

Meaning can be defined as anything which brings about a change for better or worse, in real life.

Entertainment feels meaningful to a captive audience because it creates an enjoyable change in their lives while they engage with it (fun, pleasure, engagement, etc.).

Art, for those of us who believe words should not be rendered meaningless in favor of not getting into arguments with stupid people, goes a level beyond entertainment. The meaning brought about by art may, in fact, be negative to its audience at times, causing displeasure, discomfort, disgust, or dissatisfaction. However, true art provides its greatest value through its long-term effects. Good art can lead to reflection and positive change in the minds of its audience members. New ideas, reminders of important values, a cultural sense of belonging, and a greater appreciation of various aspects of life can all be benefits of good art, as I’m sure we’ve all experienced in our own lives through our own personal favorite works of art.

Truly great art, then, would be art which brings about the greatest positive change. These works often strike such a cord with their audience members, that they inspire action of some kind.

In some sense, this can make works of overtly political art feel cheap. They are, in essence, trying to skip straight to the highest level of artistic value, without first succeeding as entertainment, or even just plain good art. They are often seen, perhaps incorrectly, as ignoring the experiential and thought-provoking qualities of art, in favor of the call to action. The worst of such works, advertisements and propaganda, actively discourage the audience from even doing the meaning making themselves. In forcing an idea upon us, they attenpt to rob us of our individual perspectives, differences, and authentic experiences of life.

Fatum Betula is so much more than just political (though it is wonderfully political as well). It is the most honest video game I’ve ever played. It is the great cultural artifact that captures who we are both as a people, and as people.

Fatum Betula presents players with artifice, only to tear back the curtain and directly address the themes it had given them ample time to feel and contemplate for themselves, in each of its 10 endings. Each ending takes approximately 15-20 minutes to complete. It’s all the time you need, because everything you’re presented with is meaningful, and rather than add fluff or gimmicks to distract you and pad out the experience, Fatum Betula choses to provide just enough negative space in its design/pacing to let you absorb its ideas and feel its atmosphere. It touches on cycles of violence, man’s parasitic relationship with nature, coping with life and death, and religion and spirituality as both social constructs, and existential nightmares.

Fatum Betula does all this only to remind you at a few key points that it is just a game, and nothing that happens in it matters at all. All that matters is how you choose to live your life on the other side if the screen, after you’ve finished interacting with it. The game goes as far as to include a video showing how its world is constructed in the Unity engine. Bryce Bucher, quite frankly, seems to downplay the games artistic value, and his own creative decisions, as much as possible during this section.

What this all adds up to is a game that hits extremely hard, pulls no punches, and does everything it can to dispell any pretenses it might otherwise convey. Fatum Betula is a game with intelligent and trenchant thematic content, but rather than talk down to you, it raises you up, and reminds you that it’s just a game, and you’re a living breathing human being. During an age in which so many games seek to drain us of our attention, time, and money (Genshin Impact) by presenting themselves as something of value, Fatum Betula dedicates one of its endings to celebrating you, the real-life human being playing the character, because unlike the game’s characters, you aren’t bound by the constraints of the game; you have the free will to do whatever you want in a world so much bigger and more important than any game can provide.

Fatum Betula is the most honest game I have ever played. It is rich with meaning without trying to convince you of anything. It is beautiful and immersive, without presenting itself as anything more than lines of code and some nice music. It presents stark truths about modern life and life in general, without dressing it up as anything controversial.

In this way, I see Fatum Betula as the most perfect work of art in all of gaming. Its intentions are the most pure. It works on every level a great game ought to, without trying to addict or pander to its audience in any way.

And perhaps I forgot to mention, but it is wildly creative and unique, the kind of game you want to play just to see what awesome new environment, scenario, or cutscene it will throw at you next.

PLAY. THIS. GAME.

(and don’t be afraid to use the endings guide on the steam forums if you get really stuck, the secrets are where this game shines most)

#bryce bucher #fatum betula #itch io #itchio #indie games #indie horror game #pc gaming #pc games #game analysis #game review #goty #glitch art #analysis #review #video game #video games #gamer fun #gamer aesthetic

[lsd-dog-emulator]

I GOT HIM!!!! Fatum Betula stuffie you are MINE !!!! 🖤🫶🏼

#eeeeeee #indie games #video games #fatum betula #bryce bucher #plushie #stuffie #horror games

[mooroficirrus]

celebratory art piece of the beast from fatum betula because my plushie came!!!!!!!!!!!! im so happy:DD

#dont mind the objects around him. #makeship #the beast #fatum betula #bryce bucher #ranart #rana talks

[real-life-creature-feature]

#shout outs to bryce bucher for making this

[prnsn001]

Mysteries Under Lake Ophelia (2021)

#mysteries under lake ophelia #bryce bucher #nintendo switch #game gifs #pnscapture #PNmulo

[quinnkdev]

My good pal @bryce-bucher asked me a little bit ago to make him some Steam emotes for his excellent game Fatum Betula. It took a little bit, but I was finally able to muster the energy to finish them!

#Fatum Betula #Pixel art #Quinnart

[jonathanharker]

Fatum Betula (2020) - Autumn Ambience by Bryce Bucher, soundtrack by Simone Peltier

#fatum betula #autumn #october #ambience #sarah’s stuff

[feverdreamjohnny]

Orbo's Odyssey - Dracula Sniper

That'll teach you to go out of bounds... Idiot... You forgot about the draculas...

(Silly Military VO by @bryce-bucher)

#orbosodyssey #gamedev #indiedev

[beepbeepdespair]

its like a post it note on my back saying "kick me im indie" /j /j

#beep beep gets personal #personal #gaming #games #game #bryce bucher #mysteries under lake ophelia #switch #nintendo switch #glass masquerade #earthworms #earthworms game #indie games #indie