Portrait of a Ghost

I love and appreciate this game so far!! Can't wait to play all the different endings!

This game was right up my alley, I really waited until i was truly free to fully immerse myself into the story, and WOW was it worth it. Hooked right from the start, Arthur is such an interestingly written character, it was so fun trailing along with him as we uncovered more of the story. (that reveal by part 5- goosebumps) I'm happy we also got a little glimpse into what happened afterwards, was really bittersweet!

The photography element / mini game you added worked so well to draw up the suspense I did kinda stress out hoping not to see a sudden face in a corner LMAO.  Was really effective!

Truly well executed! I adore your art and writing, excited to jump right into the next entry when I'm free!!  (ง ื▿ ื)ว

Big fan of this game (also, big thank you for having an ending guide because Ending 4 is my favourite!). Incredible talent from the music to audio to story and characters!

I tried downloadign this on my Mac and it says:

“portraitofaghost” cannot be opened because the developer cannot be verified.

is there any way to fix this? I want to play so bad but it was very laggy on web T^T

I don't usually play visual novels but that may change after this one. Really enjoyed the detail towards the scenery and torture that Arthur experiences. Before I realized it, I was pretty absorbed by the characters and story. It also helped me brush up on my English ( I only speak English but I do NOT read anymore lol).

Looking forward to more

Here's the gameplay if anyone's interested: 

thank you, endysis for scaring me out of my wits with this game, my coward heart will try to get the other endings next time when it isn't past midnight <33  your writing is beautiful as always and of course, you've created a perfectly haunting atmosphere not only with your writing but with the visuals. honestly i just adore how you do the gothic fiction genre so well; you're extremely talented and if ever you put out a short story collection know that i will eat it up. again, thanks for the game!!

Amazing story and a good way to pass the time. Beautiful visuals!

Beautiful game! Just, wow. A really neat twist on the "ghost in photographs" idea. Absolutely amazing, from art, to sound, to story

I finally had the time to sit down and play this. I know I always get absorbed in your games so I waited until I'd be able to give it full attention.

Honestly I think the biggest compliment I can possibly give is that I was trying to keep track of all the things I wanted to praise in it but I kept losing track of them because I would just get so absorbed in the story. You are so masterful at combining pieces to make an incredibly cohesive whole.

What I do remember wanting to mention, in particular:

* ohhhhh I am OBSESSED with how the soundtrack faded between a heavily filtered grammophone-y mix into a very full mix in that one scene, that was SO good
* I LOVE that the cursor is designed like a viewfinder! That's so clever. Only minor note is that at least on the WebGL build it seemed like the active part of the cursor was not actually the center of the viewfinder, but once I realized where the active part is it was no problem.
* I really love what you did with the UI in general. Using the photo frames as text boxes... It's so elegant.
* I mean, I just love ghosts, a lot, so it's no surprise I loved this. Every time you depict ghosts it resonates with me. I ALSO love works that explore how ghosts interact with changing times and new emerging technologies, so of course a work about ghosts and the invention of the camera is 10000% my shit.
* I REALLY loved the fucked up horror sound-based tracks for particularly gruesome moments.

Honestly it feels wrong to just talk about the pieces that I loved because what makes it so good is how they all come together and make a really powerful experience. I also love it when the protagonist is awful.

10000/10 a million stars I only got ending 2 so far but want to come back for the others soon

Short, but very well contained story, especially considering jam limitations. Loved how the photography theme was carried throught the UI and everything.

I was sooo excited to the news of this release! Incredible game! Such a good story. The design was so creative and worked so well. Atmosphere was spot on, and I was genuinely creeped out. I loved the characters, and the ghost was indeed very adorable:) The mention of Samuel made me feel a lot of thing

Woke up to this being announced today, and I couldn't be more excited.

Idk if anyone else have this feeling but, other people's artworks had me kicking my feet and wanting to swallow it all, however Endysis, yours made me wanna be consumed by them.

I had always find something so amusing, so captivating in your writting and illustrations. Your paintings aren't just for the human eye -my soul enjoys their taste, too. My heart beats more rapidly whenever I think about your artworks; I suppose it's not the thrill, more like love. 

I have big feeling for your talent, Endysis.