Bientôt l'été
Bientôt l’été is a videogame for two players. Two players who pretend to be lovers. They pretend to be lovers separated from each other by lightyears of deep space. They have lonely walks along the shore of a…
Bientôt l'été is an indie developed by Tale of Tales, released 3 January 2013 on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Bientôt l'été is
Bientôt l'été is an indie game developed by Tale of Tales and released in 2013. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
Bientôt l’été is a videogame for two players. Two players who pretend to be lovers. They pretend to be lovers separated from each other by lightyears of deep space. They have lonely walks along the shore of a simulated ocean, thinking wistful thoughts of each other. Thoughts from ancient Earth literature by Marguerite Duras. The empty beach, the strong wind, the gentle music and a small colony of electric seagulls are their only companions. Yet their heart is full and their mind confused. Walk along the shore, until they meet the emptiness. When it all becomes too much, they run towards each other. Enabled by intergalactic networks, they touch each other’s holographic bodies in cyberspace…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are drama, romance and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
What it launched against
Bientôt l'été launched on 3 January 2013, within three weeks of DmC: Devil May Cry, ArcheAge, Kentucky Route Zero and Temple Run 2.
Released around the same time: DmC: Devil May Cry, ArcheAge, Kentucky Route Zero, Temple Run 2.
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