[I.D.: A gifset containing four gifs of the game Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery.
Gif 1 is a shot of the player character reaching towards the camera. Wind brushes her hair and clothes in the air as the background behind her fades from her painting studio, to white, and then to nature outside.
Gif 2 shows two scenes. One is the player’s paint brush strokes laying down yellow paint on a drawing. Another is the player’s pencil strokes leaving behind a sketch.
Gif 3 shows three scenes. One is the player solving a puzzle to unlock a door, sliding through letter combinations. Another is a puzzle where the player must slide through different color swatches to complete a picture. The third is a scene of the player’s neighbor, his back faced to them, as he works on his painting.
Gif 4 pans across four different settings: a room with the player’s paintings hanging on a wall, the player’s canvas sitting in their studio, a meadow of pink plants blowing in the wind and the canvas easel standing amongst them, and a wider shot of the player’s studio.
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Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery is an interactive fiction game about an aspiring artist creating her masterpiece! Under your brusque neighbor’s gaze (and with his pesky cat around), paint and sketch artwork that conveys emotional tones. Solve puzzles, take the occasionally coffee and breakfast break, and uncover an emotional tale about chance!
For Nintendo Switch, PS4, Android, iOS, Windows, and Mac.
Developed by Silver Lining Studio, a Taiwanese company that wants to energize players using heart-warming and hopeful games to aid them in gloomy hours. They partnered with Akupara games, a publishing company that’s worked with other titles such as Mutazione and The Choreographist.