trying to play, not much luck. Didn't load the first time (I reloaded the page), and while playing it crashed. I did download the log in case it'd help, but im gonna paste the error given here. I'll make other comments as I continue to try. Editing comments in the past didn't work out.. (keeps adding extra letters even if they're not the ones I actually type, may be a mobile issue but unsure. I'm on a PC atm)
Hello! I'm sorry that it hasn't been working well for you. I can't help but wonder if this is a wifi issue or a browser issue or maybe even an itch.io site outage issue (itch.io seems to go down a lot. I have no idea why.)
The images and audio not loading combined with the fact that the code shown in the error isnt actually my coding that I did, but rather chunks of renpy's base code makes me think the game just refuses to download properly for you. if it continues not to work I would try clearing out your cookies and maybe even using a different browser. I'm sorry for the trouble :( I hope your most recent attempt has been working
okay, that'd make sense as I dont actually have internet and usually avoid browser games, as I have to tether my phone and use my data. Much prefer to download to play offline 😅 less potential issues that way.
what i have been able to play is enjoyable though! had to stop cause it drained my battery, but i do intend to finish the demo over time.
please please help dude!!☹️☹️ my bower rest for some reason and so did everything else including my process. i was literally just where we see bill and it RESET:[ i really cannot go though the lab thing again. no offense man but it was so frustrating😭
Aw it was short but it was so fun, the writing was really natural and funny. Just like Gravity Falls! I would love for the MC to be like 'Ford you're making a valiant effort alone...but it also feels like you really need help and a friend.' lol And they even start to make little contributions to the journals and Ford mentions them assisting him and getting into hijinks. Such cute story potential!
aughh ive been having so much fun with this game lately, I love ford in this art style he looks amazing...I find it so funny how it doesn't say explicitly that it's a dating sim anywhere but it's still right in ur face
the promo art is also peak comedy to me. I love the humour in this game so much it aligns with the original show so well. super excited for future updates!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I really love this game. I want to support it as much as I can! I smiled so much my whole face hurts ><
I hope the author one day considers maybe a patreon with exclusive(?) art content and updates. If not, I will patiently wait to see the rest of this lovely story unfold!
Glad you liked it! I appreciate the interest, but I wouldn't ever put my things behind a paywall like that. Sometimes I put things on my tapas account (usually not until they're actually in the game), and thats here: https://tapas.io/series/Ford-Sim-Art/info
But when I warn of spoilers there, I mean it. There's like, stuff from all the way into day 4 on there. There's even concepts for Stan's game if you go far enough lol.
Hey, I'm new to all the gaming stuff and how the system works. I played your game when it came out and it had only day 0 and 1. how can i find 2-3-4?(if it exists) amazing game!!!
can i like, give money to support this game and support it being completed, and hopefully soon? but not in a rushy mean way but in a 'i REALLY like this game' sort of way. it's so spot on for gravity falls humor and characterization and it has actual mystery involving the player. i am frothing at the mouth for all this LORE! 🤬💛✨
I cannot wait until this is finished!! I'm always chuckling at Ford's dialogue haha. AND navigating the lab is so fun and engaging. I've already replayed this so many times I'm invested 100000/10
This is so amazingly made and was so much fun from start to finish! It is so obvious you put a lot of love into this and I cannot wait for more updates! When do you think the next day or the rest of Day 1 will be out?
Thank you! I'm glad you liked it. I don't really have a schedule for this game, it's just something I work on here and there when the feeling strikes me, so I really can't guess when the next part will come out. I think if you follow me on here it will email you next time I post something, if that helps.
I'd say it's a first person POV, any gender protagonist, very very mild horror elements, not really any violence outside of cartoon violence. It's a very mild game that wouldn't really need any age rating or anything I think.
This game is wonderful. The characterization is splendid. My friend and I have been playing it over call and eagerly await the update. Also, might I humbly suggest the inclusion of a secret ax murderer ending?
I LOVED THIS SO MUCH!!! the insane attention to detail, the writing, EVERYTHING IS JUST AMAZING! would play this demo 100 more times if i had the time!! (please dont get attacked by a giant woodpecker 💔)
I LOOOVEEDDD THISSS!!!! there are SO many details that i adored that i just have to point them all out- the tiny shirt, the "edible??" label on the cupboard, the seemingly infinite sandwiches, steve?? this was so much fun, the scenery was beautiful, i had the bestest of times and i hope to see more in due time!!!!!!!!!!
Is there any way to get the gnome object? After talking to carl the gnome, the room that the map has stated to have his needed object is cut off; saying there was a room there, but now there's not. Aer you supposed to got o that room and get the object (which I'm assuming are the firecrackers?) before talking to him? And after you get them, how do you let him use them?
You can go there after Carl if you've never been in it before. You only get the message about it being missing if you've already been there in your current playthrough. You're not going to be able to use the firecrackers until a later day (the game's supposed to have 7 in total, it's just not anywhere near done yet).
I'm still not able to find it, is there a discord where I could find out what the gnome object is? Is it needed for the story or is it just a throw away easter egg?
Sixer is my favourite character from Gravity Falls, and let me just say.........Everything Ford does in this IS WHAT I SEE HIM DOING. Good Job for whoever wrote everything for Stanford, because its all something I can see him doing, even if this isn't cannon. :)
aAUGSGHAHSajhioashas i love this you capture fords fun and sillier side so well and also just his character in general???? godsh where did YOU learn how to write an autistic man
"i believe him to be some sort of en- some sort of tree giant." lol was he about to say "ent" but thought we wouldnt know what that is?
havent finished playing yet but wanted to applaud this. I love the stuff you create and especially appreciate the references to your comics and the little nods to ford being trans. As a fellow trans man, this really makes me happy.
this was so fun!! i found myself giggling and groaning at all the silly jokes and saying “of course he would do something like that” during the demo. im super excited for the next update, thank you for making this!! 💜💜💜
Oh my god, it's so surreal being able to actually play this!! I've been following your Tumblr since back when you were just posting concept art for a Ford dating sim, and I've been in love with everything you've made ever since!! Even just this brief snippet has been genuinely so much fun to play! I'm super excited to see what comes in the future!!
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JUST FINISHED DAY 1 AAAAA IT KEPT ME GIGGLING AND KICKING MY FEET IN EXCITEMENT, AND I LOOVEDD THE END, KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!
Dios, amo este juego. ¡Necesito a Ford! Cada que lo veía y leía lo que decía me sacaba sonrisas y gritos de alegría. Me encanta ♡
Ugh! The screams I scrumpt and all the giggles and the... ugh I NEED THAT MAN
One word "PEAK"
trying to play, not much luck. Didn't load the first time (I reloaded the page), and while playing it crashed. I did download the log in case it'd help, but im gonna paste the error given here. I'll make other comments as I continue to try. Editing comments in the past didn't work out.. (keeps adding extra letters even if they're not the ones I actually type, may be a mobile issue but unsure. I'm on a PC atm)
While running game code:
OSError: Download error: network error ('images/bear string.png' > '//game/images/bear string.png')
The game exited unexpectedly.
More information may be available in the browser console or contained in the log.
Try 3: another error related to bear spray it seems. I acquired it, and asked about the image on said can, but only got as far as "...take too long.."
Going to ignore it and see what happens. If it comes up again, i'll try rollback next. Choosing open does nothing. Attached image.
OH MY GOD THE IMAGES WEREN'T MEANT TO BE BLURRY AND NO AUDIO?!
Try 4 and so on will be in a notepad in case this is still updating, as I'm not sure how common all these issues are ^^;
Will definitely have to play from the start and not my save file, as I have clearly missed SO much.
Hello! I'm sorry that it hasn't been working well for you. I can't help but wonder if this is a wifi issue or a browser issue or maybe even an itch.io site outage issue (itch.io seems to go down a lot. I have no idea why.)
The images and audio not loading combined with the fact that the code shown in the error isnt actually my coding that I did, but rather chunks of renpy's base code makes me think the game just refuses to download properly for you. if it continues not to work I would try clearing out your cookies and maybe even using a different browser. I'm sorry for the trouble :( I hope your most recent attempt has been working
okay, that'd make sense as I dont actually have internet and usually avoid browser games, as I have to tether my phone and use my data. Much prefer to download to play offline 😅 less potential issues that way.
what i have been able to play is enjoyable though! had to stop cause it drained my battery, but i do intend to finish the demo over time.
please please help dude!!☹️☹️ my bower rest for some reason and so did everything else including my process. i was literally just where we see bill and it RESET:[ i really cannot go though the lab thing again. no offense man but it was so frustrating😭
I'm sorry it reset! I have a map of the lab you can follow if that helps. https://64.media.tumblr.com/377f89eea2d01143c6bb76a26fc8a2f3/67391d4fdab5a4df-24/s1280x1920/8c955d26a21e94c6c98ebe7e79633f378975367b.png
You'd still have to play through it, but it might speed things up.
Did you have any save files you could load?
Aw it was short but it was so fun, the writing was really natural and funny. Just like Gravity Falls! I would love for the MC to be like 'Ford you're making a valiant effort alone...but it also feels like you really need help and a friend.' lol And they even start to make little contributions to the journals and Ford mentions them assisting him and getting into hijinks. Such cute story potential!
aughh ive been having so much fun with this game lately, I love ford in this art style he looks amazing...I find it so funny how it doesn't say explicitly that it's a dating sim anywhere but it's still right in ur face
the promo art is also peak comedy to me. I love the humour in this game so much it aligns with the original show so well. super excited for future updates!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I really love this game. I want to support it as much as I can! I smiled so much my whole face hurts ><
I hope the author one day considers maybe a patreon with exclusive(?) art content and updates. If not, I will patiently wait to see the rest of this lovely story unfold!
Glad you liked it! I appreciate the interest, but I wouldn't ever put my things behind a paywall like that. Sometimes I put things on my tapas account (usually not until they're actually in the game), and thats here:
https://tapas.io/series/Ford-Sim-Art/info
If you want to know spoilers BEFORE they happen, sometimes I post about them on my tumblr. Sometimes they end up in this tag (but not always) https://gin-juice-tonic.tumblr.com/tagged/sim%20stuff
But when I warn of spoilers there, I mean it. There's like, stuff from all the way into day 4 on there. There's even concepts for Stan's game if you go far enough lol.
Hey, I'm new to all the gaming stuff and how the system works. I played your game when it came out and it had only day 0 and 1. how can i find 2-3-4?(if it exists) amazing game!!!
Hello :) I haven't made those days yet. When they do exist I'll just update the game here to have them.
omg this is so perfect. I LOVE IT
can i like, give money to support this game and support it being completed, and hopefully soon? but not in a rushy mean way but in a 'i REALLY like this game' sort of way. it's so spot on for gravity falls humor and characterization and it has actual mystery involving the player. i am frothing at the mouth for all this LORE! 🤬💛✨
i love this so much <3 it’s so well written and the art has such a cute way of capturing fords emotions 😭
very fun <3
Finally got a chance to play the day 1 demo!! so worth the wait !! I can't wait for the next part when its ready.
I love this game, and I love how Ford acts! He’s still, serious, but with a nice touch of quirky. Please keep up the great work! :)
I cannot wait until this is finished!! I'm always chuckling at Ford's dialogue haha. AND navigating the lab is so fun and engaging. I've already replayed this so many times I'm invested 100000/10
This is so amazingly made and was so much fun from start to finish! It is so obvious you put a lot of love into this and I cannot wait for more updates! When do you think the next day or the rest of Day 1 will be out?
Thank you! I'm glad you liked it. I don't really have a schedule for this game, it's just something I work on here and there when the feeling strikes me, so I really can't guess when the next part will come out. I think if you follow me on here it will email you next time I post something, if that helps.
i love how his reaction different when the user name is Stanley or Fiddleford lol
we dont talk about bill
10/10 such a fun playthrough so far, love the writing, the artstyles and the games
the poke battle was so good!!
can't wait to play more, happy creating! ((:
i love all the minigames in this (both the lab and the run!). it's fitting that a game about ford makes you use your brain!
What are the tag for this FVN?
What do you mean by tag?
Tag, like what the reader of the game expect in the VN. For example of Tags: POV, Male Protagonist, Violence or MxM....?
I'd say it's a first person POV, any gender protagonist, very very mild horror elements, not really any violence outside of cartoon violence. It's a very mild game that wouldn't really need any age rating or anything I think.
pls dont discontinue this masterpiece.... I LOVE THIS SO FAR
This game is wonderful. The characterization is splendid. My friend and I have been playing it over call and eagerly await the update. Also, might I humbly suggest the inclusion of a secret ax murderer ending?
ending of WHO???
WOW that was awesomeness idk how to word it but it feeds the fixation
I LOVED THIS SO MUCH!!! the insane attention to detail, the writing, EVERYTHING IS JUST AMAZING! would play this demo 100 more times if i had the time!! (please dont get attacked by a giant woodpecker 💔)
I LOOOVEEDDD THISSS!!!! there are SO many details that i adored that i just have to point them all out- the tiny shirt, the "edible??" label on the cupboard, the seemingly infinite sandwiches, steve??
this was so much fun, the scenery was beautiful, i had the bestest of times and i hope to see more in due time!!!!!!!!!!
WHAT THE AWESOME IM INSANE ABOUT THIS. THIS IS SO COOL u managed to emulate fords everything so well here ilu author
This is excellent. Carl! The woodpecker reference. Its so great.
AHHH THE DEMO WAS AMAZING!!
bro having a fridge full of premade sandwiches in zip lock bags makes perfect sense
REAL
Is there any way to get the gnome object? After talking to carl the gnome, the room that the map has stated to have his needed object is cut off; saying there was a room there, but now there's not. Aer you supposed to got o that room and get the object (which I'm assuming are the firecrackers?) before talking to him? And after you get them, how do you let him use them?
You can go there after Carl if you've never been in it before. You only get the message about it being missing if you've already been there in your current playthrough. You're not going to be able to use the firecrackers until a later day (the game's supposed to have 7 in total, it's just not anywhere near done yet).
I'm still not able to find it, is there a discord where I could find out what the gnome object is? Is it needed for the story or is it just a throw away easter egg?
Oh sorry, the firecrackers are the object. There's nothing else to find there.
i honestly love this, ESPECIALLY the part with bill. like i see you you sneaky triangle
Sixer is my favourite character from Gravity Falls, and let me just say.........Everything Ford does in this IS WHAT I SEE HIM DOING. Good Job for whoever wrote everything for Stanford, because its all something I can see him doing, even if this isn't cannon. :)
aAUGSGHAHSajhioashas i love this you capture fords fun and sillier side so well and also just his character in general???? godsh where did YOU learn how to write an autistic man
they actually went to the universe of gravity falls and personally spoke to stanford pines themself /j
SO GOOD!!!!!
"i believe him to be some sort of en- some sort of tree giant." lol was he about to say "ent" but thought we wouldnt know what that is?
havent finished playing yet but wanted to applaud this. I love the stuff you create and especially appreciate the references to your comics and the little nods to ford being trans. As a fellow trans man, this really makes me happy.
I loved the day 1 demo it's so good cgsfuysdhjfbahjdagjfdhagf
this was so fun!! i found myself giggling and groaning at all the silly jokes and saying “of course he would do something like that” during the demo. im super excited for the next update, thank you for making this!! 💜💜💜
I NEED MORE
Oh my god, it's so surreal being able to actually play this!! I've been following your Tumblr since back when you were just posting concept art for a Ford dating sim, and I've been in love with everything you've made ever since!! Even just this brief snippet has been genuinely so much fun to play! I'm super excited to see what comes in the future!!
This is actually so peak!!! I can't wait for more of this!!
also... I see you Bill...
hi