Bientôt l’été is an interactive computer program that requires 3D hardware acceleration.
Bientôt l’été is an interactive program that uses realtime 3D videogame technology. In one part of the program you control an avatar —man or woman, the choice is yours— who walks on a simulated beach. Poetic phrases about love and loss roll in on the waves. These phrases are then taken inside, in the second part. Here you exchange moves on a chess board with another person on the internet, presumably playing your lover. You don't know who they are as the system matches you up automatically.
For more information, follow the development blog, browse through our reference material, or simply email us. |
System requirements Recent Mac OS X or Windows computer with decent 3D hardware acceleration. Mac computers should be of the "Pro" type, or iMac. Windows computers should have a videocard suitable for 3D (Geforce 7600, Radeon X1600 or better). Processor: 2Ghz or faster. Memory: 2 GB or more. Extravagant: 4 GB or more. Disk space: 500 MB. Extravagant: 1.5 GB. |
Bientôt l’été was featured in these events: |
Read what the critics are saying about Bientôt l’été.
Fast company - "Bientôt l’été resonates like an accomplished painting or a good piece of music."
The Verge - "Finally, a video game as artistic and hard to understand as French films." Akimbo - "I was at times elated by the beauty of the sentiments expressed and, at other times, surprised by how dark it could feel.". |
Forbes - “Of course, basing a computer game set in the distant future on an examination of the quiet desperation of bourgeois French womanhood in the 1950s is, itself, going to look like non-linear art game weirdness. But there is a plan.”
Game Podunk - “There were many beautiful moments I experienced, as well as a few that disturbed me, but no one can say what impact (if any) the game will have on players.” |
Gaming Nexus - "Bientôt l’été's obscure combination of ideas and atmospheric presentation result in a memorable journey of wonder and mystery that must be experienced firsthand to truly grasp the game’s many emotions and imagery." |
Bientôt l’été was created by Tale of Tales in Belgium.
Development Direction Design Music Characters Programming Female voice Male voice Software Assets Text Translations Supported by Release date |
Tale of Tales Michaël Samyn Walter Hus Auriea Harvey Laura Raines Smith Michaël Samyn Fabienne Mésenge Christophe Poulain Walter Hus Kris Force Theresa Schlag Daniel Hellweg Lucas Annunziata Michaël Samyn Auriea Harvey Unity3D Antares Universe Alien Planets Collection by Tronitec Game Studios Michaël Samyn Camille Matéo Daniel Hellweg Jaroslav Babich Bruno de Figueiredo Matteo Sarnari Blanca Perse Tetelo Erik Svedäng & Albin Bernhardsson Martin Sobr 12 December 2012 |
Play in the Bientôt l’été café right here on the web. (Unity3D plugin required).