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When the Past was Around OUT NOW!

22 Sep, 2020

IT’S HERE!

After more than a year of hardwork, good days and bad days, it’s finally here! When the Past was Around is out now on Steam and you can now enjoy the bittersweet story of Eda and Owl. Gather clues, solve puzzles, and find out the mystery of the past.

Watch the launch trailer here.
https://youtu.be/ZnpO8z0yMCQ

Thank you!

Once again, we want to thank you for all your support throughout the development of this game, for all the love that you have shown… Thank you. To our friends, family, to the awesome beta testers, to our beloved community and supporters, thank you so so so much!

We also want to thank our wonderful friends who’ve helped us in translating When the Past was Around that now even more people can enjoy the game in their languages!

Théo Kuperholc
Eileen Geissler
Luca Cassinelli
Aehyang Shin
Dayeon Moon
Suhyoun Han
Daria Gilwa
António Barreiro
Vinicius 'Davina' Ferreira
IsamiRivers
Samuel
Ippatsu!!
Ruth Domínguez
Abrek Atakan Koç
Deniz Nur Yaslandı
Solomon
Silvia
Yuhoha
William
Priscila França

Get the full game here!

Good news! we’re giving 10% launch discount specially for you! If you love the game, please leave a review and feedback. We’d love to hear from you!

https://steamproxy.net/steamstore/app/1164050/When_The_Past_Was_Around/

We had such wonderful time developing this game and we’re more than happy now that the game is finally released. We hope you enjoy the game as much as we enjoy making it <3

Sending love to you all and stay safe!

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http://twitter.com/WPWAgame

Join the community!
http://discord.gg/toge

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When the Past was Around - Coming on Sep 22, 2020!

11 Sep, 2020

Frem the creators of A Raven Monologue and Coffee Talk.

We are very delighted to announce that our project, When the Past was Around by Mojiken Studio and Toge Productions will be available on Steam on September 22, 2020.

When the Past was Around is an adventure puzzle-escape game about love, loss, moving on, and letting go. Experience the ups and downs with Eda and Owl.

Watch the announcement trailer here:
https://youtu.be/0Ayvr0pILnU

Follow and wishlist the game now!
https://steamproxy.net/steamstore/app/1164050/When_The_Past_Was_Around/

If you've played our previously released game, A Raven Monologue and She and the Light Bearer, you will enjoy this game as well.

Wish us luck for the release!

Have a great day/evening!

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http://twitter.com/togeproductions

Join our community!
http://discord.gg/toge

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When the Past was Around is Coming to Steam on September 22, 2020

9 Sep, 2020

YEEESSS!!!

We're so delighted that we can finally announce the release date of When the Past was Around! Mark the date! The game will be available on Steam for PC and Mac on September 22, 2020.

Watch the Steam Release Date Announcement Trailer here!

https://youtu.be/0Ayvr0pILnU

Help us share this wonderful news to friends, family, anyone who will enjoy playing When the Past was Around! :D

And again, we can never thank you enough for all the support you've given. Thank you thank you thank youuuu! We'll see you again in around 2 weeks with the game on the store ;)

Wishlist and follow the full game here!

https://steamproxy.net/steamstore/app/1164050/When_The_Past_Was_Around/

Have an awesome day/evening!

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http://twitter.com/WPWAgame

Join our Discord!
http://discord.gg/toge

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When the Past was Around won Best Game Award

2 Sep, 2020

Yay! We still can’t believe it!

We are truly happy and truly honored to receive this award. It was past 11 pm when the live stream happened and we were so surprised when we heard the announcement. We want to thank Indie Arena Booth Online organizers and the judges and giving this honorable award to us.

All of us at Mojiken Studio and Toge Productions are very happy and grateful that When the Past was Around won Best Game Award in Indie Arena Booth Online 2020 at Gamescom.

We want to give shout-out to the games who were also nominated for Best Game Award. They’re all great games and we love them! Do check out these games belove and share some love by following or adding the games to your wishlist if you like them

https://steamproxy.net/steamstore/app/1062140/Garden_Story/
https://steamproxy.net/steamstore/app/1094920/Hazel_Sky/
https://steamproxy.net/steamstore/app/1128920/EVERSPACE_2/

Before we end the announcement, here are a couple exciting news for you!

We just finished closed beta-test for the game. We want to thank our community especially Toge Productions’ Discord server community for the help!
That being said, the game will probably be ready soon! Of course, we still need time to improve and polish the game after the receiving feedback and reports from the beta-test.
And here’s a couple screenshots of When the Past was Around full game!

If you want to see more and to stay updated with the progress, follow us on Twitter or join the Discord community!

Follow on Twitter!
http://twitter.com/WPWAgame

Join Discord Community!
http://discord.gg/toge

And don't forget to wishlist and follow the full game!
https://steamproxy.net/steamstore/app/1164050/When_The_Past_Was_Around/

Thank you and have a great day!

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Devlog #03: Sneak Peek Video of the Full Game

3 Jul, 2020

Hello!

How are you? XD

Lately we’ve been joining lots of online events, so it’s pretty hectic for us these days. But we’re glad that we’ve been receiving lots of love, also from Steam Game Festival: Summer Edition last month. Thanks to everyone who came and watched the stream!

Before the Steam Game Festival, we also participated in Wholesome Direct where we showcased exclusive footage from the full game of When the Past was Around. We thought maybe we can share the video we submitted here, too!

Check out the full-game footage on the video below!
https://youtu.be/ErAc0fK8DJU

And here’s the link to the full direct video.
https://youtu.be/AwCNzOPR8Ck?t=1088

Soooo… After watching the video, are you excited? Tell us in the comment section!

Oh, right! We also have some news from When the Past was Around!
The game will be published in Japan by awesome team from Chorus Worldwide and they will also help us with the release and distribution on Nintendo Switch eShop, PS4, and Xbox One! So, yes! We’re coming to consoles as well! Yay yaaayyyy!

Last but not least, we finally have our own Twitter account!
So please follow us on Twitter! <3

TWITTER : http://twitter.com/WPWAgame

Cross-Promo Time!

And please also wishlist this upcoming game from our studio, A Space for the Unbound!
A slice-of-life adventure game set in the late 90s rural Indonesia that tells a story about overcoming anxiety, depression, and the relationship between a boy and a girl with supernatural powers.

If you love When the Past was Around, you will probably love this game, too!

https://steamproxy.net/steamstore/app/1201270/A_Space_For_The_Unbound/

That’s is for now! We’ll see you on the next devlog!

With love,
Owl Team

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discord.gg/toge

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Developer Q&A Live Stream

8 Jun, 2020

Hello everyone,

First and foremost, thank you for your support to this game. 🦉❤️

As we are joining the Steam Game Festival, we thought that it would be great to get connected with you more. Therefore, we will be holding a live session with Brigitta Rena, the art director, and Elwin Lysander, the technical director of When the Past was Around!

Live stream Schedule

When: Friday, June 19, 8 PM PST
Where: WPWA's main game Steam page

Send us questions!

Ask us anything you want to know about the game. We will try to answer your questions during the live stream! You can reach us through:

Twitter: http://twitter.com/mojikenstudio, or
Discord: http://discord.gg/toge

We will be waiting for your questions until June 17!

See you soon. ✨

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When the Past was Around won Best Audio in IGA 2020!

4 Jun, 2020

Hello!

We're here delivering message from our talented music composer, Masdito Bachtiar, for his wonderful works were acknowledged by the Indie Game Awards 2020 and won Best Audio Award! Yay!

We're really glad for having Masdito in our team! He's been working with us on other project, too! Like, She and the Light Bearer also our other project, A Space for the Unbound. We are truly delighted to hear this news and we hope you will all enjoy the serene, calming soundtrack of When the Past was Around when the game is out later.

https://youtu.be/X0r61YmYP2o?t=552

Here's a word from Masdito!

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Thank you so much to Taipei Game Show 2020 for bestowing an award to me.
I'm very honored, and "thank you" is not enough to express my gratitude to everyone.
To Taipei Game Show, to all Mojiken Crew, to our publisher Toge Production, to all of my friends and family.

Masdito "ittou" Bachtiar

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Let's show some love and support by liking his Facebook page!
https://www.facebook.com/ittousoundworks

And here's the soundtrack of When the Past was Around by Masdito.
Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWObnq2xG0c&feature=youtu.be

Thank you and we'll see you again another time!

Hoot!

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twitter.com/mojikenstudio

Join Toge Productions Discord community!
discord.gg/toge

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When the Past was Around on Wholesome Direct 2020

26 May, 2020

Hello hello!

We are soooo happy to announce that we will be participating in #WholesomeDirect 2020! Yayy!
Wholesome Direct will be LIVE on YouTube with other wholesome indie game titles, such as A Space for the Unbound, Garden Story, Ooblets, Snacko, and many more!

We'll be showing never seen before footage from the full game of When the Past was Around! A very special one for you all who've been supporting and patiently waiting for our game!

Come and watch Wholesome Direct live TONIGHT!
May 26 at 1PM ET.

Set a reminder and watch it later here:
https://youtu.be/AwCNzOPR8Ck

Kindly follow Wholesome Games on Twitter if you want to check more wholesome games recommendations!
https://twitter.com/_wholesomegames

See you there! :D

WIth love,
Owl Team

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http://twitter.com/MojikenStudio
twitter.com/crystalnyam

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Devlog: Early Concept Sketches

21 Apr, 2020

Hello again!

Hope everyone is doing well.

On this devlog, we will be sharing early concept sketches that you’ll see in the game and the one you will not see as well :p

Kota Tua

These are the early concept sketches for the city scene on When The Past Was Around. To bring out a melancholic atmosphere, we took some architectural references from Surabaya “Kota Tua” district. “Kota Tua” lliterally means old city. Also, we use lots of Indonesian-Dutch Colonial ornamental and architectural influences.

Plants

If you’ve been with us since A Raven Monologue and She and the Light Bearer, you’ll know that I love plants so much. I just can’t help but put as many plants as possible in every environment. Even the city got its own garden!

You'll find lots of plants and foliage later almost everywhere in the game, so be prepared for that XD

Scrap

Last but not least, here’s the sketch of unused puzzles and environments. This is an exclusive content because you won’t find this in the game hehe.

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That’s all!

Please let me know if there’s anything you want me to share on the next devlog. I’d be happy to share them with all of you :) And if you want to see more sketches, please follow me on Twitter here: http://twitter.com/crystalnyam

And don't forget to wishlist the full game here:
https://steamproxy.net/steamstore/app/1164050/When_The_Past_Was_Around/

With love,
Rena and Owl Team

Follow us on Twitter!
http://twitter.com/MojikenStudio

Join the Community!
http://discord.gg/toge

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Devlog: Sharing the Progress on Edda and Owl

31 Mar, 2020

Hello!

This is probably our very first devlog. We want to share a bit on the progress of When the Past was Around.

So far, we have mostly done with the level design for all the chapters of the game. Now we are on the polishing state. We’re trying to finish the art for all characters, adding some sequences, and working on other cosmetic stuff.

See the video below for a full preview of the cityscape art!

https://youtu.be/W2VJc1Jwfjs

Work became a little harder for us since the team is now working from home because of the COVID-19 issue and internet speed here sucks. But, no matter how much difficulty we’re having, we’re still doing well and we’re trying to stay healthy, both physically and mentally. And we know people out there, including you, are also having a difficult time due to this pandemic.

We hope you all are doing great wherever you are! Thank you for all of your support until now and I hope we could deliver Edda and Owl’s story with the best of our capability.

Wishlist the full game here!
https://steamproxy.net/steamstore/app/1164050/When_The_Past_Was_Around/

Follow us on Twitter!
http://twitter.com/MojikenStudio
http://twitter.com/crystalnyam

Join the community!
http://discord.gg/toge

Stay safe, everyone!

WIth love,
Owl Team

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