"I wish there was a way to know you were in the good old days before you actually left them." - Andy Bernard (The Office)

I've played this through more than once, When The Past Was Around is a simple relaxing game that i will miss for a weeks after i finished it. Back in 2018 when i first played a Raven Monologue and Banyu Lintar Angin i wish there is little bit more longer and maybe put something like a puzzle based on point and clicks because i really enjoyed it. The art style it's so beautiful that i really wish i can draw something like that one day and don't forget about the soundtracks it is super chill and lovely. After i've heard they going to released the game that something similiar i'm super excited and now here i am, I'm not disappointed at all. it is really great, beautiful art style, amazing soundtrack and now with puzzle! I really liked the way they tell the story without any dialogue at all they just.. like.. you'd know has some meaning and you figure it out like a raven with a "rock" and now Eda with hers memories. Sure worth experiencing especially during this difficult time, this is just touch your soul.

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Pros
+The art is absolutely beautiful and I love the designs for everything.
+Amazing soundtrack especially the soundtrack at the end of credit, I can listening to that all day.
+Heartwarming & Bittersweet stories.
+The gameplay is simple but entertaining puzzles, not too hard, not too easy.

Cons
-Just some minor bug, At chapter 3 i'm stuck and can't progeses the game because there is puzzle that won't open even though that was the correct answered so i'm restart the game and played it again all the way in the begining of chapter 3 because there were just have autosave.

When the past was arround is non dialogue game, The game is short story about a girl named Eda and her memories. Eda really likes playing musical instruments and she really loved it but as the time goes by she starting to hate it and doesn't want to played anymore, One day she heard a melodious sound of violin, she started to follow the sound where it came for and take her to the garden where she first meet him.

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The game is pretty relaxing, you just only need mouse to play, it's point and click relaxing game. The game manages to explain you its mechanics without a single word. Basically the player has to drag the item that you found to interact with an object you gonna open/used. There's also like popping a bubble and mini puzzle. The whole game is based on the puzzles where the player has to solved it to the next chapter.

One of the best part of this game. I really loved the soundtrack it is amazing and the music was different for the different situation and you could tell how the game was going based on the tune it perfectly works along with everything that you see on the screen.

Mojiken studios really has a charm to making similar games like this, it's beautiful. Im looking forward for the next game they will going to made.