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Sisyphus Unchained by Andromeda Software Development [web]
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release date : april 2024
release party : Revision 2024
compo : pc demo
ranked : 3rd
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popularity : 66%
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alltime top: #1618
added on the 2024-04-01 02:32:14 by aMUSiC aMUSiC

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back to old 2d days and such? really like the style
rulez added on the 2024-04-01 02:34:50 by wysiwtf wysiwtf
Was like "The Black Room", KLF's "The White Room" evil brother. With some Monty Python!
rulez added on the 2024-04-01 02:37:12 by mayday mayday
Sick style, big Madoka vibes in a very positive way!
rulez added on the 2024-04-01 02:39:42 by shiz shiz
I'm glad you're keeping that abstract 2D streak of ASD productions going.
It's really a treat!
rulez added on the 2024-04-01 02:40:05 by Paralax Paralax
Excellent work, you'll forever be in my heart
rulez added on the 2024-04-01 02:48:32 by bsp bsp
Wonderful release!!!
rulez added on the 2024-04-01 02:53:13 by Mod3m Mod3m
Quotes so many ASD-demos. Really great, different style. Music is great too.
rulez added on the 2024-04-01 02:55:15 by gaspode gaspode
Lyrics:

Dreaming
restrictions
addictions
can bend

Somehow
tomorrow
my sorrow
should mend

Maybe
my torment
this moment
will end

My turn
by dying
defying
my destiny

--

Uncharted
Coldhearted
I gotta disappear

Departed
Restarted
The life you stole from me

Illusion
Seclusion
Could never hide in shame
Making amends for the crimes you commit in my name

Deflection
Rejection
I'm shrinking in my mind

Attrition
Sedition
Nobody left behind

Permission
Condition
don't wanna be restrained

I’m free of this prison so
watch me I have been unchained

--

Uncharted
Coldhearted
Already lit the fuse

Restarted
Departed
a lifetime of abuse

Illusion
Seclusion
you never took the blame
covering up the attrocities done in my name

Deflection
Rejection
how could I be so blind?

Sedition
Attrition
should I respond in kind?

Submission
Permission
I'm tired of this game

I’m free of this prison so
fuck you I have been unchained
added on the 2024-04-01 02:56:16 by aMUSiC aMUSiC
Great music and visual flow.
rulez added on the 2024-04-01 02:58:28 by ham ham
Excellent work.
rulez added on the 2024-04-01 03:09:41 by Leander Leander
Loved this. For the first few seconds I was hoping for a soundtrack in the style of Peter Gabriel, but this was fine too.
rulez added on the 2024-04-01 03:35:54 by uncle-x uncle-x
<3
rulez added on the 2024-04-01 03:43:42 by TrX TrX
seen this on the big screen tonight and wow
rulez added on the 2024-04-01 04:26:36 by Enfys Enfys
ASD never fails to deliver. A true artistic piece with amazing visuals and sound track. 2D perfection.
rulez added on the 2024-04-01 06:02:10 by iTeC iTeC
I hope someone explains this to me one day.
rulez added on the 2024-04-01 10:08:31 by jimmi jimmi
Impressive Demo
awesome AD
incredible music
powerfull Flow

ASD you did it again

thanks for this masterpiece
rulez added on the 2024-04-01 10:44:09 by _wheely_ _wheely_
So hard
rulez added on the 2024-04-01 10:45:53 by wrighter wrighter
i missed THAT ASD style.
and man i love that deliberate reveling in self-repetitions at the very best!
rulez added on the 2024-04-01 12:20:58 by sq sq
oh, progrock video ;] some nice visuals (love that end sequence!), Ive found vocal mix a bit annoying tho
rulez added on the 2024-04-01 13:12:37 by comankh comankh
@sq: You missed that ASD-style? But why? This gets perfectly in line with Metamorphosis & Midnight Run.
added on the 2024-04-01 13:19:15 by gaspode gaspode
was expecting more Sledgehammer styled music, but this worked too ;)
rulez added on the 2024-04-01 13:22:35 by post malone post malone
@gaspode, in all fairness to sq, Midnight run is now 16 years old..
added on the 2024-04-01 13:38:58 by aMUSiC aMUSiC
Absolutely loved this - my favourite PC demo of the compo.
rulez added on the 2024-04-01 13:39:31 by fliege fliege
Brilliant!
rulez added on the 2024-04-01 13:39:33 by Olympian Olympian
Transformed and elevated my mood this morning. Great audiovisual storytelling!
rulez added on the 2024-04-01 13:44:40 by neuro_sys neuro_sys
@aMUSIC: Omg, we are old! ;o)
added on the 2024-04-01 13:46:07 by gaspode gaspode
this was definitely something else!
different
rulez added on the 2024-04-01 15:39:49 by wbcbz7 wbcbz7
Too much recycling for my taste, but there's no question this is high quality work. Always liked the 2D ASD stuff.
rulez added on the 2024-04-01 15:46:28 by break break
who knew that you can still make demos without a trillion particles flying around in 2024 ;) A very welcome surprise in the compo
rulez added on the 2024-04-01 17:48:25 by madpew madpew
Masterpiece! Love 2D Style and music. The guitar solo is so good.
And nice storytelling. Finally Sisyphus lives happily.
rulez added on the 2024-04-01 17:48:51 by silvia silvia
Very liked it. Even if there were some WTF moments about the content, but I like it anyway and the whole ASD style, it's just awesome. Also the style used from older demos, also a lot of objects and stuff that brought memories back about older demos like Midnight run etc. Ohh this was really 16 years ago ?
rulez added on the 2024-04-01 18:13:23 by Chainsaw Chainsaw
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rulez added on the 2024-04-01 18:53:38 by SiR SiR
Music is really not my cup of tea, but everything is obviously top notch. I liked the last silhouetted part the best.
rulez added on the 2024-04-01 19:22:50 by java java
somehow met the impossible challenge of a sequel... bravo!
rulez added on the 2024-04-01 19:30:13 by Rastertail Rastertail
insane
rulez added on the 2024-04-01 19:34:36 by Larsimusrex Larsimusrex
Lovely! The music is great!
rulez added on the 2024-04-01 19:57:11 by Mystra Mystra
Well, OK, this was unexpected. At least ASD is never afraid of doing things different—to begin with, I wondered if this was a joke prod or something, but it seems to be quite serious, and I'm sure there's symbolism in there again that I don't quite get. It doesn't quite move me, though, and I found myself a bit… bored?

Also, I am at a loss as of why this recommends a RTX 3000-series GPU. Am I missing some fancy stuff in the background?
added on the 2024-04-01 20:06:10 by Sesse Sesse
@sesse this, most probably, has been forgotten in the nfo file from our previous demo. It runs pretty smooth at 1080p on my tired old 1060.

And (navis correct me if I’m wrong) but the seemingly 2d renders of Sisyphus and Merope actors are still in 3d.
added on the 2024-04-01 21:18:17 by aMUSiC aMUSiC
Already thumbed up above. I can confirm: Smooth and no problems with my 5 year old PC with GTX 1080 card.
added on the 2024-04-01 21:50:53 by Chainsaw Chainsaw
Gorgeous style and beautifully polished as usual
rulez added on the 2024-04-01 22:01:15 by prm prm
generally speaking the demo is quite lightweight. The shaders do a few things like tesselation, "cutout" shading (which is a large convolution thingie), shadow mapping and some color correction. And rendering of the 3d models. I can get 150fps+ at 1440 almost everywhere on my 3070 - the info says 3000 because I dont think I have something smaller to test :-)
added on the 2024-04-01 22:15:51 by Navis Navis
marvellous! the demoscene needs such works of art more regularly :-)
rulez added on the 2024-04-01 22:22:55 by a-move a-move
ASD - awesome stylish demo? or a music video?
rulez added on the 2024-04-01 22:23:24 by spiryt spiryt
visually very good - and that 90's mtv rock look & feel is nice and obvious, but damn i personally cannot stand ASD sound at all..
added on the 2024-04-01 22:42:33 by Mazor Mazor
Love the style, the music, everything.
rulez added on the 2024-04-01 22:52:09 by juvi juvi
Too fresh and unique to win the compo, but with time will be the more memorable entry 🔥
rulez added on the 2024-04-01 23:36:47 by lynn lynn
Awesome work.

I love the visual aesthetics.
I love the references to previous demos.
Sadly the music genre is not my cup of tea at all, so I did not enjoy the whole thing properly.
rulez added on the 2024-04-01 23:49:31 by wullon wullon
Some Grateful Dead tribute...
added on the 2024-04-02 00:21:28 by Noust Noust
Reminds me of those nights I've spent watching Alternative Nation on MTV.

Awesome song and great visuals.
rulez added on the 2024-04-02 04:55:04 by Suule Suule
Good old Sisupussi
rulez added on the 2024-04-02 07:26:00 by Daddy Freddy Daddy Freddy
Fantastic production, looks more like a summary of many previous demos than something really new. Is it a good bye prod?
rulez added on the 2024-04-02 08:09:45 by hollowone hollowone
That was painful to watch and listen
sucks added on the 2024-04-02 10:31:12 by AzzaroMWI AzzaroMWI
Unique stuff, really like the visual style!
rulez added on the 2024-04-02 11:30:55 by illusion illusion
aMUSIC, Navis: Thanks, that clears it up! (I didn't try to run it realtime on my 2070. Yet?)
added on the 2024-04-02 13:18:30 by Sesse Sesse
Quote:
Was like "The Black Room", KLF's "The White Room" evil brother. With some Monty Python!


this tracks p hard (without the monty python for me) good solid ASD style 2D demo. I like when y'all experiment a bit.
rulez added on the 2024-04-02 13:20:44 by okkie okkie
"And Now for Something Completely Different."

Works!
rulez added on the 2024-04-02 16:02:28 by JTZ JTZ
mind & soul overload ♥
rulez added on the 2024-04-02 17:59:56 by HellMood HellMood
Loving all the cultural references, both visually as well as musically. I just don't know how fit Ryan Gosling into all of this ;D (joke)
rulez added on the 2024-04-02 20:58:12 by rp rp
what a trip. so much going on on so many levels, impossible to put into a single feeling.
A narrative fractal of the asd universe.
rulez added on the 2024-04-02 23:06:32 by fiver fiver
The kind of demo that only ASD has the recipe!
rulez added on the 2024-04-02 23:26:02 by Anat Anat
Loving the music!
rulez added on the 2024-04-03 01:42:03 by Sebb Sebb
Excellent stuff. Love the style and the call backs.
added on the 2024-04-03 04:31:58 by Leander Leander
Something that will take multiple watches to unpack. Wonderful.
rulez added on the 2024-04-03 09:25:00 by Preacher Preacher
2D spook'ems galore
rulez added on the 2024-04-03 09:28:52 by Volantis Volantis
Fantastic as always
rulez added on the 2024-04-03 14:11:26 by McDuck McDuck
ok
added on the 2024-04-03 14:38:55 by Frequent Frequent
Awesome ASD prod!
rulez added on the 2024-04-03 15:01:49 by NinjaKoala NinjaKoala
bonkers, enjoyed the soundtrack. expecting something completely new and awesome next time.
rulez added on the 2024-04-03 18:52:32 by Mysdee Mysdee
While this is not exactly up my alley it's consistent and tons of stuff going on.

One minor "complaint": It really feels like the male vocal doesn't sit well in the mix.
rulez added on the 2024-04-04 15:42:30 by Puryx Puryx
Awesome demo. Leviathan riffs are superb and make the track fly!
added on the 2024-04-04 18:59:51 by spiryt spiryt
i rather like the visual style, and the music was interesting too. bold / different for a demo maybe, a bit of a throwback to the older asd "alternative" demos.

but it doesn't go anywhere, it outlives its welcome at half the runtime, and the music and visual feel completely disconnected, so.. as a piece of motion graphics i cant say it works. needed a stronger creative direction to pull it off.
added on the 2024-04-06 21:30:01 by smash smash
ASD - The music video. So much weirdness, in a good way.

And thanks for the soundtrack write-up!
rulez added on the 2024-04-06 22:00:37 by Saga Musix Saga Musix
Absolutely impressive how you created something that is both a parody of and an ode to yourself.
The perfect gift to collect your price for what is probably the best demo of the next ten years.
rulez added on the 2024-04-08 17:14:46 by hfr hfr
It somehow feels like the last demo has a weird dream, and I love it :)

Yeah, there's something slightly off about the audio mix and one could argue about the length and pace, but those are nitpicks. What sq said - very happy _that_ side of ASD is back.
rulez added on the 2024-04-10 23:17:18 by kb_ kb_
Shady shade of good'n'old ASD. Still nice meanwhile
rulez added on the 2024-04-13 10:54:36 by Frozzy Frozzy
Too kitsch for my taste. Since this demo is all about the aesthetics and story that means I couldn't understand it, sorry.
added on the 2024-04-13 13:37:39 by cce cce
Didn't really seem to have much direction or evolution and felt longer than it really was... but it's great to see this side of ASD again. I enjoyed the unique style and all the references
rulez added on the 2024-04-14 20:34:20 by evilpaul evilpaul
I wonder how you fit everything in 233 Mb, while competitors almost reach 1 Gb size.
rulez added on the 2024-04-17 14:39:17 by Manwe Manwe
An amazing production, what a great artistic piece this is. I second what lynn said.
rulez added on the 2024-04-20 23:56:46 by noglin noglin
I really love this! I'm a big fan of the 2D ASD style in demos! I had a friend here in Greece, who was queer and the things he told me about what he had been through and how he felt over the years about his peculiarity, reminded me a lot of what we see throughout this demo.. One thing is for certain, Sisyphus has been through, A LOT! :)
rulez added on the 2024-04-21 07:30:33 by Defiance Defiance
The problem is, by the time the vocals arrive, the visuals have shown all the ideas they have, and the rest just repeats, and it never really acknowledges the music (very prominently at the ending); musically I like the 90s progrock tone, the guitar actually sits rather well in the mix this time, but the vocal doesn't, and the lyrics were clearly written by someone who didn't think about someone having to sing it later - words like "deflection" or "attrition" are hard enough to say without having to follow a rhythm or cadence.
added on the 2024-04-22 01:49:42 by Gargaj Gargaj
Amazing style! ASD is on the next level
rulez added on the 2024-04-22 10:35:56 by rloaderro rloaderro
Everything was okay until the vocals started. For me, this has been the issue with several ASD soundtracks even previously, but this is even worse.

Otherwise visually interesting, but feels repetitive, lacking clear progression. YMMV.

Weak thumb for visuals & design, thumb down for music.
added on the 2024-04-22 10:54:01 by ccr ccr
The first watch was the hardest one and the experience was a bit negative. However, after a few watches my rating is converging to thumb up.
rulez added on the 2024-04-22 16:48:09 by lancel lancel
fantastic 2d style and a lot of things thrown in. maybe too many. but that excessive visual ride is something one might expect from an asd demo when looking back at the cataloque. the music is nice but overall it feels like something is missing even tho i don't know what it is. i'll pigg it i guess. but it is a golden piggie close to a thumbs up :D

oh, what Suule said :)
A remix of many older ASD demos. I like it very much!
rulez added on the 2024-04-28 08:04:59 by Adok Adok
great demo, everything here rulez, espec. love the graphics =)
rulez added on the 2024-04-28 19:19:46 by mccnex mccnex
Fascinating work! I'd love to hear more about the narrative inspiration for the demo! ;)
rulez added on the 2024-05-16 10:46:54 by Sisyphus Sisyphus
https://youtu.be/xBbU6S870tM

Did the same upscale to 4K 60 fps.

Much fun!
rulez added on the 2024-05-24 02:08:38 by strahlentechnik strahlentechnik
Sorry for late thumb!
Nice meeting you finally Navis!
Cu next year again please
:-)
rulez added on the 2024-09-18 19:51:12 by magic magic
lutschilutschi
added on the 2024-09-18 20:19:02 by SiR SiR
ASD demos are rather far from my taste, and end up being very hit and miss.

This is a miss :(
added on the 2024-11-20 22:07:17 by provod provod

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