the cutting room mirror

Song of Bloom

and again...

they surround me...

i react...

and yet...

the only thing i was looking for...

is a new beginning.

Song of Bloom is a narrative puzzler game developed by Philipp Stollenmayer (Kamibox), in which players immerse themselves through many different artstyles and interactions, seeking asterisks and unraveling a story.

NOTE: Most of the things in this page take in consideration the iOS release of the game. Some things can still be found in the Android release, where they are specified accordingly.

Unused Graphics#

Note: All of these take in consideration the folder tex.

Sub-Page#

Early Hint#

The file buds_v3\wobble_sheet.png contains an early texture for the hint to access the "Wobble" puzzle. It seems the player was required to simply wait after accessing the "Food" puzzle, rather than zooming out of the screen. It's also accompanied of a different clue; a protest picture, rather than a person holding a corn kernel.

Early Credits Graphics#

--credits_sheet.png, --credits.png and --credits_2048.jpg are early versions of credits_2048h.jpg, which is the main graphic seen in the game's menu credits screen. Of these, --credits makes it explicit that it was used in a pre-release version of the game.

Earlier
--credits_sheet.png

Earlier
--credits.png

Early
--credits_2048.jpg

Final
credits_2048h.jpg

a game by
Philipp Stollenmayer





a game by
Philipp Stollenmayer

this is a pre-release
version for nice people
I would love your
feedback

The only thing in which --credits_2048.jpg differs
from the final version is the object placement.

Debugging Buttons#

debug_resetbtn.png and debug_unlockbtn.png are two graphics meant for a debugging function meant to, according to their filenames and appearance, reset progress and unlock everything, respectively. These images are also present in the Android release.

songofbloom-resetbtn.png songofbloom-unlockbtn.png

Placeholder#

placeholder.png is a placeholder texture. It can also be found in the Android release.

Achim#

achim.jpg is a picture of German actor Achim Mentzel. This video shows it being used as a placeholder texture. Other pictures of him can be found in cmplt, supertype and Bacon: The Game, while this same picture can also be found in Sticky Terms.

In the Android release of the game, this image still exists, but it's much tinier, being a measy 20x19.

(Source: tikal.)

Unused Audio#

NOTE: All of these take in consideration the folder audio\texts.

The game's English narration files contain many earlier versions; what is said is, most of the time, completely different from their final variants. There are also two early voiceover within the French narration files.

English (Female)#

Folder: en_girl

Unused

Final

Intro

--ismoresigns.m4a

aremoresigns.m4a
aremoresigns2.m4a

is more signs...

are more signs...

"Art" Puzzle

--eart.m4a

eart.m4a

We created, destroyed, and repeated.

I thought I was chosen to find them.

"Chat" Puzzle

--echat.m4a

echat.m4a

We talked at cross purposes.

I gave my best effort to explain,
but they could not understand.

"Comic" Puzzle

--ecomic.m4a

ecomic.m4a

I always had doubts about what they taught us.

I could not accept what they taught us.

"Error" Puzzle

--eerror.m4a

eerror.m4a

Leaving was the hardest decision
I have ever made.

With the last of my strength,
I am more focused than
I have ever been before.

"Gaming" Puzzle

--egaming.m4a

egaming.m4a

I wanted to escape.

I chose to venture towards
a new beginning.

"Milk" Puzzle

--emilk.m4a

emilk.m4a

Could it be possible that
they actually miss me?

Could it be possible that
they actually care?

"Movie" Puzzle

--emovie.m4a

emovie.m4a

My gift is to perceive
the bigger picture.

The signs... they make me
see the bigger picture.

"Skin" Puzzle

--eskin.m4a

eskin.m4a

We tried to separate ourselves
as much as we could.

But we were too self-absorbed
to perceive them.

"Tear" Puzzle

--etear.m4a

etear.m4a

I had to leave everything behind
to find out there's no such thing
as a single solution.

Looking back, I was obsessed
with the idea of a single solution.

"Wobble" Puzzle

--ewobble.m4a

ewobble.m4a

Why couldn't we just admire
without questioning further?

--ewobble_b.m4a

I am starting to see things
that are beyond my vision.

I am starting to see things
that are beyond my vision.

"Zodiac" Puzzle

--ezodiac_a.m4a

ezodiac.m4a

How could we fail to see that
there was more beyond the none?

But living in isolation is much
harder than I expected.

English (Male)#

Folder: en_boy

Unused

Final

Intro

--ismoresigns.m4a
--ismoresigns2.m4a
--ismoresigns3.m4a

aremoresigns.m4a
aremoresigns2.m4a
aremoresigns3.m4a

is more signs...

are more signs...

"Art" Puzzle

--eart.m4a
--eart2.m4a
--eart3.m4a

eart.m4a
eart2.m4a

We created, destroyed, and repeated.

I thought I was chosen to find them.

"Chat" Puzzle

--echat.m4a
--echat2.m4a

echat.m4a

We talked at cross purposes.

I gave my best effort to explain,
but they could not understand.

"Comic" Puzzle

--ecomic.m4a
--ecomic2.m4a

ecomic.m4a

I always had doubts about what they taught us.

I could not accept what they taught us.

"Error" Puzzle

--eerror.m4a
--eerror2.m4a

eerror.m4a

Leaving was the hardest decision
I ever made.

With the last of my strength,
I am more focused than
I've ever been before.

"Gaming" Puzzle

--egaming.m4a
--egaming2.m4a

egaming.m4a

I wanted to escape.

I chose to venture towards
a new beginning.

"Milk" Puzzle

--emilk.m4a
--emilk2.m4a

emilk.m4a

Could it be possible that
they actually miss me?

Could it be possible that
they actually care?

"Movie" Puzzle

--emovie.m4a
--emovie2.m4a

emovie.m4a

My gift is to perceive
the bigger picture.

The signs... they make me
see the bigger picture.

"Skin" Puzzle

--eskin.m4a
--eskin2.m4a

eskin.m4a
eskin2.m4a

We tried to separate ourselves
as much as we could.

But we were too self-absorbed
to perceive them.

"Tear" Puzzle

--etear.m4a
--etear2.m4a

etear.m4a
etear2.m4a

I had to leave everything behind
to find out there's no such thing
as a single solution.

Looking back, I was obsessed
with the idea of a single solution.

"Wobble" Puzzle

--ewobble.m4a
--ewobble2.m4a

ewobble.m4a

Why couldn't we just admire
without questioning further?

I'm starting to see things
that are beyond my vision.

"Zodiac" Puzzle

--ezodiac_a.m4a
--ezodiac2_a.m4a
--ezodiac3_a.m4a

ezodiac.m4a

How could we fail to see that
there was more beyond the none?

But living in isolation is much
harder than I expected.

French#

Folder: fr_girl

Unused

Final

Intro

--ireact.m4a

ireact.m4a

je réagis...

je réagis...

Intro

--trytorespond.m4a

trytorespond.m4a

j'essaie de comprendre...

j'essaie de répondre...

(French Transcription: FrenchOrange)

References#


  1. Song of Bloom - Files↩︎