Great detective game with a great artstyle.

I don't play much visual novels but the writing felt really good. Only in one instance it seemed out of character, when talking about fishing with the Butcher. If I remember correctly he responded "Where have you been all my life?", which felt too similar to one line the Engineer said a bit earlier.

The gameplay is also really good. The log and dialogue options really put you in the detective's shoes. I kinda felt bad for faking interest in the anime the Engineer was watching. I liked all the characters and the fact that some plot elements connects them. Maybe the Butcher had a too central role in that.

At the end I finished all the dialogue options with some days to spare (and I wasn't even optimizing my schedule). Maybe you could add an option for submitting your answer early in case that happens. Apart from that the progression felt natural and the events interesting.

i stopped playing p3 reload to participate and engage with the submissions in this jam, thank you for helping me deal with my persona withdrawal xd.

hoooooly, i can't find the right words to describe how absolutely amazing this was! everything about this was the perfect package in terms of gameplay, visuals, audio, and storytelling! there is just so much here that i fear to even think about what it was like trying to complete the development of this game within the span of the 14 day jam period!

first of all, love this gamified detective mystery we have here! the information building in this game is super well done, especially with how the log functions. you can use it for multiple things: to keep note of talking points, to identify weird behaviors, and also to keep track of everybody's weekly routine, its implemented so well! also like how some characters require interactions from others characters first to progress through their storyline, makes the player feel rewarded for paying attention to character details and knowing who to talk to! small nitpick is that i wish there was something i can do on my downtime if i don't have anything to do on a particular day, maybe giving the option to let the detective take a break to spend the remaining time of the day would help (also would fit in with one of the conversations you had with the old detective where they mention that you shouldn't be completely focused on your work). this could also potentially open up more ways to spend your money since it feels like you have a good amount of excess cash before the end of the week comes. also love the small extra detail where the currency changes depending on the country your device is set to. it was funny seeing it for the first time, since i saw the preview image show that the player starts off with 200 dollars, but since i live in the Philippines my currency is set to Philippine peso, but it still reads as 200 pesos which is equivalent to 5 USD in my country, my man is STRUGGLING xd.

the visual presentation of this game is absolutely stunning! everything is stylized as hell. from the big bombastic UI layouts of the game, to even just some of the smaller details like how the main cursor has a color shadow that has a small delay in returning back to the cursor when moving! the visual identity of this game feels so realized. really love the character work in this game, love how they appear as sketchy outlines when you first enter the scene, surrounded in a singular blob of color almost blending into the background, and its only when they turn their focus on to you and engage with you is when the different colors and details come into view, matches some of the messaging in the game where you only really get to know someone and have someone open up to you (like showing their true colors) through genuine human one to one interactions! the character artwork pops out really well against the beautifully drawn backgrounds that just blur from view! also the music is amazing, really fits the vibes of the game and is just a fun listen in general.

and at the heart of it all is the story, this was such a fun read! the characters feel so grounded in the world that they live in and are really engaging to learn about! each of them has their own personality quirks and struggles that were grappling with, with most of them connecting to the general state of affairs within the civilization that they live in! we get to learn so much about both the characters and the world throughout our time in this game, and it just fits so seamlessly into the main mystery itself, its really nice stuff. all the dialogue is thoroughly engaging to sit through, with each scene having a mix of existentialism and humanism to kind of process and chew on at the end of the conversations! loved all the characters to bits by the end!

this already feels like a complete game that i would buy on steam, definitely one of my favorites of the jam submission so far, this is so well done! also apologies for this word vomit of a comment xd. good luck on your mid terms!

WOW this was insanely good. I loved everything about it - the art, the soundtrack and the dialogue. Kept me invested the whole time. I could easily play a full game like this.

Beautiful game, lovely story, and polished mechanics. Great work! Very much enjoyed my playthrough.  

Oh, and good luck on midterms ;)  

Wow that is a crazy amount of content for a game jam. This is fully realized experience through and through. You did an amazing job with the writing and world building, each character felt real, memorable and unique. I love the whole investigation setup and getting to know each suspect more every day. Also I was touched by the message in the end. A truly thought-provoking and very fulfilling experience.

As Acerola himself said, this is phenomenal work and you should indeed be very proud, this is one of the highlight of the jam for me. Thank you for bringing this piece of content to the world and good luck on your midterms!

Wow, how did you managed to do all that work in so little time? You are crazy good at it. All feels so polished, the art, the dialogues, the interactions, the UI transitions. If you expanded this a little bit more, you could easily publish it on steam or something. You nailed it with this, I really can't say much more about it.

Goated game, you should continue developing it in the future, good luck with the jam mate <33333

That's a great vibe in the visuals. Interesting characters and exciting dialogs. Really great job!

Dialogue was super good! The characters  all had different personalities which made them fun to talk to.  I liked that I was able to take the broken phone to the engineer and also take the meat I bought to the occultist, being able to influence the interaction of one character with another like that just felt pretty satisfying. And I actually did get both aberrations correct so I definitely felt a pay off for everything I did. The art and the characters all built the atmosphere of the game very very well, awesome work!

Okay what the hell. I played a lot of games in the jam and this is very much my new favorite, and I'm not even a visual novel guy at all. First of all, great stylish UI, amazing art, awesome music. Loved the characters' sprites, had a lot of personality. 

I liked the writing as well. Had a perfect balance between funny and serious; more importantly, it all had a coherent theme which is always nice to see. Was delighted when I got the option to sacrifice a rib-eye I bought with the Occultist. The characters are very, very well written, I got attached to them all impressively fast. Although I didn't get any good dialogue choices with the Teacher until day 16 which felt strange, basically knew nothing about her while being best friends with all others. Occultist was my favorite, she's fun to hang around and had a great ending. Engineer is the close second :)

Having money was a nice interactive element and I'm fine with it just being there as a thing to look at, but makes me wish there was anything to think about when spending money; maybe you have to waste a day to replenish it and there's some balancing act there.

My only complaint is that the pacing felt a little odd. It took me 18 days to get my first aberration and basically any meaningful agency over what I'm doing. It's nice to take the time to set up the stage but by day ~12 I felt like my actions don't really mean anything.

I'm a fan, thank you for making this, hope you have a nice life. Always make positive changes! :)

this is phenomenal work thank you

Awesome work! Felt like a cross of Persona with the gloominess of Disco Elysium (both games I very much enjoy so this was super fun to play through). Nice work, I'd definitely play more of a game like this :)

I love the artwork and the personality of the characters. I think the butcher and the occultist could nominally similar since their work both deals in death, however while the butcher has this sinister self-assuredness, the occultist is a firework of doubts and good intentions. Reminds me of the best parts of disco elysium

Thought it was a genuinely fun and creative game. I very much so do not play this genre much if at all but I found myself keeping interest the entire time. The art style was cool and nothing felt confusing or cluttered.