So much content and lore! Despite the dark plot, I liked how this one had a little more whimsical humour than your other games. Though, the most shocking thing about this game is finding out you're 55 years old :)

Very cool atmosphere, character/background art, and a fascinating balance of intrigue and humor. Such an impressive amount of content and features for a two week jam. It's honestly overwhelming how much you've got here.

Noticed a weird bug after the first interaction with Poe, where the conversation seemed to repeat after he went into the hotel. This actually seemed to soft-lock my game as the first selection I chose was the unexpected guest, then it had me choose the other two and I was unable to continue. Thankfully I had saved immediately before this.

I'm glad that George was at the trekcon, and that we told him that he should be writing. Doubtful that he's going home after this and going to actually write anything. Most of the interactions with writers were enjoyable, but a handful of them felt a little out of their character.

A lot of the puzzles made perfect sense, and a lot I would never have figured out without a walkthrough. I suppose this makes perfect sense by adventure game standards, but it did occasionally feel a touch 'padded,' like some of the interactions were a little uninvolved with the overall narrative. Some of the repeated dialogs between different authors added to this. I also felt maybe it could have used a few more background tracks considering how much time it takes to get through it all. But out of everything you've got here, those are about my only complaints and its understandable in a two week time span.

Seriously impressive piece of work here though, a lot of love obviously went into the designs here and you've got a talent for realizing your design visions. You might not win first but you're definitely gonna place above 1800th :)

I'm amazed about the quality of this game and the fact that it includes Poe and Lovecraft makes it even more interesting. Congratulations for the game! Bravissimo!

Really huge game in a nice style. I couldn't finish it even in one evening. Someday I'll come back and finish. It's strange that there aren't a million walkthrough videos on it yet. This plot is cryptic, but due to poor knowledge of English, I could not understand it completely.

huge game with intriguing story and really tricky puzzles!
the writing helps to find out clues however.
Great job, i like it
PS. vai con Stefania in un vero resort però :-)

Holy smokes, there's a lot to love here, especially since there's SO MUCH in the game. Everything you used to make this, you're VERY proficient in it. Tons of locations to explore, characters to talk to and puzzles to solve. The Maniac Mansion switching between the characters, all of the sweet pixel art. I did run into a few issues, I got softlocked when Marco first meets Poe, but reloading fixed it. Even fit in some RL Stine love! Stephen King is for sure just an adult lit version of him. Bravo!

We already talked in private about this but it makes sense that I leave a comment for everyone to see: people, this is a great game. Plot and writing are top notch. There are a few things that might need adjustment - some hotspot sizes and in my opinion there's a puzzle I solved more or less randomly, but with this much content produced in two weeks you really can't complain, can you?

This is a very good and fun entry! I loved the Maniac Mansion (big heads) style and the caricatures of the famous writers. Maybe some of the puzzles could have some better hints as I felt lost sometimes and resort to check the walkthrough but that could just be me. I had fun and I like the Love for Lovecraft atmosphere of the game. 

Very good especially that this was made in 2 weeks, everything is great and I loved the story and atmosphere Good job!

Good puzzles, intriguing atmosphere, well done!

Very impressive scope for two weeks, and the story is very intriguing! I did have to resort to the walkthrough as I got stuck in a few places. When I checked the book in the hotel, it didn’t give me the info described in the walkthrough, so I’m not sure how to proceed from there. I think I did everything that comes before that.

It's nice to see that an autobiographical adventure has made it into the Jam. You don't see that very often.

How you managed to finish such a long game in 14 days is beyond me. I mean, it has graphics, a story, puzzles, everything! And they're good, too. Like what?

Had some trouble getting into the game. I missed the southern exit and got totally lost. After going through many dialogues several times, I finally found the lighthouse. What a relief! ^^

(From what I've seen you have alredy changed the hotspot, so that's great.)

The walkthrough was also very handy. Had to look up the solution to get the key code. I knew what to do, but I couldn't figure out how to do it. I was trying to do the right thing, but advancing the puzzle only works from a certain place, as far as I can tell. I think this could do with a clue. But that might just be me.

It's a great game. Nice visuals, good puzzles, an interesting Lovecraftian touch. I really enjoyed my time in Twinsmouth.

It's just a shame you didn't make it to 1800th place. Maybe next jam, eh? :)

Wow, amazing how much you managed to put together in two weeks! This is a complete game! The writing was very good and the art was top notch, especially the characters! I couldn't believe how many characters there were, and they all looked fantastic!

Fun game! I haven't finished it yet because it's waaaaaaaaaay longer than I expected it to be, but what I've played I've enjoyed! I felt transported back into the days of Maniac Mansion, and that's a good thing, :)

That was a long and great game, what an amazing work! I really enjoying it. First of all, the plot (you, as the main protagonist, are looking for a gamejam story) is brillant.

 The ending was excellent, the puzzles not too easy or too hard (thanks for the walkthrough!), some jokes made me giggle. 

Overall, it was an excellent and entertaining game: you definitively won't be the 1800th!

What a fun entry. And we already KNOW it won't finish in 1800th place. I would even wager it'll make it to top ten. It's incredibly LONG for a game made in 14 days! And very fun! The idea with all the famous (if hardly recognisable - this letter change is quite something) writers is so well executed and just makes so much sense. Nice meta story about the gamejam!

I think it could have done with a second round of proofreading and it took me much more time than I like to admit to figure out how to go SOUTH but it plays really well. Some story progression doesn't feel "clean" and some puzzles need to be signposted better (especially why was I allowed to go east and west at a certain point but not north?) but other parts more than make up for it.

I also noticed some imbalance with the writing, sometimes there's not a lot of (different) dialogue with some NPCs then there's quite a bit of story dumping going on.

But I am sounding far too negative again, this was really enjoyable and deserves a top ten ranking!

Whew that was a long game. I was stupid and completed most of Stefania's part before I even realized how to get past the first fish guy with Marco! I was sure I had already tried giving him everything I had. I guess not!  Really good game, lots of interesting interactions. Some puzzles are quite unintuitive, maybe I missed what would point me toward the solution, but it seemed like a few of them you just had to randomly try things.

Well this is definitely not going to be the 1800th game and I sure hope it's in the top 10 (if not top 3) because I absolutely loved it! It took me a while to finish because I didn't want to look at the walkthrough but it was totally worth it! It was a very immersive experience with a great story, nice graphics and music. The puzzles were also logical (except I think I missed why the crystal slippers worked the way they did and why we had to use the old letter to talk by the bridge), I didn't get properly stuck anywhere. Also, you can collect some objects multiple times but it didn't affect the game experience. Overall, it was a pretty much perfect game! Great job!

Once again you've created an insanely huge game! And in my opinion, this game is your funniest yet. Despite the dark theme, there were quite a few things in the dialogue that made me laugh. Was a good idea to provide a walkthrough as well, as I had to refer to it a few times - nothing major, just stuff that I'd overlooked. For instance, to find out that I could exit the screen to the south to reach the lighthouse.

Wow, there's a ton of content here! I also made a Lovecraftian game, but your story and art are definitely on another level compared to mine.

Took me over an hour to play through, and I did consult the walkthrough a couple times.  The puzzles mostly felt fair, although there were some times where I knew conceptually what I wanted the characters to do, but not quite how to get them to do it UI-wise.  The story was definitely unexpected and had a good mix of comedy and compelling mystery.  Overall, a great game!  Can't give you extra points for creativity, though, since by your own admission it was based on events that actually happened... : )