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How does your game fit the theme?
It takes place during a highly tense period of rest right before a major decisive battle.
Did you write all the code and made all the assets from scratch?
I used some code made by others in the form of plugins (Full credits in the game). Other wise I did everything from scratch.
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What a lovely little experience. I haven't played multiple times to experiment with different endings and such (I'm sure something happens if you let the second character break the glass...), but in general it left me with a sense of... peace. Like the calm before the storm, indeed.
I was expecting to see the actual "storm" at some point, and that took me by surprise when it didn't happen, but then it hit me: this is a moment frozen in time, a little chance to capture an interaction in the middle of a crisis, and to see how two people find their lingering hope together.
Loved it, in all its graceful simplicity.
What wonderful words. Thank you for such a lovely review <3 I so happy you enjoyed it
i hope you got to see what happens when the second character breaks the glass :)
Loved the presentation. The art and atmosphere were great. I had an issue where another copy of the second guy spawned in while I was talking to him.
Thanks for playing! Glad you enjoyed some parts fo it. And thanks for pointing out the issue; I will look into fixing it for the post-jam version.
Great art, wow. Sound design and just the aesthetic overall is well done.
Font is a bit blurry, would be nice if it were crisper.
Loved that failing a dialogue did not mean instant failure.
Thanks for playing! And for your comments. I will see what i can do about the font for an update after the Jam is done.
I hope you got to Game Over at least once, though. It's my favorite thing about the whole game :D
This is really great. Loved the dialogue, it looks and sounds amazing and really feels like a complete, finished experienced.
Really liked how the calm itself created the tension, and we never even had to see the "storm".
Thanks for playing and i so glad you enjoyed it :)
Beautiful game, never heard of this game engine.
The animations are stunning, and I liked the story as well. Good, good stuff!
It's one of the oldest engines out there. 1997 was the first version i think. It is mainly used to make JRPG with minimal programming ability required. I force it to make different types of game.
Thanks for playing and so happy you enjoyed :)
Wow, cool stuff! Sounds like a challenge!
Beautiful game and awesome sound!! While there wasn't much content, the polish on what was in the game was very well done. Would have loved to see more!
Thanks for playing! I'm happy you enjoyed. There will be more in the future!
What a cool idea. It's really the calm before the storm. Well done!
Thank you! Your game looks supercool, love the pixel arrt in the screen shots but unfortunately I don't have a windos machine to play it :_(
Well done for this game! It's well polished and looks like a finished game!
You were able to convey a lot of emotion in a short time, well done for that too.
Thank a lot! I'm happy you enjoyed it! I did my best :)
I loved everything about this. Awesome work!
Thanks for playing! And for your kind words :)
I liked this, short and sweet. A meaningful take on the theme as well. Nice job!
Thanks! I glad you enjoyed it.
Hee-ho. Cool art. But I can't stop man from making extra ventilation in ship (I can only move near him and watch, any other button nothing do)
Thanks for trying!
Did you try pressing Z or Spacebar, as the instruction suggests, near the man and nothing happened?
Are you playing Mac or Windows version?
Hee-ho. Thanks for help. I played on Windows. I will try tomorrow and write
Hee-ho. Spacebar was helped me, thank you. I finished game, thanks for nice experience
(Several time have issue, when appears second man with axe)
I really loved the visuals of the game, the animations were very nice. The controls felt smooth too. Overall a very good game, well done!
Thank you! I wish I can play your game too, but I have a Mac. It seems yours is Windows only :_(
your animation is awesome. intro cutscene + audio sets the stage perfectly. also the choice to only have two dialogue options works really well. thanks for sharing!
Thank you for playing!
If you haven't played this game yet, praise yourself! You are about to embark on a surprising journey that will end with you smiling hugely.
Thank you for the lovely comment <3 So Happy to make you smile :)
This is legitimately one of the best looking jam games I've played so far, and I like the story. The opening gives Metroid vibes too.
ALTHOUGH I WILL SAY - I got a hilarious game over at the beginning. I just kind of stood there and watched the guy crack open the space craft window because I thought I was in a cutscene - I think some indicator when you are able to move and act would make it just a bit clearer.
Haha Thanks for pointing it out! And it makes perfect sense. I didn't have time to get someone else to play test and just assumed it was clear because I already knew that's when gameplay starts :D
And thanks for playing and for your kind words as well<3