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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Theme | #46 | 4.045 | 4.045 |
| Innovation | #161 | 3.568 | 3.568 |
| Fun | #195 | 3.534 | 3.534 |
| Game Design | #301 | 3.466 | 3.466 |
| Overall | #451 | 3.208 | 3.208 |
| Graphics | #732 | 2.977 | 2.977 |
| Audio | #1289 | 1.659 | 1.659 |
Ranked from 88 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does you game fit the theme?
The story the main character believes throughout the game is not real
Did you write all the code and made all the assets from scratch?
Yes
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pretty cool game!
I love that you were able to fit a whole story and neat mechanics into this not-a-game. The dialogue was set up well. And the "bugs" are actual bugs. :D Compact and cute!
I wish we could choose a different ending though :(
I initially planned a bigger story with 3 endings but unfortunately had to cut it short because of the time.
So unfortunately everyone had to deal with the bad ending😂
Pretty interesting ideas here. Its pretty amazing that you did all the art by yourself! You did some good job capturing the atmosphere even without an audio. The only problem is that the game is too static. Other than that, great job!
I'm a bad person :(. I killed the princes
Good game bro! The game only need are some music. Good job :D!
Very cool to make the switch between matrix and real world. I would've liked to see a tooltip for the spacebar in dialogue as it took me some time to figure out.
Great job on the game! :)
Lol, the ending, didn't expect that one! Nice game, with good controls, I like!
I love this game. With so little you've done so much. Even though I didn't have much time I was too hooked on the game
Nice game, simple but clever idea.
Enjoyed getting rid of those bugs because I couldn't make that with my game 😎
There are some minor bugs but they are not a big deal. Btw poor princess but at least you are not the "hero" thats nice.
Great job mate.
it was a cute story actually, but I didn't wanna kill the princess :(
Great work! The pixel art is very cute!
I just rated your game, maybe you can do the same on mine ^_^
Great Work, I Rated it!, can you help me with my jam entry?, It would really make my day if you rate mine too!
Thanks in advance!
Here's mine!!!: https://itch.io/jam/brackeys-7/rate/1415313
That was funny, I liked playing in the Matrix ;)
Nice job
Really simple and efficiant game ! Love the story and the idea !
I was instantly hooked on the story. The way it was told was brilliant. Wonderful implementation of the theme on more than one level. And I loved realizing that i was killing bugs. :-) Very well done!
Really enjoyed it playing !!! Sometimes player got stucks otherwise its really fun awesome game ! All the best
Cool storytelling, and neat idea with killing the game bugs to fix things in the world. The only feedback I have is that the movement feels a little weird, especially the jumps. Good job, keep it up!
This would definitely be a fun Idea to expand on.
I really loved it ! The idea is great and fits very well with the theme and the narrative tone you gave the game ! Really great !
(It reminded me a little bit (only partially but I don't want to spoil any potential reader (narrative side not gameplay)) Life Goes On (Life Goes On: Done to Death)
Thanks for your work, I'd love to play the sequel if you keep evolving it ! <3
I love the shift-key mechanic - a really fun game!
Nice game about murdering cows.