Such a cute game! I really wanted to rate this one before times up, so I've only done the burn out ending lol, but it's very beautiful. I'll have to finish it! Love the music and adorable characters.
edit: CRAAAP I didnt save my rating before commenting >B[
It's a nice little visual novel! Beautiful artwork, good writing, excellent presentation, and it absolutely nails the theme. I got the "Burn Out" ending for simply... doing my job and nothing else. Too real, man, too real...
It may not be winter right now where I'm from, but this made me wanna grab a hot cup of coco (with a mountain of marshmallows and sprinkles on top), and build a pillow fort.
The art is just adorable, I love the contrast between the clean drawn characters and the painterly backgrounds. The music was very pleasant, and the sadder/reflective toned song was very fitting for the more emotional sections of the game. I also really enjoy the message your game is conveying; albeit, it may have hit a little too close to home for me. I love games that bring awareness to burn out and caring for your wellbeing; it's a very positive message to spread!
Thank you so much for your thoughtful comment! We really enjoyed making this and I am happy that you loved playing it! As a writer, I'm very happy to hear how the message resonated.
Really love the cute and soft artstyle and overall presentation of the game! Love all the options we have in the story (especially how we can choose our own favorite drink!) and the writting of the characters is charming! I'd love to sit down and get to know these characters more!
Absolutely charming, heartfelt, and adorable VN. What a treat to play for the holiday season as well. This game felt like a warm hug, especially after my own long year of stressful work. Loved it. Well done everyone!
Thank you so much for playing and leaving some kind words, Pauline! I'm glad it could bring you comfort and I hope the rest of the year is restful for you!
This was so adorable! The characters are all incredibly charming, and I loved all of their expressions! The descriptions were especially cozy and nice! ^^
Spoilers ahead, I ended up getting the burnout ending on my first run, and MAN it hit me at home as someone who graduated from uni a few years ago and really pushed themselves.
Thank you for playing and I'm glad that you enjoyed it! It was fun balancing the themes of burnout and overworking oneself with the cozy atmosphere that we were going for
Thank you for playing our game and I will be sure to share your comments about the sprites to our character artist! They had a blast doing the expressions and we both were very delighted by Salvatore's character design :D
Very cute little visual novel. Loved the art for the characters, and I appreciate how the writing had this theme of taking care of yourself, and the need for taking a breather from time to time. Enjoy a little slow time helping others , or just listening to them talk, and that time spent on your selfcare is not time wasted. I specially couldn't help but notice that this theme feels very relevant for the context of a Game Jam, the overworking without taking proper care of yourself, and the fear of letting others down, I mean. I don't know if it was intentional, but I think it resonates with what people may have felt during these last couple of days regarding the jam and their games. Well done there!
Regretably I wasn't able to see the ending as the game crashed. It was on the ending when you are taken to the coffee shop to wait out the blizzard. It seems the game is trying to call some method or something (don't know how RenPy works) called "dissovle", which probably should be "dissolve". Maybe just a typo in naming or invoking the method. I include an image with the comment, hope it helps you track down the error.
Thank you so much for your detailed thoughts and for taking the time to play our game! The connection to the nature of game jams was unintentional, but it's such a lovely way the message carries over to our real lives.
And thank you so much for spotting the bug! I absolutely misspelled "dissolve" and will update the build as soon as itch.io allows me.
Luckily, it was just about to show a screen telling you that you reached an ending, so you didn't miss any story! Thank you again for reporting the bug
Lovely visual novel! The art and characters are so cute and the writing is thoughtful, light-hearted and charming, and puts me in the holiday mood. <3 Great job!
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Such a cute game! I really wanted to rate this one before times up, so I've only done the burn out ending lol, but it's very beautiful. I'll have to finish it! Love the music and adorable characters.
edit: CRAAAP I didnt save my rating before commenting >B[
Lovely and moving little story. The world building /art/music was very good as well.
Thank you so much for playing and leaving such a lovely comment!
It's a nice little visual novel! Beautiful artwork, good writing, excellent presentation, and it absolutely nails the theme. I got the "Burn Out" ending for simply... doing my job and nothing else. Too real, man, too real...
Thank you so much for playing our game! The "Burn Out" ending was both so sad but so relatable to write.
It may not be winter right now where I'm from, but this made me wanna grab a hot cup of coco (with a mountain of marshmallows and sprinkles on top), and build a pillow fort.
The art is just adorable, I love the contrast between the clean drawn characters and the painterly backgrounds. The music was very pleasant, and the sadder/reflective toned song was very fitting for the more emotional sections of the game. I also really enjoy the message your game is conveying; albeit, it may have hit a little too close to home for me. I love games that bring awareness to burn out and caring for your wellbeing; it's a very positive message to spread!
I absolutely loved this game!
Thank you so much for your thoughtful comment! We really enjoyed making this and I am happy that you loved playing it! As a writer, I'm very happy to hear how the message resonated.
Really love the cute and soft artstyle and overall presentation of the game! Love all the options we have in the story (especially how we can choose our own favorite drink!) and the writting of the characters is charming! I'd love to sit down and get to know these characters more!
Love the game!
Thank you so much for your kind words and taking the time to play our game! It really means a lot!
Absolutely charming, heartfelt, and adorable VN. What a treat to play for the holiday season as well. This game felt like a warm hug, especially after my own long year of stressful work. Loved it. Well done everyone!
Thank you so much for playing and leaving some kind words, Pauline! I'm glad it could bring you comfort and I hope the rest of the year is restful for you!
This was great. Cute style and a very powerful thematic core, everything that's needed for a good visual novel. Nicely done!
Thank you so much for taking the time to play and I'm glad you enjoyed it! :D
This was so adorable! The characters are all incredibly charming, and I loved all of their expressions! The descriptions were especially cozy and nice! ^^
Spoilers ahead, I ended up getting the burnout ending on my first run, and MAN it hit me at home as someone who graduated from uni a few years ago and really pushed themselves.
Thank you for playing and I'm glad that you enjoyed it! It was fun balancing the themes of burnout and overworking oneself with the cozy atmosphere that we were going for
omg pushing the plants closer to the window in the gray ass cloudy weather and baby talking them like its your fault TOO REAL lmao!
Your family being in full clothes and Salvatore being in JUST in an apron made me giggle lol.
Very cute cast, very wholesome theme, LOVED the expression art. Really cool work :)
Thank you for playing our game and I will be sure to share your comments about the sprites to our character artist! They had a blast doing the expressions and we both were very delighted by Salvatore's character design :D
Very cute little visual novel. Loved the art for the characters, and I appreciate how the writing had this theme of taking care of yourself, and the need for taking a breather from time to time. Enjoy a little slow time helping others , or just listening to them talk, and that time spent on your selfcare is not time wasted. I specially couldn't help but notice that this theme feels very relevant for the context of a Game Jam, the overworking without taking proper care of yourself, and the fear of letting others down, I mean. I don't know if it was intentional, but I think it resonates with what people may have felt during these last couple of days regarding the jam and their games. Well done there!
Regretably I wasn't able to see the ending as the game crashed. It was on the ending when you are taken to the coffee shop to wait out the blizzard. It seems the game is trying to call some method or something (don't know how RenPy works) called "dissovle", which probably should be "dissolve". Maybe just a typo in naming or invoking the method. I include an image with the comment, hope it helps you track down the error.
Thank you so much for your detailed thoughts and for taking the time to play our game! The connection to the nature of game jams was unintentional, but it's such a lovely way the message carries over to our real lives.
And thank you so much for spotting the bug! I absolutely misspelled "dissolve" and will update the build as soon as itch.io allows me.
Luckily, it was just about to show a screen telling you that you reached an ending, so you didn't miss any story! Thank you again for reporting the bug
Really cute story. I think I was too punctual in my duties though and got the "burned out" ending. RIP :(
Nice work though! I can tell you spent a lot of time crafting such a cute world and backstory for the characters.
Thank you so much for playing and sharing your thoughts! We're very happy with the work we did and I'm glad you enjoyed it
the story got me emotional at certain parts TToTT
and now i want hot chocolate
It was emotional writing it! Thank you for playing and now I might go make a hot chocolate too...
Lovely visual novel! The art and characters are so cute and the writing is thoughtful, light-hearted and charming, and puts me in the holiday mood. <3 Great job!
Thank you so much for your kind words! It was fun writing about snow when I've had a pretty snow-less winter IRL
Cute visual novel, nice combination of painterly backgrounds and storybook looking characters
Thank you so much for playing our game! We had a ton of fun with the art and we're glad you liked it