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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Creativity | #746 | 3.867 | 3.867 |
| Overall | #1496 | 3.430 | 3.430 |
| Presentation | #1618 | 3.511 | 3.511 |
| Enjoyment | #2391 | 2.911 | 2.911 |
Ranked from 45 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game fit the theme?
You choose the interpretation as the narrator instead of choosing the character's action.
Did your team create the vast majority of the art during the 48 hours?
Yes
We created the vast majority of the art during the game jam
Did your team create the vast majority of the music during the 48 hours?
Yes
We created the vast majority of the music during the game jam
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Really interesting idea! Made me feel good inside getting them to gold!
Thank you!
and Congratulations! ... But we all know they're probably going back down soon, let's be honest.
i really liked this! the visuals are very charming and remind me a bit of mutazione. i liked how the game is set up to loop over and over, so as you replay and try different routes it shows you that even a single scene with just one (or two) characters can be interpreted in so many different ways. each time i got to a route that wasn't finished it was a genuine bummer, but in a good way of "aw man i wish i could discover more of this."
great entry :D
Thank you very much! Of course, we think it's high praise, coming from you. And We're surprised that it took this long for someone to mention Mutazione because let's be honest, the art style probably reminded you quite a bit of it. But yeah we both aren't artist and don't really draw at all, so we had to find a simple art style that we can attempt to replicate. But we're really glad to see that a lot of people seem to like it.
And yeah, it's a real bummer for us too. But it takes a long time for us to draw the assets (hey, what do you know, drawing ain't easy!). And by early day 2, we knew that we weren't gonna be able to finish our story outline. But instead of rewriting to reduce the scale, we decided to just go as far as we could.
Regardless, glad you liked it and thanks for playing!
very cool concept! I love the subtle variations you can get between days. It's got a "you put your own story together in your head" vibe to it which I like :))
Appreciate the kind comment! That was definitely the vibe we were going for. Glad it worked for you
i like the visual direction of the game, all the details are kept vague which matches up with the gameplay quite well. Good job!
ah hah. more like the details are kept vague because none of us really draw and it already takes us a long time to draw in this simple style lol.
But we're extremely pleased it turned out just well enough for you to think that. Thank you for the nice comment!
Nice game! The idea is original and it's well implemented. Congratulations!
Thank you for the kind words!
This has a lot of potential, good job making it!
thank you mate, glad you enjoyed it
I like the idea! But it's somewhat wasted since the narrator mostly only ever narrates the MC's feelings, thoughts and actions, so as it stands it's not all that different from a normal VN where you play them. Options should have been "The MC's phone starts ringing"/"[Something else happens]" instead of "MC picks up the call"/"MC doesn't pick up the call" (in my opinion, of course).
Other than that, the visual style is distinct (good use of colors) and the writing is very solid. I like how we don't only trace the character's actions from now on, but also what lead them to their initial situation.
Thank you for the kind feedback!
Thinking about this, you could make a pretty cool and funny 'Reverse Stanley Parable' with this. The main character has a degree of free will and does what they want, and you are the narrator trying to narrate and make sense of it all even when they throw you curve balls and do something else than what you say in your narration.
we thought about it also! we hope that we can develop this game further in the future.
thanks for your opinion!
Cool game! 😄
It is definitely a perspective we don’t see very often, asking the player to interpret the scene! I liked the story (the paths I could explore anyway)!
Well done! 🙂
yes! that's what we aim for in this game. glad that you loved it. thanks!
Amaaazing! Love this kind of experiments, by adding more content could be a nice game! Congrats!
thank you! we will be adding more content for sure in the future
Great job! I love seeing narrative games in game jams
thanks, we are glad that you love our story!
Creative idea! I enjoyed playing this game
Appreciate it! We are glad you enjoyed it
The art is great.
thanks mate!
Played for a good while and wow you wrote a lot of dialogue! I know it's literally a narrative game but you made an excellent job. It was so funny how at first you got me concerned by grabbing pepper spray and a few runs later I was getting out of gold hahahaha.
Really creative, a complete joy to play. Congratulations on your submission <3
we are so pleased that you enjoy our story. my friend is the one created most of the story and I will tell him this. thank you!
Aside from the fact that some parts are unfinished the only problem I found was a spelling mistake.
thank you, we're sorry that there are some spelling mistakes because some part was written in the rush hour.
I thought so. Well I think we all added some mistakes in the last second LOL.
I really, really enjoyed this! Both as a narrative designer and as a person who is trying to get out of silver in a game I grind my life away playing lol! The "make your own narrative" feature made me feel seen! A lot more people need to play this!
thank you so much for your opinion! it's nice to hear that you enjoyed our game.
Love the art!
thanks, I will surely tell this to my friend who drew all the asset.
Smart stuff!
thanks mate!
Good idea, nice execution. Really liked the idea for this one, would love to play a fully realized game based on this idea. Could get really humourous. Great job!
thank you for your kind words mate
Real creative!
thanks mate