One of my highest rated games this jam. It's not perfect but the intent and passion behind it is palpable. I wish there was a bit more push-and-pull between continuing and not-- the gameplay is a bit rote and there's no in-game reward for continuing, so it's kind of an easy choice when the game asks you to stop. There is also a bit of an audio click whenever the voice of God plays, which is a small nitpick but it took me out of it. Despite this, the game was well thought-out and really made me feel something. Great job!

I absolutely love it when games turn out to be more than they let on, and I’m really glad I went into this completely blind. the progression here is really thought-provoking, and the ending is just … impeccable. great concept and incredible execution!

Wow -- this was so well-polished, and the concept so creative! Just the core gameplay loop on its own would have made for an impressive jam game, but then the progressive story and increase in difficulty that took place over the course of seven (!!!) levels took it that much further. Sound design is awesome -- as someone else already commented, the transition from cutesy music to people screaming for their lives is... well, it's really effective, especially as the enemies fade out and you just have to sit there and think about what you’re doing lol. And I'm sure I don't even need to point out how nice the style is: the smooth animations, the pictures at the end of each level, and especially the [spoiler] that talks to you in between with that ~smooth and sonorous voice~ and forces you to actively keep choosing to continue. This could've easily been a game I bought on Steam; that it's a 9-day jam game instead is really remarkable. Amazing work all!

PS: Very appreciative of the content warning provided at the beginning -- that was a really nice accessibility feature and let me adjust my audio settings going into it accordingly.

Really awesome game!! Impeccable style, it played so smoothly, the upgrades felt great, and the cutscenes gave the whole thing such a cool twist. Really very enjoyable throughout! I also enjoyed the end of each level where you're basically left with 20 seconds of screaming to contemplate what you're doing. Fantastic work!

this was so creative! a cute bullet hell that shows the horror of humanity is a unique one

Great job! The level of polish and art is proper impressive.

This went from a zero to a hundred very fast, you tricked me. First I was like: oh that was it? Cute... but then I've witnessed things. very clever, very fun. Congrats.

p.s.: on my second run I checked if there's a secret ending for killing only ducks :D would do it again

Excellent game with extreme levels of polish, juice and fun and a rather morbid end.

Getting all this done in one week is a pretty crazy achievement. The art style is polished and whimsical with the interlude scenes balancing it perfectly. The difficulty slowly ramps up and the power up system is great to match that ramp up. The lower zones are still a little empty and lead to a little bit of a waiting game but it's a very minor issue. 

I'd absolutely love to play a bigger version of this with longer levels and having an alternative pacifist route that doesn't just end the game. Maybe switching sides to stop bombs or being forced into completing the levels at least. 

Great game and insane achievement for a week long jam. One of the best I've played by far.

The seventh level gave me chills; having to select a power up to then come up to this is genius!

10/10

a very ohhhm interesting point of view....

Really nice game. There was some nice increasing difficulty and the large variety of unique powerups was a nice addition (especially since I wasnt expecting this to be a powerup game so that caught me by surprise and was enjoyable to mess with them)

Was a bit empty in the orange to red zones which ended up mostly just being waiting for something to happen. The palette swaps, design of everything, and music were all great though (although music got a bit repetitive since it was being played over and over)

I found a bug where you can glitch the powerups. The buttons are still selectable when the screen is fading out so if you click one when thats happening it resets the fadeout and counts that as a press for the powerup to stack it. Tried it out with the powerup that gives +1 projectile before you have to reload and got 15 projectiles before reloading.

Overall everything works well together and was fun to play

Ok.. where to start. I have participated in 3 GWJ so far, and I think this might be a contender for the best project I have ever played.

I was deceived by the charming hand-drawn cutesy art.. this is a masterclass in execution. As a new gamedev, I learnt so much from playing this. Ill just list them here.

• The contrasting themes between the art and the dark interludes.
• The volume of art assets (a motif for every stage? wow)
• Ingenuity in conveying downward movement with up-drifting clouds
• Transition from lighthearted music, fading out and fading in of screams as a feedback of progress
• Diversity of power-ups
• Telegraphing of attacks (we had the same idea as you for our "kamikaze" voidlings, similar to your fighter jets, and your idea is a great learning point for ours.
• Simple yet effecting flash out screen transitions of different colors.
• Perfect visuals, color palette.
• Readability of the UI
• Poetry?!

Everything is awesome. 5* all around. Immensely inspirational submission. Thank you for the learning points!

I really liked the contrast between the visuals and the story. Very creative game, kind of expected the ending twist ;) The visuals are absolutely adorable, you did a great job here.

Damn this was dark and fun. Great concept and excellent execution.

Very bold and unique hook - at the end of the first level takes you by surprise. Beyond that is some lite dodging vertical scrolling gameplay with a nice coat of paint. I appreciate the bold direction that you wouldn't expect, and the follow-through on presenting it.