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If You Choose Not To Decide, You Still Have Made A Choice's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Overall | #9 | 2.187 | 2.306 |
| Storytelling & Theme | #9 | 2.424 | 2.556 |
| Audio & Sound Design | #10 | 2.108 | 2.222 |
| Visuals & Art Direction | #10 | 2.319 | 2.444 |
| Cinematography | #11 | 1.897 | 2.000 |
Ranked from 9 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Game Engine / Tools
GameMaker Studio 2 and GIMP
How does your game fit the theme?
an abstract take on the feeling of time passing you by, but also there's literally a clock ticking in the background
Proof of Real-Time Rendering
Use the arrow keys to move the camera around in any direction at any point throughout the cutscene. Also, the windows build is a gamemaker file.
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Comments
It’s great that you created all the art yourself, and the art was coherent and clear enough to follow the story. The (depressed) mood of boredom and wasting time was conveyed very well. The crumpling paper effect at the end was a nice touch. It might have been even more impactful if it lasted a bit longer to emphasize the passage of time, but even as it is, it worked well.
A solid entry for this cutscene jam. Keep up the good work!
Thank you for the detailed feedback, it is much appreciated!! Interesting idea about letting the scene play out longer before the paper crumple effect, I was worried about making the viewer bored by dragging the scene out but I think you are right that it would have driven home the feeling of despaired monotony even more. I'm very glad to hear you enjoyed my scene, thank you for hosting and watching my entry!
This has a certain style to it and also it is showing how time can pass by while u waste it consuming media. Its a nice simple Scene, doesnt really need music but it could of course profit from better art. I loved the paper effect in the end and the overall message it conveys. Very nice scene!!
thank you for the feedback!! glad to hear you got what I was going for and enjoyed some of the elements, appreciate the kind words :)
Your storytelling rocks and also I love how u set up the mood. Its splendid!
I love the paper effect! Good cutscene :)
thank you for the kind words :)
Looks like someone else here also uses Game Maker haha. I really enjoyed your scene, it has an interesting aesthetic, and I absolutely love black and white designs (which is evident from my history of games and even my own scene).
The concept is intriguing, and I liked how things were executed. It’s true that our perception of time changes a lot when we're immersed in entertainment. I think you did a great job conveying that.
Guilty as charged lol! Really happy to hear you enjoyed it and appreciated my take on the theme. Thank you very much for the kind words :)
The paper effect was a nice idea, well done!
thanks for the kind words!
Whoa! Pretty hard on the depression vibes there!
glad to hear it made you feel something :)
One more thing! The tile sounds like a title on an emo song from like 2006. I mean it in a good way :)
Its actually lyrics from a song called Freewill by Rush, its pretty sick check it out!
edit: and it came out in 1980 so I guess people have been making emo media for at least that long lol
Cool abstract scene.
thank you :) glad you enjoyed it