Gameplay: The save or spare system was a cool core gameplay mechanic. I'm pretty sure sacrificed one person, thought about another, and saved everyone else. I'm going to have to give this one another try to see if there are multiple endings.

Combat: Loved the combat in this game! I'm especially a fan of how many different elements you fit into the battle system without making it overwhelming. Being able to hover over enemies and see their weaknesses was very much welcomed. Buffing took some time to understand but was well worth it. Everything really came into play during the final battle which was a great way to wrap it up. Love seeing the different combat systems you all came up with!

Comedy: Loved Lucius's keymashing dialogue and the piano player. I had to spare him.

Sound: Default/official music worked well enough and fit every situation. Some real bangers in there.

Visuals: RTP is RTP. Worked well enough, but I think you missed a huge opportunity to use Nowis's OESU overworld sprites.

Story: Thought it worked well enough and liked the morality choices throughout.

This nice, short sequence of battles and story snippets felt just the right size for a jam game. Some thoughts:

• The lack of an intro was a bit jarring. Like I was just dropped into a room with some dude.
• The side-room transitions weren’t immediately obvious, and I missed saving the people in them even though I saved everyone else.
• Elemental system felt kind of tacked on and I pretty much just ignored it since I wasn’t quite sure what it was supposed to be about.
• Battle system seemed weird overall, like I was one character with innate 4x multicast and a bunch of job commands rather than an actual party.

At some point, I do intend to replay it with a “save everyone” run.

Such a shame about the missing intro. I was very confused when the game started without any cutscene and then when I got into battle I was Oldhar all of a sudden. Without an intro I didn't want to save or sacrifice any of the NPCs, so I only fought the demons which still ended up giving me the dark end.

I concur with bg that a short battle tutorial would have been cool as I only figured it out about halfway through my first battle. I did really enjoy the battle system.

the battle system was cool

I like how you have simplified the battle system. Just the limited skills for each member, no mp to worry about etc I think it works really well for the context of a short jam game.

Overall a well done entry. I do wish there had been some training on the battle system as it took me a couple of minutes to realize I could switch between party members. But once I got that figured out I managed just fine.

Hey KV! Awesome work overall!  I had a ton of fun with this battle system.  You did a lot of cool things with it and It has a great pace, so much so that I can see this system being a strong candidate for a larger project! 

KV! I think I enjoyed the battle system in this more than almost any jam game I've played. The FTB system was well thought out and I enjoyed exploiting weaknesses. Attacks were fast and punchy (you matched my tastes in action sequences perfectly somehow!?) and battles didn't over stay their welcome. There was enough variety in this short game that I felt good playing twice. 

I am confused by why you didn't use the Oldhar map sprite! I like how you snuck in a couple jokes here and there. Oh that Harold. When will he learn? One of the more enjoyable jam games I've played so far!

Short entry which drops you right in the middle of it.

As someone not familiar with some of the plugins used, it took a little while to understand i could swap between party members and how to empower skills.

A note on the controls or a mini tutorial would have gone a long way.

Short enough to not overstay its welcome but good all the same.

Short, fun, a solid entry. I would have liked some aspects to be fleshed out more but it was brief and engaging enough for me to complete both paths.