What an absolute blast of a story! Such a vast amount of well written dialogue. Don't want to give spoilers, but song was a wonderfully creative and unexpected addition. The game dealt with great themes that I hope some people could relate to and in turn it may help them. Thanks for the effort and time invested <3
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Beyond the Pond (Honest Jam V)'s itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Originality | #7 | 3.667 | 3.667 |
| Audio | #13 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
| Theme | #16 | 3.333 | 3.333 |
| Overall | #18 | 2.800 | 2.800 |
| Fun | #21 | 1.667 | 1.667 |
| Visuals | #22 | 2.333 | 2.333 |
Ranked from 4 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Briefly explain your games interpretation of the theme?
Direct: Underwater exploration, solving a mystery, exploration of character relations
Indirect: Exploring fields that are new to me
How much CODE (text or visual) did you make?
Most
You created most of the code - but re-used some chunks of code
How much of the game's ART did you make?
Partial
You created some of the art - but used a lot of existing assets
How much of the game's SOUND effects did you make?
None
You didn't create any sound effects - you used existing audio for your game
How much of the game's MUSIC did you make?
All
You created all of the music heard in game
Other comments (Code / Art / Sound / Audio)
ca. 5 assets came from my already existing portfolio
IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER:
This game covers difficult topics like being different, genetic defects, bullying, grief, anxiety, depression, loss, death, near-death experiences, being a victim of violence and mutilation. If you are sensitive to such topics, please do not play the game!
The story and all characters are fictional, but might be inspired by real life. The characters and their actions are intentionally exaggerated to make their message unmistakably clear.
Despite trying to keep the game humorous, the game is not suitable for children.
It is safe to stream though, since it does not contain any nudity, scenes of physical self harm etc.
EDIT: FIX OF A GAME BREAKING BUG, December 13th 2022: There was a bug in the original upload which prevented approximately 50% of the story from playing. I uploaded an updated version without the bug "fatal-bugfix_2022-12-13" and kept the original version. There is no backup of the web version. I am very sorry and would like to apologize to everybody who played the game already and was wondering about the sudden ending...
Did you enjoy the jam? Is there anything you'd change if you could start over?
Yes, very relaxed! If I could start over: Smaller scope of project; ignoring in-built physics from the start; not attempting to make so much art on my own
Aren't you awesome for being creative and taking part?
Yes
Give details of any purposefully added accessibility considerations in your game
minimum amount of buttons that need to be pressed down, macros (not all implemented yet), large default font, audio visual feedback for control input
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