Wow, what a wonderfully beautiful game! Definitely going to have to go back and find the other cryptic notes -- and to see what happens if I make a different choice at the end! 

Amazing work!

Very polished presentation. Everything is very cohesive from the sprites, character busts all the way to the UI and windows. Good job!

Aesthetically, Life Eternal is very beautiful! It was enough to see the screenshot that I know I had to play it. The mapping is perfect, it makes you want to explore the different areas in detail. *__*

The story is short and quite smooth, for my personal preference I would have tried to make the ending choice less obvious but I can understand why you did it, maybe you were afraid that some player didn't understand what to do to obtain them. 

Really, I think you did a really good job! Kudos! :)

A lovely short game.

The aesthetics of this game is a huge deal. Very very very good mapping, atmosphere, animated portraits. Everything in this game is visually beautiful. I'm not a huge fan of the genre, but I think the gameplay needs a little more depth. I know it's supposed to be a narrative game, but since it's not a visual novel, I think this game should have something more to offer in terms of exploration. Maybe some puzzles? Dunno ^^

The story is fine. Maybe it's too short to get attached to the characters. However this is probably one of the strongest entries of this jam! Good job! :D

Finally played the thing. I thought I'd better write a short review of this marvelous game. 

I was impressed from the get-go by the graphic quality of, well, everything. But especially the talking portraits, the smoothness of the words in the textbox, and the overall look of the game. You did it smoothly and cleanly. The graphic aspect of the game is, to me, what stands out above everything. Well done.

The game itself is rather short, and for that I have to congratulate you. You did great given the circumstances of the contest your entry is for. You can actually get both endings within the 1 hour mark, which is perfect.

Gameplay-wise, Life Eternal is quite simple: look for the required items, and move forward with the story. No distractions. Unless, of course, you want to interact with all of your surroundings. Me as a player, I resulted more compelled by just being able to explore such beautiful areas accompanied by calming background music, rather than the fact of fulfilling quests. And that has a solid reason: this is a narrative game, created to tell a short story, rather than overcome challenges, obstacles or to progress in no other way than plot-wise. To me, it works amazingly.

I would change nothing from this game, except the length. I'd love to see more from this world, learn about who were the heroes, what is that town, who exactly is the Necromancer you're trying to revive, what are his sins, what are his feats. Something tells me it's unlikely, but I do hope you explore more of this world you created and seek to expand it in the future.

And if I were to provide some ideas to optimize the game, I'd only say maybe add some hover icons to tell the player what they can interact with. Not a big deal at all. It just would be handy.

I see your game as a potential winner. You have crafted a jewel right here.

P.S: I chose the second option when faced the decision. Perhaps I'll re-visit the game to obtain the first ending, for I ignore which one is the "true" ending.

Intriguing entry! I made a first impression video playing the start of this if you want to check it out: https://youtu.be/nan4TdbjLNY?t=2860

There's a great amount of polish, care and attention to detail in Life Eternal. Quite inspiring, to be honest. I enjoyed going at my own pace and poking around, seeing what would come next, and on that note... I'd definitely like it to continue. :)

I love the artstyle and music!! The story is good too, and the game overall has a lot of polish.

The art and music are very pretty!

I enjoyed the good ending, although I will say this about it -- I feel that it significantly loses impact without seeing the other one first, as otherwise the actual weight of the relationship between the necromancer and his master is not quite impressed upon the player, which is important for the reading of the rest of the lake scene.

Great story and music! It's a very simple but charming story and attention to the details. I also did not expect the collectibles and more than one ending! Well done!

Great atmosphere, great story,  great art!

Love love love this idea and concept, I would love an extended version of this with more to explore.

Well done!!

Life Eternal, I think the first impression of playing this game is with scary tile set design. The developer has excellent attention to complexity for little detail in designing this game. It is a great game, recommended.

Life Eternal 

- Like most have said, excellent atmosphere

- Artwork is classic Ronove, detailed pixel art with expressive portraits

- Music is fitting though it is a bit too slow

- Refreshing PoV as well where the "heroes" were actually the bad guys

In short, great work :3

Luchi/UdonFloof

I rarely see such an incredible artstyle and attention to graphic detail in one RPG Maker game. Everywhere you look in the game you find amazing sights, both from maps and characters/interface.

Still, the game is mostly atmospheric, with a plot that stays still for almost the entire game. I really struggle with "atmospheric-walking games", so sadly I didn't really like it.

You still are really good at making art and atmospherics, so I'm sure there will be a lot of other people loving your game! <3

it is beautiful, it is well done, it is amazing! congratulations!

The art is gorgeous, and I love that you included a glossy instruction manual. I'll be playing this soon!

Lovely game as always~

Absolutely gorgeous! I love the whole atmosphere. <3

Excited to try this one - it looks amazing!