Nice, coherent art style throughout the entire VN! 

I thought it was a little odd that if you visit the library twice in the school while searching it, you have the exact same conversation. Very deja vu.

The ending feels very abrupt and makes the story feel unfinished, since several loose ends are never tied up.

The music fits the atmosphere nicely and changes appropriately as needed. 

Overall, a nice start to a creepy VN, just needs a little more attention to detail / fleshing out of the story. Nice work!

Reviving Ellie

by LuminousDream

Hey there LuminousDream, thanks for submitting a project to the 2022 IGMC. I'm Drifty and I was asked to judge your game in round one of the IGMC 2022 game jam. Here's some feedback about your project.

The opening music is eerie and a little unsettling, I'm not sure that was intentional, but it probably was. :)

On the title screen while trying to interact with the screen with the controller or keyboard it seems to do nothing unless you use the mouse. There are ways to make this work with the keyboard and controller. In fact most of the game doesn't work well or at all with a controller. 

Adding more keyboard and controller functionality would improve this game.

The artwork is fantastic and adorable. I especially found the expressive facial features to be done very well.

The shading on the characters is good and the backdrops all fit nicely into the story that's being told.

When the music changes and that moment hit where Nathan is asked 'why he did it?' (no spoilers here) I got the chills. Very nice contrast of mood.

There are a few moments where the translation sounds funny, but for the most part the English version of this game is worded in a cohesive manor.

Placing candles too close to bedsheets is a fire hazard. XD 

When the story jumps to a completely different scene with all new actors I was a little bit disappointed because I was getting invested in what was going to happen with Ellie.

I didn't expect the game to end in the way that it did. It left too many unanswered questions. 

I felt like the game could have come to a good conclusion, but as it progressed it just created more open ends. 

I find the ending of the game to be a bit unsatisfying, but the first thirty minutes were very entertaining.

I can't be more specific without spoiling it, so I won't. 

However, I do like what you've submitted and I look forward to the next project that you work on.

Keep up the good work! 

-Drifty

Great cutscenes, kinda creepy too. Interesting story, and the game wasn't too long. Nice work.

Finally, I found and playing it great visuals novels games from this game jams. Loved the artstyle, had a really good time playing it. Background is makes me stunning. Well done!!

I recommend this game! I really liked it so much <3