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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Narration | #25 | 1.905 | 3.500 |
| Overall | #26 | 1.905 | 3.500 |
| Originality | #27 | 1.905 | 3.500 |
| Theme | #27 | 1.905 | 3.500 |
Ranked from 4 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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I really like the general feel of this, especially the humour and the sound design. I noticed another comment mentions there being a puzzle - I couldn't find any myself. I spoke to everyone I could find/went into every building I saw and then backtracked around the town a few times to see if I'd missed something, but no luck. If there's actually a goal, maybe it isn't quite clear enough?
fun game!
I enjoyed the simple but effective graphics and setting, and everything that looked like it should have been interactible was.
I thought the hold-to-progress didn't go as fast as it took to read many text passages (especially when it was a non-choice confirmation), but it wasn't a big deal.
When I got deeper into the puzzle, I sometimes wished that new options would open up at higher points in the dialogue tree, but I didn't have to try too hard to make the magic happen.
Also, the ambience and sfx/music worked very well and added a lot to the mood!
edit: PS. I played this because it popped up at the top of my list of "submissions that needed votes" - I noticed you'd made this with Unity, and they do have an option to export in webGL which allows in-browser plays on itch. I've found it does make a big difference for people popping by and playing it!
This was really good. The world was just as big and detailed as it needed to be, and each character had a purpose and character (I liked the Old Lady and the Museum clerk the best). I really thought the keyboard UI was intuitive. Felt like a mini Disco Elysium. Also high five for finishing a jam with a young kid.
It looks like this is your first jam game? Good for you! And I can tell that you put a lot of work into building the world and everything. But I did find it somewhat hard to interpret, with the big colored rectangles representing people and everything.
I don't have a windows machine to play your game unfortunately, but I wish I did. From the description and screenshots its clear you put a lot of work into it. I hope others who do have windows machines post comments about their experiences.