Now you got me curious about Burning Man. Too bad I probably won't ever join one...

The story is good and the comedy is definitely gold. I think it has just enough to be told to get us intrigued in the setting. I must say I'm not a big SoL fan and the thought of having to go through 9 days worth of SoL was too much, especially with minimum conflicts, but I'm glad it was wrapped the way it was. The pacing is still enjoyable for me, and the ending left a good note. Impressively entertaining!

Silly and fun and very very hot.

The custom assets were awesome. Your unique art style stands out, and it's great to see the various emotions and poses you added to make the characters come to life. The music was good and fitting, and I thought the writing (tone, voice, flow) was pretty solid. The UI was good too!

With all of that said, I don't think I'm the audience for Burning Woof because I don't find slice of life stories engaging. The humor did a lot of the heavy lifting for me so I appreciate you putting that in. It really came in clutch when I needed it most.

In the end, it was a very good entry, but it wasn't for me.

It's cute and fun with a bonus tied to other wacky's work that is pretty cool at the end. Just like your other works the art style of the sprites are really charming to me. 

The presentation is cool, mostly classic renpy stuff and it throws away some illustration at you too, it's dynamic enough to keep being visually stimulating and we shall not forget the wavy arm.  The only real critique I could really tell about the story is that although there is a clear story structure sometimes the dialogues drag on a bit. I liked the small twist at the end too, as I feel it can be very relatable to a lot of people.

A really good use of the theme and some moments are really funny.  Sloth girl only and best girl.

This was a very fun entry! As soon as I was greeted on the menu by giant wolf boobas to the tune of epic medieval music, I knew I was in for a ride!

The art is very cute. While it's easy to recognize as the same style as Alones, I generally liked this one more in the art department: not sure why, but I guess Wacky must be growing as an artist!

The comedy was hilarrious and the characters and story was very enjoyable. I did find the Expand bracelet a bit on the nose, especially with some of the interpretations given: while they'd make sense as interpretation for the jam theme, I'm not sure why anyone in story would think that the bracelet has anything to do with the expanding of the wolf population, for example. XD But the final interpretation ties with the Burning Woof nicely.

The story like I was saying is very enjoyable. The prose does suffer a bit from Wacky's trademark unusual sentence constructions and ESL-isms, but it doesn't hurt the experience. Structurally, while I thought the beginning and ending were very solid, I did find the beginning of the 9-day structure a bit more tedious. I guess this is my word of caution considering Wacky is considering expanding (eh) on it after the jam ends.

All in all, I had a lot of fun!

A phenomenal implementation of the theme and a very cute love story! The amount of art and attention to detail in the VN is also impressive, great job!

If I had to beat you up just a little, I'd say maybe this story could've benefitted from an editor/proofreader, as it's pretty clear from your writing that you're not a native english speaker, but it's understandable for the time frame and such.

Overall I think the pacing is well done, and it's incredibly cute! A great entry, you should be proud! ♡

Expanding horizons, becoming a new person, pushing the legal limits... you did it all this time around!

My heart sunk a couple months ago when you posted that Alones was going on hiatus, until I kept reading and saw it was just temporarily for the May Wolf Jam.  I've tried to remain objective this entire jam, but your entry was the one I was most excited for.

I love your art style, and you created a lot of visuals for your project!  The ending was great as well.  The reveal of the shy, reserved wolf, as well as tying this into your other story was excellent.  I kind of expected it, but wasn't sure how you would pull it off.  

I'm also glad you had the time skip and finished the story, rather than leave it on a cliffhanger.  I look I forward to seeing this once you get back around to it!  I also enjoyed the meta humor, but am glad it was kept contained at the beginning so it didn't compete with the main arc of the story given the limited amount of time.

As always, great job, WW, and I look forward to Alones update 5 when you finally have a chance!

Spoilers following:

Theme: Aough, all the lampshading of the theme to be met with expanding horizons. I guess, I get it, although I enjoyed the other interps along the way.

Story: Very much straightforward "this is how burning man could go if you had a big himbo working the event to go with you". You had me chuckling a lot throughout like the Homo Lobo only being recognizable with his cock out. Interesting that he became super introverted afterwards... I can get going away from like... "con mode", but that felt a bit beyond the measure of transformation? From extroverted to unable to look at the man you fucked like 12 hours ago instead of maybe just being... reserved? 

At the start, prior to you getting in the groove, it felt like you wre telling me too much about the Possy's thought process re his anxiety. I think you could have cut out some of that language, and just let it show implicitly in his actions as opposed to explicitly being acknowledge between him and chloe (that and he seemed to get over it pretty quickly when face to face with a giant cock).

I do appreciate the dehydrated quality to the voice (e.g., desperately thirsty).

Presentation: The fucking spirit floating away. I was almost upset you didn't continue your gag with Chloe being at 40% opacity the rest of the story.

I also wish we had a howling sfx when it was supposed to be howling, but I thoroughly enjoyed the touches you put into the gui and overall presentation. And of course, teh custom artwork.

Creativity: I found it a really fun approach to do burning man framing for the narrative, although I found your comparisons of it to a furry con interesting where was the big himbo to escort me around when i went to a furry con?! pure baloney! :P although I can't say In my limited experience there's as much overwhelming kindness and openness that I hear is attributed to burning man.

Overall thoughts: You're certainly wanting me to escalate my schedule to read Alones, because you're a funny man even above your idiosyncracies with language.

I enjoyed it, despite its wonky prose and… unique artstyle, it all ended up better than the sum of its parts which is a success if you ask me. I was even kinda disappointed I wouldn’t actually see all 10 days but I understand it was better for the scope and flow of the project.

A cute story with a charming art style and a potential good use of the theme. Quite an interesting choice for a game still in development in that, unlike most other works I've seen in this jam (including my own), the missing block lies right in the middle of it, which allows players to still see how things will eventually get resolved. A choice that I personally approve of, but that I could see alienating people that are more averse to "spoilers".

Guess I'll have to play Alones while I wait for the rest to come out, and to notice the tie-in...

The art is charming and has all kinds of nice extra touches that help the game establish its style & mood – there's a sense of steady directorial touch. Similarly, the comedy is hilarious, even if the whole doesn't feel perfectly balanced between humor and drama. Despite being overall pretty light in tone, low in conflict, and transparently horny, Burning Woof isn't really structured around its excellent gags or sex per se; the slightly less compelling character drama and slice-of-lifey exploration of the setting are what pushes it forward.

In that way, it kind of feels like a game not playing to its strengths. I was interested in the premise, but while the comparison between Burning Man and furcons is a fascinating idea, it was conveyed almost entirely via the author's note at the end – the way the work itself talks about the event feels plainly documentaristic, with not much deeper insight or satiric edge to it. The whole thing is basically taken at face value, and I guess I was just expecting some kind of novel angle, since the setting is such a narrative centerpiece even the interpersonal conflict can be seen as an extension of it?

Also, when it comes to the prose: grammar, punctuation, and vocabulary are often rough in a way that feels hard to ignore. There's a strong voice, but in my opinion, being more thoroughly edited would only help bring it out. Most of all, the linguistic quirks bleed into each character's dialog in a way I think doesn't feel entirely purposeful and makes them not as distinct as they could be. The VN is not unreadable or anything, and there are plenty of neat descriptions and fun lines, but the writing could be sharper.

Honestly, I'm not trying to be a hater here; Burning Woof was a breezy, engaging read with a clear vision. There's just a lot about the execution and what the story ultimately accomplishes that gives me a slight pause.

I liked the Alones tie in, and Wacky's sense of humor and art is always nice to see. 

I think where it falls a little short, for me, and this is very much a personal thing, is that the plot is a little lacking in terms of providing a hook, and a lot of the development between the characters is skipped over.

Loved this one ! I only regret there's a skip in it ! I want to see all the interactions between the two 😭

Updated to not violate the Geneva Convention.

There's a lot of fun and a good read and I love the subtly tie-in to your other VN. 💜

The Burning Woof uses the theme of Expanding very well.
I found myself thinking about the theme as well as seeing it through the main character as he also tries to understand the theme.
Its creative, taking the whole burning man and using it as inspiration for this game jam story.
Great Work WackyWoof.^^
Sorry if this review/reflection for the game jam is short. I'm not good at writing my thoughts down.

Now I'm actually thirsty for a cock

Love it <3 woof !!