| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Overall | #16 | 3.600 | 3.600 |
| Visuals | #23 | 3.900 | 3.900 |
| Audio | #28 | 3.300 | 3.300 |
| Fun Factor | #31 | 3.300 | 3.300 |
| Originality | #38 | 3.500 | 3.500 |
Ranked from 10 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Is your game a video game or a physical game?
Video Game
Was your game made solo or in a team?
Solo Entry
Did you use any third party assets, if yes what assets did you use?
Plugins: Visustella, Caethyril NUUN SRDude triacontane | Music: Sound Airyluvs, Bitter Sweet Entertainment, Inc.
Did you choose from one (or more) of the optional secondary themes?
There are sprinkles of Time Travel and an iota of Weird Fiction. Arena is one of the settings but its hardly a major component.
Does your game contain 18+ content (Nudity, Gore, Language)?
There are mentions of bastard (but no explicit swearing) and some rainbow based language being used to convey the character. Otherwise fairly tame PG rating. Gore is hardly not shown.
I will admit that the story being placed in medias res can be a bit disorienting but the time limit of 2 weeks prevented me from adjusting the story's pacing correctly and I kinda assumed that there are way too many questions being asked because a lot of missing context aren't provided. I appreciate this feedback. A lot of these questions will be answered in a continuation of this entry under a different name. But for this jam specifically, I understand your issue with the way the plot unfolds.
Thank you for playing the game.
Funny you should say that, there are options to increase the animation speed/remove animation entirely in the options screen. I figured you should know that. But I appreciate the feedback nonetheless.
I appreciate that you enjoyed the character design and backgrounds. I try to make them stand out and less muted because the campy/anime-ish feel to it matched the overall aesthetic/ambience I'm going for. I'm glad the UI sounds/music fit as well. I try to pick ones that would fit.
I had to cram a lot of assets and designs during the jam project and was short on time when I finished all the required stopping point of the story so I wasn't able to iron out all the finer details. So to hear your input on this is much appreciated.
I appreciate the detailed response to some of the issues you had with the game. I was given this sort of feedback as well in regards to the color skill issue. I will admit that this was made with an in-medias res in mind and that might be a factor for the confusion. Its an intentional confusion, but it could be immersion breaking to some. I intend to answer a lot of the "Chapter 5" questions in the continuation of this entry series under a different name.
I was shorthanded with the testing, so I wasn't sure how the elemental immunities could detract from the experience. And I will admit I was trying to emphasize the use of Kuronigozo because if the enemies have no immunities, the player would be wholly relying on Tanumaki without using Kuronigozo at all. Though I can see how this could be a negative. This is good player feedback, I'll keep this in mind.
I also didn't have time to add an analysis type skill, something the previous game was a lot more clearer on.
Once again, thank you for taking the time to play this.
To be fair, I have assets available early on I can use for the game and third party asset music from the engine music packs that I bought For the purposes of implementing them for the work. The only thing I did on my own are the artwork and eventing.
Someone who makes virtually everything from scratch is a lot more admirable if you do so, so take stock in that.
Thank you for the feedback regardless.
Thank you for the feedback. I will admit the fact that the enemy being immune to certain element can be a bit of a difficulty curve that I didn't take in to account for less astute players. I also didn't exactly tutorialize that you can switch between characters by toggling them using the arrow keys and allow you to pick Kuronigozo's black based attacks which can neutralize the healer. I would consider adding a proper first time tutorial for Kuronigozo's mechanic. I appreciate that you took the time to play the game.
Funny thing about the Yu Yu Hakusho type design. It was made with the 90s aesthetics in mind. More closely the children anime from the 1989s to 1995s.
No problem, i didn’t notice you could switch characters so it’s also my bad for being a bit dumb :p haha
Though adding a tutorial for the mentor would be nice to help understand better his mechanics and also simply let the player know that he’ll be on the party.
By my book you can never go wrong with anime inspirations, especially oldschool ones ^^
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