Wow. It's my first game jam. And the first for many others too. I was super anxious at first, it took me a lot to even join the Discord, but I managed to get a submission in! (albeit a couple days late) I just wanted to say thanks to everyone who submitted games and spent the time and effort to crunch out something that you can actually play and experience. Thanks to the wonderful people who took the time to review the absolute boatloads of games in the jam just to get stuck on buggy games, blasted with loud SFX with no volume control, and to give valuable advice and criticism. And a huge thanks to the people behind mini-jam, the staff, and the hosts for hosting such a cool and friendly experience.
I don't know if it was Scratch's website, modding Minecraft, or watching god knows how many video series on Unity, that made me want to make games. For a while, I've just felt useless and hopeless spending all these years learning how to be a game dev. I haven't ever called myself a game dev or a designer out loud or in my head. But doing this jam, and playing so many different games, and reviewing games made by people just like me, reminded me that the one thing I want to do in life is make fun games.
Thank you to everyone!!!