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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Story | #1 | 4.714 | 4.714 |
| Audio | #1 | 4.643 | 4.643 |
| Overall | #4 | 4.310 | 4.310 |
| Concept | #5 | 4.357 | 4.357 |
| Enjoyment | #7 | 4.071 | 4.071 |
| Graphics | #10 | 4.286 | 4.286 |
| Theme | #13 | 3.786 | 3.786 |
Ranked from 14 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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I really liked the music and the progression of tracks here - the beginning areas feel so happy and calm compared to the night forest scene. It's also fitting that moving forward is what progresses the story even though there are times you don't want to do that; like in Trixie's area I had an 'aww man' moment where I felt bad and didn't want to leave her behind but it was time to move on. Nice work overall.
Wow... we're absolutely blown away while playing this game. The story is absolutely beautiful... and the way it's so open ended with what the lady, the tall man, the little girl... what they all mean. Like, the imagery of life and death was very clear, but the way the lady brought the main character so much peace and the electricity ripped her away, had us wondering who really was death and who was life.
The ending... really threw in a two sided twist that got the emotions bubbling over. The art just added to the pain, and the beauty.
As a whole too, the art is beautiful.... the music is equal parts ambient and equal parts grandiose, alternating perfectly where the mood was fit. The graphics were absolutely stunning too, and the walk while reading mechanic was certainly one I've never seen before! Like a living storybook!
Definitely one of our favorite, if not #1 favorite game in this jam. Keep up the good work!
-Sasha
There's been a few absolute amazing stories produced from this jam, so hearing that means a lot to me! Thanks for playing!
This is an absolutely wonderful game. I loved the soundtrack, the sprites (though the tall man scared the hell out of me at one moment), everything. Once I understood what was going on, I felt cold in my limbs. You really nailed it with the story.
10/10 guys, you really nailed this one!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for playing!
yea i kinda agree 😔 we had so many ideas, but so little time! like imagine if there was an animation for everything that happened in the story, more sound effects, the text didn’t just pop in but would be written onto the screen like in games like undertale.. so many ideas but no time to add them
Yeah, it was originally intended to be a twine, but we evolved it. Didn't even take it into engine until the third day. And from there, it was instantly bending unreal to do things unreal doesn't normally like to do out of the box. Thanks for playing!
Fantastic. The writing handled the slow-burn of realization perfectly. And of course the symphonic track and all the cute visuals, plus the left-right mechanic--all of it was superb. Though I did feel there was a missed story opportunity on the final level with the "A" key if you know what I mean.
yaaay more praise of the symphonic music 😄😄😄 thanks!
Great soundtrack.
thanks! 😄
it's amazing! All the elements necessary for the game are implemented. Story, graphics, BGM, etc. They were in good harmony.
The ending that gives a cold impression was also good.
I was like "jo flowers cute" and then like "oh no... guess I'll cry :D"
I liked it <3 <3
Haha thanks for playing!
thanks for playing and for organising this jam! ❤️
Oh, what a great narrative game this is!
It's all about the storytelling, and I love how subtle it is. You can try and guess, but the ending comes as a surprise. Little things and metaphors scattered in the descriptions and dialogues... those last moments feel so chilling.
Lovely graphics, but my favourite is definitely the music - a great range of feelings, and are great coupled with the story
The team who worked on this did absolutely awesome, and I believe this game will do great in the Jam! Bravo to all those involved.
Hey thanks! Yeah it was super fun to work on! Glad you enjoyed it!
thanks so much! glad to hear you loved the music most about the game 😄
i did the emotional orchestral songs like the happy ish song at the beginning and the dark forest and the final scene, and validbit did the more retro-electronic-ey sounding songs. we each had our own songs in the game basically
together it seems we’ve covered a lot of emotions!
Great work from everyone involved. Music, writing, art (cave background especially) - all blend together perfectly. My one criticism would be that mouse inputs to start and progress dialogue with characters feels unnecessary. Keep it up!
Had to make it a bit more interactive somehow :P