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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Enjoyment (Best Game) | #1 | 4.148 | 4.148 |
| Host's Choice | #1 | n/a | n/a |
| Aesthetics | #1 | 4.667 | 4.667 |
| Sound Design | #4 | 3.704 | 3.704 |
| Story | #6 | 3.926 | 3.926 |
| Horror | #22 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
Ranked from 27 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Congratulations on winning! :D
Thank you so much ExtraCosmic! I can't believe it XD I wasl ike honk >_>
Congratulations on your wins!
Omg thank you so much! I was taken by complete surprise!
"Sometimes the curiosity kills the human". Wisely said! The alien was so cute though.
Sweet aesthetics, I love how you sticked to one color palette. Consistency is great here! There's also a lot of fun endings, good potential for expansion and I'd definitely play an expanded game.
Also, HONK
Great entry! :)
oh i think this is one of my favorites. all hail the honk king
I really liked this game, it was really funny and... absurd (in a good way) awesome graphics, good animations, a very nice minimalistic game, i would play it again someday
PD this is one of my favorite games in this jam 👌
Amazing game. The game looked really cool, the sound was great. the writing was superb. And the story was.. Absurd! It was an amazing game and I would love to play a longer version.
Amazing game! Keep it up♥
The name didnt lie
The artwork is amazing. Every character looks unique. It's not just creepy, it's very funny, and it does both very well. Music & Sound effects fit well with the game. The story was whack.. engaging!👽 I can play a one-hour version of this game. Great entry! 👍🏻
I am so happy you enjoyed the game! That really inspires me to keep expanding on this game, I already am preparing a small update with additional content, some story rewrites and expansions, hopefully you can find it worthwhile your time!
Let us keep having a honking time!
Love the art of this so much! As mentioned, the talk-noises for each of the characters are really endearing. Music was nice! A bit harsh, but absolutely fit the vibe and tone of the game well. I seriously can't get over the art; so much fun and weirdness (in the best way possible, of course) packed into each design, and the limited palette just draws those designs to the forefront... Amazing.
And I liked the writing a fair bit too! Light and silly in a way that I really appreciate, especially since a lot of games in this jam (mine included...) definitely leans to the harder edge of things. Really refreshing!
Great job, overall! Loved this!
cool! Good job!
> enter clown world
Well, Absurd was pretty accurate for a title haha. I was expecting something more traditional from the fence and trailer shots but it all turned out nice and light-hearted. The talk noise for each character was a nice touch, and I think my favorite ending was the honk initiation rite just for the clown designs. The animation adds a lot. Nice font. I did run into a renpy error for a missing `trash_trash` scene, I think by trying to examine the trailer trash a couple times.
Thank you for the kind words! Ikr at first I had envisioned something a bit more traditional, but as I kept going, it kinda took a life on it's own and I just decided to let the weirdness and absurdity take over.
I am so happy you enjoyed the clown designs! I was worried about them at first!
As for the bugs I was able to iron them out, hopefully I can expand more on it!
Art style is on top, interesting story :)
Music was a little harsh for my ears
Aww thank you for the kind words Madasski! I am really happy to hear you loved the story! I will have to set some instructions at the beginning of the game, there are preferences, but I will change it to options so is easier to recognize were to change the sound settings, thank you for letting me know your concerns as I keep developing the game .
I was crowned King Wormie and the power has absolutely gone to my head
This was a wonderfully well...Absurd game! Definitely got Killer Klowns from Outer Space vibes and enjoyed every bit of it. I thought staying behind the fence would lead to a funny little gag about not progressing the story and was instead horrified to see my house and honkening.
10/10, I'm probably gonna go back and see what I missed. There were more choices than I expected!
I was able to watch the clip it was hilarious! I am happy I got to see you play it and review it! Wormie becoming king is quite fitting and finding the clown house even for me sounds disturbing, can't imagine going to a place like that in rl. hahaha
The soundtrack is soooo good and the characters look great!!!! Also the style, the gui, multiples endings... im new to using Ren'Py and i hope someday i can do something as cool as this!
Your comment is so inspiring to me! thank you so much for trying out my absurd creation! Renpy is filled with possibilities, and I know we can all learn together! I will be later making a Discord and I am planning on later sharing more about the process, I know you can get there just as I did, it just takes strategy, work, time and some effort and some sugar and spice!
Thank you again for your kind words!
PS: LOL Markiplier
THIS IS VERY FUN!! Really enjoyed the multiple endings, the art is very cool and the dialog is so much fun! Very great content :)
Thank you so much! Hopefully I can bring more content like this in the future or expand on it! It was a blast, can't wait to try other vn entries!
The art is awesome! I love the the aesthetics and sound design. I appreciate you not trying to make it very scary and instead having a fun spooky visual novel! One of my personal favorites so far.
Thank you so much! I've been trying to go for a more Goosebumps style horror, nothing to horrifying but fun enough to keep interest in the mystery while keeping it spooky, I am so happy you consider it one of your favorites it makes me heart warm!
That was a fun little experience! The art was really stylistic, it had that creepy and displeasing undertone but still was really cool and pleasing to look at. The style is really just great, and the sound design fit lovely. I think the writing had fun twists and quirks too, but I really would have wished that things would have more impact. Or maybe I missed them? I tried my best to see everything and try everything but of course with that many choices you can't do all. But maybe that's the point too, absurdity of choice hehe :D Anyways, good work!
Oh and bugs/crashes: might wanna check out line 242, it produces and error because it can't find the label "leave_it_be". Same with the label "trash_trash" in line 327.
Thank you so much for trying out multiple endings and trying to figure it all out! I was sad as well that my time was running out, so I had to cut out a lot of the more impactful story threads due to the urgency, I ended up having only three days of development so I had to rush like crazy and scope out a lot of content!
But with your suggestions and the bug's you found I will be working on revising and updating content hopefully with the intention of extending the narrative and giving it a better and more fulfilling conclusion!
There were also some secret things that I was not able to implement due to time constraints once again, but they are almost completed I just need to run with it a bit more and fully implement them!
Thank you for your support and kind words!
Glad to hear that ^^ Good luck in the future too, I might have to replay if you update the game!
Very nice game, but it's more of a chill narrative driven game than a horror game. Love the art style, 10/10 on that part. Also some of the dialogue was too small or hard to see because of the color.
Thank you Koala! Coming from you I know is honest! I think I ended up making like a goosebumps type story instead of a full on horror, I definitly would like to delve into more horrific stories in the future hahhaa, As for the dialogue sizes I will have to check into that to see if I can make it more readable!
Thank you for the support!
Nice color choice for the overall aesthetic. Was a fun play!
Thank you so much for your kind words! I am happy i got you to have some fun and maybe even chuckle a little! XD
Indeed you did :)
The color palette initially caught my eye, and as someone who enjoys narrative-driven/wordplay vn's I really enjoyed this one, also my favourite one aesthetic-wise from the Jam so far.
Man, those are some big words of praise! I am static that you enjoyed the direction where this little project went! I wish to update a few things later and maybe even add a few more ending's but im happy with what got into the game you had a good time!