Wow, what a journey. Where to even begin? This is so polished - great music that fits so seamlessly with the progression and isn't too distracting, UI that's enjoyable to navigate, voice acting that is just superb, story that slowly unfolds as pieces of the puzzle of what happened fall into place. I was reminded a little of Slay the Princess, where repetition is not as it seems, and there's a play with memory... (Also, what does Alan Wake say? It's not a loop, it's a <spoiler>). I loved the characterisation of An Old Friend and the complex relationship with the PC; the mix of love and desire for ownership and control was so interesting to read in their behaviour. And I love that each ending has consequences, and how in some endings the consequence is kind of numbed if I step into an immortal character's perspective.

Congratulations to the team on completing this absolute gem of a visual novel, and in the span of a month! You wizards.

Well im blown away, this does not feel like a game jam game, this is so well made, i dont even know how to describe it. The game starts and you hear that echoey narration and it just instantly immerses you. It feels like im playing a tabletop rpg or dnd online again. It has such a great feel to it and then its complimented by so many other amazing aspects, the ui is unique, beautiful, well designed and thematic, the sfx, the music, it all comes together with great writing and voice acting to make an amazing experience. The in game art also amplified the experience even more.

Although I must unfortunately say that you animating is possibly your weakest part. The visuals are very static, which is common in a visual novel, but with so much care to many of the other parts of the game, its a bit sad that little thought was put to making the scenes themselves feel unique.

Overall I must say this is one of the best games I've played for this entry and the audio side of things was phenomenalalong with one of my favourite story telling methods. Great job guys, you did amazing!

“The first thing you notice is the cold: a clammy, clinging damp, a shadow left out in the rain and now draped over your shoulders, dripping down your arms, chill breath stirring at the back of your neck.”

Tell It Slant is a beautifully written game that completely succeeds at building its atmosphere. The music, ambience, voice acting, writing, and art all blend seamlessly to perfectly tell a melancholy and haunting tale.

Burdock was one of my favorite games from last year’s jam, so I was excited to see that Butterfly Rocket wrote for this game in this year’s jam - and they did not disappoint. Well done to this whole team, fantastic work!

Beautiful entry, everything fits together very well and overall it looks very professional.  The game has a unique, polished feel to it, and I love the inclusion of tarot card readings. Great job! :)

That's really more than jam entry. Really, it looks like what would've been sold for money.

Especially, I want to praise voice actors. Idk how to describe it properly but I would listen to audiobook with them with please (and yeah, with that audio design, too)

I don't want to sound like it I don't notice work of artists, they are also great (for example I like how artist drew emotions of Old Friend), I just focused on a things that most visual novels don't do

Ohmygosh. What an INCREDIBLE entry. From the art direction, to the soundtrack, to the WRITING- A chilling, HAUNTINGLY immersive play experience. The narration, voice acting and sound design almost made me want to simply close my eyes, as though this were an audio book. But if I were to have done that, I'd have missed out on the wonderful visuals- What a STUNNING UI. I found myself just hovering over buttons to listen to that satisfying card swipe, haha! The sprite expressions were SO emotive! And I loved the detail of the environment lighting being reflected on the sprite as well! 

It's just so lovely. I was enamored by how quickly attached I became to my Old Friend, and the twist I received in my playthrough sent nothing but shudders down my back. Gosh! I loved this. Absolutely intriguing, and made for a wonderfully spooky and mysterious evening.

Congratulations to the entire team for Tell It Slant! Just spooktacular.