The story is super intriguing! I was not expecting it to go in the direction it did, but it worked really well. The character designs are also very cute!
Play novel
Chrome Heart Crisis's itch.io pageResults
Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
Narrative | #3 | 4.277 | 4.476 |
Kink | #9 | 3.959 | 4.143 |
Overall | #15 | 3.408 | 3.567 |
Ambition | #20 | 3.549 | 3.714 |
Aesthetic | #22 | 3.731 | 3.905 |
Stealth | #23 | 3.185 | 3.333 |
Harmony | #24 | 3.367 | 3.524 |
Horny | #29 | 3.231 | 3.381 |
Play | #37 | 2.776 | 2.905 |
Novelty | #38 | 3.140 | 3.286 |
Sound | #39 | 2.867 | 3.000 |
Ranked from 21 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Comments
I haven't completed it, but here's quick praise before the rating time is up.
I loved the the intro and the usage of the narrative to create a sort of pensive feeling in a cool robot character. The aesthetic and UI is on point, and so cool. Cheers!
This is the project of the game jam that I’m most excited to come back to and see the completion of. The characterization of the two main characters were excellent, and provide that feeling that they really are just awkward and uncomfortable with themselves and each other, in a good and gratifying way. I also liked the violence of the fetish, and the creativity in using robotic parts to their logical advantage in exploiting that. The game portion of the novel was also interesting to play with, and provided some intrigue without feeling overwhelming.
So, if you happen to come back to this project, I will be happy to play it, and see where their cute, and cruel, little stories go.
This is pretty engaging as a story, visuals are really pretty too, and sound design is great.
I'm not super into VNs but this was very well crafted, and had extra systems in place beyond just the story which I appreciate! Awesome job.
This game really puts weird robot sex on another level. Good 👍
The stats reminded me of disco elysium most of all, that’s really interesting.
Actually, this is probably the game that made me excited for more the most this jam.
this is really good and i would love to play a more finished version and i was already a robotfucker but i,, i dont know how to put this elegantly but your flavor of robotfuckery is rubbing off on me and i think you may have given me a new kink
that's not something that any video game has ever done to me! holy heck! i love it!
Visual Novels that get me genuinely hooked are rare, and this is certainly one of them! The characters have tons of personality and Morgan's cold and wild sides keep the story unpredictable and very fun!
I really love the way the game is set up with the construction sections followed by dates with different results based on your loadout. This is really clever, and gives a ton of replayability and strategy to the visual novel medium. It's also totally in-universe, and is a key part of the world building! The menu design for this is also great, as are the very flavorful and handy diagnostics running on the left of the screen. Starting with mismatched parts seems too strong compared to the other options. Deeper impact from successful or failed checks would be exciting to see as the game is expanded.
Character art is fantastic, it matches the personalities perfectly with a fitting range of expressions. A variation for when things get steamy and some more part swapping versions would be incredible to see if you plan to continue development. The backgrounds are simple but good, perhaps they could benefit from some simple contrast adjustments and subtle blur, so as not have parts that are significantly lighter than the characters or darker than the outlines. Something closer to the one in the Bambi's bedroom.
The music and sound effects that are in the game are absolutely great, I just wish there were more tracks for the impactful scenes.
Really wonderful work! I would like to revisit this game someday if it's expanded, I love the way it plays, the setting, and especially the entire cast!
holy moly this is the first game i've played and what a fucking opening. bravo
just long enough to make me forget about the content warning by the time it really came into play lmao
the stats thing seems interesting + ambitious and i was a little nervous that it might end up punishing but it seems like it made relatively modest changes in the story, which is, kind of nice. or at least it didn't y'know completely torpedo things
i'm fascinated by shocks, by the notion of a little instinct that has some inklings of things you shouldn't be able to know, but that is not entirely comprehensible and sometimes doesn't even seem to know what it's talking about either
also i think we can all agree the biggest fuckin freak here is charlotte by a mile. girl wyd
I love Bambi and I want to see them thrive. (Or get owned, I suppose, as an important part of the process.~)
The mix of passive and active skill-checks adds a lot of texture to the dialogue, I have to say. (Shocks is great.) Same for the system log. This also means that there's a lot more mechanical gameplay (and systems) to this one than to most VNs. It's a lot to throw at the player all at once, so maybe in a full release you could have a quick segment to introduce the skills, but for a jam project it was more than fine.
The dialogue sprites look great, and the main character's different bodies (with custom sprites!) are a nice touch.
Finally, thanks for including a Linux build!
This was certainly an interesting experience. Although I can say this kink is not one I share for the most part, the way it was presented did humanize it quite a bit in some senses. However, the story and subject matter did make me think and feel. And a story capable of doing that is honestly something quite marvellous. Its a nice well written VN and with some elements, which although despite not being too impactful at this stage, are interesting and something which would be cool to see fleshed out further. ~
Very fun, very kinky. I'd LOVE to see this completed!
Begin game evaluation algorithm ------------------------------------ Visual character customization detected. Effort appreciated. Check mechanic: Intransparent. Minor frustration events logged. Quality of worldbuilding: high Sound design: adequate. Visuals: lovely Character depth: intriguing. Kink: interesting ------------------------------------ Conclusion: Further exploration of themes desired.
Oh I loved it! As an ND, I found that the struggles with interpreting human behavior felt really realistic, and made me like the characters and story that much more. And I always love mech configuration systems when they're done well. Even if I knew it wouldn't matter to the plot, I'd still spend a long time thinking about which different parts I'd want, considering not just their stats but what messages they'd say for the upcoming situation (though I guess the protagonist wouldn't think about the latter very much). Anyway good work. And good use of sound effects too, that's not common in a jam VN.
Despite the graphic descriptions not being my thing, the wonderful writing more than made up to make me engaged! I loved all the attention to details and it was a very fun experience that tells me how passionate you were making this.
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