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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Theme Incorporation | #7 | 4.357 | 4.455 |
| Narrative | #8 | 4.268 | 4.364 |
| Visuals | #9 | 3.734 | 3.818 |
| Overall | #14 | 3.823 | 3.909 |
| Sound | #15 | 3.645 | 3.727 |
Ranked from 11 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
List the themes used in your submission.
Flower symbolism, trapped with someone, doomed by the narrative
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oh my goodness, so simple but so effective! legitimately left me shivering. throughout, i really felt like i was observing a world with just Phen and The Oak, really awesome stuff!
aww thank you sm !! <3
omg i love that you played the piano yourself for that! really nice job
I tried my best at it ! I hadn't played the gymnopedie for like. Years. So it was a bit shaky but I also think that fits the atmosphere of the game :-)
Oh, I love this take on the themes. You executed this concept so effectively! It gave me shivers to see it all unfold. Fantastic work.
thanks a lot!!
Wow, I never thought a parasite would feel sympathy for its host. This game is beautifully written and I love the art. It has a gorgeous sketchy look that I'm a big fan of!
I thought that the parasite feeling sympathy for it's host was something to exploit in a story, it makes the story more morally grey and not just "the parasite is evil, the host is the poor victim", it adds depth in my opinion. I'm glad you liked it! :-)
This game is AMAZING. Your storytelling is so effective, and I loved the twist you took on the themes. The art is unique and works so well with the narrative you crafted. Amazing work!
That's so sweet! Thank you!! <33
Beautiful beautiful game! I loved the writing and how the flower theme was incorporated. Spent some time thinking of ways to interpret the story and who/what Phen might represent. Overall just very interesting narrative! And pretty piano playing as well :3
thank you! I wonder, what do you think phen represents? :-)
FYI- it appears there's something wrong with your game build. There's no .exe - did you do the "Build Distributions" action in the Renpy launcher before uploading?
I'm still gonna try to play it (I dropped your folder into my own Renpy launcher folder and it did launch the game) but I wanted to let you know.
I was able to play it through my launcher.
I am fascinated by this flower and the way you wrote Phen.
if it's missing a .exe, im ok with a build being added of the .exe as long as nothing else is changed! let me know!
Thank you for letting me know!! I'm waiting for the uploads to be re enabled so I can fix that :-)
hey! i temporarily removed the lock for new uploads. please add your build with the .exe asap, with no other edits to the game. let me know when you finish so i can lock again!
thank you!! it should be all good now :-)