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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Narrative | #10 | 3.692 | 3.692 |
| Overall | #13 | 3.231 | 3.231 |
| Sound | #13 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
| Theme Incorporation | #14 | 3.154 | 3.154 |
| Visuals | #15 | 2.923 | 2.923 |
Ranked from 13 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Adored the visuals in this. Would love an artbook that looks just like this.
oof... something to say about the game's presentation of a small window peeking into immeasurable sorrow and simultaneous indescribable bliss... something about the crude writing, the poignant moments captured here and the clear anger on display being the perfect, only way to express the anguish that comes with transness...
as i come to understand and process my own (relatively new) feelings on being trans i feel i need to say thank you for making this. death before detransition
Growing Up is so extremely adept at weaving together the hyperspecific with the universal, and the recursive with the terminal. It is a window into so many raw feelings (see: rage and trauma and love), and its structure weaves those feelings into the tapestry that is the trans experience (or one of many). Its ability to speak in singular and plural simultaneously, of course, complements its content, which presents identities that may be evolutions, mirrors, or altogether different entities. Singular and plural, etc. Growing Up has such a strong thesis and I am so grateful to have played it.
Holy shit this is one of the most eloquent comments / reviews I've ever read and I am so so glad it is attached to Growing Up
Thank you so much for your thoughts <3
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I love how you combined this theme with the trans experience. There's pockets of sadness and anger, but also pockets of joy and just being!
the game manages to convey a specific experience so vividly and evoke such strong emotions in such a short amount of time. truly impressive. good job!
Very raw and relatable (I'm trans).
although i can’t say i can personally relate to the main idea of the game, i can just feel the strength of emotion behind it. every dissonant part cohesively combines into one story – a powerful one! this game had a very strong experience to me, and i like that regardless of what order you choose, it still very much feels like a happy ending either way.
i like that life can feel very beautiful as depicted by this game… and i can’t help but wish we lived in kinder times. but in a way, life is what we behold of it, right…? >_<
This game is raw. I'm talking still moving on the plate raw. From the graphics to the writing to the--well, everything, it all comes together in such a chaotic "method to the madness" experience. The dissonance, the pain, the ugliness, and the power that arises all the same, it's something that needs to be shared. Truly beautiful. Godot goat. :')
Thank you so so much for your thoughts :3 I'm really glad the rawness came across well and that you enjoyed all the emotions!!!