thank you so much for your comment!! :>
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i'm really glad you liked how i intepreted the theme! i don't think i've ever implemented all three bonus challenges in a jam entry, so i thought "hmm, how about i make each into a separate minigame?? hell yeah!!!", and it's also just something i haven't seen before in any rpg maker horror jam game haha. it was a challenge to make each game implement a bonus challenge while also being fun on its own, so i'm glad you liked the gameplay overall!
a "non rpg maker rpg maker game" is exactly what i was going for haha. aside from the beginning part and going back to the start after each game, i wanted to make the player completely forget they were playing something made with rpg maker, down to not even having the pause button available. thought it'd be a unique way to add in to the unsettledness :>
finally, i'm happy to hear you liked the ███████████! at first i wanted to ████ ███ ██████ ████ but i think the way it came out, with ████ ████████ ███████, ended up working better :D
thank you for playing! <3