I like the concept of simulating an abusive relationship. Unfortunately in those kinda games, that try to have a "meaning" or a "message" there's a really thin line between meaningful and "missed the point". The writing being the main part of this game was subpar and if you simplify an abusive relationship to such a degree it feels more like mockery than a respectful representation of what it really is like being in an abusive relationship. Other than that I like the gameplay mechanic and the graphical mood of the game as well!
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I tried to scale the violence up to make it more clear, and to give the player more reasons to hate the other person in a shorter amount of time. So many times we see a friend in a similar situation and it's not clear to them but for us it is, and viceversa (we are in an abusive relationship and we don't see it but other people do), that's what I was aiming for. A situation where you can see that the character is being abused in an extreme toxic relationship but she doesn't see it as clear as you do. That's why even if you say to him Fuck you the next thing the character wants to say is Yes, I'm Sorry, etc. But it maybe was too much. I didn't tried to make it mockery or disrespectful but I see what you mean. Thanks for playing and the feedback!
I am very sorry if my criticism was sounding too harsh. English isn't my first language and often times my criticism can sound hurtful and that was definitely not what I wanted. Overall I really like it when people are daring like you are, but I feel like it's a very hard topic to make a game about and a very ambitious one no less, bound to many risks. I would love to see this game be a little more extended after the jam and maybe put the inner conflict part more into the light of it all. Respect that you did this in the first place!