Wow!!! First of all, the sheer amount of content here - as well as it being a good 10-15 min complete story arc - is supremely impressive for the limited amount of time that you had. Genuinely fantastic job!
I loved the bear puns and theme - I think that the humor did a really great job of tackling the sometimes heavy topics that came up surrounding life, repetition, and love. I am not totally sure how I felt about certain parts of the story since (MINOR SPOILERS): I'm kind of tired of feeling like the female in the friendship is always responsible for reaching out and making things okay to the usually toxic male friend, but I'm willing to give it a pass here since the characters are all super endearing and this is just a small look into what seems to be a much bigger story.
I still really really enjoyed and appreciated the message at the end :) It is a very sweet story that left me feeling like I had to take on my day!
I LOVE the art. The mix of styles is super cute and cohesive. I also loved the choice of sound effects and music, although as someone else commented earlier, some of the initial roar sounds were mixed a bit loud and spooked me, hehe!
So yeah, huge props to the entire team! The game was super smooth and enjoyable. Lasted just long enough to feel like a proper game without the twist getting overBEARing (ohoho) and all of that. Really fantastic and I'm definitely going to recommend this to my friends! :)