You find yourself in a small town, with the goal of finding and eliminating "The Serpent". The leader of a rebellious group who doesn't want to conform to the countries rule.
I want to lead with the fact that I enjoyed the game, there are many aspects which are big positives. The general premise works, and the ending is satisfying. Where my problems come into play, is the engine chosen, and the length of the game. I hope to share a bit of constructive criticism.Starting with the base of the game, I honestly couldn't tell you what the game is running on. I greatly believe that it could've benefited from running on something simple and recognizable like Renpy. There are a few moments where the camera pans, and effects are used for snow, which may have required something more powerful or different. In regards to the story, it being as short as it was, lead to the characters not being properly fleshed out. What was there, is excellent, but I put too much thought into who the leader was, even though I didn't need to. This could entirely be a flaw of the time limit imposed for the Winter VN Jam, or a personal decision to keep it straight forward and quick but I stand by my thoughts that there was potential left on the table.
Ending off some of my thoughts, for twenty minutes this was absolutely worth the time to play. The artwork was surprisingly nice to look at, with there being an acceptable level of polish overall. I hope to see more creative ideas like this in the future.