Smart, cleverly designed story that makes really effective use of nonlinear and implicit storytelling. The digital painting is so lush--the backgrounds in particular are gorgeous, some of the best I've seen in this jam. Piecing together the story and figuring out how to get the different endings was very rewarding, and all the design choices, like making the different keys be different gems in the necklace, felt purposefully done to support the narrative. A very engrossing experience.
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Oh wow thank you so much for this – I admit I do like stories where you have to fill in the gaps a bit yourself, so I’m really happy this worked for you, as I’m never sure how much is too little/too much info!!
I’m glad you enjoyed the art, and thank you for specifically mentioning the backgrounds – the artists had a big job, especially as in a lot of scenes we don’t have any characters present, so I was really grateful for their hard work!!
And btw, I’ve now played your game and it was absolutely WONDERFUL! Once I’ve caught up on replies here I need to leave you a proper comment, but just to say it was super immersive and I’m really looking forward to more!