Hi Potato-Butt Games and hello Everyone
I believe I am nearly the only one leaving comments on the games for this jam, so I believe this criticism is mostly on how I write my comments .
When I leave a comment I try to say something positive, but I also try to say what could have been better. I believe in this jam, like in any other jam, that this is about becoming better game developers, and to become a better game developer we do not only have to tell each other what is good, but also what is not so good. What you call "obvious call outs" is not nervelessly so obvious for all new hobbyist game developers, and there for I also mention it.
For me is a much greater issue with this jam that nearly no one plays each other games, and nearly no one says anything. If I see any comments/feedback it seems mostly comes from other jams they are a part of.