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Props to the whole team on "So Below." Without spoiling too much, I just want to say that Anita's story resonated with me, and I enjoyed reading how her story was layered within the context of horror and the supernatural. The sprites by Santana were just stunning and crisp. The monster designs were charming and interesting to see how they differed in style; I think that aided in making them appear more unsettling.  The CGs were lovely as well! I also enjoyed the music tracks- Vivian's theme is probably my favorite, and the background and UI designs were very nice; the entire media as a whole came together well. I tried for two endings!

That being said, I think a few changes could be made to help enhance storytelling overall. I wasn't sure if it was intentional for some parts, but sudden interjection of sprites would disrupt what seemed to be casual dialogue. I think I would have liked to see a bit more transitions between each appearance, like a "fade-in," or the sprite sliding in from a side of the screen. 

The point-and-click features and flashlight effect were fun! 

I was wondering if the lowercase "i's" of the text were an intentional artistic choice, given what is revealed towards the end of the story? I thought it was a nice detail.

I think there may be a bug regarding CG gallery, as I've unlocked one for Anita that I do not see under her category, instead they all appear with locked thumbnails instead.

Overall, a nice spooky story. This was my first VN to review for the jam! Well done everyone, and good luck on everyone's future endeavors! Happy Spooktober!

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Thankyou so much for the positive comment and fair criticism!


The gallery will be fixed after the jam voting is complete, it was unfortunately a bug we did not pick up on until after the deadline had passed!