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Finally got around to playing this. The theme is a bit of a stretch, but finding something unique with this theme is tough so I can appreciate the attempt at originality, even if it feels like a bit of a miss. We struggled with it and ended up being identical to like 20 other games. lol Aside from that it's really well made.

Controls are tight, got a robust options menu. The music and sound design is phenomenal, honestly. Really nailed the atmosphere. The graphics are perfectly niche. Switching to the high fidelity spooky boi is a nice touch as well. Appreciate it not being loud scream jump scare and just an intense close up of a creepy boy. Could've taken the easy way out with that but you didn't. Kudos! It's also a different kind of fun from most of the games in the jam, which I appreciate. Suspense can be fun or boring and I think for 7 days you got pretty close to "just right". But also for all the set up it feels too short. I only found 2 endings.

I feel if you had spent the extra 7 days and missed out on one of the 4 jams you submitted too (the 7day jam) and spent that time on tackling the "mode" aspect of the BIGMODE jam and to make it more clear you could've better fleshed out the concept game play wise. Clearly you guys are talented and capable, with double the time this would be a winner no question. But ending it where it ends made it feel unfinished. Although it is also incredibly polished for 7 days so great job on that end.