Best story I've played so far of all the jam games. Fit the theme well. Immersive. I would say in the beginning of the game it can seem a bit overwhelming with your options, and a bit unclear direction. When you only have 2 locations to relay to after the very beginning it seems more straightforward as if that's what the tutorial should be instead of 5 locations. Perhaps before the beginning there could be a small segment added with limited options so players can fiddle around with less options and learn better. Also it seems unclear that you can click the relay message text in root on the bottom left which is required midway and late into the game, maybe make it more clear it's a button? I would love more crew entries, especially hidden easter egg ones you could type in and find, that would be cool. Also maybe add a gallery log of the photos you get? Other than the few known bugs and issues, it is really good. Good work
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I'm really glad you enjoyed the story,! I tried to rely on it as much as I could to play to my strengths. Now I have to bring the rest up to par, now that the jam is "over". There is a way to limit the locations known at the start, I just didn't use it, top notch designer right there haha. I'll definitely re-visit the starting sequence, I've seen this feedback pop up frequently. The reports saved button also needs a makeover. I already added a "new!" alert next to it to draw attention, but maybe I should just make it a button, much simpler.
There was a couple of entries that do not get activated in the locator! I was so bummed when I realized. Try entering "cognis".
Content is definitely the direction I'm going for the next release. Thank you for trying it out and for the detailed review!