It it an intersting game. The artstyle is lovely. The story is nice, very down to earth, and perhaps personal. The premise of trying to find your own face sounds scary at first, but the game positively suprises mi with it's lack of jumpscares, and goes into the metaphorical instead.
Unfortunately, a lot is at the mercy of the rng. Once you know what the game wants you to do, you just skip everything and keep rolling the dice, until you get the result you want. Especially since you probably have to visit the same places over and over again.
And... the game immediately ends after you indulged in the casino. I don't know if it's intentional (then some explanation would be nice), or if it is an unfortunate bug, but it makes the black path the most dangerous ot there!
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Thank you so much for playing my game! It means a lot.
I appreciate your kind words and your constructive ones.
Without giving too much away, what you experienced is intentional. "Too much of a good thing" and all that. :D I tried to leave meaningful clues in the narrative, but I'll consider your recommendation to be clearer in an update.
Thank you again for the review!
I look forward to returning the favor.
Hi! I just wanted to let you know that I made a ver2.0 of this. I had to post it as a new project, since this one is still being reviewed by Ace. I've swapped out all menus for a coin-toss gameplay mechanic. I also changed it so that completion of a path no longer kicks you out of the game.
I think it improves the experience. In case you're interested - https://rkillen.itch.io/norms-face-20 Cheers!