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So good... Loved the bizarre ways in which we could get flowers. The way everything slowly comes together as little bits of information are revealed, but never explicitly stated, really adds to the air of hopelessness and helplessness in this. The ending was just the right amount of ambiguity... Great little experience.

I haven't finished the game yet but I wanted to say that I'm super excited to play more, and that I absolutely adore the character designs ^^ I love how you interpret all the different demons, and I'm excited for more lore of this world!

Aah I'm super excited to see the final product! I'm glad that the jam has helped motivate you to focus- I have a similar tendency to jump from project to project, with jams helping keep me focused on one for a bit haha. But that sounds so fun! I can't wait to see the rulebook, I'm sure it's gonna look awesome!

I went into this expecting it to follow the tried and true 'haunted video game' route, but what it really does is so much crueler than that :') Such a wonderful play on expectations, in the most painful way possible. Definitely recommend.

I'm not 100% sure about how to speedrun comics unfortunately, because everyone has a different process ^^' If you're doing a rough draft first approach, then my suggestion would be making the loosest, simplest rough draft you can so that you can get through that part fast and then move onto the final draft quicker.

If you can get away with just duplicating/copy-pasting backgrounds or poses for certain panels where there's not meant to be much movement outside of expressions, that could save you time on line work!

And worse comes to worse, you can still submit the unfinished product, as this is an unranked jam, so there's no penalty or anything for submitting a comic that's still in early drafts :) I'm also planning to run another bug themed jam this summer, which I know is a bit of a ways away, but if you feel like you need more time you could always save it for the next bug themed jam, as I plan to be pretty lenient about letting people submit projects they started before the jam timeline!

I hope some of this was helpful- and ultimately, it's okay if you don't finish it in time to submit to the jam, because I'd still love to see what you come up with post-jam!

That's understandable! Two days is a tight time limit, and you did an amazing job for something made so quickly! 

I'm sure it'll be fantastic!! I'm cheering you on ^v^/

Oh those look gorgeous!! ;w; I'm really excited to see what you come up with for the final product x3

Of course!

Soundimages has a lot of music, all sorted by genre/vibe

Pixabay also has free to use music

Freesound is great for finding little tunes and sound effects, just make sure you double check the usage rights because some of them have different permissions!

ELV Games has a huge variety of bundles for music, though they do cost money

And of course, there's tons of free music packs on itch.io as well!

I also have used music from Darren Curtis and Aaron Krogh ^^ 

I hope some of these are helpful!

Cool concept, and really great art! The designs of the bugs were very cute, and the backgrounds were beautiful- the flashing of the glitches could be a bit much at times, I'd definitely put an epilepsy warning on the page somewhere, but the visuals for the glitches were really pretty and interesting to look at! 

I noticed the bug has a spear- were we supposed to be able to attack the mantises we encountered, or is the spear just an accessory? I wasn't able to do anything to the mantises, but they couldn't attack me either, so I was a bit curious haha.

You guys did a great job with this though, I'm impressed you made it within only two days!

This game was so cute! The gameplay was challenging without feeling overwhelming or impossible, and the designs of the bugs and their queens were so cute ^^ I enjoyed it a lot!

Backgrounds are tough, I usually lean toward public domain images for backgrounds when it comes to visual novels haha. But hopefully you can find some good ones! If you need any help with finding music, I can recommend a few places to find free use (with credit) music!

Ah, for some reason it won't let me receive pms on that account, how strange... I saw your reblog though! I'm loving the design you have for the character, you have such a lovely art style!!

Oooh, sure! I also have a tumblr, bugbytegames, if you wanted to message me there o3o!

I used to be scared of them, but I spent a lot of time observing them, and eventually became really fond of them hehe. spiders it took longer just because I was scared of getting bitten ;w; But I've learned most spiders in my region aren't venomous, so that's helped a lot with my fear of them.

Moths and spiders are also good! I love pretty much all bugs really, moths are definitely one of my favs, but wasps don't get enough love so I tend to rank them higher for myself haha.

Mosquitos are definitely a pain irl xD But I do like making character based off of them haha. I've liked watching bugs since I was a kid, though it took me longer to become less afraid of spiders haha. I've finally reached the point where I don't mind if they crawl on me.

That's a tough one! I think my favorite is probably wasps though, they get a bad rep ;w;

Yeah, that's totally fine! Stuff like horror and violence is allowed, as long as it's properly marked as such! I love yanderes haha, so I'd definitely love to see what you come up with!

This game was so cool... I love the character designs, the general aesthetics and vibe of the game, and the writing was impeccable... It's hard to be in a relationship when you're both mentally ill and struggling, even when you both love each other, and this was such a lovely exploration of that difficulty, showing how no matter how much we love someone or love being with them, it doesn't mean that we don't make mistakes or do things that hurt the other person- but that it also doesn't mean we stop loving them. Both endings were very striking... Such a fantastic game.

I definitely will! I think my DM would be very intrigued by it!

But of course! I love bugs a lot and I really wanted to encourage others who might like bugs to share their love too ^^ Or even encourage people who might not normally care about bugs much to challenge themselves to do something with bugs in a more positive light haha. But thank you again for taking part, and making such a lovely game <3

THIS IS SO ADORABLE!!! I love the art so much, and the concept is so lovely and cute! I just bought a copy, I'll definitely have to show this to my DND group and see if they'd like to play a session of this ^^ You did an amazing job of incorporating the optional theme in this, and I really appreciate you taking part in this jam! <3

Aah that's very exciting, I hope you get the chance to! I would love to see what they've gotten up to after the events of the story ;w;

Can't believe I'd never stumbled across this game until now! I loved this so much, the spider/butterfly dynamic was great, and the character designs were perfect! I especially love Danaus's design, he's so beautiful with his freckles and his translucent wings... This was a very sweet little story, with such a lovely ending! Definitely a new favorite ^^

The way you used the medium of a minimalist walking simulator-style game to convey your experiences and the emotions you were feeling at the time was just... incredible. I felt gutted playing through this. I don't know how much the words of a stranger on the internet really mean, but this is a very powerful game, and I'm sorry that you've gone through all of this, and for how difficult and painful it's been to talk about it to others. I hope that creating this game has provided even a little outlet for processing everything, and I hope that things will only improve for you. You are always worthy of love.

Love this concept, and the art is so cute! I love how you've drawn the bugs ^^

Sounds good, that's why I double checked ^^

Hi! I checked the jam page but didn't see this answered, so I just wanted to double check- are fan games allowed? If not, completely understood! Just wanted to clarify ^^

I loooove the art for this! The old timey cartoon aesthetic is so fun ^^

I'm super excited too!! I can't wait to see what everyone comes up with ^u^

SOOOOOOO excited for this, Animal Village is one of my all time fav horror games, I'm hyped to see more content for it! I hope it will get more of the attention that it deserves!

Thank you so much! I'm glad that you enjoyed it ;w;

Thank you!!! <3

I really love the concept of a children's show being used as a 'new altar' for sacrifices. In the past of this world, children were actively given up as sacrifice, but now they're passively left at the mercy of the same neglect just in a different form... I'm always a fan of 'creepy kid's show' stories, but I feel like this has more of a level of commentary on how often kids are neglected and left to stare at screens because their parents either don't have the time to entertain them or don't know how. You did a great job with the comic!

Oh I love this, your art style is so striking! I love how much of everything is cast in shadow and partially obscured, it really adds to the eeriness.

Thank you so much! It's actually based off the opening of a game I made, if you are interested in seeing more of the story play out! It was fun making a comic version though, so I wouldn't mind trying to adapt more scenes into comics someday ^^

Thank you so much! <3 Thank you for hosting this jam, it was a lot of fun, and I'd definitely love to do it if you host it again!

Amazing work gang! You all put together a wonderful game with amazing art and stories ^^

This was so lovely... the art was stunning, and the ending brought tears to my eyes. Thank you for such a touching game <3

This was so cute! I really love your art style, the character designs felt very unique! Despite how short this was, the pacing of the trust between Marie and Momo felt very natural. You've laid the groundwork for a very intriguing world, and I'm excited to see how part two expands on everything!

This was really cute! I love the art style, and the premise! It took a little bit of time for me to realize the screen kept going to the right xD But once I figured it out it was a fun challenge navigating all of the obstacles!