This was a cute and slightly ominous story and I really enjoyed the song at the end! I had not heard of Emily and the Blackouts before and definitely want to explore their discography further now.
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Glad to have answered the question for you! Since the major comps don't place limitations on updates anymore, it seemed like it would be weird to be strict about it in a comp that's supposed to be more laid-back in general. If people abuse the ability, we'll reconsider for future rounds, but it seems unlikely that that will happen.
FYI, that information, along with other key info about the jam, is on the jam overview page, which I encourage you to read over if you haven't yet! https://itch.io/jam/if-short-games-showcase-2023
I really enjoyed this! It's a very atmospheric little game, and although there are references to various things, the Greek mythology provides a strong central theming to tie it all together. I got all of the achievements. (I found that the hardest one to get was having the candle go out before I reached the end, but I see that on the game page you've already talked about tweaking the balance once the comp is over.)
Thanks! I'm glad you found the characters/interactions genuine. When you have a relatively large number of characters and not that much screentime, it's hard to thread the needle of making them distinctive without making them seem like a collection of obnoxiously quirky traits, and I feel like any given attempt at that is going to fail for some portion of the audience, but as long as it worked for some people, I'm happy.