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35th VN

34th VN. Liked how chats felt. The ending was lit!

33rd VN I will read and rate from this jam.

Edit 1: Just, wow.

32nd VN I wI'll read and rate from this May Wolf 2024 FVN JAM! Here we go!

Edit 1: A wholesome, cute game. Fuck that otter.

31th VN I read and rated from this jam. This is so Psycho spiral beast core.

31th VN I will read and rate, here we go!

Edit 1: A bit rushed. Liked the special effects.

30th VN I will read and rate from this Jam. Here we go!

Edit 1: fifth VN in less than three hours. Attack on Titan but furry. 

29th VN I read and rated from May Wolf 2024. This is so badminton ace core. The vore...lol

28thvn I read and rate from May Wolf 2024 FVN JAM. Cute and original. 

28th vn I read and rate from May Wolf 2024 FVN JAM. Cute and original. 

27th VN I will read and Rate from May Wolf 2024

27th VN I will and rate (at light speed).

Edit 1: Just read it. Big brother but with dates. I felt like the VN wanted to eat more than it could bite, but it might be more fleshed out in future updates.

26th FVN I will read and rate from this jam. Here we go!

Edit 1: Ok. I have just read it in 10 minutes. Cute.

Time for Apathesis! 25th VN I will read and rate from this jam, here we go!

Edit 1: Interesting. No time for review comment now. Let's rate.

So...your VN is next in my list. So...24th VN I will read and rate from this jam, here we go!

Edit 1: Ok, I have just finished reading Roy's route. The relationship dynamics were portrayed in such a way it felt ... idk how to say it ... real? Presentation was nice. Story was a creative subversion of the May Wolf trope.

Those are my thoughts on this VN. Thanks for the experience!

Ah yes, the one with the serval! 23th VN I will read and rate from this jam, here we go!

Edit 1: I have just read and rated this entry. It was cute. It was interesting how you managed to tell the story without a minuciously-descriptive narration, making it feel more like the thought train of an actual person. Liked how you implemented many cool ren'py features such as animations and moving sprites, which I believe gives you presentation points. However, the music sometimes didn't fit the moment and the sprites could have used some tweaking (I get it though, I am not expecting people to come up with extremely fancy sprites in just a month). The story sometimes feel rushed, but sort of...real? at the same time.

I saw the What We were Wolf reference in the mall poster.

Those are my thoughts in this VN. Thanks for the experience.

So today we are reading another entry from JMJerbear, huh? I remember this was one of the first submissions of this jam. 

22th VN I will read from this jam, READY, SET, GO!

Edit 1: I have just finished reading this VN. I loved the dad's monologue, truly. It kind of felt like an actual dad telling his son about his past. A touching story and game, you could say. For something made in four days, I admit it's pretty decent.

Later on I might be coming with a review comment. Thanks for the experience!

Congratulations! You got a new reader!

21th VN I will read and rate from this jam, here we go!

Edit 1: I have just finished this. Things really picked up, huh? Later on I might come with a review comment, but not now as I am in a hurry to read and rate all the entries (at least the non late-qualified ones) before May Wolf ends.

You are welcome (also, thanks for the furry coati representation. There are many of those in South America).

What the f-. There are multiple endings???

19th VN I read and rated of this jam. Soon I might be coming back with a review comment. It reminded me of Echo (I can see why you mentioned the Echo Project in the credits).

20th VN I read and rated of this jam. Soon I might be coming back with a review comment. It was conventional but goodly executed. A pleasant enough read.

B o l o g n a s a u c e

(Which was actually supposed to be bolognese sauce)

This is the rare occasion I decide not to go by submission order (cuz this one is short enough to cram up). So 18th VN I will read and rate here we go!

Edit 1: ._.XD . I have just finished reading this VN. It was something. Just rated, too.

Your review will wait a bit as I am trying to read as many VNs as possible today. Cheers!

Damn. I am sorry.

17th VN I will read and rate, here we go!

Edit 1:

Edit 2: Ok, I have just rated, but I am trying to cram up as much VN's as I can today, so your review will wait a little.

17th VN I will read and rate, here we go!

15th submission I will read and rate here we GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

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Sorry, I couldn't resist.

Edit 2: Ok, I have just read and rated your VN. Here are my thoughts.

I can't write this VN without pointing out how great the visuals and music are in this VN. There are custom sprites and CG's that give off some kind of eerie vibe that's quite fitting for this story. Same goes for the UI, really. Without its unique art and sfx direction, this VN wouldn't be the same.

Regarding the story, the theme was implemented in a reallly creative way. I remember when the theme was announced and us jammers would chat about how we could implement it, and space themes were brought up, but nothing like this. Nothing like having your honey moon interrupted by death by black hole. It's an interesting mix of sci-fi, horror, and rrrrrromance. And that's not the only that makes the creativity put in this game stand out. There was not only this main story I mentioned before, but also mini stories of dreams!!! Sick!!!

Concerning the cons of this VN, apart from the textbox thing and minor typos other comments mentioned (it's ok, I know how it feels like *centerright flashbacks* ), I feel there is something weird with Albert's character. I don't know if it is just me, but I feel as if we get to see a lot about Nova's character (emotions, personality, etc) but not that much about Albert. I get he is suppossed to be compossed and calm, but for me it feels as if he had little to no reaction to the whole end-of-the-world matter. Again, maybe it is just me.

That's what I think of this VN. Thanks for the experience!

Me sees VN! Me's 16th Vn me will read and rate from this jam! 

Edit 1: Ok, I have just read and rated this entry. Here are my thoughts.

First of all, I must highlight the fact you included poetry segments in the VN, a quite witty feature. However, to be honest the prose felt rough, which made the ideas and images conveyed in the poem sections hard to understand.

Every sprite and background is custom made. For a visual novel made entirely by a single person (minus the music), it's nice. As other comments below pointed out though, characters sort of get lost in the bright backgrounds.

The main negative aspect of this story is that it spends more time describing what the main character is doing than showing us the actual interactions between the wolf and the binturong or the main conflict which is the social animosity towards the wolf's city incorporation to another one. The poetry is there, sure, but the way it's been put up makes it insufficient to effectively tell the story.

These are my thoughts on this VN so far. Thanks for the experience! (Also, props for including a binturong in your VN, those are pretty rare and only you and the Three Aces author included one in your submissions).

15th submission I will read and rate here we GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

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Sorry, I couldn't resist.

Edit 2: Ok, I have just read and rated your VN. Here are my thoughts.

I can't write this VN without pointing out how great the visuals and music are in this VN. There are custom sprites and CG's that give off some kind of eerie vibe that's quite fitting for this story. Same goes for the UI, really. Without its unique art and sfx direction, this VN wouldn't be the same.

Regarding the story, the theme was implemented in a reallly creative way. I remember when the theme was announced and us jammers would chat about how we could implement it, and space themes were brought up, but nothing like this. Nothing like having your honey moon interrupted by death by black hole. It's an interesting mix of sci-fi, horror, and rrrrrromance. And that's not the only that makes the creativity put in this game stand out. There was not only this main story I mentioned before, but also mini stories of dreams!!! Sick!!!

Concerning the cons of this VN, apart from the textbox thing and minor typos other comments mentioned (it's ok, I know how it feels like *centerright flashbacks* ), I feel there is something weird with Albert's character. I don't know if it is just me, but I feel as if we get to see a lot about Nova's character (emotions, personality, etc) but not that much about Albert. I get he is suppossed to be compossed and calm, but for me it feels as if he had little to no reaction to the whole end-of-the-world matter. Again, maybe it is just me.

That's what I think of this VN. Thanks for the experience!

¿Te parecieron rusos mis personajes? XD

For some reason, I couldn't manage to open the PsychoSpiralBeast .exe file to read it, so I will read and rate this VN in the meanwhile. 13th entry I will read and rate, here we go!

This is the first VN I read that uses the Tasmanian devil sprite.

Edit 1: OMG, ROBLOX FLOOD ESCAPE MUSIC.

Edit 2: OMG ECHO MUSIC.

Edit 3: Ok. I have finished reading this VN. Here are my thoughts.

I liked the story you went for. It reminds me of Squid Game a bit. It is one of those VN's in which the plot can be just as interesting as the characters, if not more.

The fact custom sprites were made for this VN is amazing. It provides the game with its own unique vibe. The visual component of presentation was decent; however, the VN could use some modifications in sound design (for example, music representing tension drags on for too long and loses its effect).

As some comment has stated, I am not sure about how you implemented the theme. If I had to make a guess, I'd say it is expansion of greed.

That's what I think of this VN. Thanks for the experience (and the accidental Roblox Flood Escape reference).

OwO. What's this? Another VN to read and rate? My 14th of this jam? Heck yeah! There we go!

Ok I have just finished reading this VN. Here are my thoughts.

It was a hybrid between a light-hearted slice-of-life and a full blown satire entry. It tells a story at the same time it comes up with  genre-conscious humor (the choice you get while you are on your seat is an example of this). It's like Password (in its slice-of-life aspect) but written by Badminton Ace's author (who is readthisifyouarehomo btw). However, it's genre uncertainity makes some things unclear, like the romance/dating for example. If you read this as a comedy slice-of-life, it's too rushed, but if you consider this to be a parody of fvn dating sims, it's fine.

The fact you used custom sprites is nice, even though they are quite simple and sometimes look strange (for example, when they laugh), yet I understand we were only given one month to do this, so it's ok. You also put choices in the vn, props for the effort.

Now, there are some negative aspects of this VN. First (kind of) is the blank-slate-ness of the MC, which is not bad per se but feels not so properly implemented. Second, the lack of sound. Third, the characters' oddly developing relationships (romance appears too quickly and kind of out of the blue, yet if you read this as a parody vn it makes sense). Bonus, the fact conversations with Lupus or True are the same regardless of the week you start meeting them.

I saw the game archives and found the Omega wolf in a prison uniform lol.

These are my thoughts on this VN. Thanks for the experience!

Sure!

Damn! It looks amazing! I can't wait to play it!

For some reason, I couldn't manage to open the PsychoSpiralBeast .exe file to read it, so I will read and rate this VN in the meanwhile. 13th entry I will read and rate, here we go!

This is the first VN I read that uses the Tasmanian devil sprite.

Edit 1: OMG, ROBLOX FLOOD ESCAPE MUSIC.

Edit 2: OMG ECHO MUSIC.

Edit 3: Ok. I have finished reading this VN. Here are my thoughts.

I liked the story you went for. It reminds me of Squid Game a bit. It is one of those VN's in which the plot can be just as interesting as the characters, if not more.

The fact custom sprites were made for this VN is amazing. It provides the game with its own unique vibe. The visual component of presentation was decent; however, the VN could use some modifications in sound design (for example, music representing tension drags on for too long and loses its effect).

As some comment has stated, I am not sure about how you implemented the theme. If I had to make a guess, I'd say it is expansion of greed.

That's what I think of this VN. Thanks for the experience (and the accidental Roblox Flood Escape reference).

12th...Vn....I...will...read...and...rate...here...we...go...*collapses from exhaustion * (seriously, I gotta fix my sleep schedule to get through this, I must read them all!)

Edit 1: For some reason, I can't open the Windows version. I click on it but no windows pops up. Maybe it's a problem of my device? Therefore, I will try opening it later. In the meanwhile I will read some other entry.

Edit 2: I have just finished playing this game and I think, wow, more people should play this game! As other comments remarked, this is a subversion of your average isekai furry visual novel trope, which I believe can justify a rate of five stars in creativity. Instead of what often happens in iskeai fvn's, the mc acts the way anyone would do if they were suddenly transported to a different world with humanoid-animal people (and, to be honest, it makes sense. I would be quite terrified if I had a beastman in front of me, at least at first). 

Another point I concur with other comments about is the SFX and audio design, which was evidently diegetically-picked. The result is a game that pays plenty of attention to ambience an atmosphere. You could feel as if you were in the mc's shoes, truly!

There are very few negative points I can point out. One of them is presentation. The sprites often didn't look properly positioned in the backgrounds (an example I can bring up is the fire scene. The fire is being looked to closely, but suddenly the dragon's full body sprite appears in front of it, making them look as if they were extremely tiny). Art can do with a bit more polishing, too (props for trying regardless, there were many OC CG's). Also, as other comments have pointed out, what's going on is explained almost entirely by the end of the story. The explanation could have been betterly distributed thorough the story, I think.

That's what I think about this vn. Thanks for the experience! 

11th May Wolf 2024 VN I will read and rate here we go!

Wow, that's a big team you guys got!

Edit 1: Ok, I have just finished reading this VN. Here are my thoughts.

The story feels like that of a Western action movie, but with physically intimate scenes too. Even though you said that you had to rush a bit to get first act finished, you somehow managed to preserve some sort of organized pacing.  The sex scene felt like I was reading The Smoke Room. Backgrounds and sprites remind me of Rami/Grizz's old artstyle.

That's my thoughts so far. Thanks for the experience.

OOOOHHH. So that's where you went with the theme. I see.

I have just read and rated your VN. You can see my comments on both the game and submission page of this game. Thanks for the experience!

Edit 1: You did all of this during the last week of the jam! That's bold! Tbh, I wrote most of "New World Symphony" (my team's VN for this Jam) execution during the last two weeks (previous two weeks were spent on character building), so I can relate, haha.

Have a nice day/night! And remember, we ball!

11th May Wolf 2024 VN I will read and rate here we go!

Wow, that's a big team you guys got!