Cool and very atmospheric, I really like the sound and art. The naturalistic elements are amazing, the fact that the moon's gravity pulls the island is a really apt thematic touch. been moving around for a few minutes and didn't find the lava island, perhaps a form of guidance can be implemented in theme , like puffs of ash coming from it's direction, or a flock birds showing the way.
This game made me think of Pocahontas for the MegaDrive / Genesis, I think its got a similar vibe.
Yo meta_system, thanks for the thorough review🙌 You're far from dumb, the game's unfinished and you gave it the time of day to explore as well, its much appreciated; And you're right, we learnt a lot this jam and plan to put those skills to good use next time🦾
I know it's a bit late to request this, But is the asset pack able to be tagged as creative commons zero to make it easier to find as an amazing work in the Public Domain? Thank you very much for the pack!
I like the format the game is presented in, and some very clever storytelling. I even felt some suspense and intrigue due to the good mixture of visuals and audio.
Nothing really comes to mind in terms of fixes / minor improvements that wouldn't be considered feature creep, its a well contained game that delivers.
Additional features I could suggest are a chapter select system, overview of the branching choices, completionist bonus, secrets.
A big idea of the game is the progression system, that is colour and upbeat audio returning to the character's base, being a metaphor for one's mental state.
The fishing task / minigame was kinda shoehorned in for the sake of a having a challenge for the player and actually gamifying the experience. The team definitely expressed that was something to be improved upon; original idea was to have multiple things for the player to do, but as jams usually go, we minimized our scope.
