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A jam submission

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A short story about life itself being a hell
Submitted by Boxbing — 6 hours, 10 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Enjoyment#14.3754.375
Creativity#34.2504.250
Presentation#43.2503.250
Overall#43.9583.958

Ranked from 8 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Was the majority of the art made by your team during the jam period?
Yes, in fact, most of the sprites were made between 5 and 7 AM...

Was the majority of the music made by your team during the jam period?
...there's no music currently, text sounds are from the Dialogic plug-in

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Comments

Jam Host

I can really see how you poured your heart and soul into this game. You may think it's simple, rushed, unfinished, or whatever other ways we can put ourselves down, but these are the types of games that resonate with me the most. The games (and art in general)  that remind me why I do what I do, and why I want nothing more than to help others find the same passion for something that I have for games and art. Making art is always a little embarrassing. It's like showing your own mind to the world. They're not always going to "get it", and some might even dislike it. But it's you, and nothing's ever gonna change that.

Sorry I went on my own little monologue there, but I think it fits for a game like this LOL. I hope you continue to make new stories and art. I'm sure I don't need to tell you this, but it's the soul we put into our art that makes it truly special. So, keep doing what you're doing! Give 'em Hell!

Submitted

A lovely little experience!

I think this was a really creative interpretation of the prompt, and the load throughout the day actually slowing you down was a nice touch that sent the message home really well. I enjoyed the mix of comedy and more serious dialogue/narration, and though I know the art is incomplete I did actually like the simplistic art style, it had some charm.

I do wish of all the choices that picking up the call had more impact on the gameplay, because I think both in this game and in real life friends are the most important factors to helping with load, so I look forward to see how this game updates now that you're not on a time crunch!

pretty good, i gathered most of what was said in the long monologue at the end by playing the game, so i do believe its communicated fairly well and I like the message, Fun Little Game

Jam HostSubmitted

I think that this interpretation of the theme is really creative, and I like the idea of the parts of life physically loading on top of someone. This was a neat story to experience! It's very good, especially for a first game.

Developer (1 edit)

First time making a game! Had a LOT of fun! Especially when things worked. 

I plan to update the game eventually to improve the art, add music, and add a few new scenes.

But hopefully you enjoy this small little game, and hopefully you see how it fits the prompt...

Edit: Also I was sick for the start so I practically started Tuesday :p