The art is very pretty. The colour palette is especially nice. And of all the games of the jam that I've played so far, this is the one with the most narratively impactful choices. It's a bit short, but I replayed a couple times to get all three endings, which balances is out a bit. The characterization of the cat/player character is really good as well. A solid game overall!
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What Sprouts in the Dark's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Characterization | #18 | 3.893 | 3.893 |
| Overall | #29 | 3.714 | 3.714 |
| Atmosphere | #32 | 4.071 | 4.071 |
| Overall | #33 | 3.542 | 3.542 |
| Emotional Engagement | #34 | 3.214 | 3.214 |
| Lasting Impression | #37 | 3.464 | 3.464 |
| Mental Engagement | #67 | 2.893 | 2.893 |
Ranked from 28 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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It's a very strong style game, but I like it very much, and the narrative perspective of Cat gives me a very different experience，nice job!
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Agent of Primary Color-原色使者Very nice game! The art and ambience are very nice, and it's always fun to play as a cat. I did notice some technical issues, though, particularly with variables saving.
I noticed when I replayed a second time, all the things id done in the first playthrough carried over. But at the same time there are checks that seem to ignore my choices even on the same playthrough. It let me cut up the little mushroom multiple times, for instance.
More importantly, it was impossible for me to progress because every time I entered the hallway the same conversation would start, so my options were limited. I couldn't get an item I needed for the other ending.
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The Butterfly Queen**spoilers**
The way you used mushrooms in the first room to give a sense of time passing with your actions was cool. Reminds me of old infocom text adventures where time passes and events change, feels really immersive to me, and not something you see a lot in these games. Loved the ambiguous morality of wiping out a sentient race and that you got to choose at the end. (long live our mighty fungal overlords). All around awesome!
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The Telwynium: Book ThreePretty funny writing that portraits very well a cat’s point of view of its world, and what humans mean to it.
The illustrations are very good, but it would have been great to see them larger to appreciate all the details.
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Zappin' da MubisThe choices and different endings were really well written. I love the little details in the artwork, but I think the main screen with the graphics could have been a bit bigger. You have made an awesome game using the old-school adventure game formula. Fantastic entry for the jam!
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SpaceshipWreckedThis game is awesome, the art is gorgeous and I like how interactive the game is. Great work!!
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ParanlusionaryI'm not normally a fan of text based games personally, but this one oddly felt very interactive to what I've seen in the past. GJ!
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Cubic ChroniclesSuper interesting point about the interactivity. We'd originally planned on a point and click game, and the twine was a playtest for the narrative & puzzle logic. When we got closer to the deadline and scaled down on the scope, I wonder of that point and click sensibility was baked into the text.
Thank you for playing!
I loved this game, colours and art are great, the feel of the game is perfect, you have done an amazing job in two weeks.
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Dark Light (Game Jam)Cool to see a game made in twine! I like the palette and the art is amazing! Good job! I also like how the story is written. It was really fun. The atmospheric music is fitting and it improves the atmosphere of the game.
I appreciate that the game remembers what you have picked up after choosing "replay".
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Mannequin of TimeThis was a fun story. I really enjoyed the point of view of the cat, it was very accurate. I also really liked the art. Good work!
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IT Adventures 2: ReloadedThis was fun! Good job capturing the cat-spirit, you had me chuckle several times.^^ And the graphics are just gorgeous.
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Under the SeaWonderfully quirky. The story was just the right length for me. Trying out the other options was also fun. Entertainingly written and the graphics are top-notch and fit like a glove.
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Under the SeaIt's a nice short story, the artwork and colors give very good atmosphere, good game overall!
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Doña BlancaIt's a nice short story, the artwork and colors give very good atmosphere, good game overall!
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Doña BlancaVery fun story, I liked all the writing from the cat's perspective! The art's pretty snappy too.
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My Mother & Me
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