Really cool idea for a game. I love games like this where story and gameplay intersect.

Bullet hells have never been so heart-wrenching!

Always love it when a game makes me feel bad for failing it, even if it just became suddenly impossible when the game decided it wanted to stop playing. Story was lovely and it was presented very well. Fantastic job!

THE GOOD PARTS

• It’s a neat short experience. I am actually thankful when a jam game lasts exactly as much as it should, I enjoyed every second of it and went for a second run after I was done with the first one.

• The gameplay is straightforward and well-communicated. I had no issues familiarizing myself with the controls and the gameplay, everything “just fits”.

• The music is great. It felt magical when the main music began to play; it has some ethereal vibes to it that made me feel good… I can’t really explain it, just play the game with some good speakers/headphones and you’ll see what I mean.

THE BAD PARTS

• The game is a little bit buggy. Particularly when some stars spawn just on top of the target or when the game shows “Press R to Retry” but you can keep playing if you press SPACE and the game goes on a difficulty spike that nobody has ever seen; I don’t know what happens if you manage to get the letter through that bullet hell, though.

• I didn’t quite get the story. But maybe it’s because I’m not exactly book-savvy (I don’t like recreational reading) which is why some of the language used in the letters didn’t resonate with me; I understood that they were friends that hadn’t contacted each other in a long time and they were trying to reconnect but I didn’t manage to get a proper conclusion or something like that even though I managed to get all the letters to the target.

CONCLUSION

This is a decent jam entry.

It’s straightforward, entertaining to play and the music is GOOOOOOOOOD, with my speakers there was an effect in the background that I can’t really explain but it made every object near my laptop resonate and it was MAGIC. I really enjoyed that.

Great job!

It fits the theme really well and quite different from other games.  It got really difficult to send the letters after a while though, wish I didn't need to start from the beginning!

This was a very unique concept. The audio and visuals have a really nice relaxing ambiance which I think pairs really well with the nostalgic writings of the characters. Nice job!

Really cool and unique concept. I am interested to see how you would add and refine this.

Really simple, yet effective gameplay. I honestly tried really hard to get all the way through without losing the letter, but it was really challenging. Maybe a quick restart button? I don't know, maybe I'm just bad at games. Good work.

Hi,

this game is great! I love the simplicity of the controls, which still makes for a challenge. The letters also feel pretty accurate, you seem to have experience with them :) The visuals are simple, but they just work! Also, the sound effects and the music are an excellent choice (the sound of a popping balloon, instead of some descending notes, encourages me more to retry getting the letter to my pen-pal). 

Keep up the good work!

-Remi

I love the idea and how the story unfolds! I'm a little impatient though since there are parts where you need to wait for the other person's letter to arrive to read it haha, maybe that's the point? 

It almost made me cry. Great storytelling. Great music. Great art. Well done!

Very cool game dgr I enjoyed it, its almost perfect on what it is great job :D

I loved this game!

Nothing else to say, I liked everything, especially the artstyle the little story it tells :)