It is incredible that you were able to do this in the amount of time we had to submit something. I'm about to give praise in all the areas that I'm sure you're aware deserve praise.

The fact that there is even a driving system in this is amazing. It's "open world" that I can drive off the beaten path (although there is not currently a reason to do so). There's a great deal of potential in that, and it's mind-boggling that you were able to get that implemented as quickly as you did.

The fact that there are cutscenes is already impressive, but cutscenes that are actually pretty good, have cinematic cameras, animation, context-appropriate text, dialogue options, etc.? It doesn't seem possible, and it's unfair that people as skilled as you exist and are keeping with scrubs like me.

I thought the stylized graphics was very well done. I could play a whole game with this art style. I wouldn't need much added or changed. 

My only complaints about this incredibly ambitious, impressive thing that makes me feel insecure about myself, is that it's barely a game at the moment. Part of this is personal preference, but I explore the games in a game jam to get an, "Aha!" moment when I fire something up and they have a unique gameplay twist on the theme. There is the outer shell of an extremely competent game here -- so much so that this feels more like a demo to a commercial product than a jam game -- but it is fairly basic in terms of innovation and player input. This is for me personally, but I would have preferred to spend my time more on finding a gameplay hook and maybe dial back all of the other 10/10 aspects of the game. There is clearly room to spend less time on those amazing areas and bump up others.

But again, there's value in having a 10/10 presentation game, it's just not what I'm looking for personally in a game jam. You also did smart things to make it, like add dialogue choices (that don't really do anything) and have the driving between cutscenes, which makes the player feel like they have more agency than they do. So there is a compelling game here, but it's not the focus, and I think that hurts me when it comes to my preference for game jams.

But regardless of any of that, this is still an amazing piece of work, and I am envious of your talent and efficient. Incredible job.

Loved the character writing and the story throughout, but I really loved the genuinely well written comedic bits that remind you it's still a game. Said it on the jam Discord but Lucas's soundtrack is a fantastic example of noire jazz that suits the tone of the game beautifully, just excellent.

Nicely done, guys!

Looking forward to the next chapter, you've clearly spent a lot of time writing a compelling story and it's paid off. I'm wondering if you needed to bother with the open world driving? It was a little clunky and a little linear, maybe if we could explore the different leads in whatever order we liked to piece the story together that would work better....but of course, we all had crazy deadlines with this so I understand you can't go and make LA Noire in one week. Great work overall though.

Great game, the story is incredible, cars are hard to control as in all video games! :)

0/10 couldn't destroy the city with my car :)

This is a really great game, especially considering the amount of time you had to make it! The only problem I had with it was the car driving parts. They kind of frustrated me, and seemed a bit unnecessary. Otherwise, great game!

OOoh, lots of fun playing it!
It's so polished, I'm truly impressed.
I loved all the camera movements during the dialogues, it really helped the scene come alive, u know?
U guys made a great work!

The visuals and animations are really neat ! & sound design & musics match the whole thing perfectly. kuddos on that ! the whole thing feel very polished.

I'm usualy not much into story driven games but it still managed to keep my attention. :)

Great job !

I enjoyed playing! The music was really good as well.

Wow! This game feels so complete! It feels like there are so many content! I think you used the assets pretty well, everything seems cohesive.

Wow!!! You have an entire cinematic universe going on! This is incredibly well made and so expansive especially when you consider that it was all made in a week! The amount of characters gives so much variety and the plot that unfolds in front of you is captivating and had me hooked the whole time! Your driving mechanics felt great and handled really well! I had a lot of fun making plenty of use of the drift key and slipping and sliding all over the place! The humor is great and the writing was fun and really made for a great experience! And on top of all that the music and design were incredible! This film noir style of music fit the game perfectly and really set the tone for how the player should feel emotionally while they play. There was variety and it all underscored the game beautifully! Wonderful job!

Very nice game! Not really my type of game but I see that it is well done anyway. Only critic I have right now is that for me it was a bit to much conversations. I think it would have been a bit more interesting if the characters in the conversation would have had some "huhughuhughu"(Mumbling sound) sound as they say something, but I don't know. Despite from that, I love the car mechanics, as a car game player, they are amazing. Also the lightning and cinematic of the game are just nice, it fits well!
Did sadly not complete the game as I got stuck with the car once along the game but its nice! Great work and keep it up! :D

I win in a visual novel, rah!

Great job dudes! the car controls are great! And the “cinematography” is even better! Great use of the Synty Studio assets! The guys do really charming stuff!

And, lastly, the best part is the music! It was perfect for the game!

Please, if you have the time, check my game out too!

That music was really good. Great job. :)

Great game, amazing art, and a good story with nice sense of humor. The driving helped the game not to be so monotonous.

Also, please don't tell me I was the only one doing donuts with the car before triggering any cutscenes haha.

Really enjoyed your game.

First, best title I've seen this jam. And in a similar vein, best ending I've seen. This is a very impressive game. It was well written, I laughed at the jokes and the characters were believable. The driving bit helped the pacing a ton by breaking up all the reading, and I really enjoyed it (even if my american brain struggled with driving on the left side of the road). The lighting, environments, and characters were great, and the music was perfectly suited to the style. This is all 5s for me. Great work!

The cutscenes were very cool and the driving part was fun! Also nice graphics, the style is really cool!

Great Story, The Graphics and music were really good. Wish you could of done more with the driving aspect apart from that Very Nice Work!

This is a really nice game! The writing is great, the dialogue is funny, and I am a fan of the overall atmosphere. The driving segments are also really helpful in keeping things fresh. Great work!