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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Graphics | #1 | 4.900 | 4.900 |
| Overall | #7 | 3.911 | 3.911 |
| Innovation / Originality | #11 | 3.900 | 3.900 |
| Theme | #11 | 4.133 | 4.133 |
| Game Design | #14 | 3.633 | 3.633 |
| Sound / Music | #24 | 3.533 | 3.533 |
| Gameplay / Fun | #31 | 3.367 | 3.367 |
Ranked from 30 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Even eldritch gods need friends!
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Some no-order notes:
Oh my god, the pixelart is simply amazing. Probably the best I have seen this game jam. Maybe even the best I have seen on the Game Boy Color ever. Also I love all the little details like the reflection in the puddle at the end (took me a while to figure out how you did that, but I think I have a clue). Just an absolute work of art.
This game simply oozes atmosphere. Incredible pixel art! My only problem is that there's no visual distinction between narration and npc's spoken lines, that made it a bit confusing to read but I'm not sure if it was on purpose? Awesome job!
It's superb, and runs perfectly on my Game Boy DMG, bravo!
My command of the English language doesn't really allow me to make the most of the adventure, but I liked what I understood of it!
Love the colors and art style
That graphics are great. Get some lovecraft vibes playing it :D
the graphics are so incredibly well done: i am in awe!! the deaths are brutal, but figuring out what to do was a fun experience. although the ending was a lil' bit short, this is so impressive for 7 days!
Thank you!! Doing this jam alongside full time jobs too was rough ;_;
With its gorgeous pixel art, its dark and intimidating tone, and charming conversations with the creatures of the void, this makes for a game unlike anything I've seen in this jam yet. While it does kinda bite that losing all your hearts sets you back to the start, it does serve a punishment for failure, and your hearts do get restored between communications between the gods, which I think is just enough mercy. What really stings is that leaving a conversation early resets the conversation without refunding your items, which will get you stuck until you reset.
Even with that, it took its concept of being friendly with horrors beyond, and nailed it! Haven't played every game in the jam yet, but this has been my favorite so far!
You are too kind with this review, thank you!! I made the mistake of requesting items deplete on use, not realizing progress on encounters didn't save! Definitely something we would fix post jam :]
The art style bypassed the Gameboy limitation and offers a refreshing vision. The game is short but fun. I like the story, not too much dialogue, just enough to show the characters' personality and make me care. Using simple daily item to satistory eldritch gods is just hilarious. It's a good submission.
One thing. There is a option to leave. But if i use it, the progress is gone, and i lost my used item.
Thank you so much; I too loved the idea of giving eldritch beings mundane items so I'm glad the humor landed! It was my fault I asked the programmer to make items deplete on use, not realizing encounters didn't save progress !!
i tried playing last night but i was too tired to puzzle solve. did much better this morning 😅. the artwork is gorgeous. the whole thing had a great dungeon crawler feel.
Thank you! Hehe we thought about making hints but ran out of time!
WoW the art its really good! I liked also that dark and scary atmosphere
Thanks so much!!
The art is next level and pure eye candy for me, but I was impressed with all the little things as well, such as the inventory screen, the funny dialogue, and the character that seeps through this game from every angle. It had originality and did well with a difficult theme. I loved this entry. Great job!
Thank you so much!! Yeah this theme kicked our butt, was happy to make something decent out of it!!
Great art!
Thank you : D
Atmospheric!
Thanks!
The art is lush.
Thank you!