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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Graphics | #8 | 4.333 | 4.333 |
| Audio | #24 | 3.667 | 3.667 |
| Innovation | #25 | 3.792 | 3.792 |
| Overall | #34 | 3.617 | 3.617 |
| Gameplay | #53 | 3.500 | 3.500 |
| Theme | #268 | 2.792 | 2.792 |
Ranked from 24 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Awesome game! The atmosphere was a real highlight and I also really enjoyed the puzzle mechanics. I am glad I made it to the end, the lil bit of storytelling there was a nice touch! This is a jam game that really goes above and beyond and deserves to be experienced by a lot of people. I was suprised how many mechanics you managed to fit into this. As for the theme, I really did feel a sense a balance or imbalance was shaping the world you built, maybe it was the story beats but something was pulling me in that direction. I typically prefer to see the theme more mechanically focused but this still worked for me. Great work and I look forward to seeing what else you make!
As others have said, this game has amazing atmosphere. The game is really fun as well, I always love a good puzzle game.
Great job!
LOVE the atmosphere in this game. The audio is great, the puzzles make one think and the graphics are really good! I really have nothing bad to say about this game.
Awesome awesome atmosphere, what a vibe The audio really aids in that
good job!
Nailed it! Great game!
Top marks for graphics and atmosphere! I'm not really good a chess but I still had some fun playing this logic puzzler, though I fail to see the balance theme? Anyways, I think this game is very polished and well done!
Hey! Thank you for playing! Glad you enjoyed it! 🤗
The theme lies in the storyline, which is sharing a burden with someone else (wheter it's a pain, a problem or something else). We, as a player, "fight" someone who has problem to do so, and you have to take the time (the why there are chess-related things) to take some of the weight off her shoulders. At the end, you bring balance to the Queen's life by taking a part of her burden, which allows her to find inner peace. I hope this makes as much sense to you as it does to me. 😁
That's deep. Thank you.
Very nice game, really polished with nice sound design !
Nice graphics. The sound fit the atmosphere well. Really impressive. Maybe forget about drag and drop and just click the UI, will be nice.
That's an idea i didn't take into account, I may give it a try, it could bypass a lot of bugs caused by the drag'n'drop. Maybe rearranging the timeline will be less intuitive.That's something I've to dig for sure! Thank you for your feedbacks! :)
Amazing game!! I loved the texture and the use of chess in the game! I've been following this on Discord and lots of work has gone into this! All the best!
I'll have to agree with everyone saying the atmosphere is fantastic. My tiny brain has trouble seeing the moves with the first person view but I like that you can set up as much or as little movement as you want each turn. You can take it slowly if you're dumb like me (but not too slow or you run out of turns!) or you can use all 5 moves per turn if you're secretly Magnus Carlsen.
Thank you for playing! Glad you enjoyed it! I must admit that visibility is still a huge concern for me and I will definitively work on that if I continue the project! :)
Good job. I love this atmosphere and the way you use chess. Also, a big respect for art
What a great puzzle game with a great mood. Well played!
The atmosphere is very well putted together! It could really work for a more narrative game
Really interesting gameplay, but the best part is the atmosphere. The graphics, the colours, the audio... chef's kiss.
Amazing aesthetic and graphics, the vibe was on point, you really cooked here