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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Music | #5 | 4.204 | 4.204 |
| Story | #7 | 4.315 | 4.315 |
| Aesthetics | #10 | 4.481 | 4.481 |
| Sound | #17 | 3.963 | 3.963 |
| Fun | #416 | 2.889 | 2.889 |
| Theme | #427 | 2.926 | 2.926 |
| Mechanics | #514 | 2.556 | 2.556 |
Ranked from 54 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How many people worked on this game total?
2
Did you use any existing assets? If so, list them below.
Soniss free GDC SFX, Art created using Midjourney, Mister October font from Dafont.com
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Nice job! The game bring us in a super chill atmosphere! ;)
Thanks for playing and for the kind words, much appreciated!
The artwork in this was amazing and the story book atmosphere created really stands out.
Thanks so much for playing and for the kind words!
I was very worried when the babu first popped out of the egg that this was going to turn into a horror story. To be fair, I have no idea what a babu is, but thankfully they don't seem to eat people and dogs!
A really lovely story that's narrated with great care. I do think subtitles should be added because, despite it being very easy for me to hear every word clearly, not everyone playing this game will have sound on or necessarily be able to hear it.
Thanks so much for playing! Haha yes he seems safe enough for now, but let's not risk feeding him after midnight...
Appreciate the kind words, and completely agree about the subtitles. Would have loved to have included them but getting the timings to line up would have taken a little thought and I just ran out of time. Aiming to learn more about dialogue soon so I can speed up the process in future!
Wow what a unique and charming entry! The watercolor art and narration are great, like an interactive storybook. Great job!
Thanks so much for playing! Glad you liked it
I love the style you chose, very pretty. And the arrow pointing back to the den was a nice touch.
Thanks for playing! Was really pleased with the arrow, it's the first time I've ever implemented a UI feature like that, so thanks for noticing!
Insanely beautiful art. I really liked the concept of your game. Great job!
Thanks so much for playing and for the kind words!
The watercolors and the woodland ambiance combined with the soothing voiceover work make for a fantastic bedtime story! well done
+1 to other comments about not knowing WASD moved in the forrest. My only complaint
I knew I had to play your game when I saw this toothless like baby.
I like the story, the music goes really well with it. I let myself be carried by the story. Well done.
Thanks so much for playing, really pleased you enjoyed it!
The picture book aesthetic, music & narration worked together to give a calming experience :) a very cute story. thank you for creating this!!
Thanks so much playing and for the kind words!
Thanks so much for the kind words! Very much appreciated.
Yes the audio was a bit of a battle given that we only had phones to hand, lots of tweaking levels in Audacity just to get it to stand out in the mix!
Great idea regarding the movement hint, one of those things that seems obvious now you say it, but with no one to play test it you just take it for granted that people will know what to do. I'm also just realising I didn't put controls on the game page which won't have helped...
Thanks for pointing out the walking animation and particles, wanted to give the player some visual feedback considering everything was static images so I'm glad that came across, even if the WebGL build seems to have made the footstep audio glitch a little for some reason!
Thanks again for taking the time to play! Great work on your game, I loved it enough that I played it twice!
Really cute story with some great immersive sound, music and narration! Your generated art feels quite consistent and lends itself well to the story too. Nice work!
Thanks so much for playing, really enjoyed messing around with Midjourney, pretty astonishing what it can do with just a few of the right prompts!
Cute. Also I've been enjoying seeing how people use AI for their games. Nice work! I wish the boulder and pond had colliders on them though to prevent the player from walking through them, as it feels a bit odd to be able to walk right over them. But still, it's fun to walk across this dreamy watercolor world.
Thanks so much for playing! Yeah I painted myself into a bit of a corner with the design as I wanted the logs and berries to scatter randomly, but it meant that sometimes they'd pop in behind an environmental object! Didn't want the player to get into a situation where they couldn't collect enough to progress, so had to shoehorn in a workaround, which was fading the whole object.
Live and learn! Thanks again, absolutely loved your game
A beautiful game. I was worried that the story might turn dark. Glad it did not. Nice work!
Thanks so much for playing through to the end! Yeah we really wanted to capture that storybook feel so didn't want things to get too dark!
Very much enjoyed this adorable entry.
Thanks so much for playing!
You really created a whole world with this game. I enjoyed the attention to detail in the art, music, and sound design, and the way that certain details you learn wandering the forest that seem purely decorative become important later. (I'm thinking of the part where you have to find the music.) I could have used a little more handholding in the UI: it took me a sec to realize what the controls were; I think it would help if the clickable titles became highlighted or something when hovering over them to indicate that they're interactive; would have like a counter to show you how many of an item you've already gathered. But I loved the atmosphere, and this was one of the few games I felt compelled to finish just to see what happened at the end.
Thanks so much for the kind words, and for the useful feedback. Highlighting the clickable options is a great idea and something I'll consider in future, and I completely agree with the counter idea too. Appreciate you seeing it through to the end!
This was a lovely game. I enjoyed how it read and played like a storybook. I'm not sure if you plan to develop this any further now that the game jam is done, but if you do I'd be excited to see it fully polished.
Thanks so much for the kind words. I think like everyone else I'm feeling pretty burned out after 10 solid days of work on it, but there's definitely been loads of great suggestions for improvements and I'd love to make the gameplay a bit more engaging so could absolutely see myself coming back to it again in future!
Thanks again
The art work is awesome and unique - it grasps the attention to wanna check out the game
Lovely story game with a good feeling finish.
Well done on creating and finishing a game!
Thanks so much for playing all the way through to the end! Appreciate the kind words
This is such a sweet, unique experience. Loved every second of it.
Thanks so much for the kind words. Glad you enjoyed it
Such a lovely game! Cute and relaxing. Congratulations on the music too. I had a good time playing your game =)
Thanks so much for playing and for the kind words, really glad you enjoyed it!
Sweet story, just give up a little more volume on that voice, The concept and the general game are pretty neat for only 2 people. Try to add animations for the "boy" in the future if you can, that will look amazing :)
Thanks for playing and for the helpful feedback. Had to record the narration using a phone and then try to normalize/compress it afterwards so it definitely needs a lot of tidying up I agree. Would love to add proper animations at some point but couldn't get Midjourney to create a usable spritesheet. Will keep researching and see if I can implement it in future. Thanks again
Hey, that's ok, It was a nice experience. About animations: You want to look at Controlnet to control the pose --> youtube.com/watch?v=W3P8Av3YW8I
Oh wow, this looks interesting. Thanks for the link!