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A jam submission

Cat's CurseView game page

Entry for GBA Winter Jam '23. Only the title screen matters.
Submitted by NotImplementedLife (@NotImpLife) — 10 days, 5 hours before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Title Screen Appeal#113.5193.643

Ranked from 14 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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Comments

Submitted(+1)

Great effort. Cute presentation.

Developer

Thank you!

Submitted

Great effort. Cute prensetation.

Jam Host(+1)

i like the title screen gimmick but i can barely read that, would be also nice if there was sound.. sorry i dont have anything else to say

Developer

Thanks for trying it! It's alright, your feedback is pertinent, I'm aware that not really much is to be said about my game :))

Submitted

This is very cool, I never would have thought to make a menu like this! What was the meaning behind the chess part of the game?

Developer(+1)

Thanks a lot! I threw in some random playable screens because I didn't really want to deliver a "game-less" ROM. The chess metaphor illustrates how the human brain can make up things in dire situations in order to make us feel assured, but later we discover it was just a volatile thought and the only thing you can do is to face your actual fate. I refrained from explaining too much in the game because I wanted to give players the liberty to interpret this in any way they want. Glad you were curious about it!

Host(+1)

Looks good, unique way of presenting the title screen options. It's pretty hard to read the option you have selected though, which would be my only critism (well, that, and lack of any music)

Submitted(+1)

I didn't know what the symbols meant until I read this comment.

Developer(+1)

Thank you! It is "silent" because my engine doesn't have any music routines, yet. Besides, the rotation stuff consumed enough cycles I was afraid it would distort the sound :) 

Submitted(+1)

Lots of splash screens. 

I think the vibe of the runes and stuff are super cool. 

I was trying so hard to see if there was a word I could decipher, but to no avail 

Developer

I lacked inspiration to be honest. Thanks a lot for your feedback! Could you please explain the issue about the words you couldn't decypher? Is it about the title screen?

Submitted(+1)

Does this say "Survival"?
It is extremely difficult to read for me, partly because it goes by too fast, and partly because of the font.


Developer

I understand. Being a bit struggling to read was kinda part of the design, but it shouldn't have been that hard. The text you're showing says "survive". I may rethink the font choice in the future. The rotation would distort some letters anyway, but hopefully would be much more clear that way. Thanks for remarking this issue!