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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Originality | #1235 | 3.438 | 3.438 |
| Overall | #1459 | 3.146 | 3.146 |
| Presentation | #2042 | 3.021 | 3.021 |
| Fun | #2108 | 2.771 | 2.771 |
Ranked from 48 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game fit the theme?
Aurora, the main character in the game, keeps being drawn into a dream world no matter what choice she makes.
Did your team create the art for this game during the 48 hour time slot?
Yes
We created all art during the game jam
Did your team create the audio for this game during the 48 hour time slot?
No
We used pre-existing audio
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Comments
Great story and outstanding music! I really enjoyed the experience!
Thank you so much!
A really intricate and oneiric world! It's so unlike everything else I've played in this jam and was quite overwhelming at first. But then everything settled into place and I began to get a grasp of the story. This narrative could easily be expanded upon to last a whole novel! :)
I feel like the music really added to the experience (and maybe art in the future could've enhanced that). I personally would prefer if music from one screen (or one "page") would last until the next page so it wouldn't be cut out so abruptly. Overall, it was a magical experience!
Wow, thank you so much!
Very vivid and long writing, a breath of fresh air in all those wacky games;d Though that's why it was a bit overwhelming... I wonder if its possible for twine to have a bit more complex investigation for each paragraph where You have separated description of what is going on, the emotions, and what can happen next (edit and can click on each part that interest player to see it). Though maybe it would be possible to just write each paragraph in such a way? This way faster players may just get to the parts they are interested in.
My biggest issue was as many said the music: its was very nice, but when its changing each time it gets annoying:/
About the music playing stuff - if I got it correctly... I completed game only once... maybe it would be possible to have like introduction of couple songs (two even) that cause different situations, and the player has to figure out what to use when?
In the end, nice experience.
EDIT: I think the easiest thing to fix the music for this jam would be to just ask the players to run it (one of the songs) and play the game. That way its impact could be better.
Thank you for your detailed feedback and for playing :)
The music was really nice and I was actually invested in the story. It was well written and I really did love every second of it. The music really set some beautiful moods for every scenario. This was a very relaxing experience and I did enjoy it. Great job overall :)
Thank you so much for this lovely feedback!
Neat twine entry with superbly atmospheric audio work. Would be nice if the music could linger on longer between segments - stopping them immediately after each choice feels a little jarring.
Thank you for the feedback!
The audio implementation is a repeated comment and I'm glad to get it because I'm definitely improving how I put that in for the next game! Currently it's just Soundcloud embeds, but there are a 100 other ways to do it, so I'll look into either getting them from mp3s and crossfading, or building in better fades on the soundcloud embeds next time. Thanks so much for playing!
Love to see another twine game submitted to the jam! This game has fantastic writing, the dream world is vivid and compelling! Super cool, good job!
Very beautiful game, I tried to take the courageous route and ended up staying with the Messenger on their planet. I'm surprised you were able to write all this up in only 48 hours. The music isn't really my style, but it definitely fit the story. Loved it!
Nice work! I really enjoyed got pulled into the story and I loved to choose different choices! Well done. :D
What a peaceful and relaxing experience :) And the music goes with it so nicely! It also makes me nostalgic of the Fighting Fantasy gamebooks i used to read ;)
Thank you for bringing this game to us!
Nice story! it just needs a best presentation, but for a Game Jam its pretty good!!! <3
very enticing story, and really beautiful music. would be nice to have some visuals, but overall great job!
Thank you! I wanted visuals but ran out of time in a big way for that to happen... next year ALL THE VISUALS! XD
This was a surprisingly good game, and this is coming from someone who doesn't like visual novels. Good Job!
Thank you so much!
Out of everything to play in the jam a visual novel was not one I expected. It was an enjoyable story with some great music, but rated as a video game loses some "fun" points. It was intriguing, yes but not quite amusing. The fact that it is a visual novel as well makes the adherence to the theme a little blurry, but overall this is a pretty neat package.
Thank you for playing and your feedback!
Really great music and atmosphere. Between all the chaos ridden controls warpy inverted games, that was relaxing to play !
Thank you muchly :)
I'm with the other commenters on making the switch between songs less jarring. I believe Unity has support for Twine imports -- then you could use the AudioSource functions to fade different sounds in and out as the story requires. Given how light the gameplay is (from a code perspective), you could get really out there with the soundscape if you wanted to.
Considering the time constraint, you did an excellent job here! Well done!
Thank you so much for the feedback - both kind and useful, so that's the best, merci! :)
As it's my first ever game, I'm pretty proud. I'm primarily a composer and writer (the music is mine), so I'm definitely going to look into smoother ways of implementing these things - your time is appreciated!
great music , love the story
well made game!
Thank you so much!
That was interesting, I liked the use of music to support the narrative, maybe fade ins/outs would help with the transitions :)
thank you for the feedback :)
The music supports the story really good. I enjoyed reading this and you could add pictures or drawings to make the experience more interesting!
Thank you for the feedback! :)
The story is kinda interesting, but I would've liked more feedback. For example: am I making the right choices and how does a certain decision impact the timeline. The soundtrack restarting/changing each screen is also a bit jarring. Lastly, I didn't notice the undo/redo button until I read the description.
Thanks for the feedback! The reason I decided to make the choices aren't "right" or "wrong" is because the narrative is how I approached the "out of control" theme and wanted it to be more ambiguous. The feedback for player's choices is something I'll def consider implementing more solidly in future gamebooks though.
Good work!
Thank you for visiting our planet :D