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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Creativity | #107 | 4.323 | 4.323 |
| Overall | #441 | 3.903 | 3.903 |
| Presentation | #577 | 4.062 | 4.062 |
| Enjoyment | #1307 | 3.323 | 3.323 |
Ranked from 65 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?
The game features actors who literally get to reverse their roles. Also, in this game, you're not an actor (i.e. an active part of the story), but a director.
Did your team create the vast majority of the art during the 48 hours?
Yes
We created the vast majority of the art during the game jam
Did your team create the vast majority of the music during the 48 hours?
Yes
We created the vast majority of the music during the game jam
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That was a very nice game! I had fun playing!
It was very different from the other (60?) games I have reviewed so far! Very refreshing!
Congrats on your finished game! The graphics are really nice too!
Thank you, glad you had fun and glad you liked the artwork! Yeah, it’s definitely a bit of a weird game, but we figured if we can’t make a winning entry, let’s at least make one that makes a few people laugh :)
And it's a great way to test out if people are interested in this kind of game! :D
True! Gotta say, we’ve already gotten more positive feedback than I had expected. I have absolutely no idea what the ratings will look like, though.
That was very different from all others games in the jam, that was very refreshing. I love myself some story games and the premisse of playing as the director is just awesome. That was chill experience and I loved it very much.
Congratulations on the game!
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! We definitely tried to go for a more chill vibe with this game, glad it worked :)
This gameplay is refreshing. There's no pressure, and you're left to enjoy the ride to the end. I tried bringing an unexpected character into the scene to see if there was a reaction from the other protagonists. I'm glad to have seen what it could have given in act 2. Top Notch for voice acting. Great work !
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! :)
Oh yeah, having the other characters react to mistakes would have been a great addition! Maybe if we ever continue working on this game, we’ll add that to the mix :)
I love it ! Good concept and very fun game ! Voice acting is amazing and sound effects work perfectly. Humor is good to ! Congrats to you both !
Thanks a lot! Glad you liked it! :)
Very unique game, good work
Thank you! :)
Great idea for the theme! Got frantic when they all needed to switch costumes and join in for the courtroom scene. I enjoyed it! Also there was a lot of content for a game jam! Great job
Thank you! Yeah, writing a play that was both narratively interesting as well as interesting to play was a bit of a challenge, especially since we had no idea yet if the gameplay would even be fun at all (which, honestly, I still don’t really have an idea about). I ended up relying on big scene changes for a challenge, glad to hear it worked for you :)
I love the voice acting and art :) Great idea, great concept, I'm excited to see what this game would look like with more work!
Thank you! Gotta be honest, not sure if this game will get a post-jam update, but who knows, maybe inspiration will strike!
This is an amazing game. The story is great, the voice acting is amazing. and it is overall just an amazing game to play. I have seen nothing like this game so far in the jam. I got a 0.1 for all acts, so I think I'm ready to become a director. (Dont worry, after that I actually played the game correctly).
Great game. Keep it up♥
Thanks for the kind words! Very glad you enjoyed it :)
Also, congratulations on becoming the world’s worst director! After all, negative publicity is publicity as well. I bet everyone will want to see your work now!
This was so silly xD I'm pretty sure there isn't another game quite like this in the whole jam. And fully voice acted! This was great and a breath of fresh air, good job!
Thanks a lot! We figured if we can’t win the jam, we can at least try to make a few people laugh along the way :D
I love all of the meta jokes (major/minor tom 🤣) and the voice acting is top notch!
Overall, this is a very unique entry with an interpretation of the jam's theme that I haven't seen anywhere else. Well done!
Thanks! Heh, yeah, we had a lot of fun coming up with silly characters and jokes for this one :)
This is amazing! The voice acting is hilarious, and it looks great also. Very good job!
Thank you very much, glad you liked it! :)
That's incredible! This idea is too original for this jam. I am very like it. Arts and sounds so good.
Thanks a lot, glad you enjoyed it! :)
This was a pleasure to play. Cute story and it looks great! Loved the acting. You guys are stars.
Sometimes selecting backstage characters needed some shuffling. It was hard to select a character unless they were completely separated from the others.
Thank you, but the real star is you :D
Yeah, we went with the “it’s a feature, not a bug”-approach, but we’re aware character selection can be pretty painful. Sorry about that!
Very interesting game, would have loved to play it to the end but I got stuck.
Pretty early on in level 1 the instruction is "Draco enters the stage" but he is nowhere to be found.
Maybe it's a bug or I'm missing something?
Either way I liked the idea, the art and the voice acting!
Would be super interesting to have a game like this where there are no step by step instructions but just actors and effects that all have unique interactions with each other, driving the story forward organically. Of course that would be very hard to make ^^'
It should be possible to right-click characters to reveal their second role; in this case, if you right-click Deva (the angel), Draco should appear. If that doesn’t work, something went seriously wrong :D
And yeah, when we brainstormed ideas, I also quickly thought about having a dynamic play depending on the characters available, but quickly discarded it as way too much scope. Maybe with generative AI tools, something like that would be possible.
Ooh I think I still haven't caught up on enough sleep from the jam xD
That makes sense. Did a full playthrough now. Again, great job!
Heh, relatable!
Seems a bit rough around the edges on the technical side of things, but certainly a very creative take. Not only on the theme, but gaming in general. My fly like attention span struggled with this one, but it's kinda cool if you have a bit more of said attention span :P
Yeah, a lot of our time budget went into the creative aspects this time, so there were definitely some technical issues that we couldn’t get to fix. Thanks for giving the game a go! :)
Such a creative game! Very cool
Thanks! :)
I really liked your interpretation of the theme. Super creative, funny game, enjoyed playing it.
I accidentally placed the actors behind the curtains multiple times, and the hitboxes in general could be improved. It would be interesting to add positions as a variable, since the position on stage is very important in theatre and fixed positions the actors could snap to would fix the hitbox issue
Thank you! Those are all very valid points, and I’ll blame most of them on not having enough time :)
Whoah! What an interesting take on the theme of the game jam! Love the overall aesthetics of the game and the voicing. Super well done!
Thank you very much! :)
Most unique idea I've seen in this years jam. Loved Meowfoy, I actually have a cat called Meowfoy! Brilliant concept, gorgeous art, and great fun! :)
Thanks! Haha, that’s awesome! Give them a pet on our behalf :)
I loved the art and the story, really cute.
The only thing I struggled with was that sometimes it was hard to grab and click the right character, which then put your scoring at risk. And I felt like the back stage should have been slight bigger, that's where I mostly had trouble clicking the right character needed.
Good job!
Thank you! Yeah, grabbing the characters offstage can definitely be a little painful. Unfortunately, we didn’t have time to find a good solution to that problem. Glad you enjoyed the story, though!
You two still did great job with the time limit with this game.