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A jam submission

Born YesterdayView game page

Replay the same level three times, reflecting on life's important moments
Submitted by pollytoad, Cxndr — 2 hours, 15 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Narrative#2773.8963.896
Audio#7273.6463.646
Artwork#11703.8963.896
Creativity#21433.6883.688
Enjoyment#24553.2713.271

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?
You play through the same level three times, with the protagonist growing older each loop.

(Optional) What would you like to be called if GMTK features your game?
Cxndr & Pollytoad

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Submitted(+1)

A lovely experience, with lovely art. I really enjoyed the music changes especially between child and young adult.

Submitted(+1)

A very nice experience with beautiful pixel art. I like that the level design didn’t change much, but the player character’s abilities changed with age. The skateboard section was a nice surprise. Amazing game, great job!

Submitted(+1)

Great concept! Simple yet creative!

Submitted

Great concept! Simple yet creative!

Submitted(+1)

Such a fun experience that encompassed the theme really well! The loops were short and sweet and my soul was absolutely destroyed by dropping into adult life xD The ending was completely unexpected and absolutely radical! :D The music was absolutely great throughout and the style was incredibly well thought out :)

Submitted(+1)

It's pretty short, but I liked the narrative! How you relive the same level differently and see different perspective as you go through the loops ^^

Submitted(+1)

Sweet game with a cute art style and soundtrack. Clever way to handle Narrative too, well done!

(+1)

The ending had me cackling

Submitted(+1)

Wow that was so fun! Love the visuals, the sounds and the whole concept so much. I laughed out loud at the last stage. So much fun to play!

Submitted(+1)

Really cute game and nice storytelling with the gameplay and music! As a fellow composer I really appreciate the different styles of music your musician used with the recurring motif, the first and second tracks were nice and emotional :)

The art is beautiful and the animations are really charming. Excellent work for your first ever game jam submission!

(+1)

I loved this games music and its storytelling through the levels. Nice work.

Submitted(+2)

Really strong concept here - falling through the floor to the office space felt very relatable. The different paths the player is able to take with the different dimensions/abilities of each loop are a really engaging way to tell the story

I wasn't expecting the final version of the player at all! Very fun to control though, and honestly makes for a nice reminder that getting older doesn't mean letting go of the things that bring you joy 

Submitted(+1)

Really cool! Congrats on this being your very first game! It's really well-presented, and a super creative idea! I really liked it!

Developer(+1)

This is honestly such high praise! I have to reiterate again how much I loved your game, so I'm really pleased that you liked mine! :') <3

Submitted

Aaaw thank you again! :D

Submitted(+1)

The game looks really nice,  I quite enjoyed the idea of a story, i would loved a bit more context offered trough the game, could make it into a nice narrative game with a bit more content. Nice artwork btw.

Submitted(+2)

what a wholesome game. I liked how you had to take different paths when playing another character. I especially loved the pixelart and the chosen palette. Also Coding is well done, I encountered no bugs and controls felt nice. 

I was unsure what the third character was (his kid?) - I would have loved to see the old version of the character in the end.

The Vibes are excellent - really well done!

Developer(+1)

Oh no - the third character is supposed to be the same person, I did spend a lot of time wondering if the link was clear enough! Thank you for your feedback and lovely comments! <3

Submitted(+2)

Is that a "level 1-1" influence, from the gmtk jam of a few years ago?

Really liked it! It's a shame the punchline of the game is kind of hinted at by the itch page

Developer

This is actually our first game jam, so any references to previous jams are entirely a coincidence! About the itch description - damn I thought I was being subtle :')

(+2)

i love the vibessss! the audio is so funky as well, really enjoyable game.

Developer

Thank you! :3

Submitted(+2)

dude !! the style is so so cute

Developer

Thank you so much! 

Submitted (1 edit) (+2)

Oh my gosh, you guys have just blended creativity and narrative, it's just amazing and lovely!!<3

Developer

That's very kind, thank you so much :')

Submitted(+2)

I love how it portrays the three stages of life

Child, adult and RAD AS FUCK

Great job! :)

Developer(+1)

Yessss thank you so much!

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