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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Presentation | #239 | 4.250 | 4.250 |
| Creativity | #391 | 3.865 | 3.865 |
| Overall | #403 | 3.763 | 3.763 |
| Enjoyment | #1283 | 3.173 | 3.173 |
Ranked from 52 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 gamble your soul and the souls of others, in a game of chance.
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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I loved it! The story-driven element is amazing! I only wish the background could have been spruced up a bit and a custom font used because it's heartbreaking to see such a beautiful game use a default font!
(EDIT: Wow, that was easy! I survived all 3 nights with a 100% chance of survival!)
Thanks so much for playing, and glad you liked the story. You'll be pleased to hear that there's a post-Jam version coming, with fancier backgrounds and fonts, and a tweaked difficulty. At present, either everyone survives or everyone dies...
Gotta love the art
Thanks so much! Our artist did some incredible work.
This is so awesome! The art is amazing, the characters are very likable, the music is awesome. I would love to see more of this after the jam
While the characters are awesome, at the beginning the dialog felt a bit too long, I really wanted to see what those choices I'll need to make are. On my first try I killed everyone :(
Hope you'll keep working on this, I would love to see a completed game. Great job honestly!
Thanks so much for playing. There's a post-Jam version on its way, which will have a proper ending (and an ability to skip that opening dialogue in case you want replay and try to keep everyone alive.
Neat! The characters were fun
Thanks so much for playing!
Such a cool game! The art and writing were top-notch, and each of the characters were unique and funny. I've seen a few visual novel / narrative heavy games in this jam, and the writing here is by far the best! Great stuff
Thanks so much for playing. Glad you liked the characters; we tried really hard to make you care for them.
This was a very cool and fun game. I really like the art style and the characters all had their own charm to them. Great job!
Thanks so much for playing. Glad you liked the art and the characters; I think our artist and writer did a really good job here.
interesting art) I’ll play your game on the stream again. Please give my game a try if you have some time!
Thanks for playing the game! I had a look at your streams and couldn't see you playing the game, but would love to see that if you have a link. Glad you like the art too; I think our artist did a brilliant job.
another jam started, did not have time to play again. I will definitely start it again.
Reeeaallly cool. Love the way it all works together, art and music totally fitting.
The idea is interesting and the story is fun to play! Death is always a great concept to explore!
Awesome!
Thanks so much for playing, and glad you liked the presentation. Our artist and composer did a fantastic job to bring the world alive.
Man! This was such a cool game! I really enjoyed playing it. Great writing and interpretation of the theme. I can easily see this growing into a full-fledged game.
One thing I noticed is because I wanted to know what happens next fast, I kept hitting the dialogue window and I missed a couple of lines. So maybe it'd be cool to have "did you understand what I just said?" type option periodically... Or, maybe it's just me. lol
Thanks so much for playing and glad you liked the writing. There will be a post-Jam version of the game on its way, and it'll make it a lot harder to skip some of that dialogue you liked so much (and will also have an ending). Keep an eye out, and thanks again for playing and leaving a review!
God I love the concept and writing for this game so much. All of the dialogue and different narratives when you save or lose someone on each day are incredibly charming and interesting and just the overall creativity of the idea is something I'd love to see expanded into a full game.
Whilst the character art was very good, the UI did feel quite janky but that's fully understandable given the time constraints of a game jam, would improve the overall feel though if in the completed version the UI and font were updated to something more unique.
Overall though it was such a joy to play, probably one of my favourites I've played so far. Genuinely in awe of your ability to make a group of characters so likeable in such a short period of time.
omg hii im a big fan of your game ^____^ (artist here)
I would love to draw up an update to the UI if we ever re-explore development
omg that's really flattering to hear aaa, thanks!
the art you did for the game is genuinely so good and really full of character and the fact you managed to do so many character designs + drawings within the 48 hours is really impressive (I did the 2D art for our game so like vaguely get the struggle of arting under time pressure lol)
Thanks so much for playing, and glad you enjoyed the concept and the writing. As our artist has already said, there is a post-jam version in the works, with some updated UI (and an ending).
Amazing artwork, and the dialog was pretty engaging too :)
Maybe I made all the wrong choices, but I wasn’t sure I was influencing the outcomes all the much; maybe my team would have been better without me :D
Be interesting to see how it ends :D
Thanks so much for playing, and glad you liked the art and the dialogue. There's a post-jam version coming with an ending, so keep an eye out for that. It'll also make it easier to see what outcomes your decisions have, so you'll be able to keep people alive. :)
The style, music, and art are all beautiful. The gameplay is very fun and enjoyable and I could see this being turned into a full game one day
Thanks for playing and glad you enjoyed the game. There is a post-jam version that is closer to a full game, and will have a proper end to the story, so keep an eye out!
really enjoyed the style and the story going on, just wasn't really sure how my decisions were better/ worse from each other, also it ended at night 3.
would love to try the completed game after the rating period :)
Thanks so much for playing and glad you liked the style and the story. A post-jam version is on its way, with a proper ending, some clearer direction on the decisions you make, and improved UI. Keep an eye out!
The soundtrack and artwork are absolutely awesome. The dialogue between the different characters was very well told, it gives the characters more life. I just didn't quite understand why it's intended that the game ends after the third night. I didn't understand how to save the characters either. Almost everyone died in my playthrough. However, I think you have submitted a good visual novel.
Thanks so much for playing and for your kind words. The plan was to have four nights, and it will have that after the jam voting, but we just ran out of time.
Your artwork is really really well done wow!! Loved the dialogue too, it really made the simple concept far more engaging and meaningful!
Thanks so much for playing, and glad you liked the art and the dialogue. I'm very proud of what our artist and writer came up with, and there's even more coming in the post-jam version!
Interesting game with great art
I found it a tad too easy to survive
I'm unsure if it crashed after the 3rd night or if that's how the game ends
Good job!
Thanks so much for playing and glad you found it interesting. We're tweaking the game a little for a post-jam version to make it harder to survive (we actually had the tweak ready, but not enough time to upload...)
I was really getting into it, but it crashed at the start of the 4th day :(
It seemed quite easy to survive too, althought I don't know if it gets harder later on
Thanks for playing, and glad you were getting into it. We're doing some tweaks on a post-jam version that will mean it has an actual ending, and it'll make it slightly harder to survive
Great and original game. A little more explanation on our resources would be nice, and the dialogue at the start of the game could be shorter. Also the game crashed/froze after the 3. or 4. night. However, overall it's very enjoyable and has a lot of character. Good work!
Thanks so much for playing and glad you enjoyed it. Your feedback led us to put a little warning in the description, as it does seem like a crash on the third night because of the web player not closing down.
Nice submission. I lost people every round in my first run but got everyone through in my second run. Characters were diverse and the set up was neat. Also, gotta protect those pancakes!
Thanks so much for playing! Glad you were able to keep people alive on the second run through, and saved those pancakes.
Finally something with dialog and a little bit of personality!
Thanks so much for playing, and glad you liked the dialogue :)