Well, what else can I say... it's such a surprising entry that I think that all of us who have played have been thrown off by it, hahaha.

I can see that it has a lot of work and as has already been said, it can be difficult to understand, but it must be recognized that the concept is original.

Congratulations on finishing on time and creating something... different! 👏

As some of the other comments have mentioned, I couldn't figure out how to start the game. But luckily the link works great. I see that you used the arrow symbol in the game, but I'm not sure what game you based it on yet! Also It would be helpful to know which direction I last came from (I kept running in circles :D). You also have a cool feature where you can travel to a location just by typing its name. I couldn't remember the locations word for word though! Maybe a list on the side somewhere could help?

All in all I thought it was a cool experience! I think the storytelling and art style worked well together and it had an aura of mystery. It reminds me of "A Dark Room" but you also have a nifty feature at the bottom of the screen. Text based games seem to give players only a few options, usually in the form of buttons, but instead your game has a search bar type feature and it lets players have more freedom

I'm sorry but I'm currently completely lost at what I can do in this "game". Even though I can only congratulate you for your submission, and for your programming skills, I have to admit on the other hand that having to install Python and going through various issues didn't encourage me a lot (I tried and spent an hour on it but it's obviously above my skills - but I'm a graphics creator, not a programmer). Apologies for not doing more with your game or engine (I have no idea what it is exactly!). I won't rate your game, to avoid giving a low rate to something that might in fact be a true gem. I'll let the public votes and eventually the Judges later decide for me! All that being said, congrats for the effort and big thanks for your participation to the jam! You can be proud! Whatever people may think or say, you have created a game from scratch in 3 weeks, and it's great!

So, if I understand correctly, you have created a Python library to help design text games? Something original in itself, but which seems very complex to set up. Fortunately, your example (clearly specified in the description of your game, by following the link http://109.74.199.86/) allows to appreciate its effectiveness, while offering a game that meets the basic criteria of the game jam, that is to say "New Beginnings" and the expected graphic symbol (which one meets quickly as soon as one really tries the game a little bit). I would have appreciated a clarification as to the old game used as a reference, unless it is more a general reference to text games of the 80s / 90s (do not hesitate to indicate it on the game presentation page). So I will continue to wander through the strange world of your demo. Thank you to you for this original submission.

I honestly don't think I can even rate that. It's not a game, but an engine and it doesn't even use the mandatory symbol because it can't, it's text-only.