Okay. So I have to say, everyone's been saying that this game's amazing and is a winning contender. I will have to softly take no sides on this. However, I can see why people really love this entry, and I too am pulled into the narrative this game has to offer, which goes to show how effective your game is.

This tells a very western like setting tale where the goal is to find the egg. With three characters that changes their age every few actions or so, you have a recipe where battles won't get easily stale and combat is varied as skills change based on the user's age and equipment.

The DND aspects, while I have little interest in, does help in immersing yourself with the overall setting and feel of your game. This helps to give the game its identity and strongly gives a unique flair other entries tried and failed to convey at times.

The aesthetics and the art style though is a breathtaking stellar visual spectacle, despite it being black and white. You can tell a very professional artist created the works of all these characters and it really shows. I really really like the main characters. They are so unique. A rat, a knight (which after spoilers I actually like even more) and a witch. The trio brings its own personality to the table in its design and writing, and it shows. The very theme of this covers not just resurrection and rejuvenation but also betrayal. And that betrayal is a core theme of this story so far.

Now, if there's one issue I have with the whole thing is that indicators are often a bit too loose. The ? marks are all at spots where keys should be and often I get a bit disoriented with it. Maybe its more so my nitpicks when it comes to identifying certain aspects of your game but its an observation nonetheless.

This game does have a lot of reading to get through, which fits the narrative but some people may not like the extensive reading it has to offer. This is more a preferential style than anything else and is a criticism you can choose to ignore.

Overall, this game definitely excels and its worldbuilding, aesthetic stylized design formulated to suit its style and its narrative is compelling and unique. Would I say I'm in love with it, kinda but not really. The style ain't for me. But do I think this is a well made entry, definitely. And I can see how it rises up the popularity and reception ranks.

I have no words to describe this masterpiece. End of comment.

Jokes aside, the work behind this project is huuuuge, it's impossible to not recognize the quality and commitment put in this project right from the first impression. MissingSeven's artwork are amazing and the CrawlingChaox's writing is engaging. Not only that, the battle system is also original and jam-themed (despite a slight imbalance of Seliqa which however doesn't spoil the game experience at all). 

I wish you good luck, you've done an amazing job!

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Ouroboros is one of the games who deserve not only to win this game jam, but to be sold. Is really that good. Replayable with lots of skills and combinations for your characters, unique graphic style, you can rush to the end or unlock everything, lots of dialogue and descriptive texts, good music…this game has everything. The only nitpick I have with this game is to make the floors of the sanctuary a liiiiittle more recognizable and memorable. But it’s a nitpick, the game is perfect as it is. Really good job, I hope that will get what you deserve (to win and getting more opportunities as a game developer) and it was really a honor to playtest this game.

Fantastic work ! I made a first impression video playing the start if you want to check it out, but I'm looking forward to finishing this one: https://youtu.be/nan4TdbjLNY?t=887

Art work is top notch! At times it felt like there was a lot of dialogue to get through to play again, but it sort of makes sense for the story that needed to be told. Overall this is definitely a top entry, I'm sure of it. 

I really like the gameplay and the art style you used :D

Interesting concept. Nice artstyle with cool gameplay mechanics. Well done!

Absolutely incredible. I loved every moment of the game.

Incredible gameplay with a unique hook that provided a lot of options, incredible characters that were fun to see bouncing off each other, incredible aesthetic that manages to be both retro and unique, absolutely incredible.
This game makes me rock-hard. I love it!

loved the artstyle, had a really good time playing it.

great entry! high marks for presentation for sure, it's very well written and paces out its developments to keep you engaged

also seliqa is cute