Controls sucked for me because I don’t have a mouse. Life has been very sad on Windows without one lol. No fault of your own of course. Despite that setback, I enjoyed this game! My guess is that the game was a play on “making people whole”. Was that right? I think that’s how the theme is used, but let me know if I’m overthinking it.

Won’t lie, when I first opened a door that wasn’t empty and Mateo popped out when I turned, I scream f@$% in my head lol. Wasn’t expecting that haha. This was cool. I don’t play much VNs but I like a good story. The story threads are understandably short, but that’s fine for a game jam. I read an earlier comment to know when it ended. Good stuff!

The game quality is questionable... Lets just say "I missed the Connections"

I honestly found it really short, there wasnt really much of a game here, the play area is beautiful as well as the character sprites, this is where the good things about the game stop.

>There should be some sort of transition when knocking on doors

(I mean I went straight up, knocked and saw nothing, looked down, saw a child and that was probably scarier than any horror game I played)

>I don't know how the Scene Transition really works but I think it can be faster.

>The game finishes really quickly, theres really not much to go, you become a messenger, play hide and seek, and you give a student a book you immediately picked up

>Lastly the game complely missed the connection, I dont see how it ties into the theme

Basically you need to try again, maybe if you put a slight bit more time on brainstorming, you may have gotten a better game or a completely new game, maybe you had a concept but the main idea wasnt realised or implemented.

What JePaCa Said . and also this was a lot to do in such a short time.  I do not know what is was but the total  silence and the door knock that freaked me out a little... lol

Just to note the two bugs I ran into playing: I play on an (admittedly unwise) ultrawide, which messed with the UI pretty seriously. Couldn't see the main menu properly, or the elevator buttons as the top and bottom got cut off. The other thing is there's some sort of lock when you get too close to doors, which stopped me from moving around afterward. Had to go through the door and back to regain control.

We had some issues with interacting with things. Not sure if it's distance to the doors/NPCs or if there's a deadzone for interacting with them, but some kind of pop-up, outline, or other indicator for when you can do things would help. Personally, I also found swapping between left-click/mouse a little awkward (I couldn't use Numpad Enter) since it meant I had to move one hand to a different spot. I'm also...not sure if I finished everything? There wasn't a final screen or anything, but I did seem to do everything for Amy, Emily, Mateo, and Jamie.

Now, the good stuff!

1. I think the art style is very charming, and personable. Everybody felt unique and expressive just from the visual designs and the minimal color palette on the building itself was nice, and let the characters stand out.
2. I thought the characters themselves were pretty fun. There wasn't a whole ton of dialogue, obviously, but I very quickly realized I don't really like Mateo but I still thought the Mateo/Emily pair was cute; Amy was suitably child-like; and Jamie was there too. Getting people to feel anything in such a short span is pretty impressive.
3. As somebody who spent probably above-average time playing old-school "escape the room" flash games and dating sim VNs, the similar vibe is pretty fun. I think the concept is pretty solid if you cared to try and flesh it out, maybe making it more of a...progression to get access to more parts of the building by picking up things around the place, solving individual storylines, etc.

My final thought is while I enjoyed it, I'm not sure how the theme tied in to the gameplay.

Can you put a screenshot or alternative image for the game’s cover page? Makes it nicer when sharing later. Also, maybe add controls on the game page? Definitely add credits for any assets that you’ve used. Resurrecting my Windows machine to actually try it out lol.