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Mini Jam 103: Darkness

Hosted by ZahranW, KingW · #minijam

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A jam submission

HyacinthView game page

A train rides the rails in the dead of night.

Submitted by etoiledust (@etoiledust), Witchrity — 15 minutes, 2 seconds before the deadline

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Criteria	Rank	Score*	Raw Score
Presentation	#28	3.750	3.750
Concept	#55	3.125	3.125
Overall	#69	2.906	2.906
Use of the Limitation	#98	2.500	2.500
Enjoyment	#98	2.250	2.250

Ranked from 8 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Team members
Two! etoiledust : etoiledust.itch.io (Lead Art Design, Programming) & Witchrity: witchrity.itch.io (Lead Writing, Sound Design, Composing)

Software used
RPG Maker MV, Clip Studio Paint, and a website called BeepBox for music!

Use of the limitation
***BEWARE, SPOILERS AHEAD*** We had this in a few places! In a literal sense, there is a chase scene where multiple "Other Neos" chase the player. More metaphorically, the whole plot of Neo being stuck on the train and having to navigate through the train cars (based on the five stages of grief) was caused by them being unable to move on from the death of their dear friend.

Cookies eaten
None, but I had a lot of crackers ^^;

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Comments

WrenwickSubmitted2 years ago(+2)

Great job, loved the art and concept. The color schemes were really pleasant to walk through...even with the surprise.

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etoiledustDeveloper2 years ago

Thank you so much! <3

ReshuuSubmitted2 years ago(+2)

Amazing and beautiful game. The story and setting is well-written and the music is very calming and nostalgic. The ending also packs a punch (emotionally). This one's gonna be in my favorites in this jam :)

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As the Light Transcends

etoiledustDeveloper2 years ago

That's so sweet of you, thank you so much! We're glad you enjoyed playing <3

Valetchi2 years ago(+2)

Hi hi~ I had a lot of fun playing yalls game! There was a lot of attention to detail in all the aspects that went into it (the vases giving off different feelings based on what stage we were in). I also really like how well the atmosphere was, each trains section suits its stage so well (the peaceful bliss of denial, like nothing ever happened, how empty and dark depression was ect).

The ending was also really sweet, bittersweet, and I think it fits really well. For how much time yall had you created such a well composed and thought out game!

WitchrityDeveloper2 years ago(+1)

Hi Val thank you ;_; this game it our baby LOL

ALSO THANK YOU FOR NOTICING THE THING WITH THE VASES MWAHAHA

lesboy2 years ago(+1)

Very nice experience. Besides a few small hiccups, it went down smooth. Great work to the team and best wishes on future projects!

WitchrityDeveloper2 years ago(+1)

Thank you so much ! <3

EndorthSubmitted2 years ago(+2)

i love this game, nice Job!

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etoiledustDeveloper2 years ago

Thank you so much! <3

thepriceisright2 years ago(+2)

an amazing game, beautiful sound design with wonderful character art and a touching story that really hit my heart. I look forward to anything in the future!

etoiledustDeveloper2 years ago

Hi, thank you so much for playing! We're really glad the story moved you, and are also really thankful for the kind words <3 We'll definitely make more in the future, so please keep an eye out ^^

GwelkindSubmitted2 years ago (1 edit) (+2)

OH Also the character art was superb! Especially on the title card, wow!

And you had saving worked out with heavy undertale vibes and everything, I'm obsessed!

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GwelkindSubmitted2 years ago(+2)

Holy crap, I can't believe you built this in 3 days. It's all very thematically cohesive and thoughtful, even the dialogue speed contributes to the suspense and feeling. The discord of blood splatter + cheery music and background was incredible, and the chase scene was hard to figure out but clever.

Everything tied together to a surprisingly moving story. Really nice work!

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etoiledustDeveloper2 years ago

Hi there, thank you so much for your thoughtful comments! We worked very hard on Hyacinth (I didn't get much sleep, haha), so we're really glad you enjoyed playing that final product! Thank you for all of your kind words <3

GwelkindSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

I completely believe that.

The quality of the final product screams to me that you interpreted the phrasing "72 hour game jam" literally ;)

GwelkindSubmitted2 years ago

Etoiledust, I was honestly shocked your game didn't get #1 on presentation. Your game really stood out aesthetically to me.

Hmu on Discord if you'd be interested in working together on future jams or just being gamedev buds, I think you're really talented and I'll bet our skills would complement each others' (Pixelpax#5375)

KiraKunSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

The game looks and sounds cool but dialogs which you can't skip or speed up is a pain.

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etoiledustDeveloper2 years ago

Hi there, thank you so much for playing our game! As for the dialogue, if you hold down Z or press/hold PgDn it should go faster!