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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Graphics | #6 | 3.952 | 3.952 |
| Theme | #9 | 3.952 | 3.952 |
| Overall | #9 | 3.675 | 3.675 |
| Audio | #10 | 3.524 | 3.524 |
| Story | #10 | 3.667 | 3.667 |
| Enjoyment | #16 | 3.476 | 3.476 |
| Concept | #21 | 3.476 | 3.476 |
Ranked from 21 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Did you use any optional theme? If so which one?
Pizza lover
Memories
Lying on a bed of stars
What game engine did you use?
Unity + Ink
Something you wanna say? ٩(＾▽＾)۶ (optional)
NDJAM RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!1! XD
Discord username (optional)
WordyRobin, ThomAn, Dataless, chocklithe
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I love the character and background art! This style creates a wonderful dreamy mood.
Exploring the different paths was fascinating, and I enjoyed trying to decipher the various characters' behavior. I also like your choice for the best solution very much.
A beautiful game in every way!
Thank you so much! I'm particularly proud of our background artist (my wife <3) and I couldn't be happier with how well the backgrounds and sprites went together.
Really pretty ! And the music is relaxing ! Great job :D
Thank you! Glad you liked it! :-)
Beautiful and soothing game! congratulations !(:
Thank you! So glad you enjoyed it. :-)
Thanks! I'm glad you were able to play. :-)
This is a lovely game! I really liked visual and the music really compliment the game well. The story and dialogues are really well-written and engaging. Overall this is a really wonderful game and I had a great time playing it! Great work!!
Thank you! I'm glad you liked it! :-)
Oh no! I'm sorry you couldn't play it. I could probably make a regular Windows build later today but I'll have to check the rules to see if I can make it available before the voting period ends. If not, I'll upload the downloadable version as soon as I can.
Edit: which browser are you using? Do other webgl games work or is it just ours? What behavior are you seeing, exactly?
I really loved this game! The visuals are beautiful and the music fits so well. I really bought into the story and was invested in the spirits and characters. I played through a few times trying to unlock endings, but I don't think I got them all.
Thank you, I'm so glad you enjoyed it! There are 4 endings in total. You're not the first person to ask, so I may consider adding some text to the game (post-jam) to indicate that, e.g., "Ending 1 of 4." If you want more details about the endings send me a DM.
The character designs and art are just wonderful, they're just very lovely and endearing! The premise of the game is just fascinating, it got me hooked just by reading the description before even starting the game. I'm personally not a fan of visual novels, but this one is very charming. I personally feel like the backgrounds didn't received the same love and attention as the characters and I think that'd have stepped up the game overral. Congratulations to everyone that worked on this :D
Thanks for playing and for your comments!
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Overall: fantastic work! I absolutely loved it! The visuals are among the best I've seen in a while!
Thank you, glad you liked it! I would have liked a bit more, too... in particular, I wanted to have more things to click on in each scene. But I got behind on writing and, well, you know how these things go lol. ;-) Chocklithe drew some great looking "props" that didn't make it in, either -- maybe post-jam.
I liked this sooo much! I like how the music is nice and subdued. It gave a lot of space for the subject matter.
The art style is super appealing and has lots of character. Blending it with the narrative and music made for a really engaging game! I really enjoyed how there are lots of invitations to fill in the gaps in the world, characters, relationships and roles of the spirits.
The pacing of the decisions themselves has a helpful progression to it. Starting with light decisions in the beginning and gradually working up to ones with more weight was great! It helped invite more engagement and interaction as the story continued to build
Great work by your whole team!
- Josh
Thanks! So glad you enjoyed it! :-)