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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| 💖 Heart | #1 | 4.556 | 4.556 |
| ✨ Soul | #1 | 4.778 | 4.778 |
| Overall | #2 | 4.278 | 4.278 |
| 🧠 Mind | #5 | 3.889 | 3.889 |
| 💀 Body | #6 | 3.889 | 3.889 |
Ranked from 9 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
What did you revive?
I began working on this game about three months ago. It is based on a very old idea for a story I had way back when I was in my late teens. The story has changed a lot since then. One of the core themes is about the revival of people through memories and about how buried experiences reemerge whether you try to keep them down or not.
Did you use any modifiers? If so which?
No modifiers
What was your goal? Did you succeed? Any noteworthy lessons?
Still in production, gonna drop a bigass update in a few weeks. This one will be worked on for a long time.
Who all worked on your submission?
One-man team.
Did you use any noteworthy assets in your project? If so what?
A lot of rpg maker mz plugins. I will add a screenshot so people who like them can find them.
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This game is definitely one of my favorites from this jam. Its story and creepy but interesting characters really hit that spooky itch. The evolving levels based on character interactions and the deep combat system were pleasant surprises. The visuals are impressive and really draw you in, in my opinion. Despite some UI bugs, I really enjoyed this one!
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I really liked the music and the animation on the cutscenes was well-done, very professional and matched with the music. Knifespinning for swagger was really funny.
The names of the characters above the dialogue kind of blended in with Sarah's arm. Maybe add a box behind their names so they don't blend in.
Hey, you must have played really far! Thank you! I have been considering coloring all the names at some point, but adding some shade where the names are placed would probably work as well, thank you for the feedback.
Hi! This is Ben and Jana!
Super cool game! We thought that there was a lot of love thats been put into it!
It was very atmospheric and mysteriouusss~ We really loved the idea of equipping moods.
We liked the designs of the enemies too, the Gundeer was defs a highlight!
Hope for the best as you develop the game! Good luck!
Thank you!
I really liked it! also stuff like auto saves, and the "show don't tell" guides add a lot to the experience, good job :)
This is great! I really like the atmosphere you've built for this, it's very rich and cohesive.
Thank you!
Interesting story and overall concept
very cool
Thank you!
If people don't like this game I don't know what they'll like (this game is great)