Interesting. I'm not sure what's going on. I like the art; that's my favorite part of this game. However, I think this game needs sound work. Possibly, more music would help. In the first part, I got tired of hearing the 30-second loop over and over when I was trying to figure out what to do. It is an interesting concept, though. I hope you continue this. The dialogue box kept closing, making it hard to read.
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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Presentation | #8 | 4.750 | 4.750 |
| Engagement | #67 | 3.500 | 3.500 |
| Overall | #82 | 3.313 | 3.313 |
| Gameplay | #121 | 2.500 | 2.500 |
| Theme | #129 | 2.500 | 2.500 |
Ranked from 4 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Fair criticism. Sound and music were one of the last things we locked in and it’s definitely something that we wish we’d had time to do more with.
We really appreciate you giving it a try and taking the time to provide feedback, especially as it seems you’ve found a bug!
Not sure what the dialogue box issue was. I have heard of a few bugs, like a hint note that is inaccessible in the school, but not any issues w/ the dialogue boxes. Please tell me more about this issue!
I'm not sure if it was a bug but everytime a new piece of dialog appeared the dialog box would open and close which for me made it very disorienting to read all of it. It didn't stay consistent instead it was like 0 - 0 - 0 (0 = open, - = closed). Another way of explaining it would be that the dialog box was blinking like eyes, every time new dialog would appear it would blink instead of staying open. Hopefully that explains it!
This was a really well made game! I loved the creepy atmosphere you created and the writing, art, and music are great and work together really well! Had a lot of fun playing :) I was really impressed by the city design :0
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A Cardboard TownGreat looking game, 5/5 on presentation for sure.
Enjoyed the time I spent with the game a lot, very atmospheric, with an interesting story.
Great submission :D
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The UfonautI love this game! First, the graphics are amazing! Second, the story and the mood are so engaging and creepy. Love the use of the orange color to bring player attention to interactable items. And great way to unfold the story bit by bit. So very well done! Looking forward to play it again and find the secret ending.
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ThistopiaHi! Thank you so much. There are two endings, one has conditions and is “secret” and the other is what happens if you don’t meet those conditions. Unfortunately, we ran out of time to make the “secret ending” not indicate that the other ending is secret (the message appears for both endings haha). If you saw all the flashback scenes, you got the “secret ending”. If so, try again while skipping one or more flashback scenes and you’ll see the alternate ending.
Again, thank you.
Very cool game. I really like the melancholy atmosphere and the artstyle. The gameplay, although simple, is engaging and the story is heartfelt.
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