Excellent visuals! They definitely steal the show! The gameplay is enjoyably subversive as well, especially since I had to fight against my own instinct of wanting to fight a conventional battle.  The writing was fun, though I did notice a few typos which brought me out of the experience somewhat. 

Something funny to note is that it seems like there is an autosave already in the downloadable game folder. It takes the player immediately to the end credits, so I guess I can boast that I technically beat the game in about 2 seconds!

I will mention that I would have liked more control over when I could save, though I do realize it isn't that difficult to make up lost time by simply holding Enter to speed through repeated text. Overall, it was a solid entry!

So good its actually kind of obnoxious. Every single one of the 720 hours you spent working on the jam is on full display.  The characters are as fun to interact with as they are stunning to look at, which is very. 

Kind of difficult to come up with constructive criticism not gonna lie. I feel like the battles can drag sometimes but since the core gameplay loop is all about building up to them it seems appropriate, even if they can feel a bit tedious at times. I will say for a piece that is positively exploding with life and energy I do wish there could have been a bit more Juice put into some of the presentations. Mostly the character designs and text bubbles which feel much more static than they should, especially with such vibrant characters on display. Even a gentle float or squash and stretch animation would go a LONG way. 

Other than that though its quite difficult to come up with anything I would change or add. Its a clear and concise vison executed almost perfectly. Great job, you and your team should feel proud. 

Ok. First of all. Denny Minonne. Thank you for your character design. You are truly a professional character designer. Its sleek, charming, memorable and most of all very eye catching.

Serena Capezzuoli. Your background designs? Top tier. Absolute work done there.

Second. This game is fun if a bit clunky and gimmicky. Basically you have 2 options. You either talk your way out of the fight or you fight them and win using the party members you convince in the interim. Now. I don't know why you don't full heal in between battles. I literally lost because 2 of my party members who were KO'd on the previous battle were not fully healed in the interim matches. I hope there are more options/more recruitable characters/more unique designs eventually. Considering this is a prototype, I'm willing to let this issue slide.

The way you convince the characters and their personalities are vibrant. Character interaction seems to be the main selling point of the game and it shows. Each character has a level of spice, sugar and salt dependent on their designs. My favourite is the wolf fisherman. Never gets too close, prefers life of privacy above all else yet is willing to hear you out if you're patient with him. The sound effects are fine tbh. So I have no issues there.

Seriously though. Your artist should be given commendations. This has massive potential and I look forward to seeing if it'll improve past the current build if you ever develop the game past the jam period.

I am in love with that art style! Keep up the good work!

The game core is so insanely cool! Love the fish as enemy character 🐟

Loved the art direction ❤️