I persisted! And then I opened the game in a private tab and gave up immediately just to see what would happen.
Spoilers: Persisting is better, and worth it! Everyone should persist!
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You Must Persist's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Theme Interpretation | #20 | 4.357 | 4.357 |
| Polish | #42 | 3.500 | 3.500 |
| Creativity | #63 | 3.714 | 3.714 |
| Overall | #66 | 3.446 | 3.446 |
| Gameplay | #132 | 2.214 | 2.214 |
Ranked from 14 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Comments
Glad I persisted until the end! Loved the atmosphere, the audio cues when you press the buttons were a nice touch. I'd have liked a way to clear my save, as I had to try a different browser to see what happened if I gave up :)
I think it would also be good if you mixed up the despair effects, like have the buttons move around or jump to another part of the screen before you can click it.
great idea, love the persist button being the real enemy of this.
Game teaches itβs easier to give up on life and I now feel inspired
Wait that's it ... NO BRING ME BACK .. I will presist I promise I will presist
Very interesting concept!
Nice game that perfectly adheres to the two buttons theme. However, it gets a bit monotone after a while. I really liked the ending.
I like the sound and after getting the call i had to give up :D
Very creative, if you can add more visuals to the game it might get even more interesting. Keep persisting.
Very original! I gave up after a few questions, but I'll be coming back to try again. Also, very literal and creative way of interpreting the theme, great job!




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