A browser Visual Novel made in HTML5.
Ooooh, this really has a super polished feel to it, it doesn’t look like something made within a few days!
Unsurprisingly, the sprite is the prettiest thing in there. The BG also really hits that sweet spot of the perfect balance between understated and detailed to be its own thing yet not distract from the character and story. GUI is a bit on the simple side, but it works for its purpose. The story itself is a rehash of a classical trope; it’s presented quite neatly, though it doesn’t hit any impressive or emotional points.
Overall, though there’s nothing that really stands out, the biggest advantage of this jam game is probably how polished the presentation is. As a first-time try at game dev and something done within only a few days, the final product quality is quite high. There’s been lots of experimental shots at visual novels that have some pretty wild premise or catch or mechanic, but either the art, writing, GUI, or some combination of those three is so severely lacking that it doesn’t make me want to play them at all. You could say I’m vanilla, I’d rather have something that I can spend time on from start to finish even if it’s only average rather than be baited by a hook that can’t actually carry a whole visual novel by itself and end up quitting halfway through.
Eep, I’m just rambling now, but anyway, good job, and keep up the good work! 💞💖
