The visuals were amazing and nailed the atmosphere of the game. It was peaceful to just move around! I was a little confused with the directions at first but got it eventually!! Nice work!
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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Community's Voice | #17 | 3.943 | 3.943 |
Ranked from 35 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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'Not Too Much!' is a short 2.5D RPG game with visual novel elements and puzzles centered around an action budget. It is set in the small village of Floraville, following Albert, the town's philanthropist, as he endeavours to help his fellow neighbours with their problems out of the kindness of his heart... - We decided to turn the classic generosity theme on its head and think about "generosity burnout" instead, focussing on how important it is to put yourself first sometimes and think of more constructive ways of helping others.
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99 days ago(+2)
Hello everyone!
I'm really grateful for all the reviews and I'm so happy that so many of you loved our project!
I've been super busy the last couple weeks but I will still go through my list and review games myself, don't think I've forgotten about you. :)
Again thank you so much, this is the first game jam for most of us and I'm glad all our hard work has paid off.
The positivity in the community really inspires me to keep going, connecting with others and honing my skills further to join other game jams!
Here's the little guy again
114 days ago(+1)
An update here because I was able to finish the game! I still thought it was a bit frustrating to repeat the whole process when just one thing was missing, but since it's a short game and the ending was very cute/rewarding, it didn't bother me as much as it did on my first playthrough. Congrats on the great work once again :)
Thank you so much for taking the time to play our game! I'm so glad you enjoyed it :D 2.5D games are super fun and I hadn't even considered it until looking into some others out there
I appreciate what you say about the time loop and optimising the action budget. We'll be looking into all of the game's aspects when we finetune it for the post-jam release so we'll be testing the mechanics more as well. Thank you once again for the feedback!
99 days ago(+1)
Thanks for playing our game and for such a thoughtful breakdown of feedback! I'm so glad that our intentions were conveyed effectively. It means a lot to hear that you'd love to play a full version! We're definitely planning to upload a finetuned version of our jam submission but are also in talks about adding all the other features we dreamed of expanding on. Once again your feedback is super appreciated!
119 days ago(+1)
Hey, thank you so much for your thoughtful feedback! I'm so glad you had an enjoyable experience with our game :)
That's genuinely such an interesting perspective of our characters, and I really appreciate you sharing (love the made an abyss reference, now that you mention it I can kinda see it lol!) You're actually not entirely wrong about the NPCs taking advantage of Albert, though I'd say it's very much an unconscious reliance on him on their part. (Spoilers ahead for those concerned) Since the NPCs rely on your help to solve their issues, there are options the player can take to either help them directly, which will technically only be a short fix as they'll end up relying on you again the next day, or you can choose to be generous in ways that encourages them to be more self-sufficient and provide them with a long-term fix (or encourage them to pay it forward), which ultimately sets off a chain reaction of kindness. In this game, the latter is seen as the true generosity, to tackle our friends' problems at the root rather than loosely patching things up.
The darker vibes are something I never considered but feel like they could make sense, given our use of Cult of the Lamb as inspiration. It's an interesting side of the game to explore for sure. Thanks once again for playing, Chris!
119 days ago(+1)
Thank you very much Chris! I actually didn't think much about Hektor's design other than "funny blob creature" at first, but I do love Made In Abyss and the media we consume does inform our practice even subconsciously, so who knows, hehe.
I can see how the eerie feel comes in and it'd definitely be an interesting direction to take or to recreate for the next jam! Especially if it was more MiA-esque instead of a more classic RPG horror vibe.
Can't wait to check out what you've made! :)
@Kirin and @RatPrince
I've no doubt you guys will be able to pull off either directions, just depends on what you wanted to do (I'm a fan of both)!!
On your reflection of generosity, Kirin, I found that insightful and very relatable at this stage of my life. It's a better conversation over tea, but when I was younger, I felt a strong sense of having views about things: Give her a fish and feed her a day. Teach her how to catch fishes and feed her forever - things like that. As I'm getting older, I realize these are just POVs, even if they're mine, and as a result, I'm holding onto them less, and rather than be concerned with why this or why not that, I've been putting more energy and focus on doing what I think ought to be done - in that way, I relate to you guys' vision and Albert a lot.
117 days ago(+1)
That's so nice to hear :') I've actually never heard of that saying before but it feels so in line with Albert being a cat too lol! It's absolutely food for thought, especially at my current point in life too where I'm faced with loved ones who are struggling, and unfortunately the furthest I'm able to help them is to give them the tools to help themselves. Our perspectives will be everchanging in tandem with our experiences, and that's exactly why we grow and change as people. I agree that it's just as important to periodically reflect on these stages of our lives and how far we've come. A lot of the games in this jam have been very thought provoking for me as well, which must mean they're definitely getting a strong message across. I'm touched that this contributed to that!
120 days ago(+1)
Thank you so much for your feedback! It was indeed our intention to have one day that only progresses to the second once all the neighbours have been helped. Since our initial idea involved a timeloop, we chose to give it a more metaphorical connotation to contribute to the notion of poor Albert's repetitive and exhausting daily life (our programmer, Pingu, also making a great point about the trial and error aspect meaning that you're eventually giving to the NPCs without them even needing to ask for anything.) Regardless, hearing the wide range of perspectives our creation has given players has been invaluable insight to us!
We do also have themes around encouraging self-help, as that is one of the primary messages of our game intertwined with generosity itself, but well... that would involve playing to the end to find out, as I can't spoil ;)
Thank you for playing our game and for the feedback! I agree, many of us give without remembering to give back to ourselves after. It's incredibly important to maintain that cycle of replenishing the energy and kindness you expend on others. The circular mask was a feature that we enjoyed a lot when our programmer showed it to us, but now that you mention it it would be fun to explore some other ways to see through the trees!
We have some mention a softlock that doesn't seem to be the ones we've intentionally added, which we will be looking into when continuing, and hopefully this isn't the one you're referring to. But I hope you're able to beat it on your next attempt. Once again thank you for kind words and suggestions :)
120 days ago(+1)
Thanks for trying out our game! I've been seeing a potential hardlock mentioned but wasn't sure of the specifics, thank you for pointing it out, we'll be looking to fix that ASAP. I'm super glad you enjoyed it nonetheless and your feedback is much appreciated :D
121 days ago(+1)
Thank you so much!! I have to admit I was quite proud of Stella's design and she's a bit of a favourite between us and some friends for being The Silly. We really appreciate you checking out our game and I'm glad you enjoyed it, thank you once again for your feedback! (also love your Jinx pfp :D)
You should be, she's very adorable! Also "The Silly" ahhhhh, love that for her. Feel free to check out my team's game as well if you're interested, no pressure of course (also eyyyyyy, Jinx is my girl so I had to represent >:) )
(also YOUR SUNDAY ART (and really all your art) IS SO GOOD WHAT, I'm following your artstation right now)
121 days ago(+1)
HOLD UP YOU'RE A STAR RAIL PLAYER TOO?? thank you so much I feel so ;;w;; it's definitely my proudest piece to date! And don't worry, I have every intention of playing I promise! Catch me in your comments tomorrow :3c
121 days ago(+1)
Ooh noooo same ;w; I managed to play it on one of the weekends because I forced myself to take a break after crunching a bit lol.. I'm going for phainon too!! Wait do you have a place I could maybe dm you to talk about the game? :o if you have a discord you're welcome to add me! It's watersthancred
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