This is the most underrated game yet!! I find it absolutely exquisite!! I saw a glimpse of the Chinese characters when I first ran it and the elements were being loaded. I recognized the artistic style as distinctly Taoist in feeling (rather than Japanese Zen), soothing but somber and sad, disciplined and faded. Everything about this game is pure poetry, and as a connoisseur of Oriental Art I must sing its praises as softly yet as resoundingly as I can. It's incredible how you interpreted a Japanese franchise in the context of a traditionally Chinese story of Identity and Dynasty. The puzzles proved too puzzling to resolve immediately, and I have yet to finish all of them, yet that only inspires within me an air of mystery for whom the stage was set by the sheer brilliance of design. I was sorely disappointed by the low ratings by my fellows; I would rate it F!RST (1st) PLACE in Visuals!! It's admirable that you even allowed for it to be played in one of two languages; I regret that I cannot return the favour. Hopefully not too much of this comment is lost in translation, though I trust your ability, since your use of English, even when it breaks with grammatical convention, is so poetic and precise that it leaves one speechless. (despite how many good words I have to say in its favour. :-) Most Underrated Masterpiece. Sincerely, Linji. (that's my Chinese name. ;-)
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Tenshi In Tower's itch.io pageResults
Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
Story/Writing | #21 | 2.882 | 3.571 |
Challenge (Tough but Fair) | #29 | 2.478 | 3.071 |
Concept | #31 | 2.824 | 3.500 |
Overall | #33 | 2.594 | 3.214 |
Visuals | #34 | 2.767 | 3.429 |
Use of Theme (LGBT Pride / Identity) | #37 | 1.844 | 2.286 |
Audio | #38 | 2.017 | 2.500 |
Gameplay | #38 | 2.363 | 2.929 |
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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