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Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
The Writing! Is it enjoyable prose? | #5 | 3.600 | 3.600 |
Creativity! Is it unique? | #6 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
Extras? Bells and whistles besides the writing? | #9 | 2.800 | 2.800 |
Overall | #9 | 3.200 | 3.200 |
The Transformation! Is it a cool TF? | #10 | 2.600 | 2.600 |
Excitement! Does it make you want to play it? | #11 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
Ranked from 5 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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- Short and cute, it's a fun Anameisis hack and uses the system very well, though does not innovate on the basics.
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I'm not really one for solo-journaling, but the aesthetic choices in the module caught my eye. The blue and neon pink really gives a calming and chill vibe to the module that matches with it well, reminding me of Synthwave music. Its a nice touch that makes things stand out a bit, and sort of informed my personal interpretation of the game.
The rules are laid out in a simple and straightforward manner to use, and the prompts seem like they would lead to some interesting and unique results.
I would have liked a little more robust descriptions of Moonila (points for great pun), but I can see why they were left out as an intentional choice. All in all, a beautiful little game. Anyone who is interested in solo journaling should check it out!
The game is very enjoyable. At first I though I might like it more if there was more to the city than just a name but it turned out to be fine. This way every player can have their own personal version of Moonila.
The rules were easy to understand and quickly sent my character, a half transformed mystical mummy, from the shores of the Nile to the big city. It turned out that my character was a hopeless romantic and had come to the city to find a partner for eternity. About halfway through his first year he began to embrace his undead nature and what used to be a rather pedestrian physical pursuit became a journey to find someone who would intellectually challenge him until the gods finally claimed him.
Everybody Here Was Someone Else Before served as a wonderful engine to go on this whacky journey of discovery and I enjoyed my time with it.
If I had to critique something I would say that the use of a Tarot deck felt unnecessary, it takes a bit too long to divide the deck up into the 6 different parts the game uses. I think a regular deck of playing cards would have sufficed as a vehicle for random prompt generation but there is nothing intrinsically wrong with that choice. Another thing is that the title is quite a mouthful, when I recommend this to people I'll probably just link to the store page instead of trying to use it in a conversation.
Overall great little game, will probably play again and recommend it to others.
Thank you for playing, your mystical mummy's journey sounds wild and exciting!! Appreciate the feedback <3