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But You Are's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Theme Incorporation | #9 | 3.917 | 4.091 |
| Visuals | #11 | 3.395 | 3.545 |
| Sound | #14 | 2.002 | 2.091 |
| Narrative | #14 | 3.395 | 3.545 |
| Overall | #14 | 3.395 | 3.545 |
Ranked from 11 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Heavy and very impactful. This was wonderfully written and hard-hitting. I think the minimal visuals really enhanced the writing. Also really loved the title you chose for this. A really well-made piece!
Thanks a lot! ^u^
Your works always excel with it comes to packing an emotional punch and this one is no different. Short but really sharp and pointed, as it should be when it comes to works like this one
Thank you, I appreciate that a lot! C:
This was so personal and so gutting. Excellently written.
Thank you!
oh wow... this hit right in the feels, this is something i've actually been mulling over a lot lately- omg... this was very beautiful and i loved every last word choice here- definitely amazing!!! great work!!! <3 and sending all my love, solidarity!
Thank you! The words were very carefully chosen, so I'm happy you noticed that! & thank you for the love & solidarity!
such a raw but open take on the theme! it’s short but effective in conveying what it wants to say, and i feel like it’s so common to be afraid of becoming your parents and inheriting a sort of heredity cruelty. i hope that through this jam entry, you were able to feel some catharsis about the situation. sincerely wishing you the best!
Thank you! "Hereditary cruelty" is a great way to put it. & yeah, it helped!
But You Are takes advantage of this specific sprint-like jam format to laser focus on one particular piece of the soul and impress its deepest, most disquieting feelings with great specificity and potency. I think about it often.
If I may ask, why do you think about it often?
oh forgive me, i did not mean to leave this hanging so long --
Pieces like But You Are, that are so incisive, are a great locus around which I can dwell on my feelings. The relationship I have with my parents. My particular relationship is a lil wonky and mixed up, so it is nice to know that other folks orbit around the same fundamental feelings and anxieties.
I like the title as a response to the theme. The piece felt vulnerable, and I appreciate you for making it. It has a circular feel to it that I think reflects the cycles of fear we sometimes find ourselves in--where conclusions and doubts aren't satisfied, but, for a small moment, they've stabilized.
The visuals paint a picture that makes the thoughts feel even stronger. Good job.
Yeah, exactly! You nailed it on the head. Thank you for commenting and for your nice words.
Let me just start off with what a clever title. I've only seen the more lighthearted side of your works so it was really great getting to experience such a raw and contemplative piece! The fear you describe really resonates and I love love LOVE that you used videotome to make it, a great engine for a great project! :-)
I guess it's true that a lot of my projects have been lighthearted recently, especially the ones where I've brought you on board. . . Making games like this is more of my norm tbh; it's a big part of what I do. Thank you for the kind words!
Really impactful work. I appreciated how this piece combines really nice prose with some pretty interesting graphical layouts.
Thank you!
Oh, I really related to this one. I think I've spent my entire 20s hoping I also didn't grow up and become my parents. I also really like the visual presentation of this. It's simple but effective!