Hi there!
I'm sure you've heard the news by now that your entry has sadly been DQ'd, but as a judge, I thought I'd post my video of me playing the game and comments about it as a courtesy, so that you get feedback on how it was played, etc. anyways. Either way, thank you very much for giving the gift of this game to the world - because every game is a gift. Every piece of artwork is worthy of existing, and I thank you for creating it.
I'm one of the 6 judges for this RPG Maker Game Jam 2025. I was one of the 2 judges assigned to your game, and we have been assigned to rate your games according to each metric highlighted on the game's main jam page, and submit these ratings to the organisers, who then appropriate what happens with that.
As stated earlier, rule #4 on the main page states to "Aim for a playable experience with a minimum playtime of 15 minutes", and since this was finishable in 2-5 minutes, it was sadly disqualified. But I would nevertheless like to share my VOD of me playing your game, which has my thoughts at the end too.
Here's the VOD:
I think that every game deserves to exist, and I think that every art journey has a beginning. And I believe that this is a good beginning. Even if it isn't technically your first game (since I can see another game in your catalogue earlier than this one), I still believe it is early days, and there is a lot of journey that can be had from here on out! I've been developing for coming on 15 years now, and it is sometimes a tough journey with setbacks that can be upsetting. But I do think that the best thing that happened is that you submitted, and you chose to believe in your game, and I think that's worthwhile.There clearly is some thematic importance attached to this game, even if sometimes its maps seem somewhat haphazard and a little all over the place, and the length is very short. However, I think that if you clean up maps, tighten the thematic focus, and try to get a longer, perhaps more relayed narrative going so that *I* as a player can also feel those emotions, then I believe that you can continue to grow as an artist to be all that you can be. Keep making games, because every game is a gift. I am thankful that you chose to use your time and effort to make this.
Much love!