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Hey, thanks a lot for taking the time to write such extensive feedback, really appreciated!

//Spoilers indeed

We indeed didn't manage to implement everything yet - we ran across some issues along the way that made us decide to release a functional game first and foremost with all the base work in place. Some dialog didn't make it into this version, which would give a lot more context to different quests and Albert's exhaustion. 

The action point system was a bit tricky to figure out- Fun fact: we did have a social battery/energy idea for the bar - but we ended up going with the daytime bar since we also wanted to emphasise on Albert not getting any time to himself. We're definitely looking at how we can redistribute the actions spent while also having every NPC solvable within a day AND making the player feel the restriction. I think taking on permanent changes from the previous day (such as unlocking new paths) is still on the table as well but I do enjoy the aspect that the game is solvable day 1, and it's the player learning and retaining information that drives the game's progression.

The soft locks were intentional - I was actually going to be more mean with Manuel shutting down more often, inspired by our programmer Pingu, who designed the first couple ones with Stella - I wasn't a fan at first but I can see the vision now. It's definitely something where the more updated dialog would've given a better idea of "why" but we definitely have to circle back to these, similar to the action points, to see how to manage player frustration while guiding them to make different decisions. I'm definitely a fan of second chances - especially in case the soft-locking dialog was chosen by accident. 

The number puzzles were all Pingu, I'm glad you enjoyed them as much as we did! 

Oh, and the grass thing only happened on the final upload, we haven't looked into the cause yet but we do intend to reduce the amount regardless to make loading faster. 

Overall you're making great points and a lot of these are already being considered so I'm glad we're already going in the right direction :)

As the character writer: I'm so happy you felt like my boy Albert. He became very important to me. I'll definitely carry him on next time I work on a game.

Thank you for all the feedback, we're taking a LOT of it with us!! It means a lot.

And finally thank you for loving our game and thank you for the feedback once again. I don't have a PC right now but I will pester one of my friends to stream your game to me so I can rate it!

You'll see me soon on your comment section!

Thank you so much for taking the time to write such passionate feedback! Even seeing your reply to Lucius, it really means a lot that our little game had such an impact on you. For most of us including myself, this was our first ever game jam. I'm very happy to see it's leaving the mark we intended it to! While I was less in charge of the mechanics and logical side of things, I know we will take your (and everyone else's) feedback into consideration to make the final version the best we can, so I really appreciate your suggestions. We were originally wanting to have extra maps for the houses so that's something I'd love to work on for sure!