Very simple gameplay. Never grasped me, and the story was too short to be able to grip me as deeply as I think it absolutely could. (2)
This is a GORGEOUS game with very fitting music. Absolutely fantastic job. (5)
The idea of this story, while simple and obvious, is touching and decently novel. It also connects to the theme well! Gameplay is a little less inspired. (which makes sense considering it seems to be a story game primarily) (3)
Thanks for the detail in your review, genuinely.
I think this is all extremely valid; we cut a lot to polish what we had and make it work, but it was also a lot of new things for the team and especially difficult in the jam's timeframe. I think we all subscribed to a mindset of simple but polished over complex but unfinished and unsatisfying but that lends itself to it's own problems.
Hopefully catch you if we act on our plans to finish the original scope sometime?
I think that’s an extremely valid design approach to having such a short deadline. I took the opposite approach and the contrast is transparently clear. I’m glad you all learned a lot!
Absolutely do reach out if you do make further steps to complete your original scope. Like I said, I think a furthering of the story could be absolutely gripping, and I’d love if you reached out in need for playtesting, feedback, or just an announcement that the game is finished.
