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A jam submission

The ArtisanView game page

A character-exploration game about craft & community
Submitted by jseakle (@jseakle) — 4 hours, 7 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Narrative#794.2434.417
Artwork#15093.7633.917
Creativity#24983.6033.750
Enjoyment#46622.7222.833
Audio#72811.8411.917

Ranked from 12 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How does your game fit the theme?
You loop in both space and time in a quest to craft the perfect loop.

(Optional) Please credit all assets you've used
No assets from outside the jam were used, aside from Twine/SugarCube itself.

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Comments

Submitted

I love narrative games, and this one has such a rich and imaginative vibe - gossiping in a fantasy world full of quirky, memorable characters? Yes, please. The Wyrmhandler totally stole my heart.

That said, I did struggle a bit with understanding what I was supposed to do in the first conversation. It wasn’t clear whether there were "right" or "wrong" answers, and at one point I wasn’t sure if the issue was on me or a bug (which, again - 4 days is 4 days. Totally understandable!).

There were also a few small polish things (like an open quotation mark that never closed), but that’s just nitpicking. My bigger suggestion would be to clarify the game’s goal and provide more feedback about how the player's choices affect things. I’d also recommend a more dyslexia-friendly font to improve readability.

Still, the core mechanic is really cool, and I’m curious just how branching the dialogue can get. I had fun, and this is something really special. Great job!

Developer(+1)

Thank you so much! We actually made the game in <48 hours, so we're very aware how many rough edges and missing responses there are. We believe in the game and have plans to work on a post-jam build that will address all of your concerns! A better font is a great suggestion.

Submitted

This was such a cool interpretation of the theme! Especially with the shape of the map and how the player realizes what's going on and starts to understand how the gossip works. It's also clear a ton of mechanical and writing work went into the different permutations that can occur.

Submitted

A text-based game is incredibly bold, I commend you my friend

Submitted

Excellent workbuilding and writing. Very cool to see a more narrative focused game in the jam. I would have liked some atmospheric music and sounds outside the ending to really tie it together. This is definitely a world I would like to visit again if it was fleshed out into a full game! 

Submitted

Wow this is so pretty. The writing is great, and the art is really pleasant to look at. Nice work!

Submitted

Actually kind of adorable

Submitted

lovely art and music, really great job on this…we need more text games on here.