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AChainofEvents HaroldJam2025's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Graphics | #10 | 2.818 | 2.818 |
| Story | #12 | 1.818 | 1.818 |
| Music | #12 | 1.545 | 1.545 |
| Overall | #13 | 1.636 | 1.636 |
| Gameplay | #13 | 1.364 | 1.364 |
| Comedy | #13 | 1.455 | 1.455 |
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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Not the worst game I've played this Jam lol
XD thanks.
Three things I liked about this game:
Three things I did not like:
Thank you.
I'm not gonna do a full review of this since it's definitely unfinished, but I liked the aesthetics and concept, so I figured I'd leave a comment in support of it being pushed out at a later date if you so desire!
Thanks :D
I think the premise of trying to put the narrative back together is cool. Hopefully you can get more done next time!
Hopefully!
Overall: 2- It is a damn crying shame you couldn't get this thing done in time. The sci-fi theme and deviations to the canon were killer. Next Harold Jam you enter, really try to zero in on what's preventing you from finishing those entries and work around that. What you've shown off is very unique and a finished, polished entry from you could be a highlight.
Gameplay: 2- It's a walking simulator. Simple but serviceable. Extremely minor nitpick; "Thank you" should be at the bottom of menus like the "No" option in most RPGs. Muscle memory speaking.
Music: 2- No music and RTP sounds, but honestly the lack of music kinda helps the sci-fi vibe! Almost reminds me of the future area in Live A Live.
Story: 2- Not gonna lie, the way you set it up at the beginning was really cool and had a lot of potential. It's just a shame it ended so abruptly.
Graphics: 3- My usual 2 for RTP gets bumped up by that RM Fes-style Harold sprite which blends in really well!
Comedy: 2- Not a ton to be found, but it doesn't detract from the experience as a whole.
Thank you! (for playing, reviewing, and the 'nitpick'!)
I'm honestly so poor at making jam entries in time XD
only once (whiskerjam2022) was I half satisfied with by making a 'finished' game (and even then it was massively cut/shortened).
Ya'll are my inspiration to improve tho.
Really appreciate that dude, and I believe you can get there!
I don't get it... Also had to close and open the game a few times from crashes or infinite loop events (harold).
Sorry 'bout that!
Though now I'm wondering about that infinite loop :P (I know at least about one of the crashes)
If you approach Harold from the front he tries to walk forward and gets stuck because you're in front of it. Not sure if Ace has a "skip if stuck" option.
Best of luck on the next one 💙
Rating time!
Overall: 2 - I really appreciate you putting something out at all! This looks really neat and I'd love to see you return to this concept in a format you can finish. Unfortunately though, as you know better than me, this wasn't able to make it across the finish line, and it shows pretty hard. It's a real shame, I think this was off to a really cool start!
Gameplay: 2 - I don't know if a couple dialogue choices and Harold hiding behind a tree even really qualify as gameplay, but in the very least it wasn't upsetting or difficult to get through, so a 2 it is!
Music: 2 - I actually don't think there was any music here, although I think the silence did well to set the atmosphere.
Graphics: 3 - Honestly, putting aside the unfinished-ness of it, everything here looks really cool! I like the cute robot you play as, the atmosphere is neat, and I think the title screen is a total highlight. I really wish I could see what your plan was for this because the title screen and intro have some really cool implications.
Story: 3 - This is a stretch, but the intro was really strong, and it made me really hype to see what was gonna be in here. I went in expecting basically nothing, and then I was given something REALLY COOL, followed immediately by... nothing. And I'm gonna go ahead and say that on a meta level that's really cool even if it wasn't intended. The story appears to be about unfinished stories and it itself is an unfinished story, and I just have to deal with the frustration of that. Very meta.
Comedy: 2 - This is no laughing matter!
It's really unfortunate this didn't make it out the oven finished, but I again really appreciate you putting it out anyway. There's the promise of something really cool here, and unlike other games that are finished but have severe flaws, this one's only flaw is that it's incomplete, so I really hope something can come from what's left of this in the future! Thanks for submitting!
Always love to see your reviews, thanks for playing (and sorry 'bout the state it was in :P).