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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Fun: Is the core concept of the game fun and entertaining? | #67 | 1.521 | 1.800 |
| Creativity: How bold, weird, or original is the idea? | #68 | 1.690 | 2.000 |
| Emotional Impact: Does it leave a mark? | #69 | 1.268 | 1.500 |
| Overall | #70 | 1.395 | 1.650 |
| Theme Interpretation: How well did it embody "It's not what it seems"? | #71 | 1.099 | 1.300 |
Ranked from 10 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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This was a solid jam entry with a nice concept and a fun ending that tied it all together. The resource and trading system has potential, and I’d love to see a more polished version where resources are harder to come by, pushing the player to engage with the mechanics more deeply. The sprite work is charming, and overall the game has a good foundation.
That said, the objective wasn’t always clear, and missing UI information made it difficult to track progress or understand what actions were available. A few dialogue boxes could be refined to make trading smoother, and clearer feedback on the different endings would strengthen the narrative side.
Even so, it’s an impressive first game and a promising start, with lots of room to expand and refine. And since I also submitted a game to this jam, maybe you’d be interested in trying mine too it explores a different idea, but with the same spirit of experimentation.
Nice game, I liked the ending. Good entry overall, I had fun playing. Well done dude, be proud! :)
I got confused about the objective but in the end it was a great entry, feel proud!
Nice concept! i'd ove to see a more polished version of the game in the future. Maybe would be interesting if the resources were more difficult to get, so the player feels the urge to trade more.
I also got a red screen in the first playthrough, but i coldn't figure out why.. what is the trigger?
Not a bad first game and the sprite works good.
It's missing a lot of UI information for me. I couldn't figure out what I was supposed to do and what is the goal of the game.
I got the neutral ending. I like the setup just some of the dialog boxes need a little work/ like showing what you currently have and being able to accept/decline on the spot. Other then that pretty cool premise I;m sure you could add some cool stuff.
I guess I didn't totally catch how the game handles the theme. Also I guess purpose is keeping everything in a balance (Happiness, social.. etc.) but overall cool start for an first game. Congrats on archiving that