I adore the writing. The city has so much heart and emotion, and I love hearing its thoughts and fears. The sounds, images, and colored text felt extremely effective in bringing Warsaw, its emotions, and its history to life. Thank you for bringing me to Warsaw and letting me into its heart, even for such a short time.
a yandere city? I LOVE IT. i absolutely adore the yandereification of non-people or atypical characters (unfortunately, a predictable trend in my works) and i feel like this was the perfect realization of that. so on theme! i’m admittedly not very familiar with the history of warsaw, but i like that you alluded to just enough for me to have a good sense of the history of casualty and destruction throughout. in a way, the pictures that were chosen really help lend the feeling of walking through the city, stepping over countless bones and corpses as you tread through a city filled with history. the prose is very tight, switching from pleading to demanding. it’s a very human spin on something so abstract and not sentient at all.
i think calling this a siren lament is very fitting. are we drawn to warsaw because of the countless opportunities within the big city, or are we drawn to this history that repeats, or is it some other quality that leaves warsaw as such a beacon to everything and everyone? i definitely came away really inspired – there are so many cities around the world that has made its mark in history through a history of pain and hurt, and i would love to dive into one from my culture too. i really enjoyed your game not just as an exploration of this, but as something more profound that sparks new ideas. another great entry from long-time jam goat naarel!
Ok but, this is exactly what I wanted when I saw what the theme was!! The way the city is personified and represented, and all the complicated feelings towards it running underneath and allusions towards it's history was just, so good. The visuals were simple, yet effective, as well as the the sort of 'glitched' text to emphasis certain points.
absolutely loved the execution and presentation of this! it's exploration of nationalism under the realm of WWII was so well thought out, poignant, and creative! great work!
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Felt affected by this one. Decker is crazy cool -- you make me want to try it with each entry you do!
I adore the writing. The city has so much heart and emotion, and I love hearing its thoughts and fears. The sounds, images, and colored text felt extremely effective in bringing Warsaw, its emotions, and its history to life. Thank you for bringing me to Warsaw and letting me into its heart, even for such a short time.
a yandere city? I LOVE IT. i absolutely adore the yandereification of non-people or atypical characters (unfortunately, a predictable trend in my works) and i feel like this was the perfect realization of that. so on theme! i’m admittedly not very familiar with the history of warsaw, but i like that you alluded to just enough for me to have a good sense of the history of casualty and destruction throughout. in a way, the pictures that were chosen really help lend the feeling of walking through the city, stepping over countless bones and corpses as you tread through a city filled with history. the prose is very tight, switching from pleading to demanding. it’s a very human spin on something so abstract and not sentient at all.
i think calling this a siren lament is very fitting. are we drawn to warsaw because of the countless opportunities within the big city, or are we drawn to this history that repeats, or is it some other quality that leaves warsaw as such a beacon to everything and everyone? i definitely came away really inspired – there are so many cities around the world that has made its mark in history through a history of pain and hurt, and i would love to dive into one from my culture too. i really enjoyed your game not just as an exploration of this, but as something more profound that sparks new ideas. another great entry from long-time jam goat naarel!
Ok but, this is exactly what I wanted when I saw what the theme was!! The way the city is personified and represented, and all the complicated feelings towards it running underneath and allusions towards it's history was just, so good. The visuals were simple, yet effective, as well as the the sort of 'glitched' text to emphasis certain points.
Genuinely loved this one!
absolutely loved the execution and presentation of this! it's exploration of nationalism under the realm of WWII was so well thought out, poignant, and creative! great work!
This is excellent. I love the writing so much. Perfect incorporation of the theme too. Well done!