Hi, this is Shiv, the guest judge from the jam :)
I really love this one, it's super sentimental and slow and understated in a way I super appreciate. There's an animal crossing-esque kind of fantasy here: a calm community where nothing happens fast and everyone is friendly. The character portraits in particular are absolutely ADORABLE and I would love to be able to download them !!!!!!!!!
One thing I'll note just in future is that, because you're telling a story about Australian animals on Australian soil, especially with some spiritual elements and the iconography of opal/boomerang/didgeridoo, you're pretty heavily invoking imagery that's directly borrowed from aboriginal cultures. It's not inherently bad to do so, but the history this country has with how we treat aboriginal people and their culture is rancid, and so it's really important to be careful and at least pay respect to the legacy that you're invoking, because it means more to other people than an item in a videogame. I put acknowledgements of country in all my games these days maybe think of doing the same, especially if you revisit similar ideas!
Anyway, that isn't to accuse you of anything or say you should feel bad. It's just an important thing to keep in mind and try and be considerate about when we make games in Australia :)
Thank you for your work! <3