| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Overall | #6 | 4.072 | 4.135 |
| Secondary Theme Interpretation | #8 | 4.247 | 4.313 |
| Gameboy Soul | #9 | 4.370 | 4.438 |
| Gameplay | #12 | 3.877 | 3.938 |
| Soundtrack/SFX | #16 | 4.000 | 4.063 |
| Quirkiness | #27 | 3.816 | 3.875 |
| Graphics | #33 | 4.124 | 4.188 |
Ranked from 16 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game meet GBJam's theme?
The protagonist is cursed by a witch in a unlucky spell, and now he faces falling ladders, shattering mirrors, and animals attacking him. Also the combat is based on gambling/luck, as he was cursed by the witch because he lost a bet with her.
We're really, really sorry you got softlocked... It was a specific situation in that scene that we knew could cause problems, but we couldn't fix it in time as we discovered it with less than an hour to submit the project, so we had to submit it as it was. We were really hoping it wouldn't happen in the final build, but sadly it did... But regardless, thank you for the feedback and hope you could enjoy it despite this issue. We'll make sure to fix it if we update the game!
Wow! Charming story, fun mechanics, killer soundtrack. Easily one of the most "Game Boy" non-ROM entries I've seen so far! I appreciate how simple and readable the combat is, and I like how it retains the pure luck aspect while ultimately favoring the player in the early-game against low HP encounters. The non-dog enemies have fun-to-avoid movement patterns that makes dodging them quite satisfying. The cat, both in story and mechanic, is exceedingly charming!
I only had two issues. The first was that is was initially hard to distinguish between impassable vines and flowers. The second was that I accidentally froze the game when trying to exit the graveyard from the north (where the dog blocks the way).
Fantastic! Great work!
Really glad you enjoyed it that much, and thank you so much for the feedback!! Sadly, we couldn't fix the softlock in the dog scene in time, and we're really sorry it got in the way during your playthrough. But regardless, thank you for pointing it out, we'll make sure to fix it if we update the game someday! (We'll also think about what to do with the vines, since we agree they can be hard to distinguish from other plants at first, so thanks again!)
I'm really sorry for turning this into an enemy... but we had to, The opportunity was there!
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