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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Visuals | #101 | 4.162 | 4.162 |
| Creativity | #205 | 3.779 | 3.779 |
| Overall | #221 | 3.566 | 3.566 |
| Enjoyment | #329 | 3.331 | 3.331 |
| Theme | #430 | 3.213 | 3.213 |
Ranked from 136 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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I thought the sound, art and theme really good! Perhaps a little lacking in quantity of puzzles and missing a couple opportunities for some spooky interactions.
Only had the time to get 2 of the endings. I played a little longer to see what I could trigger, but didn't have a chance to run into the 3rd.
Neat story and creative tackling of the theme! "The opportunity" perhaps not being one for the protagonist as it turns out, that application of the theme hit me like a truck. That's so good.
The option to lie tells you everything. You don't feel silly running headfirst into the 1st ending. That was a choice. XD
If I had to say anything: the screen transitions were a bit tiresome, particularly with the areas containing nothing. Instead of having two full fadeouts to cut to-and-from the couch, perhaps have the player select to "inspect the couch," and roll the same inspecting text over the shot of the living room instead, where the couch is fully visible. I understand if there was going to be more to find all around at one point and things changed during production, especially during such a short jam! And if it turns out any/all of the "empty areas" are relevant to the 3rd ending I missed, the perspective drag is less relevant, but it remains a lot of fading in-and-out. A dissolve/crossfade transition when exploring a single room is best, saving the fade-to-black transitions for changing location.
The visuals, as I'm sure you've heard again and again, are really strong. The voice acting is such an extra-mile touch, and the poppy-eater is surprisingly charming.
My favorite moment is with the sink. I didn't realize how it worked until the second time through, as I turned it on immediately the first time. So it was only on the second run that I checked the other area first, and realized the text I read on the previous run about it "draining slowly" was about that.
Lovely visual novel! Rating highly. Will find that 3rd ending when I have more time!
thank you so much for such thoughtful feedback! i completely hear you with the empty/boring areas, i think i could def have added more to them with more time but i generally like the balance of not everything yielding a flower, makes it more of a risk/reward of checking different areas. as for the black fadeouts, yeaah they can def get tiring. unfortunately i only started learning renpy once the jam was announced so i didnt get too into the weeds of things like changing transitions (i did made the fadeout longer because the short flash was hurting my eyes). its not a style choice i would have made with all the options available to me! thank you for noticing the sink!! i felt good putting that in and liked the cause/effect in the environment, stuff like that makes it feel like more of a complicated game for such a short time i think. If you need any hints for the 3rd ending let me know! (if i had to guess where you were getting stuck, check the bathroom again.)
the voice acting, art, sound design, and the amount of content for a short time frame were all amazing!! such a great work, i'm glad i got to play and rate it!! it took me a little bit of time to find the last lily, but it was worth it!! i always love to play a good visual novel, so thank you for making it!! \(^-^)/
The visuals were really beautiful on this one! it also blows my mind each time a game jam game has actual voice acting! great job!
A great game, beautiful visuals, superb narrative, very well coded too, and lastly a great cast of voice actors. I rated it well so pls give my game a shot too :]
This game has some beautiful visuals, with the watercolor look making it feel like a dream. The story is about how if you strive to see someone who has died can lead to self-destruction. (I assume that is what it was about.) I will say that this game wasn't really for me, although I did find it interesting. I wish there were a bit more "gameplay," but it was good either way.
I love this style so much...
Honestly I felt spooked, and as someone who loves and makes horror games, this is amazing
we would love if you check out our game as well (no pressure at all)
Hello! i totally hear you and i admit i made some bad choices about spamming. I decided to stop after realizing that it really wasn't in the spirit of the jam and haven't done any posting since. I completely understand if this upsets people and i take accountability for doing something shady. i will not be doing this in the future and only commenting if i actually have something valuable to say about a game. thank you for posting this!
Good visuals, it gives some omori vibes. And nice voice acting btw.
Please rate our game if possible.
thanks so much! yeah the voice actors did an amazing job
I liked it! good visuals!
I never thought a simple choice between poppy and lily would be so captivating. I genuinely am in disbelief that this is your first game. You have an incredibly bright future ahead of yourself, the world was just the right of confusing, not too absurd where you get lost. The navigation of each room was incredibly user friendly. Would play another game in the similar vein, also superb audio design. 5/5. In every category.
thank you so much thats such a sweet compliment!! thank you for playing and enjoying.
It has a very unique vibe. The art and voice acting are spectacular!
I love a good horror visual novel, and this one was pretty solid! The story was engaging, and the stylized artwork, especially the black and white with pops of pink!! looked stunning!
The only issue I ran into was with the buttons and input. Sometimes the game lagged and registered multiple clicks, or it would freeze and fade to black before suddenly returning me to the previous choice screen. A bit odd, but nothing that ruined the experience.
Overall, this was a really fun read and play, great work!
Cool game! the art and the voice acting are really good, they really sold the vibe.
I coudn't figure out the 3rd ending though nor find the 4th Lily (if there is one), welp maybe one day...
Still good job! a very strong entery for your first game jam!
Over 100 ratings yet it hasn't been said enough how spectacular the visuals of this game are.
I loved the vibe of this entire thing! It was so weird yet just "normal" enough so you know what's going on!
yknow what hell yeah
Simple, but enjoyable to play. I liked that there was a bit of a twist on what giving the being the lilies did compared to what I expected them to do! Good job!
The art style is really a vibe, a good interesting game!
This game is so cool! I love the contrast of the red and the black and white in the art, and the story has some really neat ideas.
Cool ass game! Interesting art style!