I really appreciate you taking the time to play what I made, and to leave such a kind comment. I would have been able to finish the story if not for the camera's and bubbles, so am really glad to hear it was worthwhile use of time. I'm so flattered that you think that it is that good. Like I really really appreciate it.
I stand on the shoulders of giants, with all of the amazing tutorials and tools out there that helped me feel confident in doing a game jam at all, especially Stella and Feniks, and I am really glad I did. And I did practice before the jam started, and boy am I glad i did or learning layeredimages would have destroyed me.
I have a comic that's set in the same world 10 years later that made writing the story for this game fairly straight forward. I might move that project to a visual novel at some point, as I had a great time making this, and it feels like a really effective way to tell a story. I need to focus on finishing this one first though!
Thank you so much again!