I LOVED your game! The watercolor artwork is beautiful. Using watercolor played into the underwater vibes so well, especially paired with the background music. Getting to use different action buttons to investigate gave the story more of a sense of freedom. I also really liked the change up to the default Arcweave layout with making it a panel on the right instead of just below. Really let the scene artwork shine. Hooray for the resiliency of the ocean through all that we do to it! Also, shout out to little tinned fish can hermit crab for being the cutest thing I've ever seen. <3
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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Storytelling | #26 | 3.765 | 3.765 |
| Gameplay | #27 | 3.353 | 3.353 |
| Overall | #48 | 3.255 | 3.255 |
| Theme interpretation | #83 | 2.647 | 2.647 |
Ranked from 17 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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I loved how the three buttons REFLECT, COMMUNICATE, DECONTAMINATE serves the narrative so well and gives player freedom on how they experience the story. I encountered a soft lock, so a little playtesting after the jam could help get it to new heights.
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ECHOES IN THE VOIDThis was very very cool. Loved the personality of the robot and the conversations it had between the different objects on the sea floor. The use of the CSS editor, the music, and the art were fantastic. This was really fun to play!
On my first playthrough I eventually got to a point where it appeared I couldn't proceed without decontaminating my friends on the ocean floor (when I intended to not do so). Not sure if that is a bug or not but just thought I'd mention it.
Really great work team! Awesome stuff.
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Piranha PitOk, not bad. I see what you were trying to accomplish here. However, it was hard to tell which choices led to better or worse outcomes. Perhaps some clearer hints could help to guide the player. Aside from that, it was pretty interesting.
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Ashes ShadowI really enjoyed the conversations between the cleaning robot and all the other objects/creatures, they all seemed to have distinctive personalities. Overall very well crafted game!
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The Way Back UpVery moving and a ton of fun! Great art and music and gameplay! Thank you for making this game! I loved it.
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Dream BoundGood job! 🙌
I also got stuck in my first playthrough and had to throw everything into the pit. But I tried again and got the human ending. 🥳
Very nice game. Relaxing but impactful and thoughtful. Good writing, the illustrations were pretty, and I love what you did with the UI. The cursor change was a great touch! 🤖
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Trench PigsBeautiful art, moving experience. The text in the end implied that there were different possible endings, but in my playthrough I got stuck in a loop and wasn't sure how to proceed except by throwing everything into the pit, which I didn't really want to do. I'm not sure what actions cause progression, or what I could have done differently to get a different ending. Still, what I did experience was done very effectively.
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Launch DayAn amazing experience, the writing was spot-on, to the point and incredibly effective. Artwork complemented the storytelling perfectly. I really felt this transcended the game jam experience into a full-fledged art game – with a smidgen more polish maybe. Didn't really feel the jam theme with this one but all-around wonderful work!
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TRENCHLoved the game, the art work is super cool. Loved the water color for the images. The story was really great and the freedom to explore and choose what to do was great. Excellent work!
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