Wow, what a game! The level of polish is actually of a considerably high quality for a jam game, and I can even see it being sold for a decent price on Steam. Granted, there wasn't a lot put into its visual development, being a mostly text-based adventure game, but the game had a ton of depth regardless. The environment had plenty of landmarks, but was easy enough to navigate where I didn't feel lost despite the lack of a map. The puzzles were all challenging and engaging, but not so difficult I couldn't solve them on my own (except the safe combination, which was mostly due to my own overthinking). The writing was also good, giving an interesting backstory to the location and the previous occupants of the cabin. The game was also full of humor, having some funny quips and meta jokes thrown into there, and thank god we can actually date the Deer God. I'm pretty sure every single one of us ended up picking that option. All in all, the construction of this text adventure game feels like it was made by a professional, so very well done indeed. I enjoyed it thoroughly.
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Thanks so much for the positive review!
I'll admit, I have more than a few tweaks i'd like to make before I'd even consider selling the game on Steam, but it's still flattering to hear such high praise for the game!
Glad you were able to find & enjoy the game's "true" ending, too. 😋 Given the target audience for the game jam (and the personality of the OC I based the protagonist on) it felt fitting to add something like that as a 'reward' of sorts for those willing to go out of their way to reach it.
Navigation was probably the one thing I've received the most consistent criticism about, so it's reassuring to hear that there were still those who had a positive experience with it. Same with the writing; I haven't heard anyone say they didn't like it yet, but I'll admit I was a little concerned that the fact I focussed moreso on the gameplay & aesthetics during the game jam period would make it weaker by comparison, so thanks for giving me feedback on that as well!