cute and great game. I loved the minigames and the puns and voiceovers. This was really well made.
For the theme, i personally felt that the theme was an afterthought. The games don't really match what our journalist is supposedly doing, which is uncovering the truth.
also for the MJ level, i was focused on the left handside to complete the mini game, and i couldnt see what MJ was doing - i just saw in my peripheral view that he was moving. You should close the gap or have him in front or behind the rhythm game
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Thanks a lot for playing, We are really glad you enjoyed it!
That’s fair feedback. The theme actually wasn’t an afterthought, we spent quite a while brainstorming how to connect “spin” to journalism. In the end, we decided to make the spinning mechanic represent the topic itself rather than the act of investigating the headlines, which is why the minigames focus more on the situations surrounding each story.
And thanks for pointing out the MJ level! That’s a good observation. We noticed during testing that most players naturally focus on the rhythm prompts, so bringing MJ closer to the gameplay area would definitely help make the animation more noticeable.