so. i took the theme, and made a game, kinda.
you took the theme, and made art, an experience, a true calling of the soul.
the reason i choose game dev, and not any other media to express my work, is because no other media has that active component, no other media can hold up a mirror and reflect us so completely when done right.
bastion, to the moon, undertale, majors mask, the beginners guide. all these game leave lasting emotional impacts on their player, all these games teach us something.
and now Cherries of Willowmere is among the pantheon.
honestly i hope your the last person to comment on my game, it would be so picturesque if this was the last game i played this jam. someone who had the same skill set, who had the same cards in their hand, and made art while i made a game.
your game says thank you for playing, but i'd argue we should be thanking YOU.
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...are...are you being sarcastic? It makes me really happy the game resonated with you. The games you mentioned are also my favorites, so I guess we have similar taste in games. I continuously worked on the game for the whole duration and had to stay up until 5 am on Saturday to be able to finish all of the game functionality. Obviously had to cut some corners and the dialogue is a bit cheesy (you might disagree given how much you liked it. I made all the dialogue functionality and wrote it all in the last few hours so didn't have much time to refine it). In the end I am really proud of what I have made because all of the game functionality was made in just 96 hours. Seeing the game resonate with people (majority at least) genuinely makes all of the effort feel worth it. Thank you for the extremely kind words, I am really honored.
Btw please don't put down your own game like that, it was pretty good as well.
im autistic i suck at being sarcastic XD. i mean every words, your game touched me and made me cry just like all those others i mentioned. and make no mistake, i am VERY proud where my game ended up in placements this jam (even before i see my ratings) but playing all these other projects i can see where i stand and im excited to see if i can improve, and this game will be a guiding star for me, thank you.