This is so cool, I really love how creative the theme pick of a book, and wow it delivered. I got all stars on all levels and well done!
Searching up in wikipedia, yeah you kinda get to see narratively on what Volitares thoughts would be in preformationism and his divine being angle. This really lands into the sorting game style, as observations made into pattern embodies this type of content.
For the actual game, it was nice. The only thing missing was a way to know if you are "close" to the goal, and I thought Voltaire's "hmm" was a clue? But realized after swapping it was random and had to trust my gut instinct.
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It's really cool, you really have to be observant, the noise of the beetles, the background equations for value, the type of stem from picking it up! It's really cool the game manages to squeeze as much aspects and observations, that made me go wow.
Also pet the mouse aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, so cwte.
Overall, its well-made, the art is nice, the experience is pleasant, and the puzzles were engaging. Thank you for submitting to the game jam!