Play story
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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Graphics | #269 | 3.821 | 3.821 |
| Audio | #459 | 3.205 | 3.205 |
| Game Design | #706 | 3.051 | 3.051 |
| Overall | #722 | 3.009 | 3.009 |
| Fun | #759 | 2.872 | 2.872 |
| Innovation | #1007 | 2.513 | 2.513 |
| Theme | #1039 | 2.590 | 2.590 |
Ranked from 39 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
In what way does your game fit the theme?
The man wants to rewind, wants to go back in his life and redo. Also he works at a video store.
Did you write most of the code yourself and made all the assets from scratch?
Yes!
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Damn, this actually hurt, especially the “special thanks” line.
I need to see Operation Nutcracker to completion; one day…
I thought this was lovely - I’m glad to see more interactive fiction. You might like our game too; we also marked it as “visual novel” (with light gameplay elements) and ended up with a “slice-of-life” kind of story :)
I really like that this had a personal touch to it (at least felt like it).
The story was simple and short—I think that worked really well.
You did a great job with the audio. In particular, the background music was used really well towards the end of the game during that final bit of dialogue.
Dialogue was simple and to the point—I liked that. I was still able to connect with the characters quickly.
I see a lot being discussed about gameplay. My opinion is that the game was exactly ‘as advertised’ and I enjoyed that. However, I would like it if the experience was even more streamlined and focussed on the dialogue. For example, I was not as interested in walking around the store and trying to interact with the various elements in the shop. I was more interested in the dialogue with the people and Deans thoughts as he talked to them. More focus branching dialogue/choice and less walking around/interacting would be my preference for this game.
Great work!
TBH I would say don't listen to the people asking for gameplay. You said it was an interactive story and boy did you deliver. That hit me a little harder than I was expecting it to, and your comedic timing is actually pretty good. Keep making more like this, it's really good!
The art and animations looks sooo good!! The story is really relatable, I'm a reader myself so I sometimes just pressed E a lot not reading much but still looked nice!