Followed this from the start and here's what I think!
Pros
- Visually fantastic.
- Though simplistic, the battle system is great.
- Feels like there is a bigger world, despite being so short.
- Straightforward gameplay.
Cons
- For me, the writing wasn't the best/not my kind of thing. I could see why people would like it but I just couldn't get into it. There were a lot of typos too, not that I can't relate (they happen). I did like some of it though, so it isn't like I hated this, just a minor complaint at worst.
- No way to skip text, especially if you've seen it before. You can talk to someone again, because you need to in some cases, but not everybody has new information for you.
- One puzzle was semi-obtuse but I managed to figure it out (shower puzzle).
- Minor bug with the zip file. If you extract normally it gets all messed up but if you just pull all the files right out into a folder without doing this, it runs. Not sure what was up there.
- No fullscreen mode or options menu :(
Overall, this is a solid entry to the competition and rated it 4/5 stars despite some of my personal preferences. It is quality for sure. I would have given it the full 5 had it been a little longer, had some of the content sat better with me, and the few minor bugs and typos not been there at all.