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What worked:

The aesthetics look great. I like the characters and the dialogue we share. There's a good variety of people, some shady, other very shady in classic noir fashion. I like the contrast of the people's personalities too, being lurking dark figures, but generally pleasant. It's also nice that what they needed was usually nearby.

It runs well for the most part, and the menus and UI are presented very well. I like the feeling of wandering around a city at late night, unsure if the next person you see will be a friendly face, or the last one you'll ever see.

What didn't:

The map can be a bit confusing due to the sheer size of it and all the different streets. A map would be helpful here.

I really wish the game portion had some smooth jazz to accompany it, even the same track from the menu. It felt too quiet wandering around for so long, and I think a soundtrack would add to the noir atmosphere.

I would have loved some noir narration of some sort. Maybe something when you pick up items? Just a blurb, or even an item description in a menu. It could also occur at major plot points (the start, major milestones in items acquired).

Bugs:

On controller: Sometimes I am unable to select a dialogue option (usually after picking an option from multiple, then there only being one option) and have to use my mouse.

Sometimes the monsters would spawn without sound and rush me to the point where it was too late. Not sure if a bug, but it does suck.

I think once a monster got stuck somewhere, so I didn't have to deal with them spawning. I don't know if it can be replicated, but it happened.

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Great job! Could only get bad and monster endings. Maybe I'll try for the good one later when I have more time.

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Thank you for your very detailed review and time!

Unfortunately I was aware of the controller bug and the problem with the monsters but given how little time I have these days (and during the jam) they just stayed there...

We would like to continue work on the game even after the jam so all these details about your experience are gold.

Thanks again!