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this was so amazing but as others have said i think the speed at which you have to press keys for lift off needs to be lowered a bit. almost cramped my hands doing it lmfao. also i didn't get to experience it in fullscreen as the window would stay the same size in the corner when i clicked the button. animation was so gorgeous though and i would so love to see more of this <33

LMFAO glad to know my work resonated with you. sounds like you found something you were needing to experience <3

bahaha i don't own an android so i'm not sure if it's possible with the current version, but i'm working on an expansion to BLOODSONG at the moment and i'll be sure to include android support. thank u sm for your interest and i'm sorry it took ages to reply i've been super busy these past few months!! hopefully you get to play it soon if you haven't already!!

This is really cool feedback, thank you! The connection to the theme is that the bookstore is out of place/position and she's trying to uncover why. Just so I understand, what do you mean by being unsure how to process the story?

Thank you again, I'm really happy you enjoyed it!! 

keep writing me comments like this and it'll be your library next time

<333333 mwah mwah mwah

Thank you!!

The rules of the puzzle could obviously do with a clearer explanation but you didn't fail at all and like I said it's a really cute idea for a mini-game that's casually engaging and fits perfectly in the story/world. I totally think it's worth tweaking for future iterations of this series. I'm a little bit biased of course but to me video games are way more than traditional notions of gameplay. You clearly have a talent for storytelling in this medium and if people are missing that because of a confusing but totally workable puzzle then that's their loss :P And yes I remember seeing episode 1 in that video I was really happy when it came up!! Very well deserved. 

I missed out on Brackey's 25.1 being busy with uni but I'm gonna do everything in my power to set aside time for 25.2 :} Whatever project you end up doing for it I'm really excited to see!! 

And thank you so much!! I was really happy with how BLOODSONG turned out, super eerie and bleak. My next big goal with my projects is to create something larger and more comprehensive that I can release to Steam but it's a lot of work and I seem to have less and less time for these things. Also I'm useless with marketing myself and my art so I'll have to work that out too. I love working on shorter contained stories and fleshing out their weird, fucked up worlds but I definitely feel like it's time for me to step up my game... no pun intended :9

:3

The bookstore isn't where it's supposed to be :>

My first thought when I saw this was "what the fuck" and that thought pretty much carried me through the rest of my time playing but somehow I came out feeling serene. This is an awesome submission. 

Thank you so much!! I'm happy you enjoyed it <3

Thank you :)

This is so so lovely and peaceful. The sprites are all perfect too they're so pretty. The only issue I ran into was the way some objects are layered with each other and the furniture. Thank you for sharing this <333 

The story was really sweet and I loved the way the music all came together <33

I thought this was so cool and the visuals and little noises they all make are so cute. The whole atmosphere is lovely. The only problem was I couldn't work out how to get past level 3. I have no idea if it was glitched or if I was missing something super obvious but I think I tried every combination, including leaving them on the side. Please let me know if there's a way to get past it because I'd love to keep playing :3

Presentation is so fun you captured the Windows 98 vibe perfectly. Also the puzzles are really entertaining for how simple the premise is. Thanks for sharing :} 

Also it's criminal this wasn't rated higher in the jam idk wtf people want if this doesn't get top 10 AT LEAST on visuals. I'm sure the other entries were awesome too but like come on 

I finally had a chance to play this!!! Your art and animations are absolutely gorgeous and the intro literally gave me goosebumps it was so perfect. I had a bit of trouble trying to understand the puzzle but I got through it with trial and error. Really cool concept though I'd love to see it used again or expanded on in future parts of this project. I'm super excited to play episode 3, I want them to find a new home!!!! <33 

https://elzibeht.itch.io/bloodsong

Surreal and pyschocosmically doomed yuri. Freaky retro visuals. Presents a pretty compelling answer to the questions you stopped asking. 

15-20 minutes in length. 2500 words.

these girlies are so cute. i love your art style. thank you!

damn thats a huge improvement in such a small time span. and placing 11th in graphics is massive given how competitive the category was. you should totally be proud of what you've made. 

this was my first jam and i joined half way so i'm extremely giddy over 9th. normally i'm anxious about putting myself out there like this but im really thankful i pushed through that. plus with the kinda unorthodox nature of my project it feels so great to get the affirmation i'm doing something right :p 

do you have any plans for your next jam? i think i'm gonna take a few weeks to chill before i look at doing another lmao 

thank you so much that's so sweet. i'm really happy with the result. congrats on your game as well it was a really lovely experience and i'm still not over the animation <3 

haha thank you, made it to 20 eventually! really appreciate your words.

pretty much exactly my project. weird/pretty visuals mixed with confessional prose. wish i could check out your project, sounds very up my alley (and similar to my game lol), but i'm on mac :/ 

here's mine: https://itch.io/jam/brackeys-12/rate/2970674

your game was really interesting. took a sec to understand but once i did i was captivated. thanks for sharing it!

https://itch.io/jam/brackeys-12/rate/2970674

intro was cool and i love casual exploration type games. having a skip intro button for subsequent attempts would definitely help replayability. also the king sprite looks great. thanks for sharing! 

really impressive game for the time period. as others have said the controls can be a bit awkward but otherwise this is fantastically put together. the storm/wind mechanic was also really fun to play around with. visually the game is great but in several sections there's a lot of empty screen space that if nothing else could use a prettier background. otherwise again amazing work and thank you for sharing!! 

loved the aesthetic and especially the sound design. gameplay kinda felt like a reverse bullet hell which is a really unique concept. great work! 

surprised how few ratings this has! music and art are excellent and cutscene at the start was a very welcome surprise. progression of the gameplay loop was interesting and having multiple endings is always fun. definitely need a volume button though lol and if you work on this in future i think it would be cool for speedrunning to add a scoreboard to track how fast you can get to each ending. great work and thanks for sharing! 

took a sec to understand the movement, but once i did it was super cool. the level was challenging but still felt fair which is a hard balance to find. also the music was so evil lmao. awesome game and thanks for sharing! 

cute slasher! i like the environments and the style, biggest suggestion is i wish i had a shield or a dodge button or something since i struggled with how much the slimes stick to you. otherwise great work and thank you for sharing! 

really really liked this. characters and their dialogue are super cute as well as the visuals. especially loved the look of the tower. when i have more time i definitely wanna come back and see what happens if i let the timer tick to zero. thanks for sharing! 

thanks for showcasing my work! i enjoyed the commentary and appreciate the feedback :) 

this was cool, the character was really cute :3 weirdly it made me feel like i was playing 'the floor is lava' lol. i think visually it would be interesting if instead of the cooldown bar the character themself changed colour. also i ran into a bug a few times where i think if i was moving as i respawned i'd get locked in the storm and have to restart. otherwise the music and animations have great personality and the core mechanic is cute too. thanks for sharing! 

mel's tracks are so pretty i'm really pleased with how the atmosphere turned out. i'm actually already planning on adding to the stories of each photo after the voting period has finished. would you mind clarifying what you mean about it going into something else? also i'm glad you didn't find the writing cringey lmao. thank you the feedback!

thank you! the writing is defs my fav part of this project

thank you :)

this is excellent. definitely my fav project i've played so far. the world totally draws you in and the weird png visuals sit right between unsettling and unusually calming? the vague breadcrumbs of narrative are so interesting too. what you've done with such a simple premise is really impressive. congrats on ur project and thank you for sharing it!

super cute and really well put together. even the little bits of exposition were good. the one thing i struggled with was that sometimes the calm patched would keep disappearing while i was catching a fish, so i'd lose them at the last second lol. but i'd love a full version of this with more upgrades and enemies. great work and thanks for sharing!