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Really great work! I love the aesthetic and minimalist soundscape, but your approach to UI navigation has to be my favorite part. Such a simple system, yet it still manages to evoke a ton of atmosphere with how atypical and alien it feels. Awesome job! 

Thanks for the feedback! Yeah, I can see feeling demoralized by losing abilities hen you gain new ones, but I guess the idea there is that it's more about the puzzle of the world than accruing power. And as for the logo, I just spent way too long in blender on it lo

I really like the feel of the character in this game. The simple acts of running and jumping feel great, which is imperative for a game like this. Unfortunately I wasn't able to get too far in as I started to get motion sick, but from what I saw I really think you've got something here.

This  is a really smart and well-realized idea. Great work!

This is a wildly fully-featured game for a jam! There's a story, a melee combat system, a really fun dash mechanic, and a fun scribbly art style as well! One might almost feel its a bit TOO much to qualify as "minimalist" but I do think the theme and monochrome palette help it fit more within that description. Great work!

I'm struggling to break 5 ratings, so please play and rate my game! I will do the same for you!

https://itch.io/jam/metroidvania-month-30/rate/4124377

Nice music and the visuals are really well done! The controls could use a bit of tuning to achieve that "precise" feel, but overall great work!

Glad you enjoyed the polish, I definitely spent more time on it than I probably should have haha!

Thanks so much, glad you liked it!

This is great! Really interesting way of combining a sort of tower defense system with a metroidvania structure. Gaining ne recipes is a very satisfying way of "levelling up" as well!

Very effective atmosphere, nice work!

Glad you liked it! Fixed the spike you found btw, thanks for catching that

The sense of wonder and mystery is apparent from the get-go, and I think your approach to minimalism really helps on that front. Everything feels ethereal and mysterious in a way modern games often don't because fo their visual fidelity. Great work!

Really smart and concise puzzle design! Reminds me a lot of the recent Ooo, which is just about the highest compliment I can pay this type of game!

Nice character animation, and I really liked the enemy designs!

This as a really innovative combat mechanic! At first I was expecting it to feel like a reskinned version of shooting different colored bullets, but there's something very tactile and satisfying about shooting the right shape into the right hole. Nice work!

This game made me feel like I should not be playing it, and I do mean that as a compliment. The strange characters, disjointed sentences, and oddly quiet music all worked together to create a unique sense of unease. Great job!

Great sense of adventure conveyed through simple graphics and a driving soundtrack, really nice work! 

Really simple but effective metroidvania design! I especially liked how even cursory interactions like jumping on spikes felt strange and creative, definitely made me want to explore more!

I promise you, even the most amateurish placeholder-looking MS paint doodles will be looked upon far more favorably than anything AI makes for you. Plus, you'll improve your art skills by making your own assets! 

Thanks so much!

Thanks! I'll probably add sound effects and more of a tutorial, but not sure if I'll take it beyond that

Really nice presentation! The animations especially are super impressive for a jam!

Ah thanks, got it!

Hey, would love some feedback on my entry, thanks! 

Hey thanks! Glad you liked it!

As the title says, I was wondering if there's a minimum rating threshold for eligibility in prize consideration. Not sure if the jam admin is playing all submissions, or just those with a certain number of ratings? Thanks!

Really love the aesthetics, but couldn't progress past the intro for some reason. Once the character approached the sign, he disappeared and I couldn't interact with anything.

Neat take on the papers, please formula! Appreciated the chill cafe vibes as well.

Atmosphere here is really stellar!

Really nice vibes, and love the art style. It's giving me big Keita Takahashi energy.

Really nice work, especially loved how characterful the animation is!

Interesting take on an idle game!

Nice interpretation of the theme!

Wow thanks!

Glad to hear you liked the mystery-solving aspect of the cryptic symbols! Was definitely a gamble for a jam game haha

yeah I definitely could've tutorialized better, you need exactly 4 coins to clear the cracks, and you can only do it while you're creating a new rule

Glad you liked it!