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I cannot stop myself from writing postmortems.

*crying tears of joy* "...my apes..."

Oh my GOD the presentation is immaculate. The sprites, their animations, their staging -- there is so much life to both characters, it's so charming!! And the raw character of the main menu and the pause menu and the cursor and the --- Elowen my beloved, this was such a joy to play 

Oh my GOD the presentation is immaculate. The sprites, their animations, their staging -- there is so much life to both characters, it's so charming!! And the raw character of the main menu and the pause menu and the cursor and the --- Elowen my beloved, this was such a joy to play 

I would trust the octopus man with my life. What a fun suite of characters!

Historical fiction hello??? Language dialogue tags hello?????!??! What a well-considered experience.

It was, appropriately, very difficult to get myself to stop pulling to try to get Lamona picked. I love these endings, and I love Lamona's design so much!

It was, appropriately, very difficult to get myself to stop pulling to try to get Lamona picked. I love these endings, and I love Lamona's design so much!

I loved seeing all the individual ways the piece echoes the well-considered world you've built. It was very respectful in its conveyance, and I am grateful for it!

I love the structure of the reactivity here! Very well thought out, and such a fun premise!

Oh my GOD another seb velox entry that has stolen my heart. It's charming through and through, I love the reactions from the assembly and the politicking that they reflect, the factions, and the history told through their respective lenses. And it's all so sharp! 

Oh my GOD another seb velox entry that has stolen my heart. It's charming through and through, I love the reactions from the assembly and the politicking that they reflect, the factions, and the history told through their respective lenses. And it's all so sharp! 

Parroting what others have already said, but it cannot be emphasized enough how highly the pacing and spacing of the dialogue elevate Iambic Saltshaker. It is a pure joy to read through, and that also synergizes so nicely, thematically, with the premise of the piece. It's really beautiful!

Parroting what others have already said, but it cannot be emphasized enough how highly the pacing and spacing of the dialogue elevate Iambic Saltshaker. It is a pure joy to read through, and that also synergizes so nicely, thematically, with the premise of the piece. It's really beautiful!

This is perhaps the most articulate portrayal of our dystopia that I have had the pleasure of reading Every swirling feeling is in there -- in the sprites, the prose, the BGs, and the music. An extremely potent and joyously coherent piece. 

This is perhaps the most articulate portrayal of our dystopia that I have had the pleasure of reading Every swirling feeling is in there -- in the sprites, the prose, the BGs, and the music. An extremely potent and joyously coherent piece. 

What a beautiful and haunting world you've created!! I adore it. It is perfectly bittersweet.

What a beautiful and haunting world you've created!! I adore it. It is perfectly bittersweet.

❤️❤️❤️

A beautiful piece of art, through and through. Such strength of vision, and it strikes so many chords I never expected a file browser to be able to strike. Its sound, its music, and its interface are both powerful in their own right. And it is deeply intimate, toxic yuri inside and out. God bless.

incen(diary) has politely reminded me of the joy of making and sharing art. You simply must play it. 

This was so much fun, and I love everything about the art and animations. It is all so charming!

I think this is fantastic! I love the way flipping gravity feels since it maintains your momentum, and it makes lining up the shots feel fantastic. Great work, and I'm so glad you could join us for Jam Jam!

I am so grateful you brought this to Jam Jam <3 every moment of the opening scene kept me absolutely locked in and I'm so glad to have met all these characters and GOD THEY'RE ALL SO PRETTY I LOVE all this art!! It is such a joy, and as an RPG guy I look forward to its future as well : )

You do not need a prize, you need to love yourself.

HELL YEAH <3

🥺

Hello, treasured consumer. I took three tabs of acid this morning and find myself walking on a platform two inches off the ground at all times, and I think the magnetic potential energy that's now being stored between my feet and the floor is what has powered the manifestation of the Actually Playable Edition of this game, which is out now! It'll work in-browser or via download. I have every intention to meet with John Brown personally and carry his spirit with me in a whale oil lantern until either the Fifth Great Awakening arrives or my feet return to the floor. It is nice not tracking dust all over the place, though : ) 

Hello, treasured consumer. After a fraught battle with HR I successfully managed to keep my position on the development team long enough to release the Actually Playable Edition of this game, which is out now! It should work in-browser or via download. I am legally obligated to say I am no longer affiliated with LunaMakaio Games.

Hello, treasured consumer. I recently stalked Peter Molyneux down the streets of Guildford and blackmailed him with some seriously salacious photos of him playing the free-to-play digital collectible card game Fable Fortune and trying to grind out matches so he didn't have to pay out of pocket for any of the game's copious upgrades that would honestly streamline the experience for a fraction of the cost of a standard pay-to-win piece of slop like Marvel Rivals. Anyway we brought Peter onboard to spearhead the release of the Actually Playable Edition of this game, which is out now! It should work in-browser and via download. Do not reach out to Peter Molyneux for comment.

Hello, treasured consumer. We have successfully taken out $12,000 in loans in order to fund the development of the newly released Actually Playable Edition of this game. It should now work in-browser or via download. They refuse to lift the lien on my home so I have sent my children to an olde-timey industrial coal mine to pick slate and earn what little scrip our studio now subsists on. 

Hello, treasured consumer. We have stretched the psychological limits of our unpaid QA interns from the digital college across the street in order to produce for you, specifically, the Actually Playable Edition of this game. It should now work in-browser or via download.

thank you mr james i have many thankful

i believe you have found the heart of darkness

🥺 you are too kind ❤️

oh forgive me, i did not mean to leave this hanging so long --

Pieces like But You Are, that are so incisive, are a great locus around which I can dwell on my feelings. The relationship I have with my parents. My particular relationship is a lil wonky and mixed up, so it is nice to know that other folks orbit around the same fundamental feelings and anxieties. 

large jam teams feel like a community of loved ones when they're at their best.
large jam teams feel like this at their worst : )

thank you for the kind words <3 i'm very proud of our team

If my contribution to the world is a net rise in blood pressure, I would consider that a victory :  ) everyone on the team popped off and i am constantly amazed. thank your for the kind words!! love ya to the moon <3

As a recovered nightmarechica I must hope that we are all capable of love and change :  )  this jam all gave us chatsim fever so i expect it will not be our last foray! thank you for the kind words, please stay still while the collective absorbs your essence >: )

Your game has singlehandedly convinced me to pick up a new VN engine, and for that I am grateful <3  it took me just this last jam to learn to value my physical health amid a jam, I'm glad it is a sentiment that is shared and felt.

Yes the crash at the end was totally diegetic and meant to promote immersion >: ) /j

Maria's UI was fantastic and brought so much energy to the game and to the jam itself, and then CD-RR0M’s soundtrack just absolutely blew us away. I am so grateful to be able to work with these folks!  Thank you for the kind words <3