WOW and I repeat WOW this was a short but very impactful story. I loved the GORGEOUS art and how it was used, everything fit so well together. The music also was incredible, it felt so... personal(?) and real(?) sorry I can't really put into words how much it impacted my experience with this game. Story wise I really resonated with Lee and his struggles so I might be just a teeny tiny just a little bit biased when I say that I feel like this is the best submission of this jam I read so far (I only read 7 entries so far but I will edit this comment if my opinion changes)... Thanks for indirectly making my day a little better. That said I wish the two "routes" were a bit more distinct, or maybe even merged together, but beside that I feel like this game is one of the best submissions I read so far. I hope you're ok and that you had fun working on this game. And remember to never stop creating art!
TASTE RATING: "Tastes like cold plain rice with too much olive oil"
A short but very cute story about a group of friends dealing with "the end of the world". I really enjoyed the use of sound effects, art and sprite movement in this story. Story wise it's a decent dating sim with a couple of issues that others have already pointed out. But personally I couldn't shake off the feeling that when put the two routes side the protagonist feels like two different people and also the fact that one of the routes (Cream's) felt like we actually got to meet the character while in the other the LI doesn't really feel complete. I understand that might be just because the lack of drama but I feel like, when one route is drama filled while the other isn't, the VN feels unbalanced, especially when paired with the fact that we know nothing about the characters when we are given the choice to pick one or the other LI. I hope you had fun making this and that you'll keep creating art!!!
Ok WOW this game was a banger!!! I genuinely felt bad for Ransom and I really liked most of the plot points and character writing!
Discovering that you worked on this alone after just finishing your other VN (Which if the horror segment in this game was a taste of what's in IMG_1697 I WILL CHECK IT OUT) felt really inspiring! But please take care of yourself and don't forget to have fun!
A short but emotional little VN! The art and the music are quite nice but it has some writing issues, there are some good moments like Felipe waking up but the rest is a bit lacking. I especially struggles with immersion when the story changed POV (The two characters) and especially narrator (Going from second person to first person narration). But I see potential in this story and team! I hope you had fun and will continue making art!!!
A short and sweet story! I quite enjoyed the premise of this VN but I wish we had more time to invest in these wonderful characters! I felt that the flashbacks took me out of the story a bit but besides that the story is a solid foundation! The team and story are full of potential and I hope you enjoyed participating in this jam and that you'll keep on creating art!
A really cool VN with an amazing concept, unsettling vibes, interesting characters and GORGEOUS art!!! I really liked the start of the novel but it lost me at the middle-end. This story has LOTS of potential and would only benefit if it gets expanded into something more, but as a stand alone I feel it leaves too many things unresolved. I hope the team had lots of fun working on this and will keep creating art in the future!!!
TASTE RATING: "Tastes like monster the energy drink"
An interesting enemies to lovers romance novel with a great concept... But a lacking execution. I really liked the use of sprites and the two main characters. Sadly I feel like the music was misused in multiple instances, for example during a heart to heart battle music was playing spoiling the external conflict that was about to happen. Another issue I had was with the abuse of the "Some time later" screen, in multiple cases this screen could've been replaced with one or two lines that could've made the transition between scenes more smooth. Finally my main issue stands with the redemption of the conqueror, the story would've greatly benefited from showing Stag's redemption through some actions instead of words alone. The redemption also felt really rushed considering the proportion to what the character has done. Despite this I see a lot of potential in this story and team. I hope the team had a lot of fun working on this and that it will keep creating art in the future!!!
TYSM!!! This review is so helpful and I feel like my eyes have been finally opened!
I think I'll revisit this game in about a couple of months or a year to fix some of it's glaring issues (mainly the abrupt endings) and hopefully rework some of the plot points.
I learned so much through this jam and I can't wait to make better VNs in the future!
