You managed the dark tone very well. Quite a bit of story woven into one page.
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Hyve Plague's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Concepts & Originality | #2 | 4.350 | 4.350 |
| Overall | #10 | 3.767 | 3.767 |
| Flow & Clarity | #17 | 3.650 | 3.650 |
| Adherence to Theme | #30 | 3.300 | 3.300 |
Ranked from 20 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Comments
I feel like this story could have benefited from a few more paragraph breaks. There were long blocks of ethereal text that were setting up the story, not really driving it forward. I was only really engaged on the final battle, but that, itself, was excellent. The mental image of this infected humanoid blocking giant razor claw strikes was interesting but I loved the grotesqueness of this match up.
Loved the depiction of the Hyve, particularly as apex predators. Reminded men of Kha'zix from league of legends in a way.
Really enjoyed it, flowed nicely. Wasn't sure who to root for.....
I like what you were trying to do. The views from both sides helped flesh out each character and their side of the story. I feel you didn't have enough room though to fully realize your story. It felt a little rushed and detached at times. You have this huge event going down and each side viewing the battle through their eyes, but the space you had limited how much time we spend with each so I feel you were able to tell us what happened but I didn't get enough time with either to really pick a side to root for. I also feel the the main climax just kinda happened. It didn't separate itself enough from the rest of the story. With only one page I wouldn't focus so much on the world building as I would the characters and the main events. Over all very Solid.

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