Very personal game with a lot of soul. Good job.
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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Creativity | #1029 | 3.771 | 3.771 |
| Style | #1587 | 3.614 | 3.614 |
| Overall | #1894 | 3.352 | 3.352 |
| Enjoyment | #3621 | 2.671 | 2.671 |
Ranked from 70 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game fit the theme?
Hindsight is about zooming out and finally having enough information to see the whole story. I see this as related to the idea of scaling up or scaling back.
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(Optional) Please credit all assets you've used
All assets were made by me! Photographs are outtakes from other art projects made in the past. Voiceover was written and recorded during Jam. Sound effect made with my mouth (lol).
Comments
For whatever reason I could not get past the first image. I clicked everywhere. From the comments it sounds like there's some really cool photos throughout this experience. I love that you used your own personal photos to tell a story. Wish I could've played more!
Man!! Man oh man I'm a sucker for these types of games and you executed on it beautifully! Such a tidy presentation and just a unique take on a project for a game jam. Leaning into your strengths and scoping to what you can achieve in the time really worked out here!
This kind of reminds me of Kingdom Ka with the pace and tone of writing, as well as the photo usage! Also a bit of Superliminal with its occasional narration about perception and perspective (and those themes being tied into the gameplay)
I did get stuck near the beginning but I saw the comments suggest there was more to the game and after the first 4 images (barring the third), I was able to follow along and intuit what I had to do to proceed without semi-random clicking! If you wanted some unwarranted suggestions as to make those earlier moments more graspable to player, some ideas knocked around in my head.
I drew fanart of one of the slides with the part of the narration that really resonated with me:
Congrats on making your first game! It was fascinating and I'm excited to delve into your other work.
Holy crap thank you for this! What a cool drawing! I love the lil fella holding the B :) Also thanks for all the kind words, I had a lot of fun with making this, so all the positive feedback is a cherry on top. I'll have to look into Kingdom Ka, it sounds lovely. Thanks for your time and for sticking it out through the unclear images :)
unfortunately i found myself clicking every part of the image in the second picture and still not able to get past it. Its a shame as from comments below the rest of the game sounds quite cool
I'm a real sucker for these types of games. It reminded me of The Beginner's Guide somewhat, which is the highest praise I could possibly give. Reusing photos from other projects was a brilliant idea, and by making a game within your skill level you made something totally unique. I have to agree with others that the second photo was particularly hard to get past for some reason, but aside from that my only complaint is I wish it was longer (a very good problem to have, I promise!)
Wow - thank you so much!! This is such a thoughtful compliment :) I'm so glad you enjoyed! The second image really is a doozy - I think it really slipped past me since the crossing of the wires is the only reason I made the photo in the first place. haha. So in my mind it feels so obvious. But I suppose that's why playtesting is so crucial. Thank you for your time and kind words!!
This is a really cool interpretation! I love your narration, it's very thought provoking. The images were all really interesting too.
This was really neat. I agree with others here that the first couple images specifically were a bit annoying to get past (an alternate hover cursor would go a long way), but as the game went on it eased up a lot, and I found it to be a very interesting work. The puzzle was a cool way to cap it off. Good work on this!
really cool game & nice narration, i really liked how different this was from most other games on here and really impressive for your first ever game! it felt a bit like reading a poem with an added layer of complexity and meaning, and I really enjoyed that :) keep it up!
Love the mood, your wirtting and narrating skills makes the game really chill and memorable, congrats !
Really good voice! I didn't really get what I was searching for, I am just clicking sort of randomly to advance lol
I really enjoyed the vibe, your voice, the often cool and eclectic images even clicking madly to find the next page all made the experience eep with nostalgia. Super glad you added gameplay elements with putting the picture together added a touch more interaction which felt nice alongside spurring my imagination as to what I was looking at.
Came in for a game, left with existential crisis 10/10 love it
A very unique and interesting idea. The gameplay is extremely simple, but in this case that's a good thing. I could simply listen to the narration, which prompted me to think about the message of the whole thing. Overall, a short and simple, but also meaningful and thought-provoking experience.

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