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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Flow & Clarity | #3 | 4.207 | 4.316 |
| Overall | #6 | 3.950 | 4.053 |
| Concepts & Originality | #11 | 3.950 | 4.053 |
| Adherence to Theme | #18 | 3.694 | 3.789 |
Ranked from 19 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Reminded me of that one Prince of Persia movie, "Sands of Time" or something like that. Regardless, a very neat little story. Well done!
I love the backwards order of events! Very fitting with the concept.
I enjoyed this story a lot! Well-written descriptions of the events within a limited space.
That was a blast! Great story-telling and fun read
Really nicely done and can totally envision the P of P reference meets Moria
Concepts & Originality 5/5
I'm pretty blown away by this. The story jumps right into the action, is gripping, and the premise is great.
Flow & Clarity 5/5
I'm very impressed how clearly the narrative flows despite its backwards progression and frequent scene breaks. Also, the blow-by-blow combat is done very well, fast-paced and evocative. You done very good. There's some pretty minor grammatical/punctuation errors that need to be cleaned up, but I'm going to give a 5/5 anyways.
Adherence to Theme 5/5
The story is focused around the theme and handles it in a very interesting way. Great.
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One of the highlights ofthe jam for me! The premise was fun (very 'Edge of Tomorrow') and I really liked how the scenes you showed seemed to move backwards through the battle: it felt very well-constructed.
Nice read. Particularly enjoyed how the lead character was confused throughout!
This was a fun read! Very Prince of Persia feeling, which was great. A couple of punctuation spots tripped me up while reading, so one or two more editing passes and this will be awesome!