I have tried it in the begining of the rate period but I haven't beaten the game and decided to try it another time. Today (close to the end of the rate period) is the another time. Tried once with temperance build and got killed by the chocolate boss. I tried fortitude build, survive long enough to meet the dragon but lose. ahh it's difficult for me

Somehow managed to get a win on my first playthrough - who needs brains when you can simply punch harder? The checks were pretty tough to make - I thought I had been focusing pretty hard on one stat and still ended up failing some checks. Thankfully it's not like every failed check is an instant death, so I think that's probably fine. I'm interested to see how some of the other routes play out, and what sort of different strategies I'd have to utilize when on another line. My biggest concern was methods to gain Justice - there were a couple times when I made a choice that I thought would earn me some points that didn't, so I wonder if there's a way to clear up what opportunities you have for it. I get why it's not included in the lineup when you explain the other stats since you can't grind it like those, but I wonder if it might be worth including something about it there.

The game was more solid than I expected from the thumbnail; it has some solid, unique core mechanics as well as a well written enough plot. Overall it was fun.

Thanks for participating!

Another fun game from the Apho-verse! I wasn't sure if I was going to be into playing a stat-builder,  but I ended up enjoying it a lot. I hyper-focused fortitude and temperance, and ignored Prudence to the very end.... Prudence is for the weak! I also got the Audrey ending, peak character route!

Great work as usual! Your visual novels are always a ton of fun.

I like this game a lot. As a jam game it's amazing how much content it actually has.

Games about raising stats tend to be fun and this is no exception, and the amount of different social scenes and stat checks makes me think I could see mostly new content even on a second playthrough. It's a very ambitious game and I'm impressed with how large it is.

I do think that it would have been a bit more enjoyable (and less repetitive) if the amount of times you could raise your stats each day was lowered, or maybe if some variety was added when you do (like when you recover sanity).

On another note I very much like your choices for implementing the theme for the jam ;)

I liked the game but think some more hints towards what's needed before the battles in terms of stats would be handy! 

I find too repetitive the part of select options to increase stats.

I suggest reduce the scenes where must choose a stat. You could simplify it to a menu where you distribute your stat points.

Nice job! I liked the humor and puns! 

I made it to the ending on my third try. The first I tried evenly upping stats but ignored sanity too much. Second try I went all fortitude and met a quick end. Third try I went balanced stats while always keeping sanity at 5/5. But even then I was failing checks left and right. 

I think my main question is how the check system worked - was I passing some checks and just not being notified about it, or not seeing the notifications?

Good Stuff

The music changes match the story narrative, and the variety does a lot for the playability. Some of the switches are a little jarring, but that is easily remedied.

The quick pacing for the dialogue is nice. While this is the type of game I have a hard time engaging with personally, I think what you've done with the pacing has done a lot to fight the slog of constant narrative/dialogue.

The subtle squishy animation gives a hint of life to the characters, which is far better imo compared to static characters. 

I like the teddy bear.

Stuff to Consider

The menu at the bottom is distorted by the dialogue box edge texture at times and is hard to see.

When reaching the golem, despite trying every option several times, it always ends in failure. This seems to indicate a forced stat objective which isn't very fun when the game allows for stat personalization, especially so early in the game when there should be a lot more leeway for the player to explore customization results/consequences.

I particularly liked the state system, which allows you to decide which options are available. I also found the game really funny.