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This was a good story game :D
I saw where this was going and it made me happy because I always like this kind of story where you know something isn’t right and there is a thing pulling the strings. I didn’t think how the stuff would happen in this game but the twist like this is good, seeing that surprise almost at the end when you see the graveyard was great, I didn’t expect it and made me think you were in some type of hell haha
And the way of doing the big reveal is good, like that part was always there but now that you know the truth, you can see it
I think the only thing I wanted from the end was a fight, the build up to that point was so good and in some way feeling epic so it would be the best or the cherry on the top of this story. Though, the ending is also good, the strong will of the hero is too good so god just surrenders is also entertaining. A way to resume this would be, cinema.
In some way I knew where this was going because it reminded me of Talos Principle, is a bit similar in how the narrator and the world starts to corrupt and in some way the narrator wants you to just keep going avoiding the truth. I don’t remember the other game right now but like I said, I really like this kind of story so I’m happy I could play this game!
Now about the gameplay, I found 2 little visual “errors”, those are so little that don’t impact the gameplay and are hidden in some way, but since the game let me explore, I always try to go around the place to see if there is something and I found:
These boxes, the player is over them and not the other way
And there is an invisible thing blocking the path with all the tombs, which like I said, both “errors” are nothing, just wanted to let you know :)
Now back to the other stuff, visually it is pretty, I find it funny that when the game says something about the trees being made or being assets from other people, I was thinking the same hahaha. Everything feels coherent, from the music to what is on screen, the way the “levels” feel is good, like being able to explore it a little bit feels nice and seeing it change while the cycles happens is interesting and a bit scary, the big mouths are scary
I like the animation of attack, I spam it in every direction for how good it looks. This is the main reason I wanted a final fight, it felt smooth so I wanted to try it out in a more “heavy” scenario. The controls are good and I think the only thing I wanted from this part is dash everywhere. When a game mentions dash I like to spam it even if it can be slower than walking haha
And about the lore, I hope those 5000 gold coins are something great, in most games that would be nothing, so I can’t imagine defeating a god just for 5000 gold coins xD But at least the hero could return to home, which is a good ending :)
Oh, also I like the comments the main character makes throughout the game, it give him personality and that’s great
I think I can say this is one of my favorites in the game jam, maybe biased because I like this narrative but this is a good game!
Good job on your 1st game jam, keep making games ^_^