The idea is there, and the plot together with the final twist is very nice. But it seems the looping idea has nothing to do with the gameplay. Each time you given different options, the only options to progress the game, so eventually the story is told completely linearly. If instead you gave the player all options at once (all objects, all interactables) and made the outcome different depending on what player does, it would become a proper puzzle with main focus on loop mechanic.
Despite that, the game feels nice, it succeds to tell the story, creates cool atmosphere and it looks very nice. Good job!
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The Woodsman's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Narrative | #339 | 3.800 | 3.800 |
| Enjoyment | #1943 | 3.400 | 3.400 |
| Creativity | #2684 | 3.560 | 3.560 |
| Artwork | #3003 | 3.280 | 3.280 |
| Audio | #3806 | 2.800 | 2.800 |
Ranked from 25 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Really short but really great! The concept was awesome and the loop is really unexpected!
Great job!
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Outer SeasonsLovely story, looks like a lot of effort was put in the world building great stuff!
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Solid & NotNice plot in the end, i would like it to have more options or be a little longer, but was enjoyable and clever!
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The Teumessian FoxGreat story (КИШ inspired I guess, ha?)
Love clean usage of items and sfx.
Now will wait for sequel about "man jumping from cliff" ))
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Knight of LoopVery promising story. And atmosphere is quite oppressing.
I wish it was longer which shows how much potential it has.
Well done
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DriftstructorIt's an interesting concept with a lot of potential, but it requires a bit of polishing here and there. Overral I really enjoyed the concept of being stuck in the time loop, and the atmosphere of the game was fine. Keep up the good work!
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Deep in the WoodsDamn, kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time! I'd really appreciate if you checked out my game too! It's called "Kill, Clear, Repeat" and it's a fps rogue-lite if you're interested. Keep up the great work!
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Kill, Clear, RepeatVery interesting game! I appreciate that the puzzles were straightforward and intuitive compared to other adventure games (e.g. use the pear to open a door) and I enjoyed the ending. I also like how nothing was time-based as the camera can be dizzying at times. Great job on the entry!
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