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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Flow & Clarity | #13 | 3.746 | 3.826 |
| Overall | #14 | 3.660 | 3.739 |
| Concepts & Originality | #18 | 3.916 | 4.000 |
| Adherence to Theme | #24 | 3.320 | 3.391 |
Ranked from 23 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Great story respect for the creature trapped next to the mc which died
Nicely done! Othromar is an intriguiging character. At times you could benefit from sticking to the maxim of "show don't tell", e.g. at the end of the first paragraph. The action at the end is very entertaining and I like the duality of the protagonist's violence toward the dwarves and respect towards the creature.
Good work, I liked your use of dwarves. Thanks!
I appreciate it!
Great job -really interesting!
Thank you!
One of the top entries, methinks.
Thank you so much
Nice! Well done. I like it.
Thank you!
Nice! Well done. I like it.
Great story. I loved that you used the theme in a bad, like a "whoops, they were close enough". I haven't seen that done yet. A downside for me personally (I'm not up on all the OPR lore, but im learning a lot during this jam) is that you never mention what the main character is. For people who know the OPR lore already it might work fine, but it forced me to go read through the lore page quickly to know it was mummified undead (and i hope im right). Shadow Stalkers I know already, so that was fine for me. So yeah, if i knew the lore it would be fine? I know it might sound like a silly gripe, and it probably is. I'm not marking you down for it. It made me go read more lore after all, so maybe it's a good thing? Idk. Still a fantastic job overall. Sorry for my essay.
Thanks for the response! No apologies needed, i agree with you lol. I got too amped to delve into a narrative description that I neglected the labels needed to accurately describe character origins and species which can be pretty necessary when a universe like this is so large and diverse. Definitely something for me to remember next time around.
Really great. I love the brutality of the collateral four-armed soul. I think the tension may have worked better if Othromar was a bit less confident in his ability. The arc is very well paced for a single page.
Thanks, and I appreciate the feedback. You’re right about the tension. I think if I did a full story dive I’d explore the evolution of the character’s ego and maybe a “fall from grace” style confidence shift and redemption arc.
Great work. Feel like I want to read the rest of the story.
Thanks, I appreciate the kind words
Nice Job! i want to know what happens next
Thanks!
Great entry. Very impressed at how short you were able to make this story while keeping it mysterious and gripping.
Thank you so much!
good work!
Thank you!