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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Category: Voice Acting | #39 | 3.556 | 3.556 |
| Story | #89 | 3.889 | 3.889 |
| Overall | #109 | 3.667 | 3.667 |
| Category: Cinematography | #110 | 3.333 | 3.333 |
| Visuals | #119 | 3.778 | 3.778 |
| Category: Music | #121 | 3.333 | 3.333 |
Ranked from 9 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Content Warnings
Blood, Strong Language
Team Credits & Cast
Voice Acting Jett Letter: Kristoff Grey Safire Poem: Soli Adna
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Mister Mittens and Sir Bran are the GOATs! Adored this sweet and emotionally complex entry--terrific work to the team! ✨
Great use of music and the backgrounds to convey the mood of the story. I agree with Too Many Teeth that beginning sequence is a little out of tone with the rest of it. Starting with a dream sequence is a hard place to start in general, but I understand it was a way to introduce Kate as soon as possible. Overall though I think the story is the right level of melancholy and thoughtful.
Majestic Mister Mittens. I love him and Sir Bran. And oh, beautiful vampire! I'm pleasantly surprised that the poem is voiced.
One of the first games I have played on itch.io and I am loving it. I was very immersed with the story and kept asking what next? Awesome job!! I ended up getting an ending I was satisfied with, but always wondering what would've happened.
This is so good! :0
I got the Dead-Ending, ('cuz I'm an idiot), but I of course went back to get a taste of the world-building, and there's so much! Past human-monster wars, mail crows for some reason, and a lotta small details that add depth to it!
The sprites are all beautiful, but it's no secret that MITTENS MY BELOVED is definately the highlight, like holy wow, I need a mittens spin-off, right now!
The backgrounds are absolutely stunning and fit in very well to the aesthetic of the game, and just, it's just really good overall! :D
Anyways, have a great day, and good luck with judging, they're gonna love it! :D
(P.S. tysm for playing my game by the way!! ^^)
Nicely done!! The story was compelling, your graphics were well-used, and the endings felt nice & distinct. You did a particularly great job exploring some complex dynamics between all the characters (with the exception of Mr. Mittens - nothing complex about how great he is). I'm now curious to see more of the D&D world, and learn more about some of the MC's other deliveries - definitely feels like there's room for the story to continue if wanted.
Congrats on the entry!
Oh, thank you so much. It is no secrets that I totally love your games, so praise from you means quite a bit to me. I am glad you enjoyed the world!
Absolutely - praise incredibly well-deserved!! Excited to see what you come up with next year too!
The way I actually gasped out loud when I saw Mr. Mittens omg he's so cute! Imagine my joy when Sir Bran Nevermore appeared just moments later lol
Really fun story I liked the multi media approach with photography and artwork :D And oh wow Safire is so pretty !
This had a nice, melancholy tone, and I quite liked that it was a story about healing and moving on from pain (at least, the ending that I got was - I have a feeling that there are some endings where you just die!) The illustrations were also very good, and I loved the poem that Safire wrote.
It did feel like the start was a little bumpy - I felt a bit cheated by the opening turning out to be a dream, and throwing in a truck-kun joke gave me a bit of tonal whiplash in contrast with the otherwise gloomy mood of the opening. I might be missing something that was set up here, but I wonder how the game might have flowed if it had opened with the protagonist arriving at the manor, and the details were filled in later? I was also taken a bit by surprise when they casually revealed that they knew that Safire was a vampire, as well as the later references to monsters being known by the general public.
All that being said though, I'm glad that I played the entirety of this and felt that there was some really personal writing going on in it. I'd happily play a longer game set in the same universe, or even a longer version of this game, going into more details on the characters' backstories and personalities. I was also genuinely taken by surprise when Safire got together with the protagonist, only to leave the next day - it felt very bittersweet, and it was execute well. Thanks for making the game!
Thank you so much for your feedback!
The poem was actually written by the Voice Actress Soli Adna herself. It is so lovely and really captures the emotional high-point of the story.
For this game I had the challenge that people could send me voice acted fragments that I had to incorporate into the story. This is why the start is a little bumpy as I didn't really know how the story would develop. Though I think the other ending (when you report Safire) works a little better with the start.
The truck-kun joke might not land with everyone but I also didn't want the main character to be disappointed that they were not being hit by a truck without at least some comic relief. For a self-insert char that might be a bit much. I think it still captures the escapism of the MC but I totally appreciate the feedback. Directly starting at the manor would have been a good idea now that I think about it.
Thank you for playing it!
Violet my beloved! I will gladly be prey to vampires in order to feed Mister Mittens. I love the mix of photography and 2D art. It works well! I need more gothic horror vampire dating sims!
Thank you so much for playing it!I am glad you liked it!