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A jam submission

The Crimson DeepView game page

All you have to do is clean the student laboratory overnight. Right?
Submitted by Ineffable Games — 1 day, 2 hours before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Visuals#934.1824.182
Enjoyment#1673.6363.636
Overall#2343.5453.545
Creativity#3333.5453.545
Theme#5143.0003.000

Ranked from 11 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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Comments

Submitted(+1)

This is already visually stunning, could use more screenshots though, I think it would help a lot!! Because I think your game is really cool and stylized + background art is phenomenal !!

VERA MADE ME JUMP!!

Overall I got through most of the game [1 Ending so far], found myself invested (though dialogue games not my cup o' tea) this could be something really big

[Update] Forgot to mention the music is super nice + the settings are such a nice option to have, really makes your game more polished + I think a web build would be awesome cuz it'll make more people access the game!!

Developer

Thank you so much! I did just have the one ending for now so I didn't end up sprawling too much lol, but will definitely have to add some more branching down the line. Glad that jumpscare worked out, but also sorry about that haha. Definitely want to figure out a web build for future versions, dang Ren'py wouldn't cooperate for me in time sadly.

Submitted(+1)

Nice little teaser for what appears to be a thriller/mystery VN? I really dig the art. It's like diving into a Grimm's tale storybook. Nicely done! Interested to see where things go!

Developer(+1)

Thank you! Rad to hear that came across as I was definitely going for that. Very eager to get to work on this more in future!

Submitted(+1)

This is really nice! it has that sort of sherlock holmes kind of feel with it, or a whodunnit story in general, and the art style really adds to the story, and the jumpscare really got me. Great work!

Developer

Thank you!! I'm very excited to get to flesh this out with animations and everything once there's time lol. Someday.

Submitted(+1)

heyyy this was good! I'm glad I managed to squeeze this one in!

I will flag this to circle back to after the jam to see your progress on it!

love the art, I actually enjoy the sketchy drawn look over a quick flat render, so that's a solid choice I think.

characters are interesting, I dig it!

GG

Developer(+1)

Thank you! Definitely planning on fleshing this out into a full game when there's time. Will likely aim to polish this 'prologue' of sorts and go from there. >:D

Submitted(+1)

that's exciting, I'll be stoked to revisit!

Submitted(+1)

GOODNESS ME you really gave me a few scares there 😭😭.
Well done with all the art and writing! And the music/sfx choices were really good!

Developer

Thank you!! It was a blast to craft those jumpscares lol. Thrilled to know they landed lol. But also I"m sorry xD

Submitted(+1)

I get really scared, so this scared me aaa. But this was super cool. It looks so great. Reminded me of slay the princess at times. Amazing job!!

Developer

Thank you! Slay the Princess was definitely a huge inspiration so that's great to hear! ^^

Submitted(+1)

These illustrations are great and have a lot of style. The story and world building were interesting as well, would like to see it finished.

Developer

Thank you!! I'm definitely hoping to get back to it and complete the whole thing. These characters have been in my head for a while now lol. 

Submitted(+1)

Holy! Good game. Nothing more to say.

Developer

Thank you so much! =)

Submitted(+1)

Love the stylization and writing! Only suggestion could be that for a jam game, less can be more, and that text felt a bit much at times? Incredible writing but a bit heavy when we have to rate 1.2k games! great job, beautiful project, no bugs!

Developer

Thank you!! Totally, the text kind of got away from me even though I made sure to restrict it to three "acts" so to speak. Since It's my first jam too I didn't know there could be a team in charge of actually getting through EVERY game (is how my husband just explained it to me, anyway), but now that I know I'm definitely gonna squash any future jams down a fair bit haha

(+1)

Absolutely gorgeous writing as well and adore the characterization. The artwork and music also cannot be understated in how they add to the overall atmosphere. Wonderful entry! 

Developer

Thank you so much!! ;___;

Submitted(+1)

I like the sketchy watercolor art style. And great world building, you did a lot with a little! I've never made a visual novel but I might try my hand at it :)

Submitted (1 edit)

Something to note is that there's no web version and the download says it's incompatible on the itch app. I had to download from the website and extract. That's okay cause I saw the handpainted art and was interested. But a lot of people won't bother to do that. Just something good to know if you weren't aware. Also consider checking out our game if you have the time!

Developer

Good to know re: the app! I didn't even know there was an app lol - I"ll see if I can hopefullly get that fixed. Thank you! =)