A deeply intense game, with extremely compelling writing. In-world, boy could those airlock protocols could definitely use some revising. A strong basic premise, executed well -I definitely felt compelled to get all 6 +1 endings, and was thoroughly impressed by the amount of writing, especially for a solo project. The minimal assets worked well, and if anything helped emphasize that sense of looming claustrophobia. Well done.
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TERRA PRETA's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Overall | #85 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Story | #86 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Visuals | #102 | 4.100 | 4.100 |
| Category: Cinematography | #105 | 3.400 | 3.400 |
| Category: Voice Acting | #125 | 2.100 | 2.100 |
| Category: Music | #133 | 3.100 | 3.100 |
Ranked from 10 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Content Warnings
suicide, violence
Log Line
Save a team of scientists
Team Credits & Cast
All me
Was your submission created with Visual Novel Machinery?
No
Comments
My little barren heart had SO MUCH fun laughing at Collins and Dr. Andris stroking their egos and ultimately becoming a caricature of themselves. If only Tian had the self confidence of those two, Terra Preta would be achieved in every ending you don't dispose of her.
Incredible enjoyable game with beautiful writing that will leave you thinking: how can I impact the world around me? Did I make the right choice? Was I heartless? Or was it needed? A classic game of reason vs emotion.
Played this with a group of friends and Tian broke our hearts every time! It’s impressive to see a game tackle such serious subject matter. The characters, especially Collins, were very complex, which made it SO difficult to choose their fates. Ultimately, we found 6 endings (all resulting in “failures”) and wondered if there was another ending we missed.
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SKIN(S)CAREThat was great! The outcomes for every choice are different. It made you curious about what would happen if you chose the options, and you just couldn't help but search for hope. And the game reminds me that I also have less than 6 months to complete my research. Ahh...
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Moonlit WizardryRight off the bat I loved the art style and thought it set the perfect tone for the story you were telling. I enjoyed the story and will definitely be returning to play more once I have more time on my hands. Great job!
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Gleeful Grotesquerie: Tunnel of LoveOh, I loved this! The combination of art and filter really hit - for whatever reason, it really made me think of a Nintendo DS vn specifically? I've only gotten through one ending, since I'm trying to play and review as many entries as I can, but I'll definitely be coming back around to it!
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Wacky MonstersThis is REALLY good! :D
I was initally sad about the lack of music, but that's literally the best dialogue sound I've ever heard, scratches the brain! :D
The art is REALLY GOOD! Like wow, the mix of pixel art and I think photo-bashing and everything is just SO GOOD! =)
The story too is really nice, and the character's are incredibly well-developed! >:]
Overall, a REALLY good game, very underated, I hope you get the recognition you deserve! :0
Oh also, if you don't mind, do you think you could possibly play my game? I would really appreciate it, I'm looking for all the feedback I can get!
Anyways, good luck with judging!
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Death Has Been MurderedEnjoyed this a lot! What fascinating choices; I also really liked how the different branching resulted in different outcomes (though all I got were fail states lol). I look forward to replaying in the future!
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Don't Go Into the Dollhouse
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