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A jam submission

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Submitted by ElSchorscho — 2 days, 11 hours before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Narrative/Mood#24.1254.125
Polish#33.0003.000
Audio#33.3753.375
Game Design#42.8752.875
Art#53.3753.375
Overall#73.0003.000

Ranked from 8 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)

cool concept and i was really intrigued at the start, but i was one those players that quit before the end. i think because it's truly the same loop i was wondering "is that the game?" and then quit by the third time. i read your responses to other comments and not wanting a feeling of progress makes sense for the story, but i still think there needs to be feedback so the player knows the game isn't bugged or over. or maybe an interaction in the game to resign and end early so that the message is more pronounced. it's a cool environment though and the first loop was perfect, im just dense and dont pick up on subtext well :D

Submitted(+1)

haha. what a crazy little idea :p. I was pretty stoked to play this because I kept seeing people talk about it in the discord. I think I saw you mention you didnt know if it was a game at one point, and I'm all for making non-game games. I think it's a really cool little piece of work. it's one of those "I dont know what to say, but I like it" moments.  I will think about it when I lay down to sleep tonight.

Submitted(+1)

I think this is a really cool concept, however I would have liked to see something expanded upon after the 2nd or 3rd time, even if just really subtle. Really enjoyed the vibe and I thought the sound design was good too.

Developer

Thanks! There is a change after the 4th loop, but I suppose that was too late for most folks :) 

I deliberately did notwant to change anything in the room or well while you're still in the loop, because that would have felt like progress. I intentionally wanted to avoida feeling of progress, and emphasize being stuck in a nonsensical task with inadequate tools. That was more important to me than fun (which felt a weird decision to make to be sure).

(+1)

OMG it's so hard to rate this game! So let me judge the premise here: IT'S ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE! The idea of interacting with your past/future/parallel self in order to escape this strange place is awesome. I love the mood, this kind of backroom horror-ish games are trending... I would really love to see this game completed!

Developer

aww, thank you!

Submitted(+1)

Cool concept! Would love to see more content in the future but I like the direction of it! Reminds me of No Time To Explain!

Developer

Thanks! Did you reach the ending?

Submitted

It didn't seem like there was one, it just looped into me being the person to throw the spoon down, ?