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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Limitation | #3 | 4.375 | 4.375 |
| Visuals | #7 | 4.625 | 4.625 |
| Audio | #11 | 3.875 | 3.875 |
| Theme | #15 | 4.250 | 4.250 |
| Overall | #20 | 3.850 | 3.850 |
| Gameplay | #71 | 2.125 | 2.125 |
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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I echo the comments below about the soft lock, but the cutscene was enthralling and I thoroughly enjoyed what I played. Congrats on the submission :)
Very beautiful game! I ended up getting a bit stuck so I wasn't able to finish but I think the art is lovely and the game itself seems very comfy and cozy! I do wish that the walking speed were a little faster since the game involves a lot of exploration and collecting. I do wish there were some sort of narration of monologue just so I knew what was happening. I also found it difficult to see the white circle and then once I got the tree area it stopped working and would only appear for a split second after I let go of the "E" key. Overall The game is really cute and I want to know a bit more of the story! Great job!
Absolutely beautiful cutscene and art but I seemed to have soft locked on the first screen after interacting with something (is this the lantern mentioned elsewhere?). I really wanna check this one out though, so hopefully you'll be able to patch the bugs and let folks know when it's time for a replay. Thanks for making and submitting your game—it's just oozing with so much potential!
Thank you for playing, yes I will let folks know when the game is updated. In the mean time if you want to take a look at the walkthrough I made for the game, you can take a look at it here (or you can also wait to play it yourself after the patch :))).
Fantastic cutscene, lovely premise. and beautiful art. The music fits well, and the SFX are very good. I managed to find the fishing mini game and caught 3 fish which was a nice relaxing time. I then back tracked, and was slightly disappointed that the alternative set of steps was impassable, and that I couldn't stroke the cat to get it to roll over, and move out of the way. A small point, but it would have been nice. I didn't have any difficulty climbing, found the camp site, lit the fire and then got stuck... I rang the bell at the start, but could only do it once. Is this the lantern you mention in the description?
Overall a very enjoyable game, the biggest issue for me was the interaction UI. The white circle being filled up by a slightly different coloured white circle was very difficult to see at times, depending on what the background was behind, and whilst I realized I needed to stop holding "E" in the thicker part of the circle at the top, this wasn't very clear because of that UI.
Great job!!
Hi, thank you for playing the game and for the feedback. I think changing the color of the filled bar made a lot of sense. About the cat, the path was initially open, but since a few later task required the fishing task to be finish for the story to play out correctly, and I thought the player might skip the fishing area, I decided to just placed something cute there. It was kinda a lazy solution but I ran out of time so I had to get some there. If you are still interested, you can watch the cutscene after setting the lantern go here:
Ah man! This was so disappointing. I was really looking forward to this one. The animated intro is sooo good and all the screenshots look amazing, but like Demyr, I couldn't do anything. I tried your suggestions but nothing. I can walk the path at the very start but just get stuck at the trees. Couldn't see a platform to climb.
Please let me know when the bugs are fixed. Everything looks really nice and I'm keen to give it a go! Maybe record a playthrough?
Hi, sorry for the bugs man. I think a playthrough is a great idea, here it is :)).
I'm not sure if I'm just missing something but I'm just stuck in the starting area.
I can move up to where I'm covered by the trees, I can interact with a thing near the start, though I'm not sure what it does, and that's pretty much it. Is there a key I need to press to climb, or something like that?
Sorry, you press hold e to enter climb when you are next to the platform, then w and s to move up and down.
Hey! I'm still a little lost! I can't seem to progress once I get behind the trees and pressing E (or other buttons) doesn't seem to do anything. Art and vibes are absolutely incredible, and I can't wait to play!
Hi, thank you for playing. You will have to interact with the bell toward the center of the scene to progress.
Since I didn't have enough time to hammer down the bugs and conduct more rigorous playtesting, there are some bugs you probably should know about before playing. I will keep this list updated .
KNOWN BUG LIST:
Sorry for the inconvenience and hope you can enjoy the game despite my oopsies.