I loved the prose here, and the hopeful note things ended on really felt touching. Dialogue could have used another pass, but was still really effective for me. I enjoyed it.
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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Theme interpretation | #6 | 3.933 | 3.933 |
| Overall | #22 | 3.511 | 3.511 |
| Gameplay | #35 | 3.200 | 3.200 |
| Storytelling | #54 | 3.400 | 3.400 |
Ranked from 15 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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A short and hopeful story, great theme interpretation, loved your game:)
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The Dark ArtifactA tight group of kids that stays united during hardship is a highlight here combined with the evocative writing. I like how their different backgrounds and attitudes were conveyed & I also enjoyed the dice rolling mechanic, which feels rigged against the player. So is the 'game of life' rigged against our heroes of nothing.
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Second-guessing my deathI like that the dice roll makes you feel like it's random, but I also feel like we are meant to fail on purpose (because there is just no way that in such circumstances a sudden miracle will happen. You are on your own. And now you gotta do what you gotta do to get through). Really loved the characters too!
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Baby StepsMy favourite thing about this was the strong sense of place & tone. I can't say the dialogue was very effective for me, as the prose itself was a bit all over the place. I enjoyed the sense of belonging to this group of tough kids, for whom this shit day doesn't seem particularly uncommon.
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Please HoldShort but effective, like a loving punch to the gut. I don't feel that the random elements added much, but I can see how they might have in a longer project. Great interpretation of the theme.
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Launch DayThat was a dirty trick on my part. Honey will have a coughing fit no matter what! (The plan was for a bigger game, but I had to scope down hard!) But since Honey lives in my mind, she asked me to tell you : "Oh, thanks, darling. Really. Just a shitty night and my lungs picked drama over breathing again. But I’m still here, see? Still upright. You did more than most people ever bother to. So… yeah. Thank you."
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