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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Did the author draw a little picture and is it any good | #39 | 3.286 | 3.286 |
| Did the game combine the two source games in an interesting way | #42 | 3.643 | 3.643 |
| Overall | #43 | 3.381 | 3.381 |
| Does the game look fun or at least engaging to play | #48 | 3.214 | 3.214 |
Ranked from 14 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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First of all, I love that you drew an image matching the cover art of Heartswood. <3 It's in a style that fits the atmosphere of game.
Also, I like the concept of the Underground and the fight against the Shade. I think I'd most likely play The Blood. In comparison, looks so strange against the whole grim of the entire setting and other characters, but beneath beauty she also hides cruelty - this is a great pairing .
It's a very clearly written game with a clean, readable layout with a bit of zines aesthetics. Great work!
I love the narrative style of your work!
Thanks!
Very cool vibes on this. I really like how evocative it is to have(2/3 of) your of your stats be negative perceptions. To that end, I wonder if it would have been a bit more cohesive to have the stats all be negative statements and then flip either the roll resolution so that you're rolling over for telling the truth, or the stat direction so that you crash out at 10 rather than 1. As it is now, for broken and angry, you are mechanically becoming less of those negative things, but then crashing out when you become the least broken or angry possible.
Thank you. You're right though, I must admit to have been thinking more about how evocative the stats were than whether they functioned. I'd change them if I ever make a revised version.
A really solid blend of the two sources that stands on its own.
How do you see “I am broken” playing out? It feels like it should be the opposite - when it reaches 1, you become broken. Maybe?
Thanks! I must admit I hadn't fully thought it out. You are right, it counting down doesn't make much sense. I think the simplest explanation of it is that you go from being broken but still something, to being broken into nothing. Looking back, I would've used a word more like 'falling apart,' "decaying" maybe? Broken is very evocative though, and I couldn't find a similar word with the same power.