Really delightful art, especially Maggie in the Oni mask, and "Sho's." Looks like fun to run at the table too!
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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Overall | #5 | 4.111 | 4.111 |
| Inspiration | #6 | 4.333 | 4.333 |
| Vibes | #7 | 4.267 | 4.267 |
| Usability | #11 | 3.733 | 3.733 |
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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Love all the parody and humor in this, combined with the awesome art it really dials in on the inspiration. Like others have said about diversifying encounters aside from combat could aid in the playability of this. But I do enjoy all the statblocks and art so that is a treat! Great work!
Wow! Great art style to match the Simpson's. Seems like a fun one. The "edible shorts", nice touch.
Inspiration: A seamless combination of the three games you received.
Usability: At first I felt that the lack of specific area descriptions in these huge castle levels was a detriment, but I quickly realized that this is not so. I could easily run this with a (blank) map laid out on the table and the party moving square by square as they encountered NPCs, samurai, and were surprised by ninjas hiding behind corners. The layout is great. One spread for the setup, one for the monsters, and five for the levels.
Vibes: This is hilarious. A truly funny distillation of The Simpsons (via Ghostbusters and Murasame Castle) converted into TTRPG form. The art really helps sell it for me. I enjoyed reading it so much that it makes me want to run it all the more. Nice job.
really exceptional. Great use of the 8-bit titles, lots of stand out good things to say about this feeling very ShadowDark due to your layout and formatting. I appreciate your cover art giving me the outside of the castle which looks great as well. Reall no constructive notes. Looks great!
I looked at your cover and was like, "Hey, is that The Simpsons" Great art. Spot on style. I love the table at the end and the edible shorts made me laugh. Great job.
Great art and nice layout, I appreciated the maps where you could see whats on the floor below, very helpful if someone got knocked off.
Very cool to see a Simpsons take on SD! Very much reminds me of the weirdness of the old comic books. I'm not a huge fan of the high emphasis on combat, would like to have a seen a bit more of a balance of game pillars.





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