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A jam submission

Gelid HeartView game page

A visual novel about family, magic, and belonging.
Submitted by costas, cassi_icari, sarchiba — 42 minutes, 49 seconds before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Presentation#443.2214.200
Overall#682.7423.575
Cozy Winter Vibes#712.8383.700
Enjoyment#742.3783.100
Creativity#742.5313.300

Ranked from 10 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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Comments

Submitted(+3)

The music is gorgeous! I like how you took inspiration from a classic story and made it into a game. It reminded me of listening to fairy tales as a kid.

Developer

Thank you!

Submitted(+3)

Yo, the graphics are absolutely gorgeous, reminiscent of Soviet cartoons. I also really loved the sound design. It's obvious a lot of work went into this project. If you have a minute, take a look at Oleg's eyebrows.

Developer

Will do, thank you!

Submitted(+3)

It gave me very Dark Souls feeling, sad and somehow nostalgic. Art and music is simply beautiful, and dialogs are very engaging. Overall very enjoyable experience!

Developer

Thank you very much! We love to hear that!

Submitted(+3)

The drawings are beautiful! The father drawing reminded me of my own father. It looks like you put a lot of effort into the story, well done.

Developer (2 edits) (+2)

Thank you very much for your kindness :`)

I'll need to play your guys' game next, looks super interesting and I love books

Submitted(+3)

Did you build this in three days??
It  has amaizing art and music theme, really liked general unhappy mood. Gonna play dark souls tonight

Developer(+1)

We are very glad that you liked our game^^

Submitted(+3)

I really enjoyed the tone and style of this, and you all managed to get an impressive amount of content in in the short timespan of the jam. I thought it had a very unique identity from an art perspective, and kudos to the musician!

As for a bit of constructive criticism, I do wish that the game had more interactive elements. I imagine this is largely inspired by visual novels, and I know that the narrative is the main incentive for those kinds of games, but I didn't feel like I had much control of the narrative or many opportunities to make choices. I know this was a very short game jam, but if you all are continuing the project, I would definitely consider ways to give the player an opportunity to make meaningful choices that affect the narrative.

Overall this was a neat narrative experience. Well done all!

Developer

Thanks for the detailed review

Submitted(+3)

The artwork for the game was very lovely. Background music fit the mood also very lovely. Until the end I kept having a Narnia feel with the Ice Queen and Knights :) . Think that the game could be elevated slightly if the pictures were slightly animated or if the background had some animations. I realise that even building all of this in 3 days with 2 endings is insane. Well done and congrats!

Developer (1 edit) (+2)

Thank you! Yes, that would be very cool

Loved your guy's game as well, really fun and super cozy

Submitted(+3)

character designs were very beautiful; while playing it, I felt like I was entering a dark winter atmosphere. I was extremely surprised when I saw the combat system after the wolf appeared; it's a system that's not usually found in games of this type, and I think it suited it very well. I would be very happy if you tried our game too :3

Developer(+1)

Thank you for the kind words! Your game is super adorable and cozy as well :)

Submitted(+3)

A very well-made game in such a short time. I really liked the graphics, the music, and the atmosphere. The story is quite short, and there's even combat, albeit a rather simple one. But for such a short time, it's a very impressive achievement!

If you're reading this and wondering whether it's worth a try, you definitely should! This game has unreasonably few reviews. 5/5

Developer(+1)

Thank you very much!