The art, story, music, characters is amazing, good job I really enjoyed it :)
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Canary's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Artwork | #13 | 3.957 | 3.957 |
| Overall | #19 | 3.435 | 3.435 |
| Theming | #23 | 3.478 | 3.478 |
| Enjoyment | #29 | 3.261 | 3.261 |
| Audio | #30 | 3.087 | 3.087 |
| Creativity | #37 | 3.391 | 3.391 |
Ranked from 23 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
GitHub Repository
https://github.com/Leiyu395/Canary-2.0
Comments
Oh man what do I even say...
ITS BEAUTIFUL!!! Literally how did you guys make such good art in such a short amount of time is beyond me, and I really want to commend you all for it!
The story is also amazing in terms of the nuance and events that gain more meaning the more times you play(am still traumatised by the realisation in the endings, in the best way possible)
Although the nature of a visual novel meant sacrificing game mechanics, the story/artwork really fills that gap.
Hats off to you guys, it's amazing!!
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Sub RacersSuch a cool take on the theme! Big fan of the art, although the sudden change in its style is a little bit jarring at times (during the interactive minigames), still beautiful nonetheless. Is this perhaps inspired by the idiom "canary in the coal mine"? 👀
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InfernuseptumThis game is really good! The visuals and audio work really well to set the atmosphere, and the subtle foreshadowing makes it even better on replay. Some of the minigames feel a little odd, especially the cooking minigame, but that's the only issue with the game I can think of (even then, it's a very minor issue). The part where Canary asks about the bird's eyes also reminded me a bit of In Stars and Time, though I don't know if that was just a coincidence.
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Uncover (Ember version)Creating the right music to convey the atmosphere I wanted took some time because I was struggling to find inspiration for my part of the tracks but I'm really proud of the results. Thanks for the feedback too, the minigames aren't as polished as we'd like them to be mainly due to the time constraint and I hope the rest of the game made up for it! We made sure to build little hints into the game so the endings don't feel forced. I looked up In Stars and Time and it definitely looks interesting!
Interesting concept for a story and interpretation of the theme. The sudden theme change of some elements such as feeding and cooking can feel out of place but considering how polished the rest of the graphics are for a Jam I can definitely let that slide. Congrats on making an interesting visual novel, short and sweet!
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A Gneiss ExpeditionThank you for playing!!! We cooked up lots of ideas for a story during Campfire for the them 'Beneath the Surface' and eventually settled on Maria's and Canary's story. Visual Novels tend to have a lot of artwork to do </3 so it was hard to get all the scenes and assets we wanted done in the time we had. We did the best we could to make the game enjoyable and we're glad you found it interesting!
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