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The Ol' Fishin' Ritual's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Innovation | #17 | 3.169 | 3.643 |
| Aesthetics (Art or music) | #36 | 2.983 | 3.429 |
| Your personal opinion | #36 | 2.734 | 3.143 |
| Overall | #38 | 2.983 | 3.429 |
| Use of chosen theme | #45 | 3.045 | 3.500 |
Ranked from 14 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Theme its based on
15. Legendary Fisherman III
Any pre-made / AI assets used (if applicable)
No.
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This is such a thoughtful design for a game, and a creative interpretation of the theme. I don't think I will be able to pull together enough people to actually play it, but I appreciate the guidance you've provided to help players get into character and bring this world to life.
Always excited when we get a physical game entry! Love the idea of someone playing as the pond, and the open endedness of the role playing with this (im a big believer in rituals). Also gorgeous art and title cards, really great style over all. Hope you enjoyed the jam!
It looks like an interesting game.
Interesting implementation of the theme, very creative.
Please! Make it a web-based game! A lot of people unfortunately even at game jams rarely play games outside of the web format.
This game is really fun! And it deserves to be played!
For its theme, aesthetics, and the gameplay itself.
It really deserves it! Think about it.
While I do get that for a game jam where a high concentration of entries will be video games, the idea behind this one is it is ultimately meant to bring people together in a physical space, which is why I ultimately went with the route of making it a physical game (I wouldn't even call this a tabletop it's more of an improv game).
If you are talking about potentially making a web-zine about it so it can be read in-browser on itch (which I know is possible), I'm happy to consider that route for accessibility if I decide to work further on it.
I am happy that you enjoyed the contents of the game, though. Thank you for your feedback.
Yes! I was thinking of creating a web-based zine! Unfortunately, English isn't my first language, so I didn't explain myself very well—sorry!
I won’t get a chance to actually play this but I appreciate how thoughtful it is. The art looks great and it’s impressive how original a concept you’ve come up with in a short time.
really really amazing setting, how it is put, the understanding and completing a ritual together.
super cute and I love it!
This was really sweet, I really enjoyed this.
Weeping. Totally in awe of this, will be playing. A game about centering yourself and finding community. This speaks to my soul ;-;
Full disclosure: I couldn't find someone to play with me at the time of this review, so I am going off of a study of the systems and a perusal of the rulebook.
This is a lovely little game. The aesthetics in the book are top-notch. I love the digital painting style and how much personality it infuses into the document. The unobtrusive but noticeable changes in color throughout the pages also do a good job of adding visual interest.
I enjoyed the theme, and like the idea of the "ritual" being a regular occurrence for the players. This looks like it would be a fun warm-up to a denser RPG if you have a regular play group.
Nice work!