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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Artwork | #12 | 4.538 | 4.538 |
| Audio | #21 | 3.846 | 3.846 |
| Creativity | #45 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Overall | #47 | 3.677 | 3.677 |
| Enjoyment | #89 | 3.385 | 3.385 |
| Video Pitch | #228 | 2.615 | 2.615 |
Ranked from 13 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game fit the theme?
Its about a ballerina music box. The game takes place inside of the music box and the characters have to make sure that the ballerina always comes out of her box.
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Visually beautiful, and the music really pulls it all together! The story concept of a civilization helping the music box run is really cool too! Would love to see more of this world and how the inhabitants specifically help the ballerina continue her cycle as a community.
Not many critiques but I do think the dialogue with the brother before the boss fight should be skippable, so the player doesn't have to sit and wait through it each time after they die to the boss.
Artwork and audio worked so good. I loved the camera focus and the toy-like appearance of everything. Story was pretty dark out of nowhere which maybe just needs more buildup. I'd be excited to play a longer version of this game, and learn more about the dancer!
Great artwork, loved the mix of pixel art and 3D models.
Very cool game, enjoyed the style and vibes in general. Keep it up!
The art is really cute. The story is amazing, although I had to play it a second time because I couldn't read everything. In the cutscenes, the dialogue plays automatically, so you can miss parts. They also had a "skip" symbol, which was a bit confusing. I'm not sure if it was meant to work or not.
Very nice and cozy visuals in the village I really like the atmosphere! The fight felt a little confusing at times, though, since the sound for taking damage and dealing damage to the enemy is the same. Maybe differentiating those sounds could make the combat feel clearer and more satisfying 🙂
I can tell you spent a lot of effort on the visuals and it looks stunning! The gameplay can be lackluster, but it's still very enjoyable short game because I ended up spending the entire time enjoying the visuals and story.
I really enjoyed it. I did have a bit of a learning curve because I didn't know you could double jump and the small bugs have way too much knockback but besides that it was really good.
Super good game, the melee attack just needs a little more range.
Holy hell the presentation in this game is magnificent. It's a shame there is no story category since it would be 5 stars. Although the gameplay is simple it does serve the story and experience well. Most of all I'm amazed how you claim in your pitch you are a beginner developer considering just how beautiful the scenery and lighting is.