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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Gameplay | #1 | 3.400 | 3.400 |
| Creativity | #2 | 4.800 | 4.800 |
| Overall | #3 | 3.850 | 3.850 |
| Pregnancy Content | #4 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Jam Theme | #13 | 3.200 | 3.200 |
Ranked from 5 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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- Mutli-media??? In a PREGNANCY JAM???? Well, color me surprised and a little baffled - I had been following the heated debates about this game before testing it myself, and it was not as bad as I had been led to believe; The puzzles can get a little esoteric, and I think some of the events don't trigger correctly unless you are in BIG BELLY MODE(tm). Achievements were an unexpected but fun addition, though I was screwed out of the final one on my first playthrough because I dared to actually read one of the notes, allowing a ghost to cross an entire room and trap me. Fun! The trickiness was definitely part of the design and won't be fair for everyone, but if I managed, so can others... I hope.
- The puzzles were a bit obtuse to start with, but reasonable once I figured out where the dev was coming from. The story was little compact, but fun. Honestly, I would love to this game expanded on a little more so there's more time to get to know the characters and develop the story a bit more.
- This game was quite the treat. A simple puzzle solving game with some preg elements added in with some cute characters. Pregnancy wise we have the progression of one of the characters as we progress though the puzzles. There are some lore notes and in the end we learn the temple is tailored to fertility to tie story in. Gameplay is simple as you go though and solve puzzles. Took me a while to learn that the journal was a pdf in the game files, you may want to reference again that in game at the flower section. It was fun though to tie in the pdf to the game however and unique. Creativity wise the art of the characters is really good followed by the creativity of the puzzles in the game requiring both characters and various pregnancy sizes. Jam theme wise we see the progression of the side character as well as at the end the pregnancy progression of the main character as well. Very neat game!
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For me, it was too many puzzles, not enough pregnancy. Gave up in the minecart room.
The game is very enjoyable. I played all the games in the jam and I liked it this one the most.
The puzzles are tricky, it took me some time to get my head around them (which is a good thing!). It fits the progression theme well, it might seem like it doesn't put enough pressure on the pregnancy aspect but I don't agree with such statement, especially if you take into consideration the ending scene. I expected the mc to get pregnant at some point but the mini game prevented it from being dull and added some spiciness to the whole scene. Speaking of spiciness, the arts are quite cute as well and their progression is well visible.
The lore was also to my liking. I believe the theme of adventurers, pregnancy temples and such is not yet explored enough in the pregnancy game genre. I generally feel like most pregnancy games belittle the story aspect, while this one delivers it well through notes providing background lore and the gameplay itself and leaves room for future development, keeping it interesting and entertaining.
That's my subjective opinion about the game. I must personally say that I hope for it to win the jam and can't wait to see more content like this from the creator!
I appreciated the unique take on the puzzle design, even if at first I was a bit annoyed with the decision of having an external file to reference, but after that initial reaction, I found it really good. The pregnancy art was good, but I also found that the pregnancy was mostly incidental towards the game itself. Also, small pet peeve: I'd rather the pressure plates be made more obvious, maybe a completely different color palette, since it took me an embarrassingly long time to figure that one out. But the puzzles were really well crafted and well thought, the overall story and dialogue was fitting and it's pretty fun at the end of the day. Good job.
I'm stuck on the minecart puzzle too how did you get the top right one?
What a fun game to play! Some of the puzzles are really challenging, which is great. The art is also top-notch, and one thing that really excited me about this game was the fact that you have to consult an external manual to help solve the puzzles. It brought back a lot of nostalgia, reminding me of the old Atari 2600 games (yes, I'm old, I know). It was a pleasant surprise. Excellent game, highly recommended.
I managed to beat but it took me a HOT min to figure out why events weren't trigging and I managed to at least find bugs; I wish it was a little longer Great Promise; I hope it gets expanded apon. Feedback + Bugs noted below
Bug 1. For some reason as I got the piece of missing track she didn't place and wouldn't; causing me to be soft-locked. Reloading my save fixed it.
The puzzle with that were revealed after doing so that were hidden by the belly at least need to shown a different color if you are incorrect in doing so or correct with another color. Wasn't hard but I did the answer twice and took forever for it trigger. (felt like a bug).
- Code puzzle with the last Pillar I will say not a fan; the "ticks" aren't clarified as I tried that many times and bugs caused to not do so, then I tried again then it worked? was odd to me.
Funnest Ice puzzle yet, loved it cause having a pillar you can place made it easier. People just didn't read the PDF file for flower one which is insane but all in all 7.5/10. I wish it was longer is all.
Overall Review of the early version: 8/10 (The sprite work is really fun).
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I have complated this game. The puzzles are a bit difficult but a lot of fun,and the girls with their pregnant belly are really pretty. The part I like the most in this game is expanding Clara's belly. However I can't view the character illustrations at any time in the game. It would be even better if the game provided a feature to see the characters' illustrations at different pregnant stages.
I solved the flower puzzle yay! And gave up because I knew I was not going to enjoy the rest of the game. The art is really pretty. I wish I could have continued playing but when that is my first impression I have no desire to see what comes next.