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A jam submission

Bawk to the FutureView game page

A short first-person narrative game about empathy and automation
Submitted by Coeurnix — 9 days, 25 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Gameplay#13.5003.500
Polish#13.7003.700
Overall#13.7003.700
Originality#33.9003.900

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

How did you use generative AI?
I used:
- Codex CLI for coding
- Tripo for 3D models
- Suno for music and sound effects
- Xiaomi TTS and Kokoro for TTS
- Grok Imagine for video generation
- ChatGPT for image generation and Blender map, as well as for live AI through GPT 5.4

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Comments

Submitted

Awesome Game!. easily the best Entry I've seen in this Jam.

DeveloperSubmitted

Thank you! 🙏

Submitted(+1)

Great job rated

DeveloperSubmitted(+1)

Thank you!

Submitted(+1)

You can also rate my game. I would be happy to do so. i need that

DeveloperSubmitted(+1)

Yep! I rated all the games.

Submitted

thank you

Submitted

Overall: Genuinely impressive technical ambition and some standout production moments, but the pacing drags and too many interactions feel like going through the motions rather than playing a game.

What Worked Well:

  • Intro Video: Using video for the intro is potent and not something I've seen done before. You've now used it twice across your submissions and it works. The music starts with a bang and is catchy. I'd like the MP3 download.
  • 3D Character: The 3D model and voice of the guy in the intro were top notch.
  • SOGO Dashboard: Nice graphic design, and the voice sine wave looks really nice.
  • AI Character Integration: This is the first time I've seen someone wire a real LLM into a live game. Chatting with Stephanie (and SOGO) as an actual AI is a genuinely cool mechanic and a real differentiator.
  • Performances: The emotions and performance from Stephanie were pretty good. The boss too.
  • Plot: I approve of the AI saving the birds as a plot point. I think we're going to see something like that actually happen after the Singularity.

Areas for Improvement:

  • Being Frozen While the Character Talks: Not being able to move while he talks to you at the beginning, and the boss later was frustrating.
  • Computer Desktop: The desktop with the chicken feels too much like a flat image rather than an interactive OS. A hover state on the icons would instantly fix this, especially since Nextflix is the only thing you can actually click on.
  • Missing UI Sounds and Transitions: Screens appear instantly and without sound throughout. Basic navigation sounds, hover states, and transitions would go a long way. The SEND button in SOGO really needs a hover state.
  • Nothing You Type Matters: I typed "blah blah blah" every time in the first SOGO response sections. If nothing the player types has any effect, it isn't really gameplay.
  • Returning to Desktop After Every Clip: Every time a video clip ends it drops you back to the desktop instantly. Staying inside the Nextflix app with proper transitions would feel much more coherent.
  • Unclear Progress Trigger with Stephanie: I had no idea I needed to chat with her enough times to unlock the "click to continue" button. That needs to be communicated clearly.
  • Exiting Apps: There's no button to exit Sleck or Nextflix, which had me clicking around feeling stuck.
  • Video Clips Feel Random: The clips were random enough that watching them felt like a chore. Nothing changed after watching them all. The footage itself was pretty impressive in places, but it needs to connect to something that matters.
  • Pacing: The game moves slowly and I wasn't having fun. I was just trying to finish it. The real LLM mechanic is your most unique idea and many players might quit before they ever reach it.
DeveloperSubmitted(+1)

Again, great feedback! Thank you!

Submitted (1 edit)

i love the "nextflix" clips lol. Great job :)

DeveloperSubmitted

Thanks! :)

Submitted (1 edit)

This is a very impressive game. You used the possibilities of AI to the fullest :)

DeveloperSubmitted

Thank you!!

Submitted(+1)

rated 😊

Submitted

Love it!!! The fact, that you have shorts made by AI as a part of the "work" -> love it!!!!! Brilliant!!!

DeveloperSubmitted(+1)

Thank you!

Submitted

This is the most complex game I've ever seen

DeveloperSubmitted

Lol! Thanks…? 😅

Submitted

this is so great! you've put a runtime API! And you tuned the AI so well! When I tell the AI to not proceed the update, it just ignored me and said Okay I will proceed the update. This gives OP feeling of creepy! I think this is better than all the games I've ever seen on itch.io, the only problem is that it is too hard to play and I just can't find where is the thing I needed in the game!

Great game.

DeveloperSubmitted

That’s very kind of you, thank you. I appreciate it!

Submitted

u are winning this!

Submitted

it feels so real!