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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Seriousness | #264 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Creativity & Theme | #310 | 4.071 | 4.071 |
| Audio | #357 | 3.643 | 3.643 |
| Overall | #522 | 3.657 | 3.657 |
| Enjoyment | #1068 | 3.214 | 3.214 |
| Visuals | #1188 | 3.357 | 3.357 |
Ranked from 14 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Godot
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I loved playing this, very good game
REALLY LOVED THIS MECHANIC!!! and the story was good too; very stardew valley. i think in the future it could be cool on relying on some other formats to relay some of the text rather than just the text (like roottrees is dead which i also LOVE!!) to make the game a little more stimulating. also the visuals after u submit the headlines with the text circling .... phenomenal
Thanks for the kind words, and the comparison to The Roottreed are Dead (one of my favorite games)! I agree the delivery could benefit from something other than running text dumps.
Fun game with smooth gameplay.
Hey thanks for mentioning our games similarity :) really interesting to see. Congrats on your outcome, I like how you show the connection between the headline and the paragraph
Thanks, glad you enjoyed the linking mechanic! It's fun to see others start with similar ideas, yet end up with such different games.
Not really my cup of tea, but I can see the vision. I do like the idea and the sound effect really did make it quite immersive. I played for a bit but unfortunately the long text was a little much for me.
I have a suggestion if you are planning on continuing this. Maybe give the player a highlighter or a pen, so that the player can bold and highlight certain words for their reference? I think it could make thematic sense as the editor to edit the draft before sending it to print and it would allow the player to be less overwhelmed by the amount of text.
It's a text-heavy game for sure, I understand it's not for everyone. Thanks for playing anyway.
I like your highlight suggestion, really fits the idea of scrutinizing the articles.
A highlighter would be nice... But it's great regardless, I personally do lots of reading at home myself, so I don't mind!
A good amount of games about editing headlines in this jam, or maybe those are just the ones I am drawn to. This one was a wonderful example, I really did enjoy the story, as well as the options for how you could craft the headlines. Certainly feels like a choice between wealth for the entire town vs wealth for you and your family.
I went with me and the family. SCREW THE TOWN, WE'RE RICH.
Well done, lol.
Thanks! Haha I love your view on the story. Glad you enjoyed it.
We have so similar mechanic, at first I wanted to do the same, but decided to keep it more simple and just let player change tools and change the news
visuals and sounds are great, I'd love to play, but English isn't my main language, so it's difficult for me to read big texts, still this is a great game and I loved it
Thanks! I'm surprised how many people went with the "spin doctor" theme. I'll be sure to check out your take on it.
I didn't see other games with that theme yet
thanks for deciding to play my game!
Most unique take on the theme I've seen so far, great job. Godot tip : use the Theme resource to modify the GUI elements, you could've made them really integrated with the fonts and colors which would've been amazing. Oherwise this is one of my favourite entries in the jam.
Thanks so much for the high praise! I'll remember that tip. UI stuff is something I could use more practice with.
Fun mechanic and really satisfying audio design. If you are able putting a small jazzy music piece would add to the whole vibe.
Thanks! Especially thrilled everyone seems to like the audio. I might do more with that in the future.
I agree on the music. I spent a whole 20 minutes (I know, I know: in this economy?) browsing royalty-free songs, but wasn't able to find anything that really fit.
That is super frustrating. And if it does not fit it does not fit. You feel it in your gut.
I really like the style of this, and the audio. Well done!
Thanks so much! I always love doing the audio :)
I'm really sorry. This just isn't my kind of game.
No worries. I knew going in this would be niche. Thanks for your honesty.