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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Narrative | #426 | 3.847 | 4.182 |
| Audio | #3811 | 2.927 | 3.182 |
| Artwork | #4094 | 3.178 | 3.455 |
| Creativity | #5335 | 3.094 | 3.364 |
| Enjoyment | #8535 | 2.091 | 2.273 |
Ranked from 11 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?
A countdown timer runs through the entire main storyline as a core narrative motif. It begins with a chat log timestamped 10:00, marking the start of a countdown starting at 10. Numerals 10, 9, 8, 7… are hidden across every level. Each level the player clears reduces the number representing the passage of time. The further players progress, the more urgent the countdown becomes. In the final act, the protagonist boards a train constructed from countless number “1”s and finds Stella on Saturn. Saturn’s circular shape symbolizes the countdown reaching zero.
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This gave me goosebumps. The quintessential quote honestly resonates with me. Beautiful narrative! (Maybe I'm biased because the game we made for this jam also went the existential route lol)
非常不错的艺术品
整体意境营造这块，可爱的美术风格加上恰当的选曲（特别是德彪西的《月光》）都是加分项，文字表达确确实实可以体会到作者的诚意。
玩法上，不到10分钟的短篇，敲打文字的设计在增加游戏性的同时不失为一种提高玩家代入感的巧妙方式。
作为一个参赛作品，完成度确实不错，但赶工的痕迹还是有的。比如后半段文字与背景几乎是融在一块，无法清楚区分开来，有些影响游戏体验，还有一些地方的bgm转换处理得不是很好，有些出戏。（还有能不能把“full screen”打开）当然，以上只是一些小缺陷，瑕不掩瑜，第一个作品应当给予些包容度。
诚然，作为一个游戏做得不够完美，更像个精致的艺术品。游戏没有明说主角是谁，或许我可以解读为Stella本人，那么整个游戏便是一场与自我的和解过程。一切到头来归于起点，因为“Stella（星星）”本就属于这片星空。当我们问起何为永恒时，也许还会记起那句“没有爱，就看不见”吧！
非常感谢整个游戏团队！
Beautiful artwork and narrative. I got goosebumps playing. Nice work to all on the team!
very very interesting story
This is a nice touch typing game with a story! I liked the sound design in this a lot, the retro graphics were nice. I did find a bug where I had to type "No matter where you go I will find you" - couldn't get past "go I" it would reset. Not sure if it's a soft lock bug? Overall nice entry!