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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Audio | #3 | 4.611 | 4.611 |
| Artwork | #10 | 4.836 | 4.836 |
| Narrative | #55 | 4.369 | 4.369 |
| Creativity | #449 | 4.236 | 4.236 |
| Enjoyment | #534 | 3.965 | 3.965 |
Ranked from 1135 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?
In Hickory, time slows down as the clock counts down and you must complete tasks to prevent the slowing of time. Also, the game takes place in a clocktower!
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Second Fiddle Studio
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holy music !!
While I adore the artstyle, the gameplay was frustrating. The small bolts in the gear mini game are almost impossible to grab and shake out properly, and I found the time slowing down was more of an annoyance and frustration point than a help.
Appreciate the feedback! Time slowing down is definitely one the major pain points and mechanics that needed a bit more time in the oven. We initially wanted to make a lot more time based minigames especially so that the fluctuation of time would better serve the gameplay. We were also working on catch up mechanisms to make time slowing down less punishing and to reward players with a way to recover for lost time but it was another thing lost behind the time constraints of the jam.
Thanks for playing and thank you for letting us know about your experience!
Damn, just amazing! Especially the art!!
Yeah this does really just hit every mark. The amazing dynamic music, art, story, polish. It was brilliant!
I’m in AWE AMAZING
The music and art performance are astonishing, and the story is also quite good. The gameplay of the mini-game is interesting but somewhat repetitive, which is compensated for by the perfect art and music. Surprisingly, there is even a boss, which shows that it is a professional team.
Holy
Cow
OST in this game is absolutelly incredible and hooks from 1st seconds in main men. And in gameplay I've to compliment SFX designers with such great audio
Totally added ost to my collection hehe
Artwork is brilliant tho that keeps warm energy ❤️
Loved the music and art style. Rats were a bit annoying, especially when they stood over or behind the minigames. A behind the scenes was a nice touch :)
Woah, such an incredible game! Amazing art and sounds, all minigames were very intuitive and fun, and the boss fight was amazing! Congrats to the team!!
Yeah this looks like it might be this year's winner
I was very pleased and have no suggestions to offer; it was truly great.
Amazing game, especially the Art style
I enjoyed it a lot! Great artwork, sound, and writing!
Woah such a big team! No wonder the game is so crazy polished and gorgeous!!! I'm amazed by what people can do in just 4 days? Absolutely insane. Music 100%. Character designs 100%. Overall art direction 100%. I loved all of it seriously. You guys did an incredible job.
However I have some less positive feedback too. The only thing that I didn't like was that the button to change floors, hit rats, and repair was LMB. When I tried to kill a rat - I accidentally went up the stairs. When I tried to kill another rat I accidentally started repairing because the rat was standing next to the vent. As soon as I repaired that vent, the same rat broke it again not even 1 second after. Different controls for different actions would make it less frustrating.
When I unlocked F3 I expected a mess to fix but it was fine, soon after a mess appeared on F1, when I went downstairs to F2, a mess appeared on F3, back where I just came from. This was a bit frustrating too.
Other than this gameplay thing, everything was perfect.
Thank you for making this game I'm really happy I played it :D
Beautiful art! and the music was sooooo good!
The first game I rated with all 5 stars!!! 🤩
If this game doesn't win #1 in all categories, I will say it's rigged 😆
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Also, I would like to talk to the game programmer behind the systems, as I am curious how certain parts were done. Hit me up if you are down for it 😉😉
Very nice puzzle game, artwork is decent
Great job! So polished and what an art...
Guys i think thats the winner. Everything is just perfect!
WTF HOW DO YOU GUYS FINISH IT WITH ONLY 96 HOURS???? Wonderful game!!! It's too short and I didn't enjoy it enough! Full version sell on Steam pls pls pls pls pls pls pls!!!