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A jam submission

Birdcage PandemoniumView game page

I will always stay by your side, and never forget you.
Submitted by niihi3 (@niihisan_), sylvan (@syllphana) — 1 day, 8 hours before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Category: Music#674.2384.238
Overall Experience#1024.2864.286
Category: Cinematography#1093.9053.905
Story#1134.0954.095
Visuals#1174.3814.381
Category: Voice Acting#2011.8571.857

Ranked from 21 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Content Warnings
Depictions of blood and gore, Murder and attempted murder, Distortion and Hyper realism Horror, Obsessive Behavior, Crude Language , Trauma related to the eye, Emotional manipulation

Log Line
I will always stay by your side, and never forget you.

Team Credits & Cast
Niihi3_ (art, story, writing), Syllphana (code, design), Aensland (music and SFX), Mishamur and CBwhales (proofreading and editing)

Work Start Date
1st of September (Concept art was worked on prior for a university assignment but all assests and story was worked within the spooktober game jam)

Which engines and/or plugins did you use? (NaniNovel, Light.VN, etc.)
Renpy, Plugins: Wattson's Auto Highlighter, Tofurock's Snowfall GUI, Zeil Learning's Gallery,

University League Participant

No

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Comments

Submitted(+1)

UGH I wish I rated this before the jam ended!!! It is such a wonderful game and is honestly in my top 10 for this jam. Great work!!

Developer

WAAA I'm so glad! Myosotis was one of the first vns i ever read so hearing that from you really means alot!!

Submitted(+1)

I finished with the C Ending! I was hooked and wanted to play it all the way to the end. Even though I know there were a few things I missed, I really wanted to find out how the story ended.

It's a very delicate subject, but I really liked your take on what lies beyond death. Well done! 

Developer

thank you!

(+1)

Loved the music, UI and overall aesthetic, and the character designs! The extras and home screen changes getting unlocked for reaching the ending(s) were also such a nice bonus for playing!

Developer(+1)

Im glad you liked it!

Submitted(+1)

"Thank you for for loving me."

I got the Red Ribbon ending which I was very happy with. I was pleasantly surprised that the game even had a happy ending considering... the situation.

Scarlet and Violet had great chemistry from the beginning. The characters a look amazing. I love that cat!

The music really enhanced the mood. And oh yeah, such a beautiful UI!

The whole team did an amazing job!

Developer

I think this is the first time someone called john doe a cat LMAO 

I'm glad you like it! I'm a sucker for at least one happy ending so i had to put one in ehehe

Submitted(+2)

I am a sucker for a pretty, ornate UI, and let me tell you, that's what got me to play this first and foremost. I'm a huge fan of PC-98, 90's style VNs and ADVs, and this one hit all the right spots. The characters were fun to watch interact, the story unfolded pretty quickly and without much fat, which suits me absolutely fine. I love how the ornate UI was used to show what route you were on, as well, that's just great use of the design. If I had any criticism at all, it's that some of the early parts of the story felt a little too trim, to the point of almost being rushed. I hope you continue to make more things, because I think the two of you have a knack for beautiful storytelling. This is lovely.

Congrats on the release,
- Pell 🦂

Developer(+1)

Thank you!! It means so much to us~ We were a tad worried that the opening bit was a bit too fast but since the time crunch in the game jam we had to make do, so hopefully it didn't hinder your experience! I was the one that wanted to do a 90s style and syl perfectly brought it to life! I really couldn't have done it without her.

Submitted(+2)

A fantastic experience. I loved how adaptive it was. We got the true ending on the first run, but we felt like something wasn't right, so we went back and replayed it again, and again... it insists upon itself! The gallery also helped prompt us to keep playing haha, it's a good motivator for completionists. 

The UI was really lovely, and I agree that you captured the vibes of a game from the 90s really well... 

There was some noticeable variance in art qual for the CGs, but I think that's pretty natural in a game jam context and I was really impressed with the amount of work across the board that you got done in such a short time. You should be proud of yourself/yourselves, and I hope that the uni thinks so too! 

Developer

Thank you! And yeah I was speed running the cgs cause it was like 2 days before the deadline SOBBING. But we somehow got it out!!! I’m really glad you enjoyed it~ there are more planned with this world so stay tuned :3

Submitted(+2)

First impressions were just that this game looked BEAUTIFUL! The music, art, writing, like everything in this is so good and comes together so nicely omg I feel like I cannot rave about it enough

(I also love that the save slots say no memories I think that is a small but nice little detail)

This is the kind of project that I'm going to be thinking about for a while after finishing <3

Developer(+1)

Thank you!! I'm glad your first impression was that it really means alot!

I do hope the project lingers in your mind~ I have alot of stories within this world I wanna turn into visual novels! (life beating me up tho sobbing)

Submitted(+1)

I love the uinque fairy-tale ish UI design, the little details on sound effects and animations on screen and the other weird non human characters!

Also I thought this would be a doomed yuri but noo there’s a happy ending sort of

Developer(+1)

I'm glad you love the ui! Syl really knocked it out of the park with it~

and sorry to angst lovers but I am a happy ending type of person...

Submitted(+1)

Issoke our world is shit anyway give me all the happy endings

Submitted(+1)

especially loved the music and the UI design! <333 also john doe's design is sooo good, and the different backgrounds and cgs and sprites really added to the experience! :D

Developer(+1)

Thank you!! I'm glad the look of the game was able to add to your experience :3

Submitted(+1)

An appealing experience packed with good stuff; the art style is great and the music is too,good job!

Developer

Thank you!!

(+2)

What a beautifully made game; from story to art to ui, this whole experience was so enjoyable and very indicative of the older vns you pulled inspiration from! I thought the escalation of plot and understanding the relationship between scarlet and violet was well paced for the full length of the game. I also just loved bel's presence as a figure watching over scarlet aha. Super well done all around !!!!!

Developer

Thank you so much for your kind words!!! We tried hard to make sure it looks retro enough and we’re glad it shows! Pacing was also something that we originally was a bit worried about so your words mean a lot! Thank you for playing!!

(+2)

i liked the game ui and layout and overall atmosphere and aesthetics it very suited the story and it was very bittersweet and adorable i liked the characters especially scarlet shes very cute and so is violet and the story is very intriguing i liked how cool the endings were and the whole story concept and everyone should play this game right nowNOW

(+2)

birdcage pandemonium was done extremely well! the story was very effective at leaving me wanting more, and i was satisfied with every outcome.. yes every. the way that the game unfolds really highlights the characters and their own personal experiences, and at the end i still want more!! the horror elements were great and the concept was, too! i have a lot to say but i think im typing a lot.. great  job to the team! i cant wait to see what else comes !! 

(+1)

I thoroughly enjoyed the game, and the horror aspects when present were very well done. The character designs were very good and I especially liked the staircase sequence and the ending to route C. The characters were very entertaining, I would highly recommend playing this game.