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Thank you for playing, and for the lovely comment; glad you enjoyed it!

I won't have time to play this before the voting deadline, but I'm looking forward to it! On a quick look, though, I noticed that the text is very low contrast, and I'm having a bit of a hard time reading it (it's not unreadable by any means, but it is hurting my eyes). Darkening it and/or using a thicker font would make a big difference for its readability to me!

This was fun! I really enjoyed the history and the location photos and illustrations, and the evidence gathering was a fun mechanic. I didn't get the best ending, so I'll have to replay and try again!

I did encounter a few small bugs:

The first time I looked at the coins, I got text that I believe should only have showed up on a second or subsequent click (something about asking him if he's sure he won't reconsider selling them). 

The ending I got said (encoded with ROT13): "Lbh jnaqre nebhaq nvzyrffyl, ohg snvy gb svaq lbhe ornevatf. Nf ubhef ghea gb qnlf, lbh phefr lbhefrys sbe pbzvat gb sbefnxra cynpr, qbbzrq gb qvr n qrfcrengr zna." But then one of my stats said: "Lbh sbhaq Ngynagvf, naq yvirq gb gryy gur gnyr," which doesn't seem accurate given that last line of the story.

Finally, it would be great if there was a "save" feature so that I could jump back to the point just before I began the search, instead of having to entirely replay.

Quite enjoyed this! As others have said, it's one that rewards replaying, which I always appreciate.

Thank you!

Hi Portia! I'm looking forward to reading Homebound and was excited to discover this game. I'm having an issue, though (playing in fullscreen mode), once it gets to the first screen with a picture--there are no scrollbars, so I'm not able to scroll down to see the bottom of the page (unless I zoom my browser way out (and then the text becomes too small to read).

This is a cool idea and I've been having fun puzzling it out! But I just hit the same bug as the previous commenter--after (for me) the second obscured word is revealed, the ability to actually submit phrases goes away.

If you download the html file and import it into your Twine library, you can alter the existing code as you like!

So cute!

Thank you, it was fun to do!

Thank you!!

Thanks for the update! Just finished it, and had fun replaying to see the graphics notes! The art is always a highlight of your Adventuron games.

Hi Andrew! I'm having fun playing this, but I ran into a bug that I think is making it unfinishable. In rot13:

Ragrevat gur pbzznaq "uryc pneq" nsgre svaqvat gur xryc (uneq) tvirf gur fgnaqneq "uryc" erfcbafr ("URYC vf n ovg nzovthbhf. Vg'f abg pyrne ubj zhpu uryc...") vafgrnq bs genafsbezvat gur xryc vagb n pneq, nf gur jnyxguebhtu fnlf vg fubhyq.

I also noticed a bug with the hints in the Streaky Cove; after finding the key object there, the hint said "You are done here", even though I hadn't yet done the crucial action.

M/NB!

Having the note is fine, sounds like a good interim solution!

Hi Andrew! For this year, we do have a strict "no updates except to fix game-breaking bugs" policy, so unfortunately it'll have to stay as-is until the competition is over.

Hi! We don't have any rules about that--you can still judge any entries you like, including the one(s) you tested.

I had a lot of fun with this; I enjoyed just how many different paths there were, and it was very satisfying to track down all the endings!

This was really fun; I'll be keeping an eye out for the crowdfunding campaign!

So very relatable!

Aww this comment made my day! So happy you enjoyed the story, and that's so cool to hear about the harpsichord music! <3

Okay, so as Yaan in the first section you need to make basically the worst choices, really alienating Kel. Then on the first day as Kel, you won't be able to sleep, and if you pick "go out on the balcony", the cat will be there!

Thank you so much for this comment; I'm so glad you enjoyed it! (And apologies for the very late reply!!) I'll refresh my memory on how to meet the cat haha and then write up a little guide!

Sorry for the late reply, but I'm glad the template was helpful to you! Good suggestion on the button margins; will make that update.

Thank you for playing! <3

Yes, multiple entries is fine!

So well done!! Eerie and sad, in the best way. And amazing visuals as always.

Thank you so much for the review; I'm glad it resonated with you!

I found this quite amusing, in a commiserating sort of way. This line was particularly funny: "At the bottom of the map is a huge matrix of fare rates based on how far you're going, the time of day, how hungry you are, and your astrological sign."

Their crying faces broke my heart 😭

Thank you!!

Thank you!!

Thank you so much--I know I'm only replying three months later, but this comment made my day!

Thank you, so glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you so much!

My favorite, I need to buy more!

Warm, fuzzy, and absolutely adorable!

This is clever and fun, I enjoyed it!

Ahhh I love this! So much packed into 500 words, well done.

Thank you for playing; glad you had fun!