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Well written.\nCan't say I know what a twine gameis though","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":946618,"author_name":"kid04","author_uid":"kid04","epoch":1683036697,"text":"i loved the style of writing - very atmospheric, conveys the mood of a desperate devotee on a quest in a dirty-ish town very well imo\n\nthe descriptions are poetry, very satisfying!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":947737,"author_name":"TobiasD","author_uid":"tobiasd","epoch":1683042278,"text":"You're clearly a good writer - saying a lot with not too many words! Very nice work. Personally I'd like more chances to choose my path or pick a different word (particularly at the start), but there's something very nice here.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":948372,"author_name":"perryseity","author_uid":"perryseity","epoch":1683045006,"text":"@steven-c Sorry for the confusion! Twine is interactive fiction software used to make it.\n\n@tobiasd Thank you! I initially wrote it with the idea that there would be more puzzles and more than rumor to chase to more than one locale, but I worried about finishing it in time. I'd like to go back and add more routes one day maybe.","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":949321,"author_name":"LDJam user 321333","author_uid":"321333","epoch":1683049700,"text":"Very good. If you make more twine games I'd play them.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":952879,"author_name":"pazzi","author_uid":"pazzi","epoch":1683070463,"text":"As a fan of Divinity 2 Original sin, Shadowrun Dragonfall, The Delight Game stories, and Day R survival, I absolutely loved reading through this immersive story! Ahh.... now I wanna find another one to enjoy with a nice hot coffee....\nAwesome game!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":957845,"author_name":"LDJam user 301151","author_uid":"301151","epoch":1683132045,"text":"Incredible story, great writing.\nNormally I'm not much for these types of games, but this really held my attention.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":957922,"author_name":"E-polygon","author_uid":"e-polygon","epoch":1683132641,"text":"Hey it's our first time taking part in a jam too, congratulation on your entry! Very neat game, the story gave us chills and the way you tell the story is very well written.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":958030,"author_name":"Helen","author_uid":"helen","epoch":1683133696,"text":"Great writing style. You create a nice atmosphere. More options would have been nice like already mentioned.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":958181,"author_name":"perryseity","author_uid":"perryseity","epoch":1683135052,"text":"Thanks so much for the kind comments! The suggestions are definitely giving me ideas of what to work on next.","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":972778,"author_name":"ruruie","author_uid":"ruruie","epoch":1683460414,"text":"Lovely writing. Top mood. Congrats on a first entry! \n\nObviously, more choices and more writing would be great but for a first game-y type functionality to add, maybe look into a simple checkpoint - when reaching a bad end, restart from the first choice rather than at the absolute beginning.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":977491,"author_name":"kanity","author_uid":"kanity","epoch":1683811209,"text":"Very peculiar story, I like the world and atmosphere it created, spooky and magical and mystical. I got two endings, I think? First time I tried to steal a memory and got caught, and the second time I got the piece of the goddess and put it in her wrist, and it seemed to have worked out :) \n\nIt's also very thoughtful of you to add trigger warnings, I checked them before playing. \n\nIt reminds me of text games I played a long time ago, and while it is understandable there are no graphics, I wish you could add some music (even if some stock music, still opting out of audio). I ended up reading it while putting my own music on (well not \"my\", I put some Aviators songs that I thought would fit the atmosphere :))\n\nOverall, it was a very nice experience, and my favourite place was of course the market with curious vendors and wares.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":978509,"author_name":"LDJam user 338234","author_uid":"338234","epoch":1683927302,"text":"Fantastic job with the writing & wonderful take on the theme, it really moved me. \nAs others have said, if you want to keep working on the game (or a future one) I think audio (atmospheric leaves rustling, wind howling...) could go a long way for immersion, and I think for graphics, some stock photos with an overlaid filter for example might work nicely. \n\nAltogether it felt like a really magical experience that I'll treasure. 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