In the three weeks since the Ludum Dare challenge ended, all participants (me included) got the chance to vote on one another’s games. Now, the die has been cast, and the results were in this morning (GMT +8):

The scores somewhat sucked, which I owe to two factors. First, the contention that visual novels aren’t games (which was pointed out by another visual novel maker, Traumendes Madchen, who also participated in the Dare) — little interaction and game play involved and stuff like that. Second, the minimalist graphics and the NVL-style structuring were intended to induce a sense of imagination. The colors aren’t just for show. If any one of you didn’t notice, the blue background represents the boy’s perspective, the pink background represents the girl’s perspective, and the white-gray background represents the climax of the story.

But then, there are some upsides. First, the coolness rating. I got a 100% coolness rating due to the fact that I have rated an estimated 180 games during the voting period. Second, the highest-rated criteria were the theme and the audio. For the former criterion, I promised that I would make so much melodrama out of the theme, and I delivered. For the latter criterion, I did my best in picking the best royalty-free music I could ever find. Music is an integral part of visual novels, anyway.

So there. With that, I look forward to the 31st season.

(Cross-post: http://jollysword.livejournal.com/139900.html)