The mystery aspect of this VN is top-notch with some great - bordering on horror - tense moments! I love how you immediately throw us in the middle of the story and character action with little explanation. This constantly keeps the player on the edge of wanting to know more about Vicke, the world, and what Gruel actually is. I like how you approach the winter theme with a harsh post-apocalyptic setting, as these two complement each other very well and enhance story beats like the direness for survival.
The expressive pixelart character portraits and music choice are nice as these give a vibe that reminds me of old JRPGs. It's surprisingly meaty in length as for some reason I was expecting a short story, but despite the cliffhanger, it is a full experience already. It took me a bit less of an hour of slow reading, not sure.
I had no idea you're a fellow Winter Jam participant too and it's cool to encounter fellow devs in a different jam.
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The mystery aspect of this VN is top-notch with some great - bordering on horror - tense moments! I love how you immediately throw us in the middle of the story and character action with little explanation. This constantly keeps the player on the edge of wanting to know more about Vicke, the world, and what Gruel actually is. I like how you approach the winter theme with a harsh post-apocalyptic setting, as these two complement each other very well and enhance story beats like the direness for survival.
The expressive pixelart character portraits and music choice are nice as these give a vibe that reminds me of old JRPGs. It's surprisingly meaty in length as for some reason I was expecting a short story, but despite the cliffhanger, it is a full experience already. It took me a bit less of an hour of slow reading, not sure.
I had no idea you're a fellow Winter Jam participant too and it's cool to encounter fellow devs in a different jam.