micia 2021-04-26 22:05
Beautiful music. The art style compliments the theme.
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD48 → Mira's Therapy
By MaximilianCroissant, GungJoe and ljh572
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 113 | 4.11 | 23 | |
| Fun | 598 | 3.55 | 21 | |
| Innovation | 29 | 4.37 | 22 | |
| Theme | 5 | 4.62 | 22 | |
| Graphics | 1150 | 3.47 | 20 | |
| Audio | 4.87 | 6 | ||
| Humor | 1.92 | 15 | ||
| Mood | 49 | 4.45 | 22 |
Beautiful music. The art style compliments the theme.
loved her story, am loving this game, haven't finished yet. little stuck atm :P I did notice small bugs where I accidentally got chat options that I hadn't discovered properly yet, but even so, excellent game ^^ well done
Really like this game. The visuals, music, and writing all work together so well! I also appreciated the more mature interpretation of the theme. It was a little slow to have to type out the text, then switch to the mouse to actually select a phrase though. Maybe some keyboard navigation would help with that!
Didn't quite play through it in total, but I love the idea and theme behind the game. Would love to see a full version :)
would it be possible to get a full playthrough btw? I tried some more but am thoroughly stuck :P would like to see what the intended route was ^^
Hey @landerack thank you! I think the game is still a little rough and we'd love to change some things to make the progression more natural, but that's a jam game for you, haha :D There is really no intended route, but I spoil a few prompts now so I hope you gonna be less stuck. SERIOUSLY SPOILER WARNING: I think (for some reason) some of the best prompts are water, feeling, and panic. All the panic prompts start opening up after talking about the mum and the dog - hope that helps?
@maximiliancroissant thanks :P it's that I cant get her to talk more about her best.. well that. she just says maybe another appointment, so I ended the appointment and then next time tried again, but that just seems like a safe state. Either way not sure if there is an end to the therapy, even so it's real good ^^ I know what causes the 'water problem', but am unsure of how to pursue :) but that's okay, the rest of the playthrough was sometimes tricky, but managed quite well, you guys did excellent for the amount logic behind the step to step questions. I would recommend maybe not having a: "Could you expand upon that" type of option if the response is a specific line, for in that case it could cause the game feel to break down a bit, takes you out of the fantasy.
<3 great stuff~ if you ever do make updates be sure to let me know :)
@landerack Thanks so much! In that case you've seen all there is in the game (there is no next session - haha. Would be cool though). I agree with everything you say, turns out writing in this completely open style is kinda hard (and connecting all prompts and answers is even harder). So we really appreciate the nice comments!
I saved the link when I saw this game in a blog post. It's definitely one of the harder ways to go about a jam game (you need research, you need to get the atmosphere right to make it work) and I liked that you chose the way to let the player write a prompt, not only to offer some options - it would be a lot easier with options, just mindless clicking I guess, this makes people really feel the story, even if it's the harder way to implement / get it right. You need to empathize and try to figure out what could be the problem, what to ask about next.
The prompt worked really well (better than expected). Sometimes I wasn't sure if something is a dead end just because I went the route before, or just because she's not in the right "mood", because I didn't ask the right questions again (I thought maybe I need to ask them in some sequence to get her to talk, even if I asked them before), so I got stuck at the end (at least, feels like I'm really close).
Before, it felt like I need to make her tell me more about her friend, it looked like she would tell me more "next time", but after I ended therapy I could never get into the topic again (only some basics which ended with I don't want to talk about it).
I'm stuck and not really sure what to do next (but in real life I would have so many questions :D), seems like I explored everything. I see that other people suggested a playthrough video, please ping me if it happens, I would love to see it.
Nice detail was the (maybe spoiler alert?) changing background picture. And also (this will sound weird), I appreciated that the music didn't end. I was kinda scared that I will play for too long and I will lose the music :D Stupid, I know.
Overall, this really stands out from other entries and it's well done! I spent at least half an hour playing it and I still had fun (and I would continue if I wasn't stuck for a long while), so that's really awesome and not something every jam game can manage.
Once again, please ping me if you have the playthrough video :) I mean it.
Very interesting concept and it works really well together with the slowly revealing beautiful art and music. Great job in the writing, I felt very invested in this game and wanted to know more about the story.
Second time playing, still an amazing experience! I love the concept so much, and the art/music/writing complement each other beautifully, I'm super invested in Mira's story, and trying to bring her out of her shell carefully. Beautiful concept, beautiful execution, genuinely love it.
Such a good game. The writing and systems just go together perfectly. I love this entry a lot, it's smart and satisfying and innovative. I'd love to see this expanded into a fuller post-jam experience!
I absolutely love the concept and the writing of this game, and how intuitive the conversation system is! I think it also has a lot of potential. It’s something I’d definitely want to play a lot more of.
This was great - shame you don't make it more explicit that "can we talk about it in another session" is the end of the game as that wasn't clear at all... :P
Amazing game and great execution. Uncovering Mira’s story step by step was really beautiful. I never liked typing games much, but I think I would enjoy them if they were done like this one - with prompts. They made it feel really natural and smooth. One of my favorite entries, well done!
Definitely innovative gameplay! I like the music, too.
I had found out some facts (about panic attacks, what she felt, Tom, etc) but then got stuck.
High five from a team that also made a therapy-themed game!
Really nice atmosphere created here in a beautiful and orginal game idea. Typing to get the prompts was a very nice touch which prevented it from becoming a mindless click to respond game and didn't feel as railroaded as a result. however, it did make it a little tricky. I did get quite stuck and felt like I'd gone through all the options but she still wouldn't open up and kept getting ellipses. I would love to see a playthrough!
I love the background art and music felt so soothing. Even the font felt like it contributed to the overall feel of the game and it seemed like you put thought into each aspect of the game's creation.
One slight thing that is suuuuper nitpicky was not being able to use only the keyboard and having to move my hand to use the mouse to select an option. I feel like with a game where you type the response, you should be able to use arrow keys or tab and hit enter to select the highlighted answer since I kept hitting enter just out of habit (especially when there was only one option). However, this is a super specific bit of feedback that would make it feel smoother for me personally!
Overall, absolutely amazing job so well done and I can't wait to see a playthrough if you make one!
Really beautiful game. Loved the music and the background, both gave the game an amazing aesthetic. Didn't finish the game, but had a really good time with what I experienced. Good job :)
Amazing! I got absorbed by the story. The art and music also help to get into the mood. Overall, a really great narrative experience. Good job!
Congrats for the theme placement, you deserve it :)