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Akoban

By SkaOArt, Hvairn, kob-kirito, I-IV-V-I, Tsumry, GenoBunn and Shynah

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall5773.5832
Fun9013.0631
Innovation9342.9331
Theme4144.0832
Graphics2874.1332
Audio1074.0831
Humor4223.3729
Mood3473.8030

Comments

blueanoli 2023-05-02 08:03

Sehr angenehme Musik <3 Ich liebs! Art style ist mega nice. Mein erster Gedanke, als die beste Freundin aufgeploppt ist: "BUSEN!" XDD

syriella 2023-05-02 18:04

I love the character designs and the overall aesthetic/presentation in general, very nice!

arluci 2023-05-02 19:56

I LOVE IT!!!! The artwork is incredibly cute and the story is so well written....and the music OMG!!!!!!

The only thing I could critic about this is that it's a lot to read..I personally have no problem with games where you have to actually read the story but I bet that many other people will complain about this detail.

But all in all I think it's a great game you guys published!<3

cawfee-art 2023-05-02 20:05

this is so wholesome <3 love the story and art!!

endocrine-bamsc 2023-05-03 07:17

Very cute and a surprising amount of content. Well done! You might want to change the title, though? I think in the game he is called Boris Akuban and the title is Akoban. Not sure if I'm not getting an in-joke here, but maybe that is a mistake :) I am especially in love with all the scene backgrounds - the style is quite amazing. Keep at it!

spicymarcus 2023-05-03 12:41

Such a wholesome game, very cute and great art!

kob-kirito 2023-05-03 13:07

@endocrine-bamsc Thank you for the feedback! The neighbor of the main character is called Akoban and he thinks it is for her. The idea was that the package got delivered wrong because of the similar name and we chose that title so we don't give it away immediately, but I guess that detail got lost a bit :D This ist the first draft of the end-screen: image.png

endocrine-bamsc 2023-05-03 13:18

@kob-kirito Ooooh that makes sense. I played it way too late at night, so I probably didn't get that.

kob-kirito 2023-05-03 19:48

We fixed some bugs! - Fixed performance issues with sounds and music (Also reduced game size by removing unused assets which should improve performance a lot) - Fixed some sounds in dialogs not playing - Fixed bartender showing twice - Fixed bartender name color - Fixed character names showing too early - Fixed bar intro text showing twice - Fixed final scene music volume - Fixed girl not leaving the scene - Fixed different ending not showing (buy the car) - Fixed several typos - Removed default player name to avoid accidently using it - Changed the packet search to be less confusing

bqq 2023-05-03 23:58

Very cute game, had fun following the story! (is that a Monokuma plushie btw? :D)

cookiezz 2023-05-04 05:35

Cute game with a cute story! The music was wonderful and fit the theme perfectly. Vibrant art with interesting characters :)

vladadamm 2023-05-04 07:16

I've succesfully delivered Monokuma to the little girl, the party is saved (or maybe I've just doomed it ?).

Artwork is nice, I like the backgrounds a lot, a bit less fan of the character design/style though it's personal preferences. The story was quite wholesome with a little bit of humor.

One thing I've found that I think would have been nice is to have some background noise sfx while searching for the package as the narration tells us we're searching for the source of a noise yet that noise is missing breaking immersion a bit. It would also have been nice to have a bit more interactive elements as there's only some in the first area (with the trash can, mailbox & gate).

Overall, a cute short narrative game.

chybby 2023-05-04 16:42

Very vibrant character design and lovely music.

matterlinx 2023-05-05 03:32

I loved playing this game! The art style was stunning and the music was a standout feature. The well-written story had a wholesome and humorous tone that kept me engaged throughout. Great job to the developers!

zhiteng-chen 2023-05-05 10:57

Nice aesthetic and narrative! Good luck and welcome to play my game as well.

aile 2023-05-05 18:32

Congrats on making a wonderful narrative game! I really liked playing through it and thought the plot was decent. The music was a nice addition, but I do agree that you could have made for example the "source of a noise" an actual noise audio clip. This way all the elements would really serve the story. The art had different styles, and made me curious how the game would have looked like if art direction had followed the character style ^^

As a writer, I mostly prefer to use shorter text and less exposition. There's a value in trusting the player/reader to connect the dots themselves. They often will, and it creates a nice experience for them because they feel that they "figured it out" themselves. (And sometimes you also want to leave certain things vague, so that it is up to the reader what they will make of it). Just my two cents. Well done with the game, great team effort!

sansen 2023-05-06 12:31

Great music and character design, and a warm story!

durkagames 2023-05-08 21:27

Cute characters and lovely music!

peterfiftyfour 2023-05-09 11:00

Cool art style! particularly love the wavy flower like pupils in the eyes!

fuzzybut 2023-05-09 22:53

Beautiful music, and the story is sweet! I played the game a couple of times to check out the different dialogue options, went to the bar too early, etc. I liked the player name input - nice touch! Overall, it seems like a polished short story game.

soundgnome 2023-05-15 03:02

Great art style, music, and general vibe. Also well done making sure the game has an actual ending, easy to run out of time during game jams!