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What to leave behind?

By owinmowe, fosf0, karbirus, alpha-wolf-studios, Gonzalo Montero, Akkadion, Palvei0208, laroxx and Marinich337

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall2483.8842
Fun8613.0542
Innovation5633.3642
Theme944.3642
Graphics544.5141
Audio2323.7441
Humor6852.6436
Mood504.2642

Comments

clema 2023-10-03 00:09

Art is sooooo cute. And music is really soothing. Great cozy/wholesome game vibe. (I wish the mechanic could be a little more complex). Really cute game.

rich-strange 2023-10-03 00:09

Beautifully executed and touching! I liked trying to piece together the story from the artifacts in the room—the narrative is well written and parcelled out among the items. I did wonder if I was "winning" or, at least, what the consequence of making one choice over another might be. But it's got some really lovely vibes!

salaro 2023-10-03 00:09

A fantastic game visually and does a really good job at adapting the theme. As well as a really somber game, I love the atmosphere! Great work!

floralvikings 2023-10-03 00:10

Very chill, would have loved to see more

pen-island-games 2023-10-03 00:11

Really gorgeous art! This is a small game, but that intimacy kind of suits it. It was nice to read all the prompts for each item, and having your character reminisce about each object after you pack them all up was a great touch. I felt that it could have used a more definitive "ending". Maybe one extra screen, showing a a moving truck and wrapping up the experience of the move/summarizing the theme of choosing which memories to bring with you with a little text blurb.

initialposition 2023-10-03 00:13

The art was really pretty and the music was a nice choice. I liked that all items had an associated sound and how the story of this person was told through them. I wish there was more to this game, the decisions on which items you keep currently make no difference at the end. I can totally see this expanded with more moves and branching narrative paths depending on which items you keep.

federico-delgado 2023-10-03 00:44

The art is amazing and the overall idea its brilliantly executed. I enjoyed it a lot! the level of polish is outstanding

aes1 2023-10-03 01:14

nice, I'm not really a great artist myself so it was cool to click through :)

fosf0 2023-10-03 01:39

Thank you so much for the comments. We didn't get to make a more complex narrative design due to the implementation time it would take. We wanted to keep a game loop experience first.

Even so, we plan to add updates between today and tomorrow about some object interactions.

Thank you very much for trying our game!

nicolasjl9 2023-10-03 01:42

Everything here is perfect! Love the art, the music, the design of the game! What an incredible team! Hope to work with you all some time!

kennyklizzle 2023-10-03 02:02

Xilophone MUST come with!

lucaszoom 2023-10-03 02:41

So sad :( but it really tugged on my heart strings. my only gripe is that the music stopes and doesn't loop.

quandtuniverse 2023-10-03 04:22

Really lovely experience, great moody artwork and atmosphere. I would love to see this expanded upon!

kayacarlton 2023-10-03 15:12

Loved playing the xilo !

gobigredfan 2023-10-03 15:26

Beautiful, gentle game with a very effective wistful vibe. Only minor issue for me was the text scroll speed being too slow (I get that you don't want it to be too fast either though).

christian-witt-martin 2023-10-03 15:50

Such a gentle, soothing experience. I was surprised to find myself reflecting on the items I own in real life and my relationship with them. Very well done.

daniel-g 2023-10-03 18:55

Wow, the atmosphere is amazing, this arts, music, is beatiful! Great Job!

ani 2023-10-03 22:19

Lovely and very thoughtful! Only thing is I feel that having some sort of 'moving out' sequence at the end would bring a softer closure to the game.

shiiro-10psi 2023-10-03 23:34

Nice atmosphere, good art. Would have liked it if the music looped. Interesting narrative. I took the lamp, xylophone, photos, and cat plush.

borabee 2023-10-04 00:05

Very cozy game with a great atmosphere. Some of the objects' stories were quite mysterious to me, but I suppose that was intended.

rsheepdv 2023-10-04 06:42

Super cozy, I loved it! The art is stunning, I wish there was more story but its also fun piecing the main character's life together from the short snippets.

anton4ik-dev 2023-10-04 13:35

Very immersive for me and chilling, very good artwork and sound goow job!

fernando-alonso 2023-10-04 18:53

Guys, thank you very much for the comments, especially for the audio as I was in charge of it. The story of the game touched me so much that I was able to immerse myself in a world of nostalgia and create the music easily. The art team really proved to be very talented as well.

Not to forget the programmers, without whom we wouldn't have anywhere to click!

Thank you very much for playing our game!!

nilan 2023-10-05 16:29

The game has stunning visuals and a mesmerizing soundtrack. I believe adding more endings would make the game even better. The only minor issue is that the text display speed is a bit slow, as it takes a while to see the complete content. Looking forward to seeing more updates and expansions. Thank you for creating this amazing game.

nevernox 2023-10-06 20:13

Great atmosphere and mood! Your game was a great way to reflect on simular situation and choices in my life - so, thank you very much! :)

fahim-faysal 2023-10-07 17:32

Nice! I was also planning on making a reverse-unpacking style game at first(plans changed) and this does almost exactly what I wanted to make. The art is beautiful. Combined with the BGM it creates a really comfy vibe. I don't really have any complaints. I think a more detailed moving out sequence would be great. Or if you want to expand it, you could have the same person's room in multiple stages of their life. Things the player chooses to bring will change their life stories and the next version of the room. Overall a very solid entry.

anirbas 2023-10-08 09:05

Moody and atmospheric, really love it! Graphics and audio are amazing too, Nice work!

thi4guer4 2023-10-11 19:46

Really loved the mood you guys setted in this game, I felt touched with the decisions to make