Lovely game that tells a very beautiful tale in a very beautiful way. The repetitiveness of the daily chores, with the light mundane tasks like chopping vegetables and cooking dinner being just as normal as the gruesome sneaky threats you get by radio and Morse code... this set the tone so nicely you feel part of that reality. And all of this mood is neatly tied up with the AMAZING music. Having voiceover [late edit] is impressive and shows that a lot of love was involved in the process of making this game. [/late edit]
A couple things I would point out that could improve the whole experience is small things like the floor transitioning, because sometimes (specially with the bedroom's stairs) I wanted to walk down the room and the player ended up going to the lower floor. Maybe changing the region in which pressing down changes floors, idk... The other small thing is some UI elements, like in the (amazing) Morse code minigame, the coded message could stand out more, or in the (also amazing) cooking game it wasnt super clear if some ingredients really were added at first.
Overall, beautiful game! Congratulations.
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Thank you for the lovely review! We are so glad the balance between the mundane chores and the underlying tension worked for you. I will definitely pass your compliments along to our local musician friend and the voice actors.
We totally agree with your feedback on the polish. The stair transitions were tricky to get right, and we know they can be a bit aggressive. The UI in the minigames also could have used better visual feedback, especially for the ingredients in the cooking section. This was our first jam with a large international team, so we really appreciate you taking the time to play and share your thoughts!