This game was very short: my curiosity caused some things to be skipped over. When the game started, I harrassed an NPC until I'd read every line, then after meeting the wizard, the game put red arrows over some of the NPCs just for me to hear the same lines again. After entering the library, I noticed all the English-title books in the bright red shelves and took them, so when the darkness met me on the way to the pedestals, I had no previous context for why it said "I warned you." Then, after I banished the darkness and left the pedestals, the darkness came back to me and gave me a warning not to read books. :') The theme was very similar to The Velvet Crystal from last year's Game Jam.
Overall though, I like the look and feel of the game. The textures go well together, the music is nice, and the spell mechanics were a neat touch. I think if there were good ways to restrict the player so that the story is played out better, and if the game were a little longer, I would make a positive review. This game deserves more story!
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This game was very short: my curiosity caused some things to be skipped over. When the game started, I harrassed an NPC until I'd read every line, then after meeting the wizard, the game put red arrows over some of the NPCs just for me to hear the same lines again. After entering the library, I noticed all the English-title books in the bright red shelves and took them, so when the darkness met me on the way to the pedestals, I had no previous context for why it said "I warned you." Then, after I banished the darkness and left the pedestals, the darkness came back to me and gave me a warning not to read books. :') The theme was very similar to The Velvet Crystal from last year's Game Jam.
Overall though, I like the look and feel of the game. The textures go well together, the music is nice, and the spell mechanics were a neat touch. I think if there were good ways to restrict the player so that the story is played out better, and if the game were a little longer, I would make a positive review. This game deserves more story!