As someone who still owns an N64 and has played a variety of games on it (Mystical Ninja, Mario Party, Banjo-Kazooie), I will always have a soft spot for graphics of the system. I wouldn’t call The Burnt a bad game, it’s not meant to be big or long or anything like a game like Dark Souls, it only has three characters who are near the end of their rope in trying to deal with the threat in front of them. The weight gain isn’t also taped on; the Rogue is done so why bother if death is certain, the Cleric thinking she can grow more powerful, and the Knight trying to comfort herself since it’s another village lost. While dialogue is always tough (for me personally its more of having to switch different mindsets to think, “what would they say”), this game doesn’t need much since it is the end, what can you say just to distract yourself as the creature comes closer.
Believe me, many will look at this game and will think “yeah, you know I can actually do this”, and try to either achieve the same vibes or surpass them. It’s not a bad game, like all the others in the Jam you achieved in making a game in such a short amount of time (a lot better than mine), nearly achieving everything you wanted to do. Not many can argue the same, much less say “I also made a parody of it, enjoy”, that got a laugh out of me. I hope you have fun in your game-making, as I’m certain you’ll easily go beyond The Burnt.
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