Forgotten Souls (2023)

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Mm, not bad for a game that was made within a month. The creepiness is [i]definitely[/i] there, especially with the [spoiler]possessiveness[/spoiler] factor. This is one of those stories where you HAVE TO get all the endings, as each ending offers a clue towards the bigger picture. And don't worry, it's rather easy. There are only four choices to make and three endings. You will more than figure it out haha. I wonder... If the Developers had more time to work on this... Just how much more crazy it would've gotten? Curious indeed. Otherwise? A fun lil read. Thanks you!

I enjoy this game! Solid 4/5 stars from me. It was longer than I expected, given that it was made in only a MONTH. Honestly, it's barely a dating sim, and leans very heavily into a horror element (makes sense, since Spooktober) in the later parts due to the building of dread once you've figured out the plot twist / have gotten one ending - especially during the [spoiler]wish ending[/spoiler]. I will say that the dialogue/writing at the beginning feels weird, it glosses right over a lot of exposition in a way that isn't particularly graceful. The repeated partial voice acting can get kind of annoying at the beginning, so I turned it off, and almost missed out on the fantastic VAing during the ending scenes(Jerron especially CLEARLY put a lot into his characters), and Ozul+Nadia's hostile interactions at the very beginning don't really fall in line as well with his characterization during the later parts. The latter 1/2 to 2/3 of the game are very engaging and interesting, though. Overall, really good! It's not a game you can easily use as a self-insert, and it flows better if you think of Nadia as her own character, and for being made in a month it's fantastic, especially the ar…

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Very good art and I like the voice acting that was in it! I liked the characters too. This is pretty good for a game jam! idk why this is tagged as a 2D platformer tho it's just a VN...

Super solid for a jam game!! I appreciate the amount of polish that went into this! The UI is clean; the art is quite nice. I agree with the user who noted the partial voice acting is overly repetitive but the endings (fully voiced) are well performed. The writing takes a bit to find its footing but gets into a rhythm eventually, and it's worth playing through all three endings (takes about an hour). Not much dialogue branching, but overall a fun, quick play.