This was amazing!!! I loved the character designs and personalities so much!! (Miss is my favorite character (*￣▽￣)b ) The minigame mechanic was a good idea to add to the game as well!!
!!! THAT MEANS A LOT TO US thank you so much omggg!!! miss deserves so much recognition fr ! and yeah we tried to make it more immersive than just dialogue :') so glad you enjoyed it!! (づ๑•ᴗ•๑)づ♡
Ah, the artwork is so bright and saccharine and the characters are really inviting even for such short playtime! I really like Miss' character, but Ellie's dialogue was super cute too!
Enjoyed the horror aspects of it but could not vibe with the romance because Miss seems to have "God complexes" and just kinda well is crazy/corrupted but more of she doesn't think straight crazy lol.
But i still liked the plot and it's impressive that you did all that in 3 days ^^
Thank you for your feedback!! Yes, it's not pushed as a romance per se for that reason :) The characters are pretty messed up, none of them think straight. I'm glad to hear you enjoyed it though! Thank you for your support :D
I love this game so much! It's like DDLC, Lacey flash games, other media that look cute but are dark, but I think THIS is the one that is the most innocent looking but dark! Great work, Cinnamew! 👍
A game that even surprised me because of its story, which is very realistic if you think about it... the art is also incredible, the mini games are good for a game made in 72 hours. I would give an overall rating of 9/10
I am back! sorry for being late I just finished all the endings and even played the entire game again, and I keep my word, what an incredible game seriously, congratulations to everyone involved
THANK YOUUUU the storyline took us pretty much half the jam to think of so i'm super glad you like it ( ´ ▽ ` ).｡♡ i will forward your art/design compliments to nii! she's amazing frr
AWWWW yeah i would choose the same option as you!! we only had time to make one of the endings really long so this & another one got neglected :( but i'm really happy to hear you still liked it!! 💕
I'm still suprise this game got 3rd place in the game jam. I was expecting first place or atleast second place but might just be me since I didn't check the reason just the ranking still good job on the game.
We don't have plans to, no :( It's also because this was made in 72 hours for a game jam :'D so there wasn't a lot of planning going into it (most of it was written bleary-eyed at 4 AM haha).
However, Nii (the UI/character artist) may be making a webtoon sometime in the future with a similar plot!
I have no words for how amazing this experience was!! I love the art and the overall aesthetic of the interface, too! I really want this game to become more known. I want to see it grow, the ending was incredible and I love Ellie’s candid personality and overall optimism /gen
Hey I loved the mini game in this! Wish there was more of it but it was honestly great to see the story unfold! Super cute art and banger music too! Thanks for making this and I hope more people get to see it too!
oh gosh you're so dedicated THANK YOU <//3 the easter egg is that you can click the lower left corner of the About screen to jump to the end of the last minigame LOL
There might be a webtoon being created w/ a similar story if i get the time!! otherwise, it is undecided whether or not we will create something in the same world
Played this game since I play most worthwhile-looking games on the recent section of itch (which also includes updates for games, dk why).
I'll be honest, everything here, from the art, the theming, the music, and gameplay: works pretty well except for the pacing, it's very on-the-nose with what's going on, and while that on it's own is fine, it doesn't work as well as it should feel it would when you know Miss is doing something wrong from the very start.
This is basically a 4.7/5, and if it had extended the transition and reveal a little bit, given the player the time to realize the twist rather than being so obvious about it, it'd probably be a 4.9/5. The last point simply being the subject matter being a little too taboo for the theme, it doesn't really feel right for the game to tackle this range of topics so closely interspersed with kawaii imagery, it's something that can be mitigated but not solved, just the nature of the game.
The very last thing, a nitpick: Trigger warnings. I understand why they're here, I understand why they exist and what they're used for, I completely understand where the game is coming from.
But it just really spoils the twist from the very start, for example: DDLC, a game with the similar twist of "Kawaii game turns wuh-oh", didn't have that, because it would spoil the fun of being surprised.
Still, definitely a worthwhile play. Pretty good work on display.
I completely agree that it's pretty obvious that Miss isn't doing very legal stuff, but that was sort of the point. Like you, I thought that the twist was SUPER obvious, but I think part of the game is waiting for what the twist was, not the fact that there was one (although I was surprised at the amount of people who didn't expect it). The fact that there was blood, that Miss slips something into her pocket (Ellie's too easily distracted to notice what it was though LOL), that there's a cedar door because cedar represents incorruptibility (hence why when Ellie goes through it she is "corrupted"), that an ivy gate was mentioned because ivy represents immortality ("corruption is immortal"), all those little easter eggs build up to the question of why. The game was a bit rushed though, as we only had <48 hours to develop the game since we spent 24+ thinking of an idea :') I think in the initial idea, you find out that you're cleaning up crime scenes in the 2nd minigame, but I don't think Ellie is that dense to fix a broken jewelry case at 2 AM and think everything is fine.
I did also think the subject was a bit taboo. However, playing through like 30-40 other submissions, I didn't find a single one that mentioned the same thing. This game wasn't meant to "solve" anything at all; simply point it out, and show underlying issues within corruption (there is pretty much no way to get rid of it, so why do people try? And how do we try?). I think Miss and Ellies' character designs sort of show it. Like I wrote in a different comment, they are both horrendously hypocritical. I, as their writer, would not want to be friends with them (or maybe I'd be friends with Miss because she's rich).
Miss's job and drive to "save the world" has taken a toll on her to the point where she doesn't even know what she's doing anymore, she's just doing it to have the illusion that she has an impact on the world. And, for all we know, Ellie is only the 2nd person she's taken on ("she took my eye and you took my heart"), so Miss will probably break soon.
Ellie is just... stupid and naive. She thinks the death penalty shouldn't be a thing, but then turns it around when she's dying ("No one should go through this. Except you.").
Regarding trigger warnings, I do agree that they can definitely spoil the story. However, they're something that we as a team take great care of, since we know firsthand how badly lack of TWs can be. DDLC did also have a warning that the game wasn't for the faint-hearted, and it's pretty well-known that it has a twist but doesn't take much away from the experience (in my opinion). The fact that this game is marketed as "horror" is already a giveaway, to be honest :')
Thanks again for taking the time to review MIMCO!! I'm glad you found the game a worthwhile play <3
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I LOVE THIS GAME SMSSMDSBDKJEBFW!!!!!1!11!11 >:0
WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH !!!!!!!!! 💖💖💖💖
This was amazing!!! I loved the character designs and personalities so much!! (Miss is my favorite character (*￣▽￣)b ) The minigame mechanic was a good idea to add to the game as well!!
You guys did a great job on the game!!! (♡°▽°♡)
!!! THAT MEANS A LOT TO US thank you so much omggg!!! miss deserves so much recognition fr ! and yeah we tried to make it more immersive than just dialogue :') so glad you enjoyed it!! (づ๑•ᴗ•๑)づ♡
I LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS!!! THE ART IS SO CUTE AND THE DESIGNS ARE AMAZING TOO AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
THAT'S SO SWEET AAHKLASDHKAHSKLASDGHASDLKVM THANK YOU SO MUCH !!!!!! feel free to rate this game if you'd like !! :DDDDD
Ah, the artwork is so bright and saccharine and the characters are really inviting even for such short playtime! I really like Miss' character, but Ellie's dialogue was super cute too!
AA so glad to hear you liked the characters' personalities!! miss doesn't receive as much recognition as she should frr
So, Miss is, like, literally the Punisher?
OOOH just searched that up and yes!!!
This stuff....its gold!
So happy you thought so !!! :D
Loved this!! Wish I could play even more
Aww thank you!! That means a lot to us 🥰
Amei muito!! Achei muito fofinho e a arte é incrível. Gostaria que fosse maior. <3
Muito obrigado!! Fico feliz que você tenha gostado :)
"what the melon" quote of the fricking year :D
REALLL!!! my favorite line >:DDDD
Enjoyed the horror aspects of it but could not vibe with the romance because Miss seems to have "God complexes" and just kinda well is crazy/corrupted but more of she doesn't think straight crazy lol.
But i still liked the plot and it's impressive that you did all that in 3 days ^^
Thank you for your feedback!! Yes, it's not pushed as a romance per se for that reason :) The characters are pretty messed up, none of them think straight. I'm glad to hear you enjoyed it though! Thank you for your support :D
Yea it definitely felt intense and icky and that's not what i feel a lot in a horror game so damn lol.
Let's hope Miss gets some therapy and someone help our naive mc find a healthy gf!
And of course! It's like i said pretty impressive to create that just in 3 days
OOH I'm glad to hear that!! We were aiming for more psychology horror type of stuff, none of us deal well with jumpscares :'D
And yes!! Best of luck to our protags
assuming they are still alive:)Yeah, we weren't sure if we'd be able to finish the game or not; I think ended up removing one of the cleaning areas but I like how it turned out!
This was such a good and interesting game! it really made me think when i had to make the ending choice. (and this game made my lesbian heart happy)
thank you so much!! we did hope to cater to the fellow lgbtqs while keeping the theme pretty dark 🤭
MISS DID NOTHING WRONG !!!
HOMOCIDE HAS "HOMO" FOR A REASON 🗣🗣🗣
URGH THIS GAME IS SO !?!?!?
i heart it i was looking for a silly little fun game to play and WOW this gave that and like WAY more!!!!!
theyre so queer awwwshshsh
AWAAWWAH i'm so glad you enjoyed Ｏ(≧∇≦)Ｏ !! yes they are so queer !!!!!
THIS WAS SO AMAZING
that's so sweet aww!!! THANK YOU
I love this game so much! It's like DDLC, Lacey flash games, other media that look cute but are dark, but I think THIS is the one that is the most innocent looking but dark! Great work, Cinnamew! 👍
AWW so glad you think so!! thank you <3 this wouldn't have happened without my team!
I LOVE HOW CUTE THE GAME IS!!! >.<
AWWA THANK YOUU
this is amazing!!!!! >O<
AWWH THANK YOU i'm really glad you think so!!
wow i loved the story, would be cool to see a movie about it
aw!! yeah nii (artist) may be working on a webtoon with a similar plot :D
this was so cute i love the dark turn in the ending! :)
thank you so muchh!!
This game reminded me of Doki Doki! Good Job. Hope u make another game like this.
- Me
aww thanks! we tried to stay away from similarities to doki doki but it's hard for p much all cutesy horror games ;-;
oof, but I love doki doki and VN with dark turns lol.
A game that even surprised me because of its story, which is very realistic if you think about it... the art is also incredible, the mini games are good for a game made in 72 hours. I would give an overall rating of 9/10
representing Brazil here
ahh thank you so much!! 🥰💗
out of curiosity, did you play the PTBR version?
Yes, I admit that I didn't do all the endings but when I hear more time I will!
Oh no problem!! There's an easter egg if you want to skip to the end of the last minigame :D
I am back! sorry for being late
I just finished all the endings and even played the entire game again, and I keep my word, what an incredible game seriously, congratulations to everyone involved
!! WELCOME BACK :D so happy you thought so ahhh! That's so sweet of you <3
sapphics
YEAHHHH
wahh, this game was amazing! had suuuuch a good story line for a short game, all the art and designs were gorgeous !! fantastic game <3
THANK YOUUUU the storyline took us pretty much half the jam to think of so i'm super glad you like it ( ´ ▽ ` ).｡♡ i will forward your art/design compliments to nii! she's amazing frr
game was AMAZING and BEAUTIFUL at the same time idk why i grin so hard when i got the choice to parner up and it play out the way i wanted it to.
AWWWW yeah i would choose the same option as you!! we only had time to make one of the endings really long so this & another one got neglected :( but i'm really happy to hear you still liked it!! 💕
I'm still suprise this game got 3rd place in the game jam. I was expecting first place or atleast second place but might just be me since I didn't check the reason just the ranking still good job on the game.
aww thank you so much!! glad you think so highly of this game hahah 🥰
ily cinna & team
ILYM DAN ♥♥💕
amazing. AMAZING. this was so cute and the scenes felt REAL <33333 LOOOOOOOOOOOOVE THIS GAME
AWWW THANK YOUUU
hi
hello the woods i lovey ou very much <3
when i saw this game i click on it as fast as i could! and i love it so much and its so cuteee!!! :DD
AWWW thank you so much!!
npp! :D
So what's Miss's real name? Also, the game was great :D I love the story & art :)
we didn't give her another name LOL so i guess she can be anything you wish! AND THANK YOUU
ohhh :0 Will you guys ever make a sequel in the future?
We don't have plans to, no :( It's also because this was made in 72 hours for a game jam :'D so there wasn't a lot of planning going into it (most of it was written bleary-eyed at 4 AM haha).
However, Nii (the UI/character artist) may be making a webtoon sometime in the future with a similar plot!
O oki :) still a great game! looking forward to playing your other games :D
THANK YOU SO MUCHH <333
I have no words for how amazing this experience was!! I love the art and the overall aesthetic of the interface, too! I really want this game to become more known. I want to see it grow, the ending was incredible and I love Ellie’s candid personality and overall optimism /gen
thank you so much!
OH MY GOSHH this is so sweet :'))) THANK YOUU <3
wonderful.
aaahhh thank you so much!!! (yes JEFB is pronounced JEFF-BEE (at least that's how i've been pronouncing it LOL))
and woww the dedication to getting all endings 😭😭♥💖 did you use the easter egg to skip to the last scene?
What easter egg??? Nah I just replayed the game 2 more times! :D
oh gosh you're so dedicated THANK YOU <//3 the easter egg is that you can click the lower left corner of the About screen to jump to the end of the last minigame LOL
Very cute! Well until the end… i like the story and gameplay! Do you plan to expand the game story wise?
There might be a webtoon being created w/ a similar story if i get the time!! otherwise, it is undecided whether or not we will create something in the same world
Awesome! I hope it happens,even if not i still really love the game
Played this game since I play most worthwhile-looking games on the recent section of itch (which also includes updates for games, dk why).
I'll be honest, everything here, from the art, the theming, the music, and gameplay: works pretty well except for the pacing, it's very on-the-nose with what's going on, and while that on it's own is fine, it doesn't work as well as it should feel it would when you know Miss is doing something wrong from the very start.
This is basically a 4.7/5, and if it had extended the transition and reveal a little bit, given the player the time to realize the twist rather than being so obvious about it, it'd probably be a 4.9/5.
The last point simply being the subject matter being a little too taboo for the theme, it doesn't really feel right for the game to tackle this range of topics so closely interspersed with kawaii imagery, it's something that can be mitigated but not solved, just the nature of the game.
The very last thing, a nitpick: Trigger warnings.
I understand why they're here, I understand why they exist and what they're used for, I completely understand where the game is coming from.
But it just really spoils the twist from the very start, for example: DDLC, a game with the similar twist of "Kawaii game turns wuh-oh", didn't have that, because it would spoil the fun of being surprised.
Still, definitely a worthwhile play.
Pretty good work on display.
4.7/5
Best of luck, cheers!
Thank you for the feedback!!
I completely agree that it's pretty obvious that Miss isn't doing very legal stuff, but that was sort of the point. Like you, I thought that the twist was SUPER obvious, but I think part of the game is waiting for what the twist was, not the fact that there was one (although I was surprised at the amount of people who didn't expect it). The fact that there was blood, that Miss slips something into her pocket (Ellie's too easily distracted to notice what it was though LOL), that there's a cedar door because cedar represents incorruptibility (hence why when Ellie goes through it she is "corrupted"), that an ivy gate was mentioned because ivy represents immortality ("corruption is immortal"), all those little easter eggs build up to the question of why. The game was a bit rushed though, as we only had <48 hours to develop the game since we spent 24+ thinking of an idea :') I think in the initial idea, you find out that you're cleaning up crime scenes in the 2nd minigame, but I don't think Ellie is that dense to fix a broken jewelry case at 2 AM and think everything is fine.
I did also think the subject was a bit taboo. However, playing through like 30-40 other submissions, I didn't find a single one that mentioned the same thing. This game wasn't meant to "solve" anything at all; simply point it out, and show underlying issues within corruption (there is pretty much no way to get rid of it, so why do people try? And how do we try?). I think Miss and Ellies' character designs sort of show it. Like I wrote in a different comment, they are both horrendously hypocritical. I, as their writer, would not want to be friends with them (or maybe I'd be friends with Miss because she's rich).
Miss's job and drive to "save the world" has taken a toll on her to the point where she doesn't even know what she's doing anymore, she's just doing it to have the illusion that she has an impact on the world. And, for all we know, Ellie is only the 2nd person she's taken on ("she took my eye and you took my heart"), so Miss will probably break soon.
Ellie is just... stupid and naive. She thinks the death penalty shouldn't be a thing, but then turns it around when she's dying ("No one should go through this. Except you.").
Regarding trigger warnings, I do agree that they can definitely spoil the story. However, they're something that we as a team take great care of, since we know firsthand how badly lack of TWs can be. DDLC did also have a warning that the game wasn't for the faint-hearted, and it's pretty well-known that it has a twist but doesn't take much away from the experience (in my opinion). The fact that this game is marketed as "horror" is already a giveaway, to be honest :')
Thanks again for taking the time to review MIMCO!! I'm glad you found the game a worthwhile play <3
Idk if it's worth anything, I am a little stupid, but I had NO idea the evil Miss twist was coming LOL
LMAO REALLYY that's so sweet :') thanks for sharing!! 🥰
miss and ellie are soo goals i love toxic yuri
I sort of ship miss x ellie-
very valid statement me too
I-It just works
this is my first time having art style envy playing a game, ur game is so cute aand edible looking
HAHAH THANKSS forwarding this to nii (our character/ui artist) :DD
whens the sex scene???
HELP WHAT 😭😭😭😭
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BRO WHAT LMAO 😭💀
very cute game 10/10
Best game 10/10