Patience is a Virtue
This game was made for the O2A2 VN Jam 2025, a micro Visual Novel jam with strict asset limitations and a 1000 word limit.
It's just another rehearsal for Rose and Mariella, playing one of Mariella's own compositions yet again. Has it been one too many, or just another day with her? Rose asks herself if this friendship she kept with the most talented girl she knew really was worth it in the end... Is she even enjoying this at all?
Features:
-947 words for around 5 minutes of reading
-A fully kinetic (no choice) story
-One art piece (oh hey I drew it wowowow!!)
-One music track (oh hey i did that one too wowowowow!!!! you can download it here too ultra wowowowowow!!!!!!)
Also if you want more Rose, feel free to check my 2024 O2A2 entry Words Left Unsaid here!!!
Download
Install instructions
1. Look for the version of the game that suits your system (PC for Windows/Linux, Mac for Mac)
2. Click on the lil downloady thingie button
3. BAM! download :D
Comments
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This was really engaging - I've also had friendships like this one, and the thought processes felt very similar to these. Being stuck in a cycle where you're not sure whether to confront the other person over things that are lacking, or whether it's better to grin and bear it in the hopes that it's nothing. It's very thought-provoking and emotional to play; well done.
(Also, just FYI, at one point the text says "...safe for her musical prowess," which I believe should be "save for her musical prowess"?)
Thanks for playing! This was based on real experiences on my side, so I'm glad I was able to transcribe them well enough for someone else to relate to them!
Also, I looked at the script and there is a question mark at the end of that sentence, so I don't know what's going on with that haha, maybe you just misread it? Still, it's weird how that happened, I'll look into it if someone else points it out, but nothing seems wrong as far as I can tell
Somehow, I found the story very "raw" for lack of a better word... Rose's introspection felt very natural and authentic, and it really felt like thoughts a real person would have, and her analysis of her "friendship" with Mariella was also human. I also really enjoyed the prose in this one, it was quite beautiful! And for the theme, I think we all ended up in relationships we tried our best to enjoy, but didn't, and it's always difficult to face it and accept the situation doesn't bring us happiness.
I also loved the GUI, and Mariella's design, she looks beautiful! Thanks a lot for making this game!
Thanks for the comment!!
I'm glad the writing feels human enough, that was my main goal writing this, to make something believable and human enough for someone to maybe identify themselves with it in some way, hell, Mariella is pretty much an amalgamation of a few people I personally knew! Also, glad you liked the art in general, I always have a hard time judging if my UI is any good at all dhdhxhh
I saw a pretty girl with a string instrument, I clicked. I like.
It's really amazing that you do everything by yourself in a short time!
Ayyyyyyyyy, thanks, glad you enjoyed it!! I'm lucky enough for O2A2 to drop when I have nothing else to do, so doing everything actually goes pretty smoothly!